While the Obama Administration appears to be growing ever-more-limp domestically, the president is still making a vigorous international push that has the potential to shift economic power dynamics, rewrite intellectual property laws, establish new labor and environmental regulations, and reduce the authority of Congress. And, the White House hopes to have all this sorted out by the end of this year.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-11-17 02:53:452016-04-11 11:14:12Trans-Pacific Partnership: Obama’s Dangerous International Deal Surrendering U.S. Sovereignty
A little-known group called the Herndon Alliance has been the driving force in branding Obamacare to the public.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-11-15 01:15:262016-04-11 11:14:20Hugo Chavez-Linked Group Crafted ‘You Can Keep Your Plan’
The United Nations elected China, Cuba, Russia, and Saudi Arabia to seats on its Human Rights Council Tuesday, all countries that have been widely condemned by international groups for gross human rights violations.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-11-14 02:26:132016-04-11 11:14:23United Nations Elects Human Rights Violators to Human Rights Council
Desperately needed aid fails to arrive as the victims of Haiyan face another night without shelter.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-11-13 03:07:122016-04-11 11:14:26Typhoon Haiyan: 600,000 Believed Homeless; Desperate Survivors Wait in the Open for Aid as Rains Return
As many as 80 people were publicly executed in North Korea earlier this month, some for offenses as minor as watching South Korean movies or possessing a Bible.
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The United States has paid more than $150 million to companies in Afghanistan that are accused of helping to finance terrorist attacks on American soldiers and facilities, according to the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-11-12 02:27:422016-04-11 11:14:33Soldiers Killed by Terrorists Backed by US Cash
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel on Sunday directed the U.S. Pacific Command to support American humanitarian relief efforts in the Philippines in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-11-11 02:25:222016-04-11 11:14:34Hagel Sends US Troops Into Philippines to Help with Post-Typhoon Humanitarian Efforts
Paris legislator Meyer Habib, a friend of Netanyahu, called his FM in Geneva to warn of likely response should accord be signed, Israeli TV reports.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-11-11 02:03:552016-04-11 11:14:35French MP: If Sanctions on Iran are Loosened, Israel Will Attack (+video)
Thousands of people are feared dead in the Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan swept through on Friday.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-11-10 01:35:242016-04-11 11:14:38Thousands Feared Dead in Philippines Typhoon
As right-wing populists surge across Europe, rattling established political parties with their hostility toward immigration, austerity and the European Union, Mikkel Dencker of the Danish People’s Party has found yet another cause to stir public anger: pork meatballs missing from kindergartens.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-11-10 01:09:032016-04-11 11:14:39Right Wing’s Surge in Europe Has the Establishment Rattled
Negotiations among world powers to temporarily curb Iran’s nuclear program ended with no deal Saturday after France objected that proposals did not go far enough.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-11-10 01:08:462016-04-11 11:14:39Iran Nuclear Talks End with No Agreement after France Balks at Deal
Long before a nuclear deal was in reach, the U.S. was quietly lifting some of the financial pressure on Iran, a Daily Beast investigation reveals. How the sanctions were softened.
Fear of anti-Semitic attacks or insults is at a higher level in France than other European countries, including Hungary, a poll of European Jews has found.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-11-09 02:20:372016-04-11 11:14:42Anti-Semitism is on the Rise, Finds Survey of European Jewish People
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s reputation as a moderate has convinced U.S. leaders to begin nuclear negotiations by easing sanctions on the rogue regime, even as Rouhani has permitted the increasing abuse of American pastor Saeed Abedini.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-11-09 01:51:482016-04-11 11:14:43President Obama, John Kerry Negotiate with Iran as Abuse of Jailed American Pastor Increases
Warheads stand ready for delivery if and when Iran goes nuclear, report says; Riyadh has the missiles needed to launch them.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-11-08 01:25:512016-04-11 11:14:45Saudi Arabia Said to Have Bought Nukes from Pakistan
The London Guardian journalist who presented Russian-exiled National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden to the world has fled to Brazil, but he is scheduled to be the keynote speaker for CAIR in Los Angeles.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-11-07 02:19:102016-04-11 11:14:49Snowden Reporter Glenn Greenwald Featured at Radical Muslim Event
A four-page incident report written by a private contractor that provided security to the U.S. compound in Benghazi, Libya, adds yet another layer of intrigue to the Sept. 11, 2012, attack.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-11-05 02:29:332016-04-11 11:14:57New Twist in Benghazi Account: Mystery Man with Slain Ambassador
The Iranian-American pastor being held in Iran has now been transferred to a more dangerous prison where he faces life-threatening conditions, according to his family and attorneys.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-11-05 02:19:302016-04-11 11:14:57Pastor Saeed Abedini