AfPak: The Death Of Holbrooke Is Another Set Back For Obama
On Monday, Richard Holbrooke, the Obama administration special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan died; he was 69 years-old. This is precisely at a time when Washington is reviewing its strategy for the war in Afghanistan and its role in Pakistan. The death of Holbrooke constitute a substantial set back for the Obama administration, especially coming […]
Homeland Security and TSA: Fear, Paranoia at a Walmart and Airport Near You
The Department Of Homeland Security (DHS) has just expanded a campaign that you will not be able to avoid if you shop at Walmart, ride the subway in New-York or Washington DC, and go to a big sporting event. Secretary of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano, is lending her voice to this “Big Brother” (Big Sister) […]
Election 2012: Will Sanders Challenge Obama?
Senator Bernie Sanders is suddenly emerging as the new “lion” of the Senate for the left, carrying the mantel for late Senator Ted Kennedy. The Senator from Vermont held the Senate floor for nine hours today to filibuster an attempt to renew the Bush tax cuts for the rich which President Obama, contrary from his […]
Global Corruption: Getting Worse, Say Six Out Of Ten People
The global corruption barometer report from Transparency International is out. The overall trends are concerning for citizens, and for the health of transparency and accountability of governance. Globally, six out of 10 people say corruption has increased in the last three years; eight out of 10 people say political parties are corrupt; 29 percent of […]
The Empire Is Collapsing, and Americans Will Be the Last to Know
50 years from now historians will probably be writing about the fall of the American empire. But history is writing itself furiously in the present, accelerated by the revolution of global freedom of information. What would have taken years to unlikely gather is accessible to anyone with a few strokes on a computer keyboard. So […]
