Author: ask

Bolton in action at the UN

Well, it did not take long. John Bolton was appointed by Bush as US Ambassador to the UN on 1 August during the congressional recess. Bush said the job at the United Nations was “too important to leave vacant any longer,...

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Territorial dispute between NATO-members

No – not between Greece and Turkey. It’s summertime.  The media, always ready to ignore the real stories in politics (DSM, Plame, etc.) are even lazier during this season. Which is probably why this story pops...

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No SCOTUS-nomination now!

I have just read kid oakland’s recommended diary and some of the comments over at kos. Number one:  Please go read it! Number two:  There’s really no number two, but the diary and comments lead me to this...

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NYC Protest against Guantanamo

I could not fail noticing Susanhu’s story last Thursday, announcing a protest in NYC on 4th of July: Join the bloggers coalition to close down Guantanamo! We can all help the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR)...

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Important enhancement of European security

I did a search, and did not come across any diary on Serbia and/or Bosnia. I had actually seen a couple of references to this story this morning in the European news media, but didn’t pay much attention because of a tight...

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