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January 15, 2010 :: staff :: Comments Off
Pres. Obama has asked former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush to join together to help oversee the administration of the massive relief effort now descending on Haiti. The Clinton-Bush Haiti Fund is now online at ClintonBushHaitiFund.org, with a mission to ensure that funds coming in are directed to where they are most needed.
January 14, 2010 :: staff :: Comments Off
Pres. Obama outlined today a wide array of search and rescue, relief aid and security efforts his administration is sending to Haiti to assist the Haitian people in dealing with the worst recorded earthquake to strike their nation. The US president promised Haiti’s people that the US will not forget the victims of the Haitian quake and that “more search and rescue teams” are on their way. He also said his administration will invest an initial amount of $100 million to support its relief efforts in Haiti, and that this investment will grow.
January 12, 2010 :: staff :: Comments Off
Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, is described tonight as in a state of disaster, with some reports suggesting there are more buildings destroyed than left standing, after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake at 4:53 this afternoon. The epicenter of the quake is reported to have been just 10 miles away from Port-au-Prince, with the most severe tremors and violent shaking felt across an area 70 miles in diameter. There are no reliable estimates so far of loss of life, but thousands are feared killed.
January 6, 2010 :: J.E. Robertson :: Comments Off
Democratic senators Chris Dodd (CT) and Byron Dorgan (ND) have announced they will not run for re-election after their current term is up, later this year. The Democratic governor of Colorado, Bill Ritter, Jr., has also announced he will not seek a second term, opening up the Democratic field in the race for the party’s 2010 nomination. The lieutenant governor of Michigan, John Cherry, has also withdrawn from the race to replace Democratic governor Jennifer Granholm.
December 18, 2009 :: Anjika Sridhar :: One Comment
The United States is pledging to “take the lead” on a global fund of $100 billion over ten years, designed to help developing nations transition to a zero-combustion energy economy and fend off the already mounting ravages of climate destabilization. The offer was announced yesterday by Sec. of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and was intended in part to put added pressure on China to agree to a binding climate deal with emissions reduction verification processes built in.
September 18, 2009 :: J.E. Robertson :: Comments Off
The most aggressive argument Republicans are now making about healthcare reform is that it would allegedly “gut Medicare and Medicaid”, two government-administered health insurance programs that provide treatment coverage for the elderly and the poor, respectively. The irony that emerges from the incoherent oppose everything Obama wants strategy being used by Republicans, shadowy front groups paid for by individuals linked to the insurance lobby, and conservative PACs, is that they are actually now arguing in favor of ‘socialized medicine’.
September 10, 2009 :: staff :: One Comment
The United States Supreme Court has returned to open session to hear a case in which a corporate-funded film was barred from being aired in the weeks prior to an election, because it was intended to serve as a campaign advertisement against then Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY), who now serves as Secretary of State. The Court will decide whether to overturn laws that restrict the way corporations can spend money to influence election outcomes.
August 12, 2009 :: J.E. Robertson :: 3 Comments
Hillary Rodham Clinton, the US secretary of State, has denounced the brutal treatment to which women have been routinely subject during the long and many-faceted civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The DR Congo war has claimed an estimated 5 million lives since 1998, with only brief periods of relative calm in a war of many interests and shifting fronts. Even now, there are two conflicts raging in the eastern Kivu regions, and thousands of women are reported to have been raped this year alone.
August 5, 2009 :: staff :: Comments Off
During a brief mission to the North Korean capital Pyongyang, former US president Bill Clinton secured the release of two jailed Korean-American reporters, Euna Lee and Laura Ling. Lee and Ling had been sentenced to 12 years hard labor for allegedly violating North Korean law by filming without state permission. Clinton met personally with DPRK leader Kim Jong-il, who is reported to be in ill health, and there is speculation the visit could create an opening for US-DPRK dialogue on a range of issues.
August 4, 2009 :: J.E. Robertson :: 2 Comments
Rebel groups backed by Rwandan emigrés appear to be stepping up attacks on civilians in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. After more than 10 years of roving internal conflict, the DR Congo has seen an estimated 5 million killed, and now sees its UN-backed military unable to protect innocent civilians caught in the danger zone between their positions and those the rebels are using to stage attacks. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) now says 536,000 people have been forced to flee the fighting.
