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Stories Too Good To Miss – TGIF! *Open Thread* »

By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Jun 3, 2011 in Al Qaeda, British, Congress (House & Senate), Current Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Aid, Foreign Policy, John Edwards, Middle East, Muslims & Arabs, New York State, President Barack Obama, Terrorism | View Comments

I just saw this headline, and had to grab this article: “MI6 attacks al-Qaeda in ‘Operation Cupcake‘; British intelligence has hacked into an al-Qaeda online magazine and replaced bomb-making instructions with a recipe for cupcakes.” Oh, my – that is freaking HILARIOUS! Here is part of the article: The cyber-warfare operation was launched by MI6 [...]

[Updated] Chávez Calls Obama an “Ignoramus” »

By Truthteller on Apr 17, 2009 in Andrew Sullivan, Barack Obama, British, Cuba, Current Affairs, Economy, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Gas Prices, Hugo Chavez, Iran, Middle East, National Debt, Obama Administration, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Terrorism, Venezuela | View Comments

Susan’s Notes: Well!!! It’s happened, after all the conjecture the past few days speculating if the two men would meet. Today, they shook hands. From the April 18, 2009 Times UK, “President Obama in historic handshake with Hugo Chavez of Venezuela“: All the conjecture and today’s meeting reminded me of Truthteller’s excellent piece on March [...]

Iceland broke; Iranians’ nuke aid; Magic Obama, Derty Pouiiy’s bro; Racism x2 & Racism as Strategy »

By LisaB on Oct 10, 2008 in ACORN, Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud, Barack Obama, Bill Ayers, British, Current Affairs, DNC idiocy, Race, Race Card, Racism | View Comments

1) Iceland considers bankruptcy. From the International Herald Tribune: People go bankrupt all the time. Companies do, too. But countries? Iceland was on the verge of doing exactly that on Thursday as the government shut down the stock market and seized control of its last major independent bank. That brought trading in the country’s currency to [...]

Sir Nigel Sheinwald on Senator Obama »

By Charles Lemos on Oct 4, 2008 in Barack Obama, British, Current Affairs | View Comments

Below is the entire text of the leaked diplomatic assessment on Senator Obama prepared by Political Staff of the British Embassy in Washington DC and signed off by the British Ambassador to the United States, Sir Nigel Sheinwald, with his own additional comments added and delivered to Downing Street in advance of Senator Obama’s visit [...]