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Montag, 8. Dezember 2008
The Post-American World - my thoughtsTom Zacharski - I recently read a very interesting book - “The Post-American World” by Fareed Zakaria (he’s a NYTimes publisher). The book is basically about the relative fall of American position in the world, the key word here being “relative”. Mr Zakaria is talking about ...
Montag, 24. November 2008
What will President Obama have to deal with?Tom Zacharski - It was wonderful to see the people cheering throughout the night of November 4th. Many will define this date as the day that brought change, change being the main slogan of president-elect Barack Obama. After a hard-fought campaign it is time for America ...
Dienstag, 4. November 2008
John McCain: Country First. Barack Obama: Hope and changeDavid Dastych - On Tuesday, November 4, 2008 it will be decided who will become the next President of the United States. The new president’s His serial number will be “44,” a somewhat magic numerical symbol, which in my country is usually associated with Adam Mickiewicz’s ...
Montag, 3. November 2008
Biden: The Other Half of the Moveon.org DreamTeamRachel Alexander - If Obama looked like Ted Kennedy, he would not be doing this well. The reality is, the only "change" Obama is bringing is that he is African-American, and at age 47 is significantly younger than most U.S. Presidents have been (JFK was elected to President ...
Mittwoch, 29. Oktober 2008
What Is the True Story of McCain’s Wartime Experience?Mary Hershberger - Journalists have had years to vet John McCain’s account of wartime heroism in Vietnam. But no real critique of its veracity has emerged from leading media outlets. Reporters and commentators remain remarkably disinclined to investigate a major underpinning ...
Samstag, 25. Oktober 2008
Aus der Hölle in Krankheit und Obdachlosigkeit – US-Soldaten nach der Rückkehr...Dr. Alexander von Paleske - --- 25.10. 2008 --- Seit Oktober 2001 haben etwa 1,6 Millionen US-Soldaten im Irak und Afghanistan Militärdienst geleistet. Nicht wenige der Heimkehrer, der sogenannten Veterans, haben sichtbare Verletzungen davongetragen, die sie zu Krüppeln ...
Donnerstag, 16. Oktober 2008
Obama’s “Read my Lips:” 95% of working families will receive a tax cutRachel Alexander - If he wins the election, the only satisfaction we'll get is when he fails to give 95% of voters a tax break, and raises taxes on those making as little as $42,000, as McCain has predicted. Then we'll vote him out of office after one term, just like the ...
Arms for the PoorJeff Huber - Those poor kids at the Pentagon. They receive more funding than the rest of the world's military establishments combined, but it's just not enough. Pentagon officials have prepared a new defense spending estimate—one they plan to spring on us just before young ...
Gewinner Obama, Verlierer Obama: Der nächste Präsident der USA[Jörg Frh. v. Oldershausen] Am 4. November 2008 werden die Bürger dieses Landes den 111. Kongress und den 44. Präsidenten der Vereinigten Staaten wählen. Mit großer Wahrscheinlichkeit wird dieser Barack Obama heißen. Eine Wahl mit historischer Relevanz, die ein stolzes Licht ...
Mittwoch, 15. Oktober 2008
Enthüllende Studie über den Einfluss der Neo-Kons: Wie die US-Nahostpolitik zustande...Bill Christison & Kathleen Christison - Nicht wenige ehrbare politische Analysten haben seit langem die engen Beziehungen zwischen der Israel –USA Partnerschaft und den verheerenden Abenteuern der Bush-Regierung im ganzen Nahen Osten erkannt – dazu gehört auch die Unterstützung ...