July 19, 2009 :: staff :: 7 Comments
US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is back on the world stage, making a major visit to India, to discuss strategic issues, energy, diplomacy and counter-terrorism. She used her arrival to warn India not to make the same mistakes the US has made in delaying action to reduce emissions and combat climate change. She suggested “a great country like India” has the resources and ingenuity to avoid falling into the same traps of political inaction.
June 8, 2009 :: J.E. Robertson :: Comments Off
California-based Korean-American journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee have been sentenced to 12 years hard labor in North Korea for “grave crimes” allegedly stemming from their filming video across the North Korean border, from Chinese soil. Reports suggest the two women were abducted by North Korean border guards, who crossed into Chinese territory to seize the journalists in a military raid, while the two women were reporting for Current TV.
May 8, 2009 :: Anjika Sridhar :: Comments Off
Pakistan’s prime minister, Yusuf Raza Gilani, yesterday announced the military had been ordered to “eliminate” Taliban militants in the Buner district and the Swat Valley, after the Taliban violated a peace agreement with the Zardari government. The UN estimates over 1 million people have fled their homes to escape the fighting. Pakistan has warned civilians to leave the area, as the Taliban is accused of hiding in densely populated areas to avoid bombardment, and the military plans an all-out offensive.
April 28, 2009 :: Evelyn Winston Perez :: Comments Off
Earlier this month, Cuban president Raúl Castro made the stunning announcement that Cuba was “ready to discuss everything” with the Obama administration, including political prisoners, economic policy, and democratic electoral processes. Pres. Obama has been firm but cautious in his declarations of a willingness to open a new era of engagement with the Cold War enemy just 90 miles from the Florida coast.
April 25, 2009 :: Riga Listin :: Comments Off
Roxana Saberi, jailed for 8 years by Iran for alleged “espionage” (read: reporting without a censor’s license), is now in her 5th day of a hunger strike. She says she will continue her hunger strike until she is freed. Her father, Reza Saberi, says he has spoken to her, she is determined to refuse food until released, and that she “seems weak”. Foreign governments, the US, as well as individuals and rights groups, are calling for her immediate, unconditional release.
April 23, 2009 :: Anjika Sridhar :: 2 Comments
With an Afghan-Pakistani hybrid Taliban taking hold of significant areas inside Pakistan, the nuclear-armed nation has become a grave security risk to the rest of the region and the world. After signing a deal with Pakistan’s government to take control of the Swat Valley and impose a brutal distortion of shari’a law, the Taliban almost immediately launched attacks deeper into Pakistan, taking control of parts of the Buner district.
April 17, 2009 :: Severino Villalonso :: One Comment
Cuban pres. Raúl Castro has said he is willing to engage the US in talks on any subject, including human rights and democratization, so long as there are no preconditions. Sec. of State Hillary Clinton today said that 50 years of US policy toward Cuba have “failed” to bring about the changes sought, and hinted the Obama administration would be looking to a new era of engagement and negotiation.
April 10, 2009 :: J.E. Robertson :: 3 Comments
In an effort to address the ongoing diplomatic crisis related to Iran’s refusal to follow certain UN mandates to cease nuclear research processes, 6 powers, including the United States, have invited Tehran to talks on how best to achieve a state of affairs acceptable to all parties and which does not allow Iran to expand the group of nuclear-armed nations. The move comes on the heels of US pres. Barack Obama’s announcement in Europe that he will initiate a program aimed at directing international treaties toward the ultimate elimination of all nuclear weapons.
April 1, 2009 :: Anjika Sridhar :: One Comment
In a gesture of cooperation toward the United States, and in answer to a call for regional assistance, Iran has offered its help in combating the spreading drug trade in Afghanistan. The offer has not been formalized by a diplomatic meeting or by policy-specific talks, but may be a signal that some negotiations could be begun between the two states. The US government insists that Iran halt any activities that could be part of a weaponization program for nuclear materials.
March 2, 2009 :: Riga Listin :: Comments Off
The United States and the Russian Federation are reportedly planning lengthy and in-depth discussions in Geneva, starting Friday, to improve relations and strengthen bilateral efforts in a number of areas. Security in Europe, the Middle East and the far East will all be on the agenda, as will nuclear non-proliferation and negotiation with Iran to halt its nuclear program.
