It might be easier to talk Venezuela off the nuclear-weapons ledge if the U.S. weren’t so intent on filling the coffers of its own nuclear-weapons industry.
Is Chavez Following Iran Down the Radioactive Brick Road?
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“Nuclear Spy” Arrests: Remember Who Your Friends Are, Iran
By panicking and detaining Russians working on its nuclear plant, Iranians risk incurring the enmity of Russia.
Take This Job and…
The song Take This Job and Shove It hit No. 1 on the country music charts in 1978. The blue-collar worker in the song that Johnny Paycheck made famous was working up the nerve to leave the factory after 15 years on the production line. It wasn’t necessarily the best time to mouth off at the line boss. The U.S. economy wasn’t so hot. Unemployment was 6.1 percent, which politicians considered unacceptable. Real wages, which peaked in 1973, were in a long tailspin. Unions continued to hemorrhage members. Workers were angry, and the song captured some of that feeling.
Flat-lined Iraqi Politics Shocked Back to Life
Iraqi politicians take their first steps toward a functioning government, but it will be months before anything meaningful coalesces.
Senate Again Undermines Obama’s Middle-East Peace Efforts
It appears that to Sen. Barbara Boxer and other Congressional Democrats blaming the Palestinians for the possible collapse of peace talks is of greater importance than the actual success of the negotiations.
No Mean Feat: Justifying Israel’s Nukes Without Acknowledging Them
Apparently it’s obvious to everyone but Israel and the United States that the Middle-East can’t take the first step to becoming a nuclear-weapons-free zone until Israel acknowledges its own program.
Nick Kristof’s Calls for Force No Antidote to Genocide in Sudan
American military intervention, in threat or deed, could very easily encourage the Southern Sudanese to attack the north secure in the belief that the United States had its back.
Jon Stewart’s False “Moderation”
The Rally to Restore Sanity repeats liberals’ greatest error: when Republicans go on attack, hunker down somewhere in the middle and plead for civility.
Never Mind the Black Helicopters, Coming Soon to an Airspace Near You: Drones
Drones may seem like an over-reaction to local threats, but defense contractors are convincing police forces that they need them.
Cyberwarfare Works on Same Premises as Nuclear War
The creator of Stuxnet, while oblivious to its potential to proliferate, no doubt intended it as a deterrent.