westernfrontamerica.com - 8/18/2008
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These days you can read as many different scenarios regarding the likelihood that Israel will attack Iran’s nuclear facilities as there are experts putting them forth. History, past and present, may have already written the script. ...
Foreign Policy ADD
obsidianwings.blogs.com 8/18/2008 — by hilzoy
This post from Undiplomatic provides a quick illustration of why Foreign Policy ADD is a Very Bad Thing. It's called "Russia - Georgia: The Big Winner":
"Iran.
1. The neocons are so distracted by the new meme of Russia as Nazi ...
Huckabee: I feel ‘more fear in American cities’ than in Israel.
thinkprogress.org 8/18/2008 — Just before boarding a plane for a two-day trip to Israel, a reporter asked former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee if he was worried “about security in the violence-plagued country.” Huckabee responded by saying that he has “no fear to ...
POLITICS: Power and Paranoia
baseballcrank.com 8/18/2008 — Some of you may be getting your first exposure to Obama senior foreign policy adviser Samantha Power through her her foolish and intemperate insults to Ohio and Hillary Clinton on an overseas book tour : Earlier, clearly rattled by the Ohio defeat, Ms ...
Foreign Policy: Your portal to global politics, economics, and ideas
foreignpolicy.com 8/19/2008 — He may be the most unpopular president in modern times: a reckless, unilateralist cowboy. But history will be kinder to George W. Bush than contemporary caricatures. After eight years, he leaves behind much more than a defeated dictator in Iraq. ...
After Decades, Iran Buys U.S. Wheat —
WSJ.com: Politics And Policy 8/21/2008
Iran's resumption of U.S. wheat purchases signals its limited options for large quantities of high-quality grain. The purchase this summer ends a 27-year hiatus, but doesn't indicate whether the trade represents larger, geopolitical developments.