The AP and a large part of the media reports that NATO will not send ground troops into Libya. What is wrong with this story? 1. Nobody asked NATO to send ground troops into Libya. 2. The National Transition Council in Libya already ruled out any ground troops from any nation. 3. The NTC has [...]
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Who Falls First: Assad or Economy (con’t)
Another person in the business services sector agrees, arguing that relations with Syria’s biggest trading partner are crucial. “[Syrian allies] Russia and China are no substitute for the EU,” he says. “Losing it will be disastrous.” Many businesses are already feeling the impact of international isolation. Dollar transactions into and out of the country stopped [...]
“I have Come to Bury David, Not to Praise Him”
Politico reports David Petraeus ended his 37-year military stint to praise and applause. But I applaud President Obama who has shown the tactic skill at out-maneuvering General Petraeus that he hasn’t demonstrated with Republicans. Obama used Petraeus in jams, and at the same time kept him busy. A Mutually Strained Strange Relationship: General Petraeus first [...]
Does Sarkozy have a Napoleonic Crush?
Let’s start with the basics. The Frogs did it. It’s always worth repeating; this is a French war. The Americans don’t even call it a war; it’s a “kinetic action” or something. The “rebel” Transitional National Council” (TNC) is a French invention. And yes – this is above all neo-Napoleonic President Nicolas Sarkozy’s war. He’s [...]
State Legislation Banning Sharia Law
Elected officials in several states have introduced laws to ban judges from using Sharia Law in court cases. The deceit of this campaign is beyond opportunism. There is no evidence than any US judges have used Sharia Law as a basis for any decisions. The right-wing in this country is setting up a red-herring as [...]
Anti-Muslim Bigots Not Breaking Through
The latest Pew Research Report on American Muslims makes me doubt that Newt Gingrich and others who use ravings against Muslim as a political tool are not having much effect. Forty-eight of American Muslims view other Americans as friendly towards them, 32% view them as neutral and only 16% of American Muslims think other Americans [...]
The Gods at Play: Multinationals Circling Libya
British businesses are scrambling to return to Libya in anticipation of the end to the country’s civil war, but they are concerned that European and North American rivals are already stealing a march as a new race to turn a profit out of the war-torn nation begins.After five months of fighting in the world’s 12th-largest [...]