All the Hottest Diplomatic Gossip From the Latest Wikileak
As many news pundits have pointed out over the last 24 hours, the WikiLeaks dump this past week-end is mainly pure gossip on a geopolitical scale. Gawker gives us a glimpse… Gawker The giant...
View ArticleVladimir Putin To Larry King: I Don’t Want You To Leave CNN (VIDEO)
Has Vladimir Putin looked into Larry King’s eyes and seen his soul? Huffington Post Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin told a bemused Larry King that he doesn’t want him to leave CNN on Wednesday’s...
View ArticleThink Progress’ Morning Briefing – August 2, 2011
Think Progress A top union leader is warning that the deal struck to raise the nation’s debt limit with lead to job losses. Gerry McEntee, president of the American Federation of State, County and...
View ArticleJohn McCain Finally Figures Out Twitter, Uses It To Insult Foreign Leaders
This is priceless. Sen. John McCain and Russia’s Vladimir Putin trade barbs… Democratic Underground Yet another reason to be grateful President Obama won the election! “After 10 years as President of...
View ArticleRemembering Mike Wallace 1918-2012
I was a Mike Wallace fan and have missed his unique style of reporting and his bold journeys into territory few other newscasters and journalists would dare venture into. On March 14, 2006, Wallace...
View ArticleRussian President Vladimir Putin – Obama is ‘a very honest man’
This may not sit very well the Romney Team or Romney himself. Voice 4 America Russia’s President Vladimir Putin was quoted on Thursday calling President Obama “a very honest man”. President Putin...
View Article10 things you need to know today: June 17, 2013
The Week Obama talks Syria with Putin, Colorado wildfire area is declared a crime scene, and more 1. OBAMA ARRIVES AT G8 SUMMIT President Obama arrives Monday in Northern Ireland for a two-day summit...
View Article10 things you need to know today: June 22, 2013
The Week 1 million protesters march in Brazil, Obama picks a former Bush official to head the FBI, and more 1. U.S. CHARGES SNOWDEN WITH ESPIONAGE Edward Snowden, the former NSA contractor who leaked...
View ArticleBREAKING: Putin says Snowden in transit zone of Moscow airport, Russia will...
The Huffington Post Russian President Vladimir Putin says that National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden is in the transit zone of a Moscow airport and will not be extradited to the United...
View ArticlePutin: Edward Snowden can stay in Russia if he stops leaks
So now Snowden seeks asylum in a country with more secrets than the U.S. Not only that, the alleged human rights violations in Russia are legendary. I wonder how all this is really working out for...
View Article10 things you need to know today: July 2, 2013
The Week 1. MORSI REJECTS ARMY ULTIMATUM TO MEET PROTESTERS’ DEMANDS Egypt remained on edge Tuesday after President Mohammed Morsi rejected an ultimatum from the army giving the Islamist leader 48...
View ArticleSnowden has ‘no regrets,’ seeks asylum in Russia
USA Today Edward Snowden said Friday that he has no regrets over leaking details about U.S. electronic spying networks and is seeking temporary asylum in Russia until he can reach one of the Latin...
View ArticleIs Edward Snowden finally safe?
Snowden received this temporary document allowing him a year of asylum in Russia. The Week Russia grants the NSA leaker temporary asylum, and the U.S. isn’t too happy about it After five weeks spent...
View ArticleObama: We won’t “be terrorized”— addressing for the first time a potential...
President Barack Obama talks with host Jay Leno during a taping of “The Tonight Show.” NBC News – First Read President Barack Obama urged Americans to continue to “live our lives” on Tuesday amid a...
View Article10 things you need to know today: August 8, 2013
This is not the jackpot winner The Week Obama’s canceled Russia summit imperils future arms cuts, three lucky winners hold Powerball jackpot tickets, and more 1. OBAMA’S CANCELED RUSSIA SUMMIT IMPERILS...
View Article10 things you need to know today: August 10, 2013
President Obama addresses Americans’ surveillance fears. The Week Obama announces NSA reforms, Connecticut grapples with a deadly plane crash, and more 1. OBAMA ANNOUNCES NSA REFORMS President Barack...
View Article10 things you need to know today: August 24, 2013
Hasan could face the death penalty after being found guilty on multiple premeditated murder and attempted murder charges. I’m late posting this, but here it is now… The Week 1. FORT HOOD SHOOTER FOUND...
View Article10 things you need to know today: September 9, 2013
Serena Williams celebrates winning her women’s singles final match against Victoria Azarenka of Belarus at the U.S. Open on Sunday. The Week Assad denies using chemical weapons, Serena Williams wins...
View ArticleThe Fifth Column’s Blog Roundup – September 12, 2013
Toxic Inequality Tech giants want NSA transparency Trayvon Martin medical examiner fired The rich got richer. The 99%? Not so much Cops: Zimmerman iPad too busted to yield video Pelosi: ‘New Low’ For...
View ArticleVladimir Putin’s New York Times op-ed, annotated and fact-checked
Russian president Vladimir Putin wrote a stunning (that word is subjective) op-ed piece to “The American People” last night. Surprisingly it was not the usual rhetoric coming out of that geographical...
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