Foreign Policy

Obama Advisers Differ on Afghanistan

President Barack Obama’s top advisers differ on what course of action to take with the war in Afghanistan, the New York Times reported...

Steven J. DuBord September 4, 2009

Obama’s Wars Trigger New Activists

Patrick Krey August 25, 2009

The election of Barack Obama to the Presidency has highlighted the foreign policy double standard that the activists on the left end of...

No More War on Terror, White House Claims

R. Cort Kirkwood August 7, 2009

The Obama administration has declared an end to the “war on terror,” which undoubtedly scares the neocons as much it warms the hearts...

Clinton Stumps for International Criminal Court

August 6, 2009

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, speaking at a town hall meeting at the University of Nairobi, Kenya, on August 6, said it...

New NATO Chief Outlines Priorities

August 4, 2009

Speaking to reporters at his first public appearance since assuming his new position as NATO's secretary general, Anders Fogh Rasmussen outlined his priorities...

U.S. Gives $200 Million to Palestinian Authority

July 27, 2009

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced on July 24 that the United States has given $200 million to help the operations of the...

Hizb ut-Tahrir: KGB-FSB Connection?

William F. Jasper July 24, 2009

As reported in yesterday's posting, the Islamist group, Hizb ut-Tahrir al Islami (The Islamic Liberation Party, hereafter designated by the abbreviation HT), held...

Council on Foreign Relations

James Perloff July 23, 2009

During his presidential campaign, Barack Obama consistently promised Americans “change.” Such promises aren’t new to the voting public. ...

Obama Escalates Afghanistan Quagmire

Patrick Krey July 20, 2009

It could be argued that the single biggest contributor to President Barack Obama’s election victory was voter dissatisfaction with former President Bush’s neoconservative...

Senators Ask Administration to Reassess Honduras Stance

July 10, 2009

Breaking the silence masking an almost unanimous consensus among U.S. government leaders in support of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, a group of...

Obama’s Cairo Speech

Steven J. DuBord June 5, 2009

President Barack Obama tried to strike a conciliatory tone with his June 4 speech at Cairo University. The president referred to such developments...

Gates Meets Foreign Defense Ministers, Requests More Aid

Alex Newman June 1, 2009

The “international community” needs to do more to help Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates told the eighth Asia Security Summit this weekend. The...

Abuse Photo Controversy Reveals Obama Lies

Thomas R. Eddlem June 1, 2009

The New American reported last Friday that the Obama administration and Pentagon were engaging in "non-denial denial" when they supposedly denied British newspaper...