From the monthly archives: June 2009
It is difficult for most of us who have never lived under the yoke of communism, or lived in fear of it, to make sense at what has transpired in Honduras during the past several months. There is a lot more at stake in tiny Honduras than democracy and rule of law. [...]
The Obama Administration yesterday was quick to call the events in Honduras a coup. What has gone underreported, or not reported at all in the media or recognized by the Obama Administration, is that the democratically-elected Congress unanimously approved the change in leadership and subsequent impeachment of the former Honduran President. If this [...]
“If the Guatemalan authorities insist on prosecuting Anleu, cutting foreign assistance to the Colom Administration is fair game.”
Freedom of expression is one of the hallmark of a modern and free society. Rule of law is another. In Guatemala, both of the core tenets of democracy are heading for a collision course if the socialist [...]
The Bolivarian Axis makes a move in Honduras to institutionalize leftist rule. This is how it was done in Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Nicaragua. They will trample rule of law, minority rights, and slowly take control of the country. A blogger claiming to be the son of an Honduran [...]
About three hours from Washington, DC at Virginia’s Eastern Shore is the NASA Wallops Flight Facility and the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS). Established in 1945, the spaceport provides launch support services and facilities to the U.S. government, the private sector, and academia.
This week NASA will be testing a potential new crew abort [...]
The Wall Street Journal’s Mary Anastasia O’Grady’s latest op-ed is well worth a read by folks considering extending ATPDEA trade preferences to Ecuador. The op-ed has struck a nerve with the Correa regime that has responded with shrill commentary, rather than facts.
Bottom line: Ecuador remains a terrorist safe haven and, unless [...]
A Government Accountability Office (GAO) official testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee about a new report on firearms trafficking to Mexico that states, in part, that “available evidence indicates a large proportion of the firearms fueling Mexican drug violence originated in the United States”. The report makes a series of recommendations including better [...]
Trysts, Congress, and national security. Forget the sex. They should be looking at the large numbers of foreign nationals that work on Capitol Hill in Member and Committee offices. The security checks, and other controls for these folks, is long overdue.
Sanctions laws and regulations, state sponsor of terrorism Iran, and
Rule of law programs are one of the most critical components of reform in developing countries. For anyone who thinks there is rule of law in Ecuador, take a look at this. In 2004, Wall Street Journal’s Mary Anastasia O’Grady penned a good article on Ecuador and ROL that will give [...]
The Millennium Challenge Corporation Board of Directors announced last week that it was going to “partially terminate MCC’s compact assistance to Nicaragua for activities previously suspended in December 2008.” According to the MCC the “termination will result in a reduction of approximately $62 million from Nicaragua’s original $175 million compact with MCC.” You [...]
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