Neoconservatives who were in charge of setting and selling national policy during the Bush years have been coming out of the woodwork this week to
LaunchNation’s cable companies announce they’re just going to take $100 from everyone
Nation’s cable companies announce they’re just going to take $100 from everyone The Onion has done it again, brilliantly satirizing America’s greedy and inefficient cable
LaunchThe real price of cheap food: Slavery
The real price of cheap food: Slavery The Guardian reports that U.S. stores such as Costco and Walmart are selling shrimp from Thailand produced using
LaunchBowe Bergdahl said he was tortured, kept in a cage by Taliban
It would have been offensive and incomprehensible to consciously leave an American behind, no matter what, to leave an American behind in the hands of
LaunchFrance’s President offers a toast to a long and fruitful alliance with Britain
I lift my glass to the great British people, ally and friend of the French people. — French President Francois Hollande, offering a toast at
LaunchRepublicans were for bringing Bowe Bergdahl home before they were against it
Republicans were for bringing Bowe Bergdahl home before they were against it Some Republicans are backing away from their initial praise of Bowe Bergdahl’s release,
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NSA chief: Snowden “probably not” a Russian spy The head of the National Security Agency has admitted the NSA doesn’t believe it likely that Edward
LaunchSurprise! Now joined to Russia, Crimea’s economy is slliding downhill
Surprise! Now joined to Russia, Crimea’s economy is slliding downhill Businessweek’s Caorl Matlack reports that Crimea’s separation from Ukraine has come at a extremely high
LaunchVisa and MasterCard may say ‘do svidanya’ to Russia
Visa and MasterCard may say ‘do svidanya’ to Russia Credit card giants Visa and MasterCard may be on the verge of winding down business operations
LaunchIndian National Congress concedes defeat in watershed election
We humbly accept the verdict of the people of India… We shall continue to play with rigor the role of a constructive and meaningful opposition
LaunchFirst Lady Michelle Obama honors nation’s mothers, calls for return of kidnapped schoolgirls
In these girls, Barack and I see our own daughters. We see their hopes, their dreams – and we can only imagine the anguish their
LaunchUnited: U.S. veteran finds the son he fathered while in Vietnam in the 1970s
United: U.S. veteran finds the son he fathered while in Vietnam in the 1970s The BBC tells the story of U.S. veteran Jerry Quinn, who
LaunchWe’ve seen this movie before: Talks between Israel and Palestine stopped again
What will happen now is the usual routine: Israel will try to punish the Palestinians; the Palestinians will complain; Israel will not really punish the
LaunchThree Americans gunned down by guard at Afghan hospital
This is so bad… We will lose this source of health services. These were good people who had left their families and had come all
LaunchThe mission to find MH370 continues: A look at Operation Southern Indian Ocean
A Royal Australian Air Force AP-3C Orion flies past Australian Defence Vessel Ocean Shield on a mission to drop sonar buoys to assist in the acoustic search in support of Operation Southern Indian Ocean. (Photo: LSIS Bradley Darvill/Commonwealth of Australia)
LaunchNATO general says he sees potent Russian threat
NATO general says he sees potent Russian threat The North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s top military commander, General Philip Breedlove, assesses Russia’s intentions and capabilities in
LaunchU.N. General Assembly condemns Crimean “referendum”
U.N. General Assembly condemns Crimean “referendum” The United Nations General Assembly has passed a resolution condemning the secessionist referendum staged by Russia and the regional
LaunchObama administration rebuts critics over response to Russian aggression
When George Bush was president, we went to war in Iraq, we went to war in Afghanistan; that did not in any way deter Russia
LaunchBaltic nations thankful to be part of NATO as crisis in Ukraine deepens
It’s good to be in NATO right now. — Kadri Liik, an Estonian analyst at the European Council on Foreign Relations, commenting on Russia’s takeover
LaunchCrimeans may rue the day they clamored to join Russia
Crimeans may rue the day they clamored to join Russia The New York Times tells the story of South Ossetia, which broke away from Georgia
LaunchCrisis in Ukraine/Crimea challenges U.S. policymakers
Crisis in Ukraine/Crimea challenges U.S. policymakers The Wall Street Journal’s Gerald Seib takes note of the “global ripples” created by the United States’ response to
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