Drones instead of atomic bombs could be the appropriate guidelines for a U.S. government that, quite frankly, relies on cooperation but also does not shy away from enforcing American interests with violence if need be.
In the United States, the dispute over health care reform is escalating: 10 representatives who voted for the reform already need police protection following murder threats. "You’re dead. We will get you," was the message to a politician.
With subtle tactical maneuvers, Republicans are still trying to put a spoke [Read more]
U.S. President Barack Obama addressed the Iranian people in a video message on the occasion of the Persian New Year, Nowruz. Obama said that the offer of dialog he made one year ago was still valid. The Iranian government, however, has preferred isolation. On the New Year in 2009, he had already addressed the Iranian [Read more]
U.S. Strategy in Somalia Did Not Pay Off
Somalia’s government had to pay a high price for the latest cooperation with a rebel group: government participation. This new power-sharing shows Mogadishu’s desperation. The attempt to establish the transitional government with the use of international help since 2004 has [Read more]
<b>Israel’s government seems to have a problem with presenting its concerns prudently.</b>
Where are the days of great Israeli diplomacy? Whence the days of Abba Eban as first emissary of his country before the United Nations, who later, as Foreign Minister, eloquently presented Israel’s concerns with [Read more]
Thoughts about a health care system that doesn’t want to make you healthy, personal experiences with it, and what effects the Massachusetts Senate election might have on Obama’s most important domestic initiative.
Health! Where is your care?
We’re* among the lucky ones; we have health insurance. I’m on my [Read more]
Because Republicans have no sincere interest in solving the health care issue (according to 54 percent of Americans recently polled), Democrats will have to get it done on their own.
Obama: "This became a very ideological battle.”
The summit on healthcare reform revealed a huge divide between Republicans and Democrats on the subject. At Blair House, Washington’s most elegant guesthouse, Barack Obama met with his Republican opponents to discuss his controversial healthcare reform plans. [Read more]
