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Yemen

The Price Of Currying Favor

April 13, 2011

Like the story of Faust,  U.S. Foreign Policy has mirrored making deals with the devil,  turning a blind eye to its’ support of dictators, autocrats, and despots. Sooner or later the bill comes due. Reportedly the Saudis are sending  emmisaries to Russia and China in  pursuit of increased business relations spelled O-I-L!  Supposedly, unhappy with the ouster of Egypt’s President Mubarek and the [...]

Tagged as: autocrats, Bahrain, China, democratic nations supporting dictators, Egypt, Foreign Policy of Saudi Arabia, Mubarak, Obama, Oil dependency, oil reserves and diplomacy, petro-autocrats, Russia, Saudi Arabia, U.S. Foreign Policy, Yemen

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War of Semantics or Uncertainty?

March 22, 2011

It is worrisome that waiting to obtain a consensus has created a better late than never Libyan policy by the Obama Administration, now it offers a pathetic disclaimer that its’ actions do not involve taking out Gahaffi.   However, in the same breath, President Obama says that Gadhaffi must go.  Is this double speak or could this be part [...]

Tagged as: Bahrain, libya, moammar gadhaffi, Obama, Saudi Arabia, U.S. Foreign Policy, Yemen

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Sitting On A Fence Only Means Splinters

February 1, 2011

Particularly noted by this writer was the media’s response to the pro-democracy movement in Egypt; in a nutshell it was all about us–how this crisis would impact the U.S.  Maybe what should have been on our minds all along was how could a democratic nation in good conscience back a dictator?  This situation in the [...]

Tagged as: Egypt, Hillary Clinton, Middle East Pro-democracy movements, Mubarak, Obama, Saudia Arabia, Tunisia, U.S. Foreign Policy, Yemen

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Recent Terrorist Threat Exposes Why Closing Gitmo Is Unwise

January 5, 2010

Yemen is a hotbed of terrorist activity and where are we releasing prisoners from Gitmo to? That’s right–Yemen. What was the destination of the plane with terrorist suspect Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab on board?  East Coast, West Coast?  No, Detroit Michigan in the Midwest. Where is the new facility planned to be built to hold the [...]

Tagged as: Al Qaeda, Al Qaeda and Yemen, Detroit Michigan, Gitmo Closing, Guantanamo, Midwest Terror Alert, Obama, Reformed Liberal, Terrorist Threat Increases Need For Gitmo, Thomas Illinois, Thomas Illinois Planned Prison for Terrorists, Umar Farouk Abdulmuttallab, Yemen

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