[Editor's note: This is a guest post by Ian, our long time commenter.]
It appears that the current media buildup against China is working. A recent poll of Americans asked which country is the greatest enemy to the United States. China at 14% (up 3% from a year ago) was voted third behind Iran [...]
John Kerry was right.
In 2004, Kerry said “We have to get back to the place we were, where terrorists are not the focus of our lives but they’re a nuisance.” He said he we had to contain it, so “it’s not threatening the fabric of your life.”
Bush’s response was predictably insulting, simpleminded and inaccurate. [...]
I never thought I would be saying this, but a small “Thank You” to Pervez Musharraf.
“You have taken centuries in reaching wherever you have come,” Musharraf said. “Allow us time for going for the values that you have established for yourselves.”
There are some severe problems in Pakistan in regards to human rights that he could [...]