3 Points

He's Baaaaack! Holbrooke, that is. (www.thenation.com)

The other shoe is dropping. Now that Hillary is feathering her nest at State, it seems likely that a flock of Democratic hawks -- or are they vultures? -- will be settling in, too. First among firsts... More

Tags: tmc,the nation,richard holbrooke,presidentelect barack obama,cabinet,foreign policy,diplomacy,hillary clinton,state department

Submitted 1 day ago by robertharding on Cabinet | 0 Comments |

3 Points

The Obama effect (www.salon.com)

Barack Obama isn't even president yet, but he has already helped bring the Iraq war closer to an end. On Sunday, the Iraqi cabinet voted overwhelmingly to approve a security agreement calling for... More

Tags: tmc,salon,iraq,security pact,barack obama,middle east,foreign policy,diplomacy,iran

Submitted 17 days ago by robertharding on Iraq | 0 Comments |

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One Year On In Burma (www.irishtimes.com)

INTERNATIONAL commemorations marking last year’s brutal suppression of the popular revolt against Burma’s generals in recent days have had to acknowledge the disappointing progress made since then... More

Tags: united nations,diplomacy,sanctions,buddhist monks,aung san suu kyi,ban kimoon

Submitted 2 months ago by robertharding on Burma | 0 Comments |

2 Points

U.S. and Pakistan Exchange Fire (www.truthdig.com)

There are at least three differing accounts of exactly what happened on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border Thursday, but most agree that U.S. and Pakistani forces shot at each other. Cross border raids... More

Tags: tmc,truthdig,afghanistan,border,diplomacy,nato,pakistan,war

Submitted 2 months ago by klarajo on OurTroops | 0 Comments |

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