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Politics Today: Atwater’s Reach Felt Beyond The Grave

(MintPress) – He’s a constant presence in the U.S. political campaigning world. From television commercials to the tactics of political strategists, his philosophies and lessons live on, decades after his involvement in the U.S. election scene. Even a victorious Mitt Romney would have famous Republican campaign strategist Lee Atwater to thank if Nov. 6 delivers […]

Politics Today: Atwater’s Reach Felt Beyond The Grave

(MintPress) – He’s a constant presence in the U.S. political campaigning world. From television commercials to the tactics of political strategists, his philosophies and lessons live on, decades after his involvement in the U.S. election scene. Even a victorious Mitt Romney would have famous Republican campaign strategist Lee Atwater to thank if

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Uncertain Reform: US Ally, Hegemon In Georgia Threatened By Recent Election

(MintPress) – The Georgian Dream coalition, an opposition political bloc, successfully unseated President Mikheil Saakashvili’s party this month in what some have called the first peaceful political transition in Georgia’s history. The Georgia Dream coalition, headed by billionaire businessman Bidzina Ivanishvili, captured a majority of the 150 seat parliament. The true test, however, will come […]

Uncertain Reform: US Ally, Hegemon In Georgia Threatened By Recent Election

(MintPress) – The Georgian Dream coalition, an opposition political bloc, successfully unseated President Mikheil Saakashvili’s party this month in what some have called the first peaceful political transition in Georgia’s history. The Georgia

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Gaza Scholarship Aid Ends After Israel Pressures US To Drop Program

Amal Ashour, 18, loves Shakespeare and American pop music. One of the brightest students in the Gaza Strip, she studied her senior year of high school in Minnesota through a U.S.-government funded program. She had planned to study English literature this fall at a university in the West Bank through another U.S.-sponsored program, but just […]

Gaza Scholarship Aid Ends After Israel Pressures US To Drop Program

Amal Ashour, 18, loves Shakespeare and American pop music. One of the brightest students in the Gaza Strip, she studied her senior year of high school in Minnesota through a U.S.-government funded program. She had planned to study English literature this fall at a university in the West Bank through another U.S.-sponsored program, but just a

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Previewing The Foreign Policies Of Obama And Romney: Two Faces Of US Hegemony

(MintPress) – As President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney prepare to square off for round two of the presidential debates next week at Hofstra University, the candidates will try to differentiate their foreign policy credentials to appeal to target constituencies and undecided voters. While Obama has made cuts to the military budget and […]

Previewing The Foreign Policies Of Obama And Romney: Two Faces Of US Hegemony

(MintPress) – As President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney prepare to square off for round two of the presidential debates next week at Hofstra University, the candidates will try to differentiate their foreign policy credentials to appeal to target constituencies and undecided voters. While Obama has made cuts to the military

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NATO Edges Closer To War On Syria

(CHICAGO) — Waging war is easy. Instigate provocative incidents. Blame them on targeted countries. False flags work as planned. So do Big Lies repeated enough times to get most people to believe them. Stoking fear is a common thread. So is claiming good vs. evil. Mix well with misinformation and duplicity. Sun Tzu was right […]

NATO Edges Closer To War On Syria

(CHICAGO) -- Waging war is easy. Instigate provocative incidents. Blame them on targeted countries. False flags work as planned. So do Big Lies repeated enough times to get most people to believe them. Stoking fear is a common thread. So is claiming good vs. evil. Mix well with misinformation and duplicity. Sun Tzu was right saying wars depend

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UAV Incident Over Israel

(CHICAGO) — On Oct, 6, Haaretz headlined, “IDF shoots down drone that penetrated Israeli airspace,” saying an “unidentified aerial vehicle” entered Israeli airspace Saturday. Israel shot it down over the Negev, south of Mount Hebron. “The IDF said Saturday that the drone arrived in Israel from the west after flying over the Mediterranean and the […]

UAV Incident Over Israel

(CHICAGO) -- On Oct, 6, Haaretz headlined, "IDF shoots down drone that penetrated Israeli airspace," saying an "unidentified aerial vehicle" entered Israeli airspace Saturday. Israel shot it down over the Negev, south of Mount Hebron. "The IDF said Saturday that the drone arrived in Israel from the west after flying over the Mediterranean and

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Afghanistan: The Taliban Resurgence, Peace Talks And The 2014 Pullout

(MintPress) – Two thousand American troops have been killed in the 11-year occupation of Afghanistan, a military incursion that has become the longest running conflict in U.S. history. While the goals of the mission were clear, namely to rout the Taliban, al-Qaida and affiliated militants posing a threat to U.S. national security, the reasons for continued […]

Afghanistan: The Taliban Resurgence, Peace Talks And The 2014 Pullout

(MintPress) – Two thousand American troops have been killed in the 11-year occupation of Afghanistan, a military incursion that has become the longest running conflict in U.S. history. While the goals of the mission were clear, namely to

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