Archive for December 3rd, 2007
What Nuclear Program?
Posted on December 3, 2007 - Filed Under Iran
A brief recap on the US position on Iran of late:
January 2007: National Intelligence Director John Negroponte told Congress in January. “Our assessment is that Tehran is determined to develop nuclear weapons.”
October 17, 2007, President Bush says at a news conference, “I’ve told people that if you’re interested in avoiding World War III, it seems […]
Two Powerful Leaders, Two Different Election Results
Posted on December 3, 2007 - Filed Under Elections
Two oil rich countries held elections this weekend. Both parties in power were expecting big wins.
Vladimir Putin had all the mechanisms of government and power on his side in Russia’s election. And he won big. Not a surprise there.
But…
Hugo Chavez had all the mechanisms of government and power on his side […]
And Then There Was One…
Posted on December 3, 2007 - Filed Under Africa, climate crisis
The United States is now the only major industrialized nation to not sign onto the Kyoto Protocol. The newly elected leader of Australia, Kevin Rudd, announced today his nation had signed onto the pact.
This announcement comes as the Bali Conference begins which seeks to create a road map for a new international agreement on […]
Teddy Bear Dipolmacy
Posted on December 3, 2007 - Filed Under Sudan
Yes, sanity did prevail in the now famous Sudan Teddy Bear saga, as Gillian Gibbons received a presidential pardon Monday and was deported from the country.
Time Magazine thinks the real legacy left behind is the attention it gave to the autocratic abusiveness of the Sudanese government.
The BBC reports that approximately 40 people were arrested in […]