Gaddafi Is Defiant, America Too Quiet
From CNN: “Plea to the World, Help Us in Tripoli” –A Libyan Woman calling in, asking for...
Category: International
Libya Reminds Us of Unresolved Oil Vulnerabilities
WASHINGTON– First Tunisia, then Egypt and Yemen and Bahrain. And now, back to North Africa, we have...
Obama’s Budget Falls Short, Senators Have Plan?
WASHINGTON – Barack Obama just went to Silicon Valley and Oregon to have another pep talk with...
Egypt’s Generals Leading The Country to Democracy?
By Paolo von Schirach February 11, 2011 WASHINGTON – Lat week the Egyptian protesters finally got the...
Protests Grow In Egypt, Mubarak Delegates Power. Tipping Point?
WASHINGTON– Finally the signs of a tipping point in Cairo? Maybe, notwithstanding very confusing developments that may...
Egyptian Regime: Negotiating In Good Faith, Or Just Buying Time?
WASHINGTON – The updates from Cairo create a mixed picture that invites caution in any attempt to...
Not a Revolution; But Egypt Will Get its Reforms – Is Anybody Watching?
“Those who cling to the status quo may be able to hold back the...
America: Time for Clarity on Egypt
WASHINGTON – White House press secretary Robert Gibbs yesterday tried his best to say as little as...
The Real America Is Not Doing Well
WASHINGTON – How is the “State of the Union”? Well, the Union President Obama described on January...
Old Lobbies Prevent New Energy Policies
WASHINGTON – A while ago, a former high ranking Republican technocrat, senior staff member in many administrations, almost casually indicated...