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In the late 19th century, Henry Morton Stanley (of Stanley and Livingston fame), (right) was the king's manmore accurately, a hired colonist conquerorworking for Belgium's King Leopold II. Stanley's assignment: Seize and conquer for Belgium, the vast
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Alliance with Israel the sine qua non of American politics by Paul Woodward on February 26, 2013 Even before Chuck Hagel had been confirmed as the new United States Secretary of Defense, opponents to his appointment had declared victory because in
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Anyone who questions the bipartisan consensus is immediately castigated, rebuked and their patriotism challenged. The most pressing question of the day, Iran developing nuclear weapons is allowed to have less debate in this country than it receives
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The US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation and Jewish Voice for Peace announced that they are running a full-page ad in today's special presidential inauguration edition of the influential Capitol Hill newspaper Roll Call, which is distributed to
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Uri Avnery Saturday 12 January 2013 Last Update 12 January 2013 1:21 am I find Chuck Hagel eminently likeable...He was decorated for valor in the Vietnam War (which I detested)...Since I was a mere corporal in our 1948 war, I find it elating to see a
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Nati Harnik/AP Former Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel, President Obama's nominee to be the next secretary of defense, speaks at Bellevue University in 2007. In defense of Hagel for Defense Mineola, L.I. : Re Trying an old smear on a decent man (column, Jan.
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Hagel's nomination could be the most contentious of those Obama is making because of positions the former lawmaker took on Israel and Iran and his opposition to the troop surges in Iraq and Afghanistan. CNN's John Berman on Tuesday spoke to Newsweek
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The rich are different from you and me: they have more influence.' Photograph: David Levene for the Guardian President Obama hasn't picked a treasury secretary yet for his second term, so he has a chance to do something different. He could ignore
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FoxNews.com President Obama is likely to nominate former Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel as the next defense secretary shortly after returning from Hawaii, two senior Democratic sources told Fox News. The choice will come as soon as Monday, according to
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AP If just a single bully works the neighbourhood, there's a good chance that his protection racket can hold up. But when another gangster fronts up on the same sidewalks, there's a risk that the locals will jack up...In the wake of the Newtown
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