Tag: "Mad Mahmoud"
Did Somali Pirates Save Israel?
I’ve been only marginally aware of the story of the MV Iran Deyant, a cargo ship that was captured by Somali pirates this past August. I knew that it was being held by the pirates and there were some negotiations for its release being held.. Then some strange things happened. Several of the pirates died, [...]
Meek Mad Mahmoud Seems Lonely
Awwwwwwwww. Look who’s jealous that the power hungry autocrats in China and Russia have been getting all the attention lately. ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad launched a fresh verbal attack on Israel on Wednesday on the eve of a visit to Israel’s close ally Turkey, saying Western countries should not support the Jewish [...]
A Return to Realpolitik?
Ross Douthat, in a post titled “unrealpolitik” asks an interesting question. After he recounts that russia could make our lives much more difficult with Iran and Afghanistan if we take a hard line on them, or arm the Georgian military with truly modern weaponry, he comes to the real nut of the matter: Is the [...]
No, Joe Klein, John McCain Isn’t A Liar and You Owe Him a Public Apology.
I don’t often link to the Huffington Post but today I’m going to make two exceptions. Today, there’s an awful lot of strutting and high-fiving over a supposed foreign-policy gaffe that John McCain made. Here’s the “gaffe” in a nutshell: It seems the only way the neoconservatives are able to attack Barack Obama’s foreign policy [...]
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