Sovereignty

War Is Over (If Maliki Wants It)

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: October Surprise, Timetable, United Nations, Sovereignty, Iraq, Campaign, War Is Over if You Want It, Withdrawal, Bush, Iran, 2008, Sofa, Bridge Agreement, War Is Over, 2008 Campaign, Un, Status of Forces Agreement, Prime Minister, John McCain, Time Horizon, Yoko Ono, War, 2008 Elections, Democracy, 08, 2008 Election, Agreement, Barack Obama, Election, 08 Election, Elections, John Lennon, 08 Campaign, Sovereign, Bridge, Sadr, 2008 Presidential Race, Bilateral, Purple Finger, Nouri Al Maliki, Aspirational Goal, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Without a microscopic examination of the seething cauldron of Iraqi partisan politics, it's safe to say that Maliki knows which way the wind is blowing. The Iraqi people want to know -- "when is the U.S. leaving?"

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King George and the U.S. of A(T&T)

Paula Gordon | Posted 06.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Monarchists, Magna Carta, Fisa, Sovereignty, Congress, Unitary Executive, Federalists, High-Federalists, Politics News
Paula Gordon

Granting immunity to telephone companies illegally spying on Americans is far worse than business-as-usual, which is that corporations win.

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Should We Leave? Ask the Iraqis!

Nancy Kanwisher | Posted 06.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Purple Thumb, Exit Strategy, Iraq Democracy, Iraq Troop Withdrawal, Sovereignty, Iraq, Voting, Politics News
Nancy Kanwisher

Although opinion polls now show that most Americans feel the U.S. made a mistake sending troops to Iraq, there's no agreement on what exactly to do ab...

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Let's "Bomb" Myanmar -- with Rice

Amitai Etzioni | Posted 05.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Myanmar Cyclone, Sovereignty, Humanitarian Aid, Myanmar, Humanitarian Intervention, Burma, Politics News
Amitai Etzioni

If the authoritarian rulers of this country (or any other) continue to endanger the lives of their people by refusing to accept badly needed aid, then the international community should act.

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Bush, Calderon Plot Economic and Military Integration at NOLA Summit

Roberto Lovato | Posted 04.22.2008 | Home

Read More: HEMISPHERIC AFFAIRS, Immigration, New Orleans Summite, Media, Regional Integratio, Sovereignty Issues, Calderon and Free Trade, Sovereignty, Central America, Empire, Nafta, BORDER ISSUES, Plan Colombia, Of African AméRica, Free Trade and NAFTA, Three Amigos Summit, National Security, Latino Politics, U.S.-Mexico Relations, Spp, Activism, Labor, Environment, Race, Calderon and Bush, Home News
Roberto Lovato

At the center of today's "Three Amigos" Summit in New Orleans between George W. Bush and his homologues, Mexico's Felipe Calderon and Stephen Harper o...

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Stephanopoulos Hits McCain for Holding US Troops Hostage to Iraqi Politicians

Paul Abrams | Posted 04.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Sovereignty, Iraq War, John McCain, Iraqi Politicians, This Week, Stephanopoulos, Surrender, Politics News
Paul Abrams

Say what you may about Stephanopoulos's performance at the Democratic debates, he hit the nail that may eventually seal the coffin of John McCain's presidential ambitions.

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McCainaanites: We Surrender US Sovereignty to Iraqi Politicians

Paul Abrams | Posted 04.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Iraq War, Sovereignty, Iraq, John McCain, Politics News
Paul Abrams

By surrendering US sovereignty to Iraqi politicians, McCainaanite policy is thus guaranteed to keep us in Iraq, in combat, for at least the duration of his proposed presidency.

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The Case for Non-Violence Against Terrorists

Lionel Beehner | Posted 01.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Turkey, Kurdistan Workers Party, Pkk, Public Relations, Hot Pursuit, Non-State Actors, Kurds, Soft Power, International Law, Sovereignty, Hezbollah, War on Terror, Politics News
Lionel Beehner

Why do states (United States, Israel, etc.) engage in so many un-winnable wars with non-state actors?

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Sovereignty In Iraq

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.10.2007 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

If Maliki backs down he will have proven to his fellow countrymen that not even their own safety is more important to him than being a pawn of America.

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