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Obama could take a page out of Fiorina’s playbook on Syria

November 17, 2015 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Foreign Policy, History, Military, Obama Leave a comment

Well, not exactly. But there is something interesting that Carly Fiorina says about budgeting for the federal government that might be helpful in reassessing

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“Fallout” [the game] and fallout [the nuclear reality]

October 22, 2015 Adam Levin Foreign Policy, International, Nuclear weapons, Technology Leave a comment

“If I had foreseen Hiroshima and Nagasaki, I would have torn up my formula in 1905.” –Albert Einstein. Next month, “Fallout 4,” a highly-anticipated

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Talking points on Syria for news propagandists

October 7, 2015 Madonna Gauding Foreign Policy, Media, War Leave a comment

I’m one of those “cord-cutters.” I’ve also given up all mainstream media news. Even though I can still watch and read it online, I mostly

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The “President Trump,” Seven-Days-in-May scenario

August 13, 2015 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Foreign Policy, Military, War Leave a comment

If you were a child of the ‘60s, one of the most gripping novels and then movies was Seven Days in May (video link

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Nuclear agreement: There is no “better deal” with Iran

July 30, 2015 Steve Sorkin Foreign Policy, International, Obama, Politics Leave a comment

Those who think “a better deal” with Iran is possible are beyond just dreamers– they are dangerous and naive fantasizers. Believing that the US

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Iran Nuclear Deal too complicated for TV commercials

July 29, 2015 Arthur Lieber Climate Change, Foreign Policy, Labor and unions, Media, Obama, Politics, Public safety, Science, United Nations, War Leave a comment

A new CNN / ORC poll just revealed that the majority of Americans want Congress to reject the nuclear deal with Iran that the

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Myths and lies about Greece

July 14, 2015 Madonna Gauding Banks, Financial reform, Foreign Policy, International, Justice One comment

  From Truth and Satire: Every single mainstream media has the following narrative for the economic crisis in Greece: the government spent too much

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Addictions: Coffee, cocaine, and U.S. policy in Colombia

June 9, 2015 Christopher Burke Foreign Policy, International, Legal issues/Law One comment

We are in love with our morning coffee. What could be more American? Coffee more than pie? Just possibly! What if our morning caffeine

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More boots on the ground for Iraq? Retired Air Force officer says, “No.”

June 1, 2015 Susan Cunningham Foreign Policy, Military Leave a comment

Below is a letter in the May 30th, 2015 St. Louis Post-Dispatch, from a retired US Air Force officer. He says what many of

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Who really won the Cold War?

May 18, 2015 Susan Cunningham Foreign Policy, History, Military Leave a comment

I recently read that our “representatives” in Congress plan to authorize a yet-to-be named corporation to build 80 to 100 new LRS-B aircraft for

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