Nuclear Proliferation

US Foreign Policy Toward Rogue States: Engage, Isolate or Strike? PART I


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Wes returns yet again, March 11, to UCLA Burkle Center for a Conference on Rogue States and how best to address them via our foreign policy.

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ROGUE STATES CONFERENCE PART I-

I arrived on campus around 2:30, just as the ABC and CBS trucks were packing up their gear to pull out (I have this effect on the media….) After Bill Richardson’s address – which I could not attend. I snuck into the large conference hall just as Panel 3 had gotten underway and grabbed the nearest seat in the back of the room – trusty recorder in hand. Dr. Suphamnonghkhuo (hereafter known as “Dr. S”) was discussing the famous six party talks with N. Korea while a man two rows in front of me was busily scrolling through his Blackberry…. Waitaminute! I know the back of that head--It’s Wes! And of course- I somehow always find myself lurking just behind him, over his shoulder, making it all the more difficult to dispel that notion of me being a Zelig-ian Wes-stalker. He turned around at one point -- smiled and waved. “Hi Wes!”. I mouthed. He must be used to looking behind him in L.A. by now to find the obligatory blond with tape recorder and notebook….

Get Back Under the Desk- UCLA Nuclear Weapons Conference DAY 1


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For those of us who grew up as children of the Cold War; who can recall scrambling for cover beneath our school desks in air raid drills should we be attacked by nukes from Cuba... (Hey Mom.....Where’s Cuba?)

For those of us who thought those nightmares and daymares were but bad memories that we’d now advanced past into a new, more secure world-- more capable of protecting against such threats...

Syria Airstrike: let me get this straight...


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richsezclark4prez's picture

Here's how I heard the "news" regarding the Israeli airstrike on some target in Syria.

1. Israeli intelligence gets wind of a "nuclear facility" being built in Syria with the aid of North Korea and bombs SOMETHING.

2. Israel, Syria, the US and the greater Middle East have "no comment" when the alleged bombing occurred.

The Obama Craze: Count Me Out


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jen's picture

The following article was linked by Jeralyn at Talk Left. Mr. Gonzalez reveals important information not being exposed by the media regarding Senator Obama's past actions in the Senate on many issues.

I only hope it's not too late for people to open their eyes and realize we've got a real champion in Senator Clinton, ready and willing to lead our country out of the huge mess that will be left once GWB and his wrecking crew are gone.

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Via Jeralyn:

Bill Clinton in Lousiana - FHA


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The Geaux family had the fantastic opportunity of hearing Bill Clinton today in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The venue was a small auditorium at a community college, seating probably 350 people, and with a crowd overflow outside of the building. We were in one of the last small groups that were allowed in and sat probably 6 rows away from the podium.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing


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Stan4Clark's picture

At President Bush's press conference this morning, the Misleader-in-Chief said about a dozen times that, despite having halted its nuclear weapons program four years ago, Iran "was, is, and will be dangerous" to world peace. His twisted rationale is that they might acquire the "knowledge" that could be used to restart a nuclear weapons program or could be passed on to a covert program.

Iran, the Democrats running for President, & Clark's Clinton Endorsement


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After seeing Wes Clark speak twice in NYC yesterday, once on his own at a book signing, and later with Hillary Clinton at a fund raiser for her, it is becoming clearer to me how Clark's concern over stopping a war with Iran factors into his decision to endorse Hillary Clinton for President.

"Why We Fight"


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kaflinn's picture

If you haven't yet seen this film - I strongly urge you to watch it. It's currently playing on Comcast's On Demand. You can also rent it. For more info on it and trailers, you can also go to www.whywefightmovie.com

Spies Like Us.


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Hogfan's picture

According to comments from White House press secretary Tony Snow, no covert agent of the United States government should expect to be more covert than you or I.

Responding to a reporter at Tuesday’s press conference who asked whether the White House was apologetic for exposing CIA agent Valerie Plame, Snow offered these heart-felt words of sympathy to Plame and her husband Joe Wilson:

"I'll apologize...there it's done," he answered curtly.

Tenet proves we should shut down the CIA


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Listening to George Tenet's self-justifying tirade on last night on CBS 60 Minutes was even more evidence for a thesis I've found forming in my mind over the past six months, in the course of reading well over a dozen books on post-WWII U.S. foreign policy: It's time to shut down the CIA.

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