Category Archives: American Politics

Who is Libya?

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Art Stone

Hillary Clinton has a great answer – Libya is the “People of Libya” You may have heard that Qatar announced that it recognizes the “Interim” government of Libya in Benghazi as the “legitimate” government of Libya, although there has been … Continue reading →

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France & UK to Qadaffi: Quit now, or else!

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Art Stone

Or else what? Turkey is now actively involved in brokering a cease fire between Qadaffi and the “Rebels”.  The Russian Bear is growling with increased volume that NATO is exceeding the parameters of the UN Resolution and “taking sides” in … Continue reading →

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Next stop on the Obama War tour – Sirte

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Art Stone

Also known as Sert, Serte, Surt…. A few weeks ago, I stressed the point that people will fight much harder when defending their home, than taking over someone else’s turf. Surt is Qadaffi’s home town, and his people. There is … Continue reading →

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Democracy? Suckers!

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Art Stone

The top priority of the brand new government in Egypt is to make participation in a protest a crime punishable by a year in prison. http://en.trend.az/regions/met/arabicr/1849903.html http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/374819 Weird, the Western press don’t seem to know or care.

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Drudge Report – Show prep

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Art Stone

Rush’s show today has been little more than Rush going down the stories on the Drudge Report and reading them.   It’s :20 after the hour in the second hour, and Rush has yet to take a call during “Open line Friday”. … Continue reading →

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Photos of Detroit

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Art Stone

What the careful photography of the Eminem Chrysler Superbowl ad didn’t show you Huffington Post [engage voodoo curse] Not a word however on what caused this. In totally unrelated news, the US Census data confirms the reversal of the Great … Continue reading →

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Portugal – the European End Game

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Art Stone

This Wall Street Journal story includes the factoid that only 28% of Portugal’s adults have a high school education. Where has this story been hiding? WSJ story (I hope that link works) I wonder how much of that is due … Continue reading →

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Never fear, NATO is in charge now!

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Art Stone

“When everyone is in charge, nobody is in charge.” U.S. Rep. Gene Taylor, concerning the Gulf Oil cleanup Turkey is more than a bit angry with France about ignoring them during the decision making process to expand the scope of … Continue reading →

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African Union to hold peace talks

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Art Stone

The AU is going to meet with represenatives of the Qadaffi government and the rebels to see if there is a way to stop this Libya thing. http://www.voanews.com/english/news/Coalition-Forces-Pound-Libya-as-African-Union-Brokers-Talks-118608614.html The AU had refused to be the proxy to give the US … Continue reading →

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France shoots down airplane over Misrata

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Art Stone

You have to get pretty far into the story to learn it was a G2 – a probably unarmed training aircraft made in Yugoslavia with no pressurized cockpit and top speed of around 440 mph. The “Rebels” captured 4 G2s in … Continue reading →

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If women ran the world…

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Art Stone

there would be no more wars.  So goes the myth.   Ignore Queen Elizabeth sinking the Spanish Armada, Katherine the Great of Russia’s wars with the Ottoman empire, Margaret Thatcher kicking Argentina’s butt over an island full of sheep… So now … Continue reading →

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NATO kills two civilians in Afghanistan

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Art Stone

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2011/03/24/world/asia/AP-AS-Afghanistan.html?_r=1&hp NATO!  Cease Fire!!! Any news from Gaza?

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In the batter’s box – Jordan

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Art Stone

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110324/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_jordan Protestors taking to the streets in Jordan. Jordan – Cease Fire!

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Gingrich Turns

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Art Stone

He was for the war in Libya before he was against it. http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/23/gingrich-calls-for-no-fly-zone-then-attacks-it/?partner=rss&emc=rss Time for some ‘splaining.

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Detroit loses 25% of population

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Art Stone

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/top/all/7486049.html The US Census data for Detroit indicates that the city that peaked at close to 2 million peope now has only a little over 700,000 left. About 15 yearns ago, Detroit was named as the best city in America … Continue reading →

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