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Paul Wolfowitz: Look! It’s our money. So, you do what we tell, how we tell you, or else… Last week, President Bush nominated John Bolton to be America’s new Ambassador to the United Nations. Many political observers regarded this nomination as an affront to the career diplomats at the UN for whom Bolton has repeatedly… Read more.
Phew! They really had me sweating man… Yesterday, after eight days of deliberations, a California Jury found actor Robert Blake not guilty of murdering his wife. I must confess that I do not know enough about the facts of this case to share any informed observations about the trial or this verdict. I wish only… Read more.
I don’t get it…I said I was sorry Last night, in a stunningly unprecedented move, Harvard’s Faculty voted 218 to 185 to express a “Lack of Confidence in the leadership” of the University’s embattled president, Lawrence H. Summers. The no confidence motion was submitted by Professor of Anthropology and African American Studies, J. Lorand Matory.… Read more.
Ms Greenhouse: Just too damn honest to work at the Pentagon… On Monday, a US government audit report (prepared by the Defense Contract Audit Agency) revealed systematic abuses of the Pentagon’s procurement protocols by Halliburton, the energy firm once run by US Vice President Dick Cheney. But this report is absurdly anticlimactic. And, it does… Read more.
Taiwan turns warming friendship between China (Pres. Hu Jintao) and America (Pres. Bush) very cold indeed! Yesterday, China’s National People’s Congress enacted a new law to provide legal justification for the use of military force if Taiwan dares to declare formal independence from China. The Bill (which passed 2,896 to 0) is only the latest… Read more.
Rich governments pledge to repent from feeding dictators to feeding children. And, it’s about time! A browse through my previous columns will reveal a tortured interest in the poor, hungry and chronically forsaken people of Africa. But despite my despair and feelings of helplessness, the temptation to give up hope has never entered my consciousness.… Read more.
Angelic heir to Mother Teresa… Actors’ fronting for charitable causes as just another acting gig has become one of the more cynical trends in the already contrived, egocentric and money-grabbing Entertainment industry. Therefore, Angelina Jolie stands out as a refreshing and rather appealing exception. Since 2001, Jolie has been the Goodwill Ambassador for the United… Read more.
China launches a preemptive strike against the Bush epidemic of Democracy… News and Politics Read more.
Run Condi Run! The Washington rumour mill was spinning at warp speed last night when word got out that Condoleezza Rice gave the clearest indication yet that she’s preparing for a 2008 presidential contest against Hillary Clinton. In an interview with the Washington Times, Dr. Rice expressed deftly nuanced views on controversial issues like affirmative… Read more.
If anyone thought President Bush was going to extend his European charm offensive to the United Nations, his appointment this week of John Bolton as Ambassador to that organization should put that notion to rest. Here’s what Mr. Bolton thinks of the UN: There is no such thing as the United Nations. There is an… Read more.
