This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Two Gaddafi sons contradict each other on negotiations * Iran warns Syrian regime to compromise with pro-democracy protesters * Reports of massacres and horrific torture in Syria * Sarkozy wants united European opinion
Rebel commander: “Six months of fighting has left some 50,000 dead” Let’s all remember Obama facilitated this revolution, introducing a novel doctrine with no legal standing, Responsibility To Protect. Then, to avoid Congress, he used NATO to implement it while
A very curious, but not surprising, piece from Reuters this morning chronicled a speech by Michele Bachmann given to senior citizens this weekend in Poinciana, Florida. This seemingly straightforward piece illustrates how bias toward evangelical Christians can work to marginalize
The following is a deeply disturbing report from senior Afghan journalist Musa Khan Jalalzai as part of an investigation that appeared in Daily Outlook Afghanistan. Translation of these excerpts is provided by MEMRI. “A shameless business of teenage rape or
You’ve heard the expression “building on success.” Where you identify something that’s working – and work to maximize and further broaden its fruition. In large part by determining what’s working – and seeking to replicate it. The Left has always
The number of youth (under 24) in the labor force in July was the lowest on record…like, ever. No doubt this was “unexpected.” Libya is refusing to extradite the Lockerbie bomber, while claiming he is near death. That’s the same
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Al-Qaeda’s second in command killed in Pakistan * New evidence of atrocities in Libya by Gaddafi’s forces * Dramatic massacre in mosque in Damascus, Syria * Mexico’s federal agents raid Monterrey casinos Al-Qaeda’s
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Mexico’s Pres. Calderon partially blames U.S. for Monterrey terror attack * Iran’s Ahmadinejad says Palestinian state is only the ‘first step’ * Egypt’s ‘million man protest’ rally attracts only hundreds * Report accuses
Libya is a tribal society, with over 140 tribes, according to CNN. Some analysts are claiming urbanization has reduced tribal identities, and that the population has become much more homogeneous, but I strongly disagree with that, based on theory from
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Greek bonds crashing again as euro crisis regains the spotlight * Finland refuses to back down on its demands for collateral * Moody’s warns that collateral deals may force a Greek default *
[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets082211.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss how the upheaval in Libya and the Euro Bond debate will effect
The transformation of General Motors (GM) to Government Motors (GM) has cost a lot of Americans a lot of money. Many, many of them under questionable and in fact illegal circumstances. Let us begin with the $50 billion ‘We the
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Hamas and Gaza militant groups agree to ceasefire with Israel * Arab League condemns Israel’s attacks on Gaza * Israeli politicians call for major military action in Gaza * Egyptian protesters call for
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Libya’s rebels claim that victory over Gaddafi is near A rebel fighter destroys a Gaddafi poster (Reuters) Rebel commanders have indicated that the final attack on Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi’s main stronghold in Tripoli
From James Pethokoukis in Reuters: And it may be about to get a whole lot worse for the Obama 2012 campaign. The White House’s worst-case scenario for the economy on Election Day next year has become Wall Street’s baseline scenario.
Over a year ago, the president of the United Auto Workers, Bob King, announced a campaign to ‘shame’ foreign automakers with plants here in the U.S. into allowing his union to unionize them–the details of which would be released at
From Accuracy in Media’s Michael Watson: In a news analysis article, Reuters looked at Republican efforts to stymie the activism of the Environmental Protection Agency, which has increased its regulatory efforts under President Obama. Reuters, in keeping with the post-Giffords
It’s summer time and it’s the high season in the beautiful resort town of Eilat. Sadly, the peace and quiet of the southern most city in Israel, was abruptly broken today as a chain of terror attacks claimed the lives
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Israel strikes Gaza targets, after terrorist attack on southern Israel The Sinai is the easternmost region of Egypt, along the border with Israel As we reported yesterday, Egypt’s Sinai region has become almost completely
Stars Vow To Carry Out Good Deed To Mark 9/11 Anniversary Oddly enough there’s nothing in this story about publicity-seeking celebs doing something that would truly mark 9/11; like killing a terrorist, donating to a military charity, or voting against
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. 2,000 Egyptian troops take on al-Qaeda in the Sinai Flames rise over gas pipeline targeted by Bedouin militants When Egypt’s pro-democracy protests began in January, they were relatively peaceful in Cairo, but the one
For a man who once said “typical white person” during a radio interview to describe his grandmother’s actions toward a black man who kept bugging her at a bus stop, his words of advice to Perry seem comical. Or his
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. The failed Russian coup, 20 years later Mikhail Gorbachev returns to Moscow from the Crimea in August, 1991, after attempted coup (Reuters) August 16 is the 20th anniversary of the attempted coup by Soviet
FADE IN: INT. HOLLYWOOD STUDIO CONFERENCE ROOM – DAY “Hurt Locker” scribe MARK BOAL slams his mighty fist down hard on the conference room table, making the HOLLYWOOD EXECUTIVES surrounding him jump in their leather seats. MARK BOAL Now listen
Several of us at Big Peace have reported in the past about the noticeable warming relationship between China and Pakistan. This has concerned the US because of the amount of cooperation and assistance – worth billions of dollars — given
