You don't often get an opportunity to right a terrible wrong. But the Senate has a chance to do just that when it gives the nomination of John Bolton to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations a second look starting today.
This time, South Korea's anti-American crowd has gone too far. Uncle Sam-bashing is, unfortunately, quite popular these days among South Korea's left, teachers and youth - burning the Stars and Stripes and massive anti-U.S. street protests are all too common.
A reporter last month asked Lt. Gen. Dan Halutz, the Israel Defense Force's chief of staff, how far Israel is willing to go to stop Iran's nuclear (weapons) program; the general answered: "2,000 kilometers" the flying distance from Israel to Iran's key nuclear sites.
but perceptions of people s own economic outlook aren t as negative as you would imagine, given the also likely, very accurate and sound data that you started the segment with, from economists. i think this is why giving people a voice in these situations is so critical, because it s easy for either side to fall into the narrative of what their view is, from the western view, as you mentioned, sanctions have been really a cornerstone of that policy. but if you look at some aspects of the russian economy, say, for example, the value of the ruble, certainly people s own assessments, we don t see that pain, at least not yet, settling in on the popular level. mohammed, there s another matter of perception i m now having my eyes open to. i was under the belief that the world is united against russia, that it s russia and a couple of rogue states, the usual suspects, iran and north korea. but the data that i pointed out
October 10, 2005 -CIA Director Porter Goss decided last week to not release the CIA Inspector General's report on 9/11 intelligence failures - and also to not convene accountability review boards.