From the monthly archives: November 2008
The Russian military naval exercises in South America are somewhat of a nostalgic novelty item. It is more annoying than serious a matter. The nuclear cooperation chatter with anti-American leaders in the Western Hemisphere is quite another matter.
At its core, the Russians are upset that the U.S. is working with the Czechs and Poles on a missile defense shield [...]
Nicaragua’s newspaper La Prensa reports this morning that the U.S. has frozen a foreign assistance program to Nicaragua funded by U.S. taxpayers through the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). Kudos to the MCC CEO, Ambassador John Danilovich, for moving swiftly to protect U.S. taxpayer monies and, in the process, send a clear message to [...]
While it barely generates the media attention that Iran or North Koreahas during the past few years, there are leaders in Latin America, South America to be exact, who have hinted that nuclear weaponization programs are a “right” of developing countries. Despite public acts to the country such as signing on [...]
A new chapter in a once promising story for Central American democracy is being written in the streets of Managua. Faced with possible defeats at the ballot box, it appears as if elements of the Sandinista Party have devolved to their old, Cold War ways.
In an speech before a Joint Session [...]
It appears as if elements of the leftist Sandinista Party of Nicaragua are back to their old, Cold War ways. Sandinista supporters donning masks and wielding weapons attacked the opposition leader yesterday while he was on his way to greet opposition supporters.
The violence stems from alleged wide-spread electoral fraud during last week’s election [...]
At a time of global economic uncertainty and rough times at home, U.S. taxpayers monies are an even more precious commodity that should not be squandered. Eliminating wasteful and inefficient foreign assistance programs is one way to cut U.S. Government spending, saving taxpayers potentially billions of dollars a year.
Our foreign assistance giving should be [...]
It seems as if the Obama-Biden team does not want to wait for the Constitutionally-appointed time to take the reins of power. It is a made-for-Hollywood transition down to the very last detail. In fact, during a local news broadcast yesterday the segment on the transition cued music during the introduction from the popular television [...]
Republican South Carolina Mark Sanford penned the following item for CNN.com. Well worth a read:
For all Americans, this election represents another glass ceiling broken, and in the words of my 16-year-old, “That’s very cool.” The election of the first black president is an inspiring and transformational moment for our country.
I am happy for [...]
The speculation about the future of U.S.-Cuba policy started long before the 2008 elections were known. Those wanting to ease restrictions on the island longed for toppling one of the three Members of Congress in Miami who advocate a tough stance against Cuba. They cited polls that a new generation of voters wanted a “change” in policy, that it [...]
“The core of this effort is fueled primarily by Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez and Communist Cuba. This Lernaean Hydra also breathes its ideological poison with fellow travelers in Ecuador, Bolivia, Nicaragua, and political parties and business interests throughout Latin America and the Caribbean…”
The incoming Obama-Biden Administration has been making the perfunctory statement that it [...]
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