Posts Tagged ‘Barack Obama’

Could Sudan Be Afghanistan Part III and Iraq Part II?

In an Op-Ed for the New York Times, John Prendergast and author Dave Eggers explore a question they see as gaining increasing prominence within the United States – if the United States has the “ability as a nation to positively influence events abroad?” According to Eggers and Prendergast not only does the United States still [...]

Gordon Brown’s Opposition : ‘Withdraw Troops on Basis of Success’

David Cameron is the wealthy private school educated leader of the British Conservative Party. Cameron is also considered to be current British Prime Minster Gordon Brown‘s most potent and popular opposition in this year’s elections. Speaking to CNN’s Christiane Amanpour from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Cameron shared his views on a timeline [...]

Toure on Why Black People in America Matter

Think about it. View ToureX’s tweet View ToureX’s tweet Perhaps the continued treatment of Obama as President (positive or negative) will serve as a large scale rumination on American perception of their democracy and the implications of race in that democracy. Will an educated man of mixed-race be allowed to advance democracy in the United [...]

Over 80% of Twitter Respondents Think Obama Calling Kanye ‘Jackass’ Acceptable

Apparently, over 80% of these people don’t know what is acceptable behavior for a President, or have very low standards for the decorum of their nation’s President.

Secretary Clinton’s Statements on the Four Freedoms

Speaking at the historic Waldorf-Astoria in New York City on Friday, United States Secretary of State addressed the universal concepts of freedom as outlined by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on January 06, 1941. In particular, Secretary Clinton focused her speech on how the Four Freedoms outlined by Roosevelt are being attacked throughout the world in [...]