Monthly Archives: March 2014

Egypt sentences 529 to death.

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Pat Lang

"The mass sentencing underscored the severity of an ongoing campaign by Egypt’s military-backed leaders to silence opposition here, eight months after a military coup ousted Morsi, the country’s first democratically elected leader. It was unclear what evidence prosecutors presented to … Continue reading →

Posted in Egypt | 12 Comments

Prisoner Exchange: Pollard for Palestinians? – Peggy

Posted on March 23, 2014 by Margaret Steinfels

 Israel is holding back on the release of the final group of 26 Palestinian prisoners promised in the current round of negotiations with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. The talks are now deadlocked. Would releasing Pollard save them from collapsing? … Continue reading →

Posted in Palestine | 36 Comments

FNS invited the discraced neocon Wolfowitz to bloviate on US policy.

Posted on March 23, 2014 by Pat Lang

INGRAHAM: I think — we have to look at the sense of upwards of $20 trillion in Iraq, right? We don't have a lot to show for it. We are stumbling still in Afghanistan. American people — I mean, we can … Continue reading →

Posted in Policy | 44 Comments

McAuliffe’s new PAC – Times Dispatch

Posted on March 23, 2014 by Pat Lang

"McAuliffe’s political action committee, Common Good VA, would have barely qualified as news if not for the email announcing it: In addition to face time with the governor and first lady Dorothy McAuliffe, those contributing $10,000 to $100,000 could attend … Continue reading →

Posted in government, Politics | 13 Comments

Obama and the “Mommas” by Thomas

Posted on March 22, 2014 by Pat Lang

Democracy promotion and regime change is the primary goal for Neo-conservative empire building. An example is the Director of Freedom House, he was previously with PNAC , the Jacobin club of our generation, received a government post for resume padding … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | 127 Comments

Iran is building a model aircraft carrier

Posted on March 22, 2014 by Pat Lang

"Iran, U.S. officials say, is currently at work building a nonworking replica of an American nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. From the sounds of it, the American intelligence community hasn't quite figured out why Iran is going through the trouble to do … Continue reading →

Posted in Iran | 34 Comments

“Taliban attack on luxury hotel in Kabul kills 9 civilians” Washpost

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Pat Lang

"The Serena was also the target of a 2008 attack that killed hotel guests, but security has since been beefed up. The hotel is protected by private guards, not the Afghan government. Afghans have been gathering to mark the beginning … Continue reading →

Posted in Afghanistan | 9 Comments

“America, the Exceptional” By Richard Sale

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Pat Lang

It cost some labor to put these musings of mine together because I am not a scholar on Russian history or the Cold War, but an obsessive reader who turns to books to try and figure out what is happening … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 31 Comments

“Obama rules out ‘military excursion’ in Ukraine” Reuters

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Pat Lang

""We need do not need to trigger an actual war with Russia," he told KSDK, a St. Louis station owned by Gannett in a separate interview. Obama, who imposed sanctions on 11 Russian and Ukrainian officials on Monday, said the … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs, Russia | 89 Comments

Israel attacked Syria for no good reason

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Pat Lang

"There is no evidence that the Syrian government was responsible for setting up a booby trap that injured four Israeli soldiers, but Israel's defense minister says it holds "the Assad regime responsible for what happens in its territory" as Syria's … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel, Syria | 24 Comments