From the monthly archives: October 2008
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If you are a Republican in Washington, DC, the political environment is becoming increasingly toxic, downright hostile. And, no matter the outcome of the elections next week, it is only going to get more poisonous inside the beltway.
Folks in this town do not understand why our families or my generation of voters, will [...]
Colombian officials announced last week that they had arrested suspected Hezbollah operatives in Colombia. The capture of the three potential terrorists was part of an international anti-drug and anti-money laundering operation that had been ongoing for about two years called Operation Titan. According to various news sources it was the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) [...]
In response to Bolivia’s repeated failures to cooperate in regional anti-drug efforts, the Bush Administration announced this week that it would suspend trade preferences for Bolivia. The move will increase tariffs on Bolivian goods entering the U.S. effective October 31, 2008.
“Unfortunately, Bolivia has failed to cooperate with the United States on important [...]
During the past few weeks, family and friends have called or written about disproportionate attacks in the media on Republicans and the McCain campaign. The calls from family in South Florida have been especially interesting.
Most Americans of Cuban background are either first generation Americans or arrived in the United States from Communist Cuba. Those of us [...]
With regards to politics and world affairs, the past few weeks have been interesting. I have received mail from friends and family, colleagues, and strangers about some of the posts on this site and the forthcoming elections.
For those Republicans that have lived in the D.C. Bubble for more than a decade, we recall working in a [...]
The listing processes – be it for countries, entities, or individuals – should not be used a diplomatic political football. North Korea has forever renounced terrorism just as much as the Cuban regime has renounced Communism or Iran interested in the use of nuclear technology for peaceful purposes. When you disregard the law and make these [...]
A majority of Americans do not know that for approximately sixteen years many products from Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia, have been allowed to enter the U.S. market under lower or no tariff rates. In exchange for the preferential trade treatment, these countries were supposed to cooperate extensively with the U.S. in various counternarcotics efforts throughout the [...]
Faced with the possibility of decreasing crude oil prices, a crimp to his “petro-democracy” antics throughout the Americas, Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez appears to be preparing a new political talisman to generate headlines and regional mischief: the nuclear power genie. With Russia’s cooperation, Chavez says he will start a civilian nuclear power program. If this announcement had been made [...]
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