Review & Outlook: Syria’s U.N. Admirers – WSJ.com. Bashar Assad’s regime has murdered at least 500 Syrians, and perhaps hundreds more, in putting down its democratic uprising. So what does the United Nations do? Nothing, except hold out the prospect of a seat on its Human Rights Council for the Syrian regime. Welcome back to the looking glass ... Read more
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Tehran’s Nuclear Bazaar
April 20 | Posted by mrossol | Liberal Press, ObamaTehran’s Nuclear Bazaar – WSJ.com. Why don’t we hear about Obama’s diplomatic skills in the press? === To assess U.S. efforts to halt Iran’s imperial ambitions, you can look to the city of Natanz, where the Iranian regime is firing up a new generation of centrifuges, or to Syria, where its client regime is shooting democrats in the streets. Then... Read more
About That Speech – WSJ.com
April 20 | Posted by mrossol | ObamaAbout That Speech – WSJ.com. At first glance, President Obama’s partisan speech last week attacking GOP budget proposals was precisely what an incumbent running for re-election shouldn’t do. It was not a speech designed to appeal to independent voters, a group Mr. Obama has suffered serious erosion with. But Mr. Obama’s tone makes more sense when one realizes that... Read more
