Archive for the 'Foreign & Security Policy' Category

WHILE OBAMA TOURS THE MIDDLE EAST AND GERMANY,

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

McCAIN VISITS A GERMAN RESTAURANT–IN OHIO
Jul 24 03:13 PM US/Easter
By TOM RAUM
Associated Press Writer
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain had his own German experience Thursday—at a restaurant in Ohio. He asserted that he was happy to devote his time this week to touring the nation’s heartland.
“I’d love to give a speech in […]

From Bed to Verse, or Bad to Worse….McCain stubs toe again

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

And The Guardian is there to catch it…..
US elections: McCain’s week goes from bad to worse
Ewen MacAskill in Washington
guardian.co.uk, Thursday July 24 2008
John McCain holds a news conference at King’s supermarket in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Photograph: Carolyn Kaster/AP
John McCain’s bad week just got worse today. Desperate to grab a share of media attention from Barack Obama’s […]

DRUG WARS AND DRUG CULTURES, CONTINUED

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

FOR MY PAST STUDENTS IN HEALTH 239, “DRUG WARS AND DRUG CULTURES,” RECALL THE PENULTIMATE WEEK’S LECTURES……..DO YOU?
FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES…..
July 27, 2008
Is Afghanistan a Narco-State?
By THOMAS SCHWEICH
On March 1, 2006, I met Hamid Karzai for the first time. It was a clear, crisp day in Kabul. The Afghan president joined President and Mrs. […]

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Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

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McCAIN IN DIFFICULTY WITH HEALTH, ABORTION, ERECTION ISSUES….

Thursday, July 10th, 2008

FROM CNN ……….
July 10, 2008
McCain avoids Viagra question
Posted: 12:19 PM ET
From CNN Ticker Producer Alexander Mooney
(CNN) – John McCain is known for his frequent chats with reporters and his willingness to discuss nearly any issue.
But at least one is off-limits, the Republican presidential nominee suggested Wednesday: Viagra.
“I certainly do not want to discuss that […]

IRAN, THE NEXT TARGET OF THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION?

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008

WELL, DESPITE REPORTS OF POSSIBLE WAR, TRADE MARCHES ON……
U.S. exports cigarettes, bras, bull semen to Iran
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
U.S. exports to Iran increase tenfold during President Bush’s terms in office
Cigarette exports of $158 million were top item sent to Iran
Few who ask permission to trade with Iran are turned down by Treasury Department
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. exports […]

OH THOSE LIBERAL PROFESSORS…….

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

SO ALL OF US ARE NOW RETIRING, AND THE “60s” WILL FADE INTO NOSTALGIA AND OF COURSE THE DECADE WHEN EVERYTHING WENT WRONG FOR THE POLITICAL RIGHT. WHAT A WONDERFUL WHIPPING BOY THE DECADE HAS BEEN, FOR EVERYONE FROM RONALD REAGAN (WHO RODE HIS BROWBEATING OF BERSERKELY INTO THE GOVERNORSHIP OF CALIFORNIA AND ULTIMATELY […]