Two Years After Haiti Earthquake, Where Did the Money Go?
Two years after the Haiti earthquake on January 12, 2010 — which killed 316,000, injured 300,000 more, left one million homeless, and destroyed $8...
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Obama Signs Belarus Sanctions; Calls Belarus President a “Dictator”
On January 3, President Barack Obama signed into law legislation imposing sanctions on Belarus. The Belarus Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2011...
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The ICC’s “Philanthropists”: the Usual Suspects
This is a follow-up article to yesterday's "Big Push for UN’s International Criminal Court" ...
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U.S. Sanctions State-owned Central Bank of Iran
U.S. President Barack Obama signed legislation this week imposing tough sanctions on Iran’s relatively unique state-owned central bank, prompting a steep drop in...
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Mideast Expert, Ron Paul Agree: U.S. Actions Make War with Iran Likely
U.S. sanctions on Iran are “acts of war.” The Iranian government, which views the sanctions, along with assassinations of its nuclear scientists and...
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U.S. Still Fueling Arms Race in the Middle East
The $30 billion sale of arms to Saudi Arabia, announced by the Obama administration on Thursday is a continuation of a history of...
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Was the Iraq War Worth it?
The Council on Foreign Relations recently asked the above question of some of its favorite commentators. One of the answers sent to...
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Federal Reserve Secretly Bails Out European Banks … Again
Despite assertions from Federal Reserve officials that the United States would not play a role in bailing out European banks, that is exactly...
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U.S. Gave Iran-friendly Regimes Nuclear Technology
As the debate over the Iranian regime’s pursuit of nuclear technology heats up, commentators are pointing out that just a few years ago,...
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Troops “Not Leaving” Afghanistan in 2014, U.S. Officials Say
U.S. forces will not be leaving Afghanistan when Afghan troops are scheduled to take responsibility for the country's security in 2014, American officials...
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Americans Still Fighting in Iraq Despite War’s Official End
It was a ceremony to mark the official end of the American military occupation of Iraq. But Defense Secretary Leon Panetta (left) sounded...
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Obama Warns Other Countries Not to Meddle in Iraq
Nearing the end of nearly nine years of American military occupation of Iraq, President Barack Obama Monday warned other nations against interfering in...
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Cheney: Obama Should Have Bombed Downed Drone In Iran
Former Vice President Dick Cheney has faulted President Barack Obama for requesting the return of an unmanned U.S. spy plane downed in Iran....
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Clinton Pushes UN on Special Protections for Homosexuals
As the White House released a memorandum outlining President Obama’s strategy for promoting homosexuality globally, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was busy hectoring...
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Rand Paul Blocks Efforts to Grant Georgia NATO Membership
Tea Party favorite Rand Paul, Kentucky Senator and son of GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul, single-handedly thwarted an amendment proposed by Sen. Marco...
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