Tuesday’s Annapolis Summit

Posted on November 24, 2007 - Filed Under American Politics, International Politics | Leave a Comment

The Economist leads this weeks with an article written more in hope than expectation about the forthcoming peace summit in Annapolis, Maryland between Ehud Olmert of Israel, Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinians, and a host of other regional leaders. Looking to any US president to forge a silent consensus on the delicate and complex Israeli-Palestinian [...]

Venezuela

Posted on November 8, 2007 - Filed Under International Politics | Leave a Comment

The tyranny of Hugo Chavez takes on new forms. As he’s railroading a new Stalinist constitution through parliament his goons are out attacking university students. If I was W I’d be sorely tempted to take a mighty swing at his regime before leaving office. Compared to a full-blown confrontation with Iran, the negative consequences would [...]

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