Now if a Democrat did this the Republicans would be calling for a criminal investigation: A congressional trip to Iraq this weekend was supposed to be a secret. But the cat’s out of the bag now, thanks to a member of the House Intelligence Committee who broke an embargo via Twitter. A delegation led by […]
Timeline fever is catching on, and now Afghanistan has caught it: President Hamid Karzai demanded at a meeting with a UN Security Council team Tuesday that the international community set a “timeline” for ending military intervention in Afghanistan, his office said. Karzai told a delegation from the Council that his country needed to know how […]
The blogosphere has been talking for days about McCain acting like he is President when it comes to the Georgia conflict. From having press conferences about the conflict, to sending a “delegation” to the embattled country, the media has acted like McCain was just doing the job of a candidate. No more. Today’s Washington Post […]
The Wall Street Journal published this little gem: The Logan Act makes it a felony and provides for a prison sentence of up to three years for any American, “without authority of the United States,” to communicate with a foreign government in an effort to influence that government’s behavior on any “disputes or controversies with […]
Here’s John McCain yesterday saying that “in the 21st century, nations don’t invade other nations”. Interesting comment. I thought we invaded Iraq and Afghanistan in the 21st century. I guess it could be another senior moment. Speaking of senior moments, here’s a pop quiz. Who is President of the United States? Apparently McCain thinks he […]
This is a nice piece of news: MONTREAL (AP) — In a surprise visit, former President Clinton will speak at the annual U.N. climate conference Friday, final day of a contentious two-week meeting, the United Nations confirmed. Bush administration envoys here were said to be displeased at Thursday’s news of the unusual appearance – of […]