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Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Netanyahu's speech to Congress shows America will buy anything
- Published 00:57 25.05.11
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Netanyahu's speech to Congress shows America will buy anything
The man who explicitly said he would do his level best to destroy the Oslo Accords suddenly says he's in favor of peace with the Palestinians.
By Gideon LevyWords vs. reality in Middle East
Serious words from a serious expert not given to hyperbole.
Words vs. reality in Middle East
By: William B. Quandt
May 25, 2011
http://www.politico.com/news/By: William B. Quandt
May 25, 2011
Netanyahu's address to Congress - Annotated for Better Comprehension
http://peacenow.org/entries/
Netanyahu's address to Congress - Annotated for Better Comprehension
By Lara Friedman on May 25, 2011
There has been a lot of discussion of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's speech to Congress yesterday - what he said and what his words actually meant. To aid in understanding, here is the speech, annotated to reflect what perhaps was going through the Prime Minister's mind as he gave it. Annotations are in italics/bold.
Daniel Ellsberg: “Secrets ... Can Be Kept Reliably ... For Decades … Even Though They Are Known to THOUSANDS of Insiders” from Washington's Blog by Washington's Blog
THE BEAR'S LAIR Sayonara, Washington By Martin Hutchinson
THE BEAR'S LAIR
Sayonara, Washington
By Martin Hutchinson
Sayonara, Washington
By Martin Hutchinson
Pakistan Playing the China Card
Pakistan Playing the China Card
By Dilip Hiro and Tom Engelhardt, May 25, 2011
Bankrupt: Entitlements and the Federal Budget
March 28, 2011
Policy Analysis no. 673
Policy Analysis no. 673
Bankrupt: Entitlements and the Federal Budget
by Michael D. Tanner
Michael Tanner is a senior fellow with the Cato Institute and author of Bad Medicine: A Guide to the Real Costs and Consequences of the New Health Care Law.
Answering the Critics of Comprehensive Immigration Reform
May 9, 2011
Trade Briefing Paper no. 32
Trade Briefing Paper no. 32
Answering the Critics of Comprehensive Immigration Reform
by Stuart Anderson
Contrary to the popular arguments of those who criticize comprehensive immigration reform, legalizing low-skilled immigration will not harm U.S. taxpayers or take jobs away from Americans. The primary arguments employed against comprehensive immigration reform (e.g., newly legalized immigrants will burden the welfare rolls and increase the unemployment rate) do not stand up to a review of recent history and predictable social and economic behavior. This study addresses the more common objections to expanding legal immigration and offers a comprehensive response to the arguments against immigration reform.
Contrary to the popular arguments of those who criticize comprehensive immigration reform, legalizing low-skilled immigration will not harm U.S. taxpayers or take jobs away from Americans. The primary arguments employed against comprehensive immigration reform (e.g., newly legalized immigrants will burden the welfare rolls and increase the unemployment rate) do not stand up to a review of recent history and predictable social and economic behavior. This study addresses the more common objections to expanding legal immigration and offers a comprehensive response to the arguments against immigration reform.
Beyond Symbolism? The U.S. Nuclear Disarmament Agenda and Its Implications for Chinese and Indian Nuclear Policy
February 8, 2011
Foreign Policy Briefing no. 91
Foreign Policy Briefing no. 91
Beyond Symbolism? The U.S. Nuclear Disarmament Agenda and Its Implications for Chinese and Indian Nuclear Policy
by Lavina Lee
Lavina Lee is a lecturer in the Department of Modern History, Politics and International Relations at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. She is the author of U.S. Hegemony and Legitimacy: Norms, Power and Followership in the Wars on Iraq (Routledge, 2010).
"Libyan Intervention Exposes European Disunity"
William Pfaff on Libya and the Way for Europe
"Libyan Intervention Exposes European Disunity" -- The European intervention in Libya has provided a needed practical demonstration of the European states' ability to influence world affairs, while at the same time discrediting the expectation that the European Union itself can or will conduct a united foreign and security policy.
http://www.truthdig.com/
"Libyan Intervention Exposes European Disunity" -- The European intervention in Libya has provided a needed practical demonstration of the European states' ability to influence world affairs, while at the same time discrediting the expectation that the European Union itself can or will conduct a united foreign and security policy.
http://www.truthdig.com/
N. Korea Producing Own Computers
N. Korea Producing Own Computers
http://www.darkgovernment.com/
North Korea might be an unlikely place to find a PC factory, but the country
has started manufacturing three models of computers, according to a recent
state TV report.
http://www.darkgovernment.com/
North Korea might be an unlikely place to find a PC factory, but the country
has started manufacturing three models of computers, according to a recent
state TV report.
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