Yesterday, Donald Douglas wrote,
I’d suggest, further, however, that besides the Time piece, I’m seeing very little advocacy for the robust exertion of American military capability in South Asian to stem the humanitarian crisis (more on that here)
Yet, if there was ever a time for bipartisanship in foreign policy, regime change in Myanmar should be it.
Conservative […]
The “rescue” effort in Burma is beyond sad. The U.S. Navy is waiting for the military dictatorship to give it permission to land and help with relief efforts:
So what is the world doing about it? Not much. The military regime that runs Burma initially signaled it would accept outside relief, but has imposed so many […]
Josh Trevino urges for transparency when concerns rise about a foreign purchase of a U.S. company:
More recently, CFIUS stopped China’s Huawei, an electronics firm, from buying a minority stake in 3Com. That deal probably should have been allowed to proceed. A Huawei minority stake in 3Com would not meaningfully alter China’s access to those products. […]
France’s president Nicolas Sarkozy threatened last week to boycott the Olympic opening ceremony in Beijing in response to China’s crackdown of unrest in Tibet, but Germany’s Angela Merkel will do it:
The German chancellor, Angela Merkel, yesterday became the first world leader to decide not to attend the Olympics in Beijing.
As pressure built for concerted western […]
A friend is The Economist’s correspondent in Venezuela. This week he’s keeping a diary.
What I’ve learned so far:
Great coffee, but bad beer.
The traffic is worse than awful.
Private sector health care isn’t great, but it’s better than the government-run variety.
[picture via (A3R) angelrravelor (A3R)]
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CNN reports:
Fidel Castro announced his resignation as president of Cuba and commander-in-chief of Cuba’s military on Tuesday, according to a letter published in the state-run newspaper, Granma.
Castro, 81, temporarily handed power to his younger brother Raul Castro in July 2006 after undergoing intestinal surgery. He hasn’t been seen in public since his surgery, but he […]
The World Health Organization doesn’t like competition even when the outcome is saving people from malaria:
The chief of malaria for the World Health Organization has complained that the growing dominance of malaria research by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation risks stifling a diversity of views among scientists and wiping out the world health […]
Last week, Pajamas Media interviewed Fred Thompson. They talk about foreign policy and the Islamist War. More good stuff from the most serious, policy-oriented candidate out there.
Disclaimer: I work for Friends of Fred Thompson, Inc.
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Sally Kohn, the Kossite who thought Ahmadinejad “looks cuddly,” was on John Gibson’s radio show telling him her post was satire. Her point was that even though Ahmadinejad hates Jews and homosexuals he sounds great because his rhetoric was better than President Bush. The Iranian autocrat talking about poverty and injustice–except when it comes against […]
It’s no where as close as “Don’t tase me, bro”–and it doesn’t fit on a t-shirt, but Scott Ott’s humor hits the spot.
“Report: Ahmadinejad Tasered at Columbia University” [via Redstate]
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Ex-dictator Manuel Noriega failed to convince a judge to not to send him to France after he’s done serving prison time in the U.S.:
Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega can be extradited to France once he completes his U.S. prison sentence for a 1992 drug trafficking conviction, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.
Noriega, 72, is due to […]
A French leader talking about bombing Iran? Wow, times have changed.
The world has changed. Gone are the American haters such as Shroeder and Chirac. In are Merkel and Sarkozy.
Far from making America a pariah on the world stage, President Bush finds the people of Europe leaning our way. Canada, too, as Canadians ended decades of […]
Babalu Blog reports Miami police and the Coast Guard aren’t preparing for the celebrations and emotional outpouring the island dictator’s death would bring. So it’s pretty safe to conclude Fidel is still kicking. Bummer.
“Update From Miami” [via Ace]
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Rumors of Fidel Castro’s death are floating around. Perez Hilton of all places claimed there would be an announcement at 4:00 pm ET. It’s 5:00 now with no news yet.
I’m hoping they’re true. His death would give the U.S. an opening to re-examine its policy towards Cuba, one that has a better chance of freeing […]
Despite all Hugo Chavez’s power-to-the-people shtick his efforts haven’t reduced Venezuela’s income inequality. What it has done is secure his place as a top-notch authoritarian.
“Economic Divide” [via Marginal Revolution]
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