Cameron Favors Turkish EU Membership
Britain’s premier says it’s wrong to let Turkey guard the camp but not allow it to sit in the tent.
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Former MI5 Chief Denounces Iraq Invasion
Former Director General of MI5, Britain’s internal security service, Baroness Eliza Manningham-Buller described the invasion of Iraq as a mistake on Tuesday, noting that the attack had exacerbated the terrorist threat to the country and was a “highly significant” factor in how “home grown” Muslim fundamentalists justified their actions. Manningham-Buller told the Chilcot inquiry that […]
The Man Who Will Save UK Defense
Like most world nations, faced with massive debt and unemployment, Great Britain is currently planning deep cuts in government expenditure to balance the budget. Not surprisingly, many of these will fall on the military, already greatly strained with replacing Cold War era weapons stocks, while at the same time fighting an ongoing counterinsurggency in Afghanistan. […]
NATO Allies Weary About Future Afghan Mission
Skepticism about the war effort in Afghanistan is mounting.
Financial Reform Would Have Prevented Crisis: Frank
Yet the bill doesn’t mention the two entities that caused the housing bubble.
Apple, AT&T and Antitrust
In California, a federal judge has ruled that an antitrust class action suit can proceed against Apple and AT&T. What have those companies done to warrant being hauled into court? Basically, they agreed to sell only “locked” iPhones. A locked phone is one that works only on a specific mobile network — in this case, […]
The Afghan Silk Route: A Pipe Dream?
Afghanistan, situated in the heart of Asia, has for centuries been pivotal to international transport and trade. The argument is made today that for Afghanistan to prosper, it has to reinvent itself as the hub of a modern day “Silk Route” connecting Europe, the Middle East, India and East Asia. The future of Afghanistan, once […]
China, Taiwan to Sign Free Trade Accord
China and Taiwan are expected to agree to a preliminary free-trade agreement later this month in a effort to normalize relations across the Strait after more than six decades of bickering and mistrust. According to The Economist, the proposed Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) calls for cuts on 539 categories of Taiwanese exports to China […]
British Withdrawing from Sangin, Afghanistan
The United Kingdom will withdraw parts of its forces from the hotly contested Helmand Province in Afghanistan later this year. The region around the town of Sangin, notorious as a Taliban powerbase and a center of the opium trade in the south of the country, has seen heavy fighting in recent months, demanding several casualties […]
Administration Braces for Court Challenges
With a conservative majority on the Supreme Court, Barack Obama’s policies could be in jeopardy.
Liberal Wins Polish Presidency
Bronisław Komorowski fends off a challenge from the right to claim the presidency for the Civic Platform.
G20 Set to Cut Deficits Despite Obama
World leaders ignore Barack Obama’s call for stimulus and commit to cutting their deficits instead.
Supreme Court Upholds Right to Bear Arms
Gun rights advocates welcome the Supreme Court’s affirmation of their right to bear arms.
Lawmakers Hammer Out Financial Reform Bill
The United States Congress has enacting “the toughest financial reform since the one we created in the aftermath of the Great Depression,” said President Barack Obama on Friday. The sprawling legislation promises transparency and oversight while providing government with new tools that it can use to liquidate failing firms. In spite of calls to break […]
Obama Urges Europe to Spend More
The American president calls for more deficit spending. European countries are skeptical.