Tag Archives: Foreign Affairs

What Krugman Didn’t See . . .

Or, perhaps, what he saw, and chose to ignore.

About Time

After months and months of saying that it will not get involved in supporting the protesters in Iran, the Obama Administration . . . is getting involved in supporting the protesters in Iran:

On The Socialist Paradise Of Hugo Chavez

To say the least, all is not well:

The Latest Plot Twist In Iran

The regime is killing political dissidents, and blaming the West for the deaths. In related news, it is still possible for me to be appalled:

Some Things Are Impossible To Deny

For the Islamic regime, for example, it is impossible to deny that abuses occurred in its infamous Kahrizak prison

Still The One

Despite constant reports of American declinism, Dan Twining is not deterred from pointing out what declinists ought to know; that America is still, far and away, the preeminent power on the planet.

Iran: Moving To Another Revolution?

These kinds of predictions are perilous to make, but it is difficult not to conclude that something interesting is amiss when one reads Robin Wright’s account of the formation of an opposition manifesto:

The Eternal Question

Why does Andrew Sullivan still have a job with the Atlantic?

In Iran, The Word Of The Day Is “Isolation”

We see how the regime is increasingly getting isolated from the civilized elements in Iranian society:

There Is No Head Of The Iranian Opposition Movement. And That Is A Good Thing.

Those who analyze the protests that have gripped Iran since the perpetration of voter fraud in the country oftentimes point out that while the Islamic regime has a definite leadership class, the opposition movement is relatively leaderless.

Smothering Any Semblance Of Freedom

Just when one thinks that it cannot get any more oppressive in Iran . . .

The New Iranian Intifada

Yup, the protest genie is out of the bottle:

- March 22, 2010 -

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