Then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the fall of 2011 used the buzz word "pivot” three times to announce a major shift in the Obama foreign policy, putting a major emphasis on South and East Asia. But the reality – as detailed in a report from … [Read more...] about The Coming Clash with China*
Contributor: Sol W. Sanders
Newspeak II*
George Orwell, the brilliant political writer and philosopher of the 1950s, saw the possibility we might drift into a seductive totalitarian society. Orwell wrote that it would be with the help of a new language; “Newspeak” he called it. That … [Read more...] about Newspeak II*
Caesar’s Wife*
Left: “The former president steps into her plane. They then speak for 30 minutes privately. The FBI there on the tarmac instructing everybody around ‘no photos, no pictures, no cell phones.’” Reporter Christopher Sign of ABC 15 in Phoenix, AZ, on The … [Read more...] about Caesar’s Wife*
Special Relationship II*
Back in 1887 the famous poet and storyteller Oscar Wilde quipped: ‘We [English] have really everything in common with America nowadays except, of course, language’. We got another example of this malediction in the blah-blah-blah which has attended … [Read more...] about Special Relationship II*
US Powerless as “Europe” Collapses*
The British vote in midweek looks more and more like endorsing withdrawal from the European Union. But the process looks increasingly messy. The U.S., whose sponsorship of a united Europe has played a huge role in the past six decades, now appears … [Read more...] about US Powerless as “Europe” Collapses*
Mr. Obama’s Conscience*
Left: President Obama delivered the remarks after a shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida left more than 100 people dead and wounded. June 12, 2016. (YouTube) The schizophrenic nature of the Obama Administration continues to run … [Read more...] about Mr. Obama’s Conscience*
The American Exception*
“American exceptionalism” is a term being bandied about a good deal these days by politicians and The Talking Heads. The Founding Fathers, of course, believed quite rightly that they had created a new and unique form of government even though they … [Read more...] about The American Exception*
Southeast Asia Heats Up – Again!
US President Barack Obama shakes hands with Vietnam's Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong after their meeting in Washington on 7 July 2015. Obama is to visit Vietnam and Japan from 21 to 28 May, 2016 (Credit: Hanoi News, August 25, … [Read more...] about Southeast Asia Heats Up – Again!
Stumbling into War*
Despite Pres. Barack Obama’s continued insistence that he has pulled the U.S. out of endless – and unsuccessful – wars in the Mideast, American military involvement continues there. Witness to the continued engagement, and in fact what appears to be … [Read more...] about Stumbling into War*
Obama, you are there, nicht wahr?
President Barack Obama at a press conference opposes Chancellor Angela Merkel's suggestion of creating "safe zones" for fleeing refugees in Syria. "As a practical matter," such a step couldn't be done without using the military to "take over a big … [Read more...] about Obama, you are there, nicht wahr?