Epstein Secrets

t years watching the wars of succession in Yugoslavia until he ordered the bombing of the troops of then Serbian dictator Slobodan Milosevic. Even George W. Bush, who, at least during his first term, was convinced that the United States had to defend freedom and democracy, with military force if necessary, d

the United States a second chance to align its interests and values with the aspirations of ordinary Arabs. Just as the 9/11 attacks seemed to jolt Bush, giving him a greater sense of purpose (for better or worse), one could have imagined the Arab revolts moving Obama in a similar way. But it doesn'

erbian dictator Slobodan Milosevic. Even George W. Bush, who, at least during his first term, was co

l jobs in the domestic automobile industry, so that no candidate can afford not to have an opinion on Washington's China policy. The Mother of all Austerity Measures In the 2012 campaign, many Americans have realized for the first time that the US's role as a global power is no longer uncontested, somet

President Obama. He didn't start the wars in either Afghanistan or Iraq. Long before the US Consulate in Benghazi was attacked, during the previous Bush/Cheney Administration there were thirteen US Embassies that had been attacked killing several hundred people. Where was these same outraged Republic

ars later, Moveon.org criticized conservative superhero David Petraeus with a full-page ad featuring the awkward play-on-words "General Betray Us." George W. Bush himself pilloried MoveOn and the Senate voted to condemn the ad while lionizing Petraeus (a love affair that came to an end last year). With the IR

wkward play-on-words "General Betray Us." George W. Bush himself pilloried MoveOn and the Senate vote

ls public pressure to become a serious partner can the real work of governing begin." Even to me, it feels that every week I am taking pot-shots at Austerity, which although totally discredited it is still the economic mantra for Conservatives like Paul Ryan. These same Conservatives believe that an unbr

d influence in Syria over the last decade. David W. Lesch, professor of Middle East History at Trinit

ded that the United States take military action against Assad to remove him from power. These were the same two voices that lobbied the Clinton and Bush administrations to topple Saddam Hussein's regime. When the United States did exactly as these senators advocated, countless unintended negative c

aka. A Greek friend sighed and admitted that he would leave the country immediately if he could: "There is no good solution to the current crisis. Austerity will damage us for years to come, and so will the return of the drachma. Either way it will get much worse before it gets better." EFTA00659899 O

get that during the arguments in favor of Reaganomics, prominent Republican economists publicly claimed that deficits didn't matter, and during the Bush/Cheney Administration there was almost universal silence about deficits as the country went from a $230 billion surplus to more than $1 trillion def

extent that we have policy of the 1 percent, by the i percent, for the 1 percent, won't we just see new justifications for the same old policies?" Austerity has failed in Europe and elsewhere, and the science supporting it has been totally discredited, so why are politicians still pushing it? SO TRUE i

nistration over-stepping boundaries. But when the Bush Administration homeland security legislation in

ompanies. In a Washington Post op-ed this week former Secretary of the Treasury and former President of Harvard University Lawrence Summers wrote — Austerity would hurt U.S. jobs and growth. Summers: A prudent government must balance spending and revenue collection in a way that assures the sustainabilit