Secretary General Ban Ki Moon is en route to Burma/Myanmar to press for the release of Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. Evelyn Leopold, a long time United Nations correspondent, previews the tri...
Posting will be light today, but I wanted to flag this news: Yeterday, the International Atomic Energy Agency Board of Governors elected Japan's Yukiya Amano to be the next Director General of t...
Focus on the reasons, the cause of the terrorism. Fighting them on the front lines won't matter, as we've seen countless times. All we are doing is breeding the next generation of people who hate America. The war in Iraq has now bred a whole new era of hatred. Back off. Support democracies in the ME like Israel, but don't be afraid to challenge them when they are heading in the wrong direction.
Take down the military-industrial complex. Stop relying on contractors and third parties to do the work of the government and military. Offer the employees working for these companies a better deal, at the same time restoring pride in working for and being part of the government of the United States. Reduce the bureaucracy that hinders gov't employees from doing their jobs, and focus on getting the best people to make our country safe, and our nation thriving.