February 18, 2009 :: J.E. Robertson :: Comments Off
La Secretaria de Estado, Hillary Clinton, visita hoy la sede del gobierno indonesí, en Djakarta, con un mensaje sin matices: el gobierno del Presidente Barack Obama quiere tenderle la mano al país islámico más poblado, la tercera democracia más poblada del planeta. Con una población de 237 millones, Indonesia es el cuarto país más poblado de la Tierra, después de China, India, y Estados Unidos, y un eje clave en la dinámica político-económica de la región.
January 22, 2009 :: staff :: Comments Off
Timothy Geithner, whose nomination for secretary of Treasury has been questioned due to a tax-filing mistake he made years ago, which has been accounted for and paid in full, has been approved by a Senate committe vote, clearing the way for an approval vote before the full Senate in coming days. Sec. of State Hillary [...]
January 15, 2009 :: staff :: Comments Off
According to the Financial Times, “Susan Crawford, the Pentagon official responsible for convening the military commissions at Guantánamo, told the Washington Post that interrogators had “tortured” Mohammed al-Qahtani, the alleged 20th hijacker.” The finding puts serious pressure on the White House and outgoing Bush administration, as the president-elect has vowed he will reverse US policy [...]
January 15, 2009 :: staff :: Comments Off
Always, and especially in the crucible of these global challenges, our overriding duty is to protect and advance America’s security, interests and values: First, we must keep our people, our nation and our allies secure. Second, we must promote economic growth and shared prosperity at home and abroad. Finally, we must strengthen America’s position of global leadership — ensuring that we remain a positive force in the world, whether in working to preserve the health of our planet or expanding dignity and opportunity for people on the margins whose progress and prosperity will add to our own.
January 14, 2009 :: J.E. Robertson :: One Comment
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) appeared before the Senate foreign relations committee, Tuesday, in confirmation hearings for her nomination as secretary of State. Her preparation and the sweeping breadth of her responses to issues of major global import were widely praised, by members of both parties. She now appears to be headed for what leaders of both parties suggest will be a significant majority vote to approve her nomination.
January 4, 2009 :: J.E. Robertson :: One Comment
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton will have to vacate her seat in the United States Senate when she becomes Secretary of State, and speculation has been rife for weeks about who will fill that seat. Long seen as the top choice, both with the public and among party insiders, Caroline Kennedy, daughter of Pres. John F. Kennedy, will be the likely choice of Gov. Paterson of New York.
December 1, 2008 :: J.E. Robertson :: Comments Off
President-elect Barack Obama, at an event in Chicago today, announced his entire top-level national security team. The team includes another bevy of “heavyweights”, with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton named for secretary of State, Sec. of Defense Robert Gates to stay on, Eric Holder named for attorney general, Gov. Janet Napolitano for Homeland Security chief, Susan Rice for UN ambassador, and Gen. James Jones for national security adviser. VP-elect Joe Biden contextualized the nominations as right for “extraordinary times”.
November 23, 2008 :: J.E. Robertson :: Comments Off
The media are ablaze with speculation about whether President-elect Obama will be able to “control the Clintons”, whether his stature is so monumental and secure, after an admittedly meteoric rise, that the vanquished senator from New York will devotedly voice his foreign policy and look good doing it, whether the White House will be infiltrated by “re-treads” from the Clinton years, whether the socialist bailouts of George W. Bush’s own red October are enough to give Obama a pass on the anti-supply-side dictates of a potentially necessary “new New Deal”.
November 18, 2008 :: staff :: Comments Off
Rumors have been swirling for a little under a week that Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) has been offered the position of Secretary of State by her former rival, the US president-elect Barack Obama. Now, the Guardian newspaper is reporting, even as msot media continue to focus on the vetting of former Pres. Bill Clinton’s financial dealings, that “Hillary Clinton plans to accept the job of secretary of state offered by Barack Obama”.
September 2, 2008 :: J.E. Robertson :: Comments Off
Terry McAuliffe, former chairman of Sen. Hillary Clinton’s campaign, and Howard Dean’s predecessor as chairman of the DNC, has said 2008 will be “the most vicious campaign we have ever faced”. Already shadowy “527 groups” and PACs are running ads and sponsoring the publication of books full of disproven rumor and innuendo, with the openly stated aim of “defeating Barack Obama”. Author Jerome Corsi, who has written a best-selling anti-Obama tome, openly admitted, against the wishes of his publisher, that his book is not intended to be factual, but rather to further the anti-Obama agenda, with the aim of influencing the outcome of the November election.
