International Politics
STORY HIGHLIGHTS : How the mighty have fallen. Just a few years ago, an overconfident Bush administration expected to oust Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, pacify the country, install a compliant client government, privatize the economy, and establish Iraq as the political and military headquarters for a dominating US presence in the Middle East. These successes …
Former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson’s book, “On the Brink: Inside the Race to Stop the Collapse of the Global Financial System”, attempts to explain why he should be praised and not buried.The question is whether his book should be classified as fact or fiction. I won’t be reading it, but found the leaked excerpts that …
A groundbreaking investigative program, which looks at the use and abuse of power. ,,,,developing Program PEOPLE AND POWER Taking on the Banks The opportunity for reform of the US financial system is probably greater now than at any time since the Great Depression. But a year after the economic meltdown, temperatures are rising in the …
Beijing, China — Challenge China’s position on Taiwan and watch China go ballistic. When the United States last week announced plans to sell advanced weapons to Taiwan, China fired back with vitriolic anger. It’s a “crude interference in China’s domestic affairs,” said He Yafei, vice minister of foreign affairs. It could “lead to repercussions that …
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