Singapore’s RSS Swordsman When Obama announced America’s military “pivot” out of the Middle East and into Asia-Pacific, it was bound to shake up the neighbourhood – that plus China’s rapid military expansion that the pivot is intended to counter. When China and the U.S. get testy it’s bound to stir
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LeDaro: In U.S dead people can donate to political parties
So there is a life after death after all and one can remain active politically even after his/her death. The soul is still hovering around. Only in U.S. eh!!! graphit/Shutterstock “The dead can’t vote, but they can give money to politicians.Thirty-two people listed on federal campaign records as “deceased” have
Continue readingLeDaro: Is America’s exceptionalism just an illusion?
Is America’s exceptionalism over and its influence internationally dwindling? The short answer is ‘yes’. Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy “****American exceptionalism, not so accepted? Our country’s ongoing spat with Russia is the latest in what’s been a frustrating year on the foreign policy
Continue readingLeDaro: Who is the bigger imperialist power: U. S or Russia
According Vladimir Putin it is America. “Veteran Kremlin-watcher Fyodor Lukyanov last month commented that letting Snowden into Russia would be like “turning a small headache into a major migraine.’’As Lukyanov puts it: ‘’If Putin cares about nothing else, he cares about how the Third World thinks about Russia. And the
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: The GOP War on Working Class America
Freshmen GOP – 2010 Paul Krugman recently questioned the sanity of Congressional Republicans who, he contends, have inflicted such a level of dysfunctionality on the federal government as to leave America ungovernable. Robert Reich, however, seems method in the madness of the “Party of No.” The real answer, I think,
Continue readingLeDaro: Russian Warships to visit Cuba
It looks that relations between Russia and U.S have taken a new turn. The American government is quite upset over Russia giving refuge to Edward Snowden. Now the renewal of close relations by the Russians with Cuba is another indication of cooling off relations with America. Déjà vu all over
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Andrew Jackson rightly questions Greg Mankiw’s faith-based assertion that increasing wealth accumulation is based solely on merit and contribution to society rather than hoarding and rent-seeking. And Martin Lobel highlights a few of the distortionary policies that have served to exacerbate inequality in
Continue readingdrive-by planet: Lowkey ‘Obama Nation:part 3’: featuring Malcolm X footage, M1, Lupe Fiasco, 2Pac
This post follows up on earlier posts of Lowkey‘s Obama Nation… here is part 3. Obama Nation includes input from M1, 2Pac, Lupe Fiasco and others. Also includes footage from a speech by Malcolm X. Syria comes up in the lyrics: “Drones over Pakistan, Yemen and Libya… is Obama the
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Public comments prove Keystone XL tar sands pipeline is all risk, no reward
By: 350.org | Press Release: WASHINGTON – April 23, 2013 – Opponents of Keystone XL have submitted more than one million comments urging President Obama, Secretary Kerry and the State Department following the publication of the latest deficient environmental review urging that the dirty and dangerous Keystone XL tar sands pipeline be rejected. Across
Continue readingLeDaro: Kim Jong Un Threats for Nuclear War
Is Kim Jong Un crazy or what? If he attacks South Korea or U.S hell may broke loose. Despite U.S’s problems (which are too many) it has nuclear capabilities that it can destroy North Korea 100 times over. Then imagine China and Russia getting involved,it will be a disaster of
Continue readingThe Happy Wanderer: Pro Same Sex Marriage GOP Candidate…….Maybe?
With Rob Portman, the senator from Ohio along with the many prominent Republicans like Dick Cheney, Meg Whitman and Laura Bush supporting gay marriage is it possible to see a GOP candidate in 2016 run supporting gay marriage. In 2012 all the GOP candidates where opposed to same sex marriage. Most in fact
Continue readingThe Happy Wanderer: Pro Same Sex Marriage GOP Candidate…….Maybe?
With Rob Portman, the senator from Ohio along with the many prominent Republicans like Dick Cheney, Meg Whitman and Laura Bush supporting gay marriage is it possible to see a GOP candidate in 2016 run supporting gay marriage. In 2012 all the GOP candidates where opposed to same sex marriage. Most in fact
Continue readingThe Happy Wanderer: Pro Same Sex Marriage GOP Candidate…….Maybe?
With Rob Portman, the senator from Ohio along with the many prominent Republicans like Dick Cheney, Meg Whitman and Laura Bush supporting gay marriage is it possible to see a GOP candidate in 2016 run supporting gay marriage.
In 2012 all the…
Continue readingThe Happy Wanderer: Same Sex Marriage….. About Time!
This week the U.S supreme court has been hearing oral arguments for and against same sex marriage as well as the Defense Of Marriage Act (DOMA). The answers to these cases will come in at the end of June. Quite frankly I am hopeful, but know that the supreme court
Continue readingThe Happy Wanderer: Same Sex Marriage….. About Time!
This week the U.S supreme court has been hearing oral arguments for and against same sex marriage as well as the Defense Of Marriage Act (DOMA). The answers to these cases will come in at the end of June. Quite frankly I am hopeful, but know that the supreme court
Continue readingThe Happy Wanderer: Same Sex Marriage….. About Time!
This week the U.S supreme court has been hearing oral arguments for and against same sex marriage as well as the Defense Of Marriage Act (DOMA). The answers to these cases will come in at the end of June. Quite frankly I am hopeful, but know that the s…
Continue readingLeDaro: "One Nation Under The Gun": Gun Deaths Since Sandy Hook
This article clearly highlights why real gun control legislation is needed in the United States, the number of gun deaths is staggering, “In the 98 days since (Sandy Hook), guns have killed at least 2,243 more people.” How many more people will have to die senseless deaths from guns before
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Petrostate Watch: State Department Keystone XL Assessment Report Written By TransCanada Hiree
By: Obert Madondo | The Canadian Progressive | Mar 13, 2013: The U.S. government lied to the American people – and the rest of us – about that Keystone XL tar sands pipeline assessment. The State Department’s Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) report on the proposed 875-mile long pipeline, which would ship up to
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: The Obama Drone War Doctrine We Still Know Nothing About
By: Cora Currier and Justin Elliott | ProPublica, Feb. 26, 2013: The nomination of John Brennan to be CIA director has prompted intense debate on Capitol Hill and in the media about U.S. drone killings abroad. But the focus has been on the targeting of American citizens – a narrow issue that accounts for a miniscule proportion
Continue readingWritings of J. Todd Ring: Americans Now Primed for WWIII
(Gallup: Staggering 99 Percent of Americans See Iran’s Nuclear Program as ‘Threat’ Americans See Civilian Program as a Bigger Threat Than North Korea’s Actual Nukes by Jason Ditz, February 20, 2013) ”A grim new poll from Gallup shows an overwhelming majority of Americans, indeed 99 percent of them, believe
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