August 29, 2008 :: staff :: One Comment
We meet at one of those defining moments – a moment when our nation is at war, our economy is in turmoil, and the American promise has been threatened once more. Tonight, more Americans are out of work and more are working harder for less. More of you have lost your homes and even more are watching your home values plummet. More of you have cars you can’t afford to drive, credit card bills you can’t afford to pay, and tuition that’s beyond your reach.
August 28, 2008 :: J.E. Robertson :: Comments Off
Last night, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton interrupted the roll-call vote, asking her New York delegation to support her call for nomination by acclamation; the delegates supported the motion, and Sen. Barack Obama, far ahead in the delegate count, was officially nominated to be the candidate of his party for the presidency. Clinton had spoken the night before, giving her full support to Obama’s candidacy, saying the future of our children and of the nation “hang in the balance”, at risk should McCain win the November election.
August 26, 2008 :: staff :: Comments Off
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) tonight called on her supporters to give the full support to Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL), who defeated her in the Democratic primary process. Clinton’s rousing speech sparked numerous ovations, and moved many in the audience of Democratic party devotees to tears, including her husband, former president Bill Clinton. The catch phrase that may be most widely quoted by the press was her “No way, no how, no McCain” quip.
August 26, 2008 :: staff :: Comments Off
The Democratic National Convention kicked off last night in Denver, Colorado, with the expected lavishing of praise on candidate Barack Obama. But delegates were roused emotionally, as was VP candidate Joe Biden, when a moving tribute to Democratic “lion of the Senate” Teddy Kennedy was followed by Pres. Kennedy’s daughter Caroline introducing the Massachusetts senator himself, who fought through cancer treatment to address the convention and call for Obama’s election. Michelle Obama, the candidate’s wife, gave her first national address, talking of family, and the candidate’s love for the nation and devotion to public service.
August 23, 2008 :: The Editors :: Comments Off
The campaign of Sen. Barack Obama has announced the senator from Illinois has chosen his running mate, but Obama says he will not disclose the choice before informing his supporters via text message. The media are scrambling to weed out what information is available, eliminating names from the widely acknowledged “short list”, as confirmation comes [...]
July 24, 2008 :: staff :: Comments Off
Sen. Barack Obama meets with Israeli political leaders, seeks to reassure key US ally he supports its efforts to achieve peace and security without seeking to diminish its influence or impede key political goals of the state. He did say he believes to achieve peace, both sides need to make key concessions, and that “a US administration has to put its weight behind the process” for peace in Israel and Palestine. He added that he felt sure that none of the politicians he met with would come away with the impression he would pressure them to make concessions that would work against the interests of the state of Israel.
July 11, 2008 :: J.E. Robertson :: Comments Off
President George W. Bush yesterday signed an update to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) into law, after the Senate passed the controversial legislation, giving telecommunications firms retroactive immunity for cooperating with warrantless wiretapping conducted on American citizens, with no foundation in US law and in direct violation of the original FISA law, and the US Constitution. A federal court had ruled that the warrantless wiretaps violated the US Constitution, prompting a move by Pres. Bush and his allies in Congress to pass a new law correcting the legal problem.
June 8, 2008 :: J.E. Robertson :: Comments Off
Top aides to Hillary Rodham Clinton’s presidential campaign began telling the press that she intended to officially concede defeat, withdraw from the campaign and endorse Sen. Barack Obama, of Illinois, as the Democratic party’s nominee, as early as the morning after the final primary votes. She scheduled a farewell gathering for campaign staffers and supporters on Friday, the date pushed back to allow more people to attend. And on Saturday, she followed through and gave a rousing speech to supporters, officially endorsing Obama and calling on her supporters to follow suit.
June 4, 2008 :: J.E. Robertson :: Comments Off
Illinois senator Barack Obama has won the race for the Democratic party’s nomination for the US presidency. He is the first African-American to become a major-party candidate for president in the US. Obama spoke to 18,000 supporters in St. Paul, Minnesota, and dedicated the celebration of his achievement to his grandmother, telling supporters, “Tonight we mark the end of one historic journey with the beginning of another.”
