Epstein Secrets

ld," said President Bush. So much for accountability. Then, of course, there was Vice President Cheney: "We do know, with absolute certainty, that (Saddam Hussein] is using his procurement system to acquire the equipment he needs in order to enrich uranium to build a nuclear weapon." -- "No. I think we may wel

s liberators, and that will help us to keep requirements down ... It's hard to conceive that it would take more forces to provide stability in post- Saddam Iraq than it would take to conduct the war itself and to secure the surrender of Saddam's security forces and his army. Hard to imagine. And the bi

e do know, with absolute certainty, that (Saddam Hussein] is using his procurement system to acquire the e

ments of Fidel and then Raul Castro in Cuba and the Socialist governments of Evo Morales in Bolivia, Rafael Correa in Ecuador, and Daniel Ortega in Nicaragua, his presidency was seen as a part of the socialist "pink tide" sweeping Latin America. Along with these governments, Chavez described his policies

nited States stood on the wrong side of the long struggle against apartheid in South Africa and backed plenty of unsavory dictatorships -- including Saddam Hussein's -- when short-term strategic interests dictated. Americans may be justly proud of their role in creating and defending Israel and in combating glob

ed plenty of unsavory dictatorships -- including Saddam Hussein's -- when short-term strategic interests

nty of unsavory dictatorships -- including Saddam Hussein's -- when short-term strategic interests dictate

s directly responsible for the deaths of many of the roughly t million civilians who died in that war. More recently, the U.S.-backed Contra war in Nicaragua killed some 30,000 Nicaraguans, a percentage of their population equivalent to 2 million dead Americans. U.S. military action has led directly or in

uclear capability. And when countries believe our red lines are revocable or mere bluffs, the danger that they will provoke a war increases, as did Saddam Hussein's misreading of U.S. intentions in 1990, which led to the invasion of Kuwait. A strategy reset requires that we define and articulate real red lines,

r that they will provoke a war increases, as did Saddam Hussein's misreading of U.S. intentions in 1990,

they will provoke a war increases, as did Saddam Hussein's misreading of U.S. intentions in 1990, which l

answered question of the upheaval once hopefully known as the Arab Spring. Mr. Hamid observes that while the illiberal democrats of, say, Uganda or Nicaragua are simply power-hungry, Islamists are illiberal by ideological design. Even the most moderate among them, Rachid Ghannouchi, the founder of Tunis

n the outspoken Jordanian diplomat, Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein, whom she replaced 10 months ago," she "pulled f

ing government property, a N Marti reporter and cameraman "were suspended amid allegations that they faked a mortar attack" during a broadcast from Nicaragua. The Times says "the scandals have brought intensified scrutiny and criticism to the agency, formerly known as the Broadcasting Board of Governors."

COVID infections, nearly 350,000 Sunday. An aggressive mutant variant no match for the country's underfunded medical system." The AP (4/25, Saaliq, Hussain) reports the 349,691 new cases on Sunday "brought India's total to more than 16.9 million, behind only the United States. The Health Ministry repor

rats Deserve Better Support From The US. The Washington Post (4/25, 10.52M) criticizes the US and other regional actors for the lack of action over Nicaragua, which has been suffering from a series of political crises since April 2018. While Nicaraguan democracy activists have fought and protested against