From the monthly archives: March 2008
Iran, Cuba, North Korea, Sudan, and Syria are close allies of Venezuela – all state sponsors of terrorism. Venezuela will feel right at home.
To list or not to list, that has become the question. The Bush Administration is reportedly considering whether or not to list Venezuela as a State Sponsor of Terrorism. The review may [...]
The following is an excerpt from an article written for The Republican Lawyer:
The recent succession of power by hardliners in the Cuban Communist Party— the only legal political party on the island— demonstrated that its septuagenarian leadership is determined to try to maintain its iron-grip over the government. There was no tinkering at the [...]
Who is Doing What, Where is it Going?
I received several calls last week from reporters and colleagues recalling past conversations regarding nuclear proliferation and related concerns in the Western Hemisphere. Folks skeptical when they first heard of this issue as it relates to the sleepy Americas, were now scratching their heads. Prompted by reports by Colombian authorities that the [...]
U.S. Review of Venezuela’s Inclusion on the State-Sponsor of Terrorism List or Haven Designation, Warranted
Last week Colombia scored three significant victories by striking hard against the FARC-People’s Army terrorist group, yet you would not think so if you had focused on most news reports of the matter. First, the FARC has been dealt a potentially fatal leadership blow. The death of [...]
Imagine for a moment that a well organized group of American citizens decide to secede from the Union. These separatists, frustrated the lack of progress in their quixotic effort abandon legal and political processes and resort to illegal measures such as terrorism.
Since an overwhelming majority of Americans are turned off by these people, the group has [...]
Last week two South American countries announced that they planned to build the region’s first nuclear-powered submarines. It is not really clear why developing countries such as Brazil and Argentina would need such a device in peaceful South American waters, then nothing is ever really transparent with these two nuclear powers. Fortunately build what they will, U.S. naval superiority [...]
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