June 2, 2008 :: J.E. Robertson :: Comments Off
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is a force to be reckoned with, a political entity with a nationwide support network that outstrips nearly all rivals and most past icons, with the added weight of her husband’s legacy and immense popularity among key constituencies. But, she has made her case for the presidency at a time when another Democrat has achieved even greater success and has rallied hundreds of thousands of new voters, and at present, she is, in fact, in second place, with one day to go.
June 2, 2008 :: staff :: Comments Off
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) has won the primary vote in Puerto Rico, over rival Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) by a “2 to 1″ margin, as reported by the New York Times. She claims that this most recent victory is evidence she should be the candidate in the fall: the problem, however, is that she trails in both popular vote and pledged delegates, and faces the near mathematical impossibility of surpassing Obama, who long ago had wrapped up a majority of possible primary victories, including the deep south, Texas and rural plains states.
April 21, 2008 :: The Editors :: Comments Off
21 April :: Carter says Hamas leaders may be willing to recognize Israel’s right to exist, in exchange for lasting peace, even if negotiated by rival Fatah group, so long as accord is submitted to Palestinian people in referendum; CNN cites Carter saying at the start of his trip: “I’m not a negotiator, I’m just [...]
April 20, 2008 :: The Editors :: Comments Off
GUARDIAN BLOG CLASSES IT “WORST. DEBATE. EVER.” Two ABC News reporters were criticized for the quality of the debate questions they posed to the two senators competing for the Democratic nomination for the US presidency. Some critics have said the questions were reminiscent of the kind of exaggerations and innuendo typical of “character-assassination” campaigns waged [...]
April 9, 2008 :: The Editors :: Comments Off
9 April :: Reuters reporting: “The self-described mastermind of the September 11 attacks on New York City and the Pentagon [Khalid Sheikh Mohammed] has been assigned a U.S. military lawyer to defend him in the Guantanamo war court, where he could face execution if convicted, The Miami Herald reported”… Famed Harry’s Bar, owned by Cipriani [...]
March 25, 2008 :: The Editors :: Comments Off
25 March :: Yousaf Raza Gillani, newly appointed Pakistan PM of coalition gov’t frees judges deposed, detained under Musharraf’s martial law decree; Gillani was once jailed by Musharraf over corruption allegations when he seized power… US Dept. of Justice yesterday announced approval merger of two satellite radio giants XM and Sirius, leading to potential absolute [...]
March 22, 2008 :: The Editors :: Comments Off
Sen. Barack Obama’s Philadelphia speech continues to bring new faith to his message of hope and unity. The message has been called “historic” and “presidential”, lauded even by conservative pundits as the most important address of the ’08 campaign. Observers have speculated widely that his “A More Perfect Union” speech was a tipping point that [...]
March 19, 2008 :: The Editors :: Comments Off
‘WE THE PEOPLE, IN ORDER TO FORM A MORE PERFECT UNION’ SPEECH TACKLES RACIAL DIVIDE IN U.S., DISTANCES CANDIDATE FROM PASTOR’S REMARKS Senator Barack Obama of Illinois, by the slimmest of margins the frontrunner for the Democratic party’s nomination for president, yesterday delivered a major policy speech on race and tolerance in America. Major mainstream [...]
March 9, 2008 :: The Editors :: Comments Off
9 March :: Sharif, Zardari form coalition gov’t in Pakistan, calling into quesiton the viability of Pres. Pervez Musharraf, politically; Musharraf has lost substantial support for his hardline attempts to reform the nation’s government structure in his favor, declaring martial law, throwing out judges who ruled against him, detaining lawyers and muzzling the press; former [...]
February 18, 2008 :: The Editors :: Comments Off
The Democratic party is again facing questions about its handling of the primary process in some precincts in New York City, where initial “unofficial” tallies reported zero votes for Sen. Barack Obama, of Illinois, rival of local junior senator Hillary Rodham Clinton for the party’s presidential nomination. The undercounts occurred in precincts bordering on precincts [...]
February 14, 2008 :: The Editors :: Comments Off
Illinois senator Barack Obama scored three convincing wins over rival Hillary Clinton, senator for New York, in the Democrats’ ‘Potomac primaries’. Obama won Virginia by a margin of 64% tp 35%, Maryland by a margin of 60% to 37%, and the District of Columbia by a margin of 75% to 24%, over Clinton. Sen. Clinton [...]
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