Yesterday, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates was in Israel & Jordan. His trip to Israel wasn’t really focused on the peace process, but more on a complex dual message to the Netanyahu administration & Iran. Gates reiterated that the Obama administration shares Israel’s concerns about Iran acquiring nuclear weapons. The Secretary of Defense mentioned that [...]
A town hall meeting, hosted by PBS Jim Lehrer, at the Federal Reserve Bank in Kansas City gave Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke a much needed opportunity and tribune to explain, in depth, the difficult decisions made during the worst part of the global financial meltdown.
Military officials estimate that the fight in Afghanistan against the Taliban will continue to be a tough one. On Monday, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said he doesn’t expect conditions to change soon.
Today, a gun battle went on for hours in the town of Potiskum in Northern Nigeria between the police and the members of a Muslim group. A dozen people were killed in the gun battle. In the last two days, various international news organization ( BBC, AFP) report that around 150 people were killed.
