Given that the U.S. is a major arms seller to Greece, Clinton will encourage the Greeks to slash workers’ wages and pensions, but not its enormous military appetite.
Rory O'Connor, RoryOConnor.org. February 17, 2011.
Clinton's talk, which emphasized the need to protect basic freedoms, included her observation that "The rights of individuals to express their views freely… are universal."
Among the many lessons gleaned from the failed Times Square bomber, the one that may be hardest to absorb is that America's Pakistan problem is getting worse, not better.
Shankar Vedantam, Random House Publishing Group. February 18, 2010.
Most people report feeling no prejudice, making bias hard to identify. But a new book explores how our unconscious minds color every individual and collective decision we make.
The U.S. and its allies have spoken of "smart sanctions" aimed at Iran's military institutions, but doubt remains as to whether this can bring an end to Iran's nuclear program.
Faiz Shakir, ThinkProgress AlterNet: World. December 7, 2009.
Over the weekend, David Petraeus, James Jones, Hillary Clinton, and Joe Biden told various news outlets that 2011 is not a hard deadline for withdrawal.
Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports AlterNet: PEEK. October 19, 2009.
Boeing is the third largest U.S. government contractor, with some $24 billion in annual federal contracts. It is also a major recidivist corporate crook.
White House spokesman Robert Gibbs on Wednesday withdrew his remark that Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had been "elected," saying Iranians still had questions about his disputed victory.
