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Entries in politics (14)

Friday
Oct292010

NASA Outreach Is To Muslims Not The Moon 

Several months ago, in a restatement of goals for the nation’s space agency, NASA administrator Charles Bolden said that President Obama had ordered him to pursue three new objectives: to “re-inspire children” to study science and math, to “expand our international relationships,” and to “reach out to the Muslim world.”

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Monday
May112009

The Lady Of Myanmar Deserves More International Fame

While the world may fawn over celebrities like Hannah Montana and Angelina Jolie, someone truly deserving of great fanfare seems to go completely unnoticed.

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Wednesday
Apr082009

Its Time To Appease North Korea Once Again

Soon after North Korea launched its latest rocket, President Barack Obama had strong words for the rogue nation. Obama said: “Rules must be binding, violations must be punished, words must mean something. The world must stand together to prevent the spread of these weapons. Now is the time for a strong international response.”

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Wednesday
Feb042009

A Cold War That Russia Can Win

In the opening remarks at her confirmation hearing on Jan. 13, President, Barack Obama’s Secretary of State designate Hillary Clinton told the Senate Foreign Relations committee she would use the office to shape foreign policy to fight global warming.

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Saturday
Jan102009

Israel's Invasion Of Gaza Is Ballot Box Fear

Israel withdrew from Gaza in August 2005 in a land-for-peace swap. At the time, authorities evacuated more than 8,000 people in 21 Jewish settlements. In addition, nearly 40 synagogues were dismantled, and even the deceased were not left behind.

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Tuesday
Dec232008

Afghanistan May Become Barack Obama's Vietnam

Several weeks ago, President George Bush addressed the troops at Bagram Air Force Base in Afghanistan. He said: "It was here in Afghanistan that the terrorists planned the attacks of September the 11th, 2001.

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Tuesday
Dec022008

The United Nations And The Problems In Somalia

After twenty five years of United Nations involvement, Somalia is still a country in total chaos. According to the UN, Somalia is poor and literally starving. Acute malnutrition rates are high and forty five percent of the population currently lives on less than $1 a day.

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Monday
Nov032008

Man-Made Global Warming Left Out In The Cold

Cold weather headlines are everywhere in October 2008. Global newspapers report the earliest snowfall in London since 1922. In Switzerland, the Swiss lowlands received the most snow for any October since records began in 1931. New Zealand has experienced cold not seen in years and the Arctic had record cold and snow.

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Thursday
Oct092008

A Deep Recession In A Global Economy

Fear and emotion are the rule every day in the global financial markets. We have seen shock and awe financial bailout plans, the overnight consolidation of many troubled financial services giants, and a liquidity crisis that impacts markets across the globe.

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Wednesday
Aug062008

Israel Will Act To Prevent A Nuclear Iran

The United Nations is proving once again how irrelevant it is in preventing wars and resolving conflicts. Three rounds of impotent United Nations Security Council sanctions have not acted as a deterrent in stopping Iran from its path of uranium enrichment.

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Tuesday
Jul292008

Colony Collapse Disorder And The Human Bee

The honey bee continues to disappear at a dramatic rate worldwide. Many beekeepers estimate that, at the current rate of bee loss, there now may be only a ten year window to find a cause and a cure for this malady. In fact, the British Beekeepers Association has warned that honeybees could disappear entirely from Great Britain by 2018.

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Tuesday
Jun242008

Zimbabwe And The Need For United Nations Reform

Updated on Tuesday, October 7, 2008 at 10:16AM by Registered CommenterAdministrator

For many years, the United States taxpayer has helped sustain the corrupt, bureaucratic organization known as the United Nations. In fact, the United States continues to fund more than $5 billion of the United Nation‘s $20 billion dollar annual budget.

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Friday
Jun132008

The United Nations And The Junta In Myanmar

Albert Einstein was quoted as saying that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results. Unfortunately, Einstein's definition of insanity fits the United Nations handling of the sad situation in Myanmar (Burma) for the last seventeen years.

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Friday
May162008

A Wave Of Political Disaster For Gordon Brown

A wave of political change has been sweeping across the continent of Europe. In country after country, the politics of liberal, high tax, big governments have been falling like dominos.

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