Print John J. Xenakis Read Full Bio World View: North Korea Holds American, South Koreans as 'Hostages' North Korea's recent war threat circus seems to have died down, with no apparent action beyond the clownish rhetoric. Now, the child dictator Kim Jong-un seems to be pursuing a new policy: taking hostages. 30 Apr 2013 World View: Taliban Terror Campaign Seeks to Sabotage Pakistan Elections At least 28 people have been killed in terrorist bombings across Pakistan during the last week, targeting political party candidates and offices in the days prior to the landmark May 11 election. The al-Qaeda linked Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the Pakistan branch of the Taliban, is claiming responsibility for the bombings, and is promising that they'll continue through the election, apparently with the intention of sabotaging the entire election. 29 Apr 2013 World View–UK's Cameron: Britain Won't Handle Syria Like Iraq British prime minister David Cameron says that he fears that international action in Syria may be being held back because of fears of a repeat of the Iraq war. Cameron says that the Iraq experience may cause the West to fail to act in Syria. 28 Apr 2013 World View: Obama's Meeting with Jordan's Abdullah may Signal Troop Deployment The question of the use of chemical weapons by Syrian president Bashar al-Assad continued to draw worldwide attention on Friday. President Barack Obama met with Jordan's King Abdullah II in the White House and said that "a line has been crossed" in Syria. 27 Apr 2013 World View: U.S. Says Syria Has Used Chemical Weapons Twice The White House and top U.S. administration officials said on Thursday that U.S. intelligence has concluded "with some degree of varying confidence" that the Syrian government has twice used chemical weapons against the opposition. 26 Apr 2013 World View: Ethnic Violence Kills 21 in China's Xinjiang Province Major ethnic violence has returned to China's northwestern Xinjiang province for the first time since 2009. On Tuesday, 21 people were killed in confrontations between police and Uighur residents of Kashgar, the country's westernmost city. 25 Apr 2013 World View: Japan's Shinzo Abe Threatens 'Force' Against China's Ships Threats between Japan and China are back in the news again, after being eclipsed by other crises, including the Boston terror attack and the North Korean war threats. But tensions have remained very high. 24 Apr 2013 World View: Boston Bombers Raise New Problem for Russia's Vladimir Putin The news that the Boston terrorist bombers are ethnically from Chechnya who have lived in the U.S. for many years may be shocking to Americans, but in Russia it's not so surprising, as they've been dealing with exactly the same situations for years. 23 Apr 2013 World View: North Korea Positions More Missile Launchers on East Coast North Korea continues to build up an arsenal of missile launchers long the east coast, apparently ready to launch missiles. In early April, the North Koreans moved two mid-range missiles and seven mobile missile launchers to the east coast. 22 Apr 2013 World View–Hepatitis C: Late-Blooming Boomer Epidemic? During the 1960s, and especially during the 1967 "Summer of Love," many teen Boomers experimented with sex and drugs. Even one experiment with drugs can be enough to be infected with the virus, and now many of these Boomers are developing liver disease, requiring a liver transplant. 21 Apr 2013 Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Next
World View: North Korea Holds American, South Koreans as 'Hostages' North Korea's recent war threat circus seems to have died down, with no apparent action beyond the clownish rhetoric. Now, the child dictator Kim Jong-un seems to be pursuing a new policy: taking hostages. 30 Apr 2013
World View: Taliban Terror Campaign Seeks to Sabotage Pakistan Elections At least 28 people have been killed in terrorist bombings across Pakistan during the last week, targeting political party candidates and offices in the days prior to the landmark May 11 election. The al-Qaeda linked Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the Pakistan branch of the Taliban, is claiming responsibility for the bombings, and is promising that they'll continue through the election, apparently with the intention of sabotaging the entire election. 29 Apr 2013
World View–UK's Cameron: Britain Won't Handle Syria Like Iraq British prime minister David Cameron says that he fears that international action in Syria may be being held back because of fears of a repeat of the Iraq war. Cameron says that the Iraq experience may cause the West to fail to act in Syria. 28 Apr 2013
World View: Obama's Meeting with Jordan's Abdullah may Signal Troop Deployment The question of the use of chemical weapons by Syrian president Bashar al-Assad continued to draw worldwide attention on Friday. President Barack Obama met with Jordan's King Abdullah II in the White House and said that "a line has been crossed" in Syria. 27 Apr 2013
World View: U.S. Says Syria Has Used Chemical Weapons Twice The White House and top U.S. administration officials said on Thursday that U.S. intelligence has concluded "with some degree of varying confidence" that the Syrian government has twice used chemical weapons against the opposition. 26 Apr 2013
World View: Ethnic Violence Kills 21 in China's Xinjiang Province Major ethnic violence has returned to China's northwestern Xinjiang province for the first time since 2009. On Tuesday, 21 people were killed in confrontations between police and Uighur residents of Kashgar, the country's westernmost city. 25 Apr 2013
World View: Japan's Shinzo Abe Threatens 'Force' Against China's Ships Threats between Japan and China are back in the news again, after being eclipsed by other crises, including the Boston terror attack and the North Korean war threats. But tensions have remained very high. 24 Apr 2013
World View: Boston Bombers Raise New Problem for Russia's Vladimir Putin The news that the Boston terrorist bombers are ethnically from Chechnya who have lived in the U.S. for many years may be shocking to Americans, but in Russia it's not so surprising, as they've been dealing with exactly the same situations for years. 23 Apr 2013
World View: North Korea Positions More Missile Launchers on East Coast North Korea continues to build up an arsenal of missile launchers long the east coast, apparently ready to launch missiles. In early April, the North Koreans moved two mid-range missiles and seven mobile missile launchers to the east coast. 22 Apr 2013
World View–Hepatitis C: Late-Blooming Boomer Epidemic? During the 1960s, and especially during the 1967 "Summer of Love," many teen Boomers experimented with sex and drugs. Even one experiment with drugs can be enough to be infected with the virus, and now many of these Boomers are developing liver disease, requiring a liver transplant. 21 Apr 2013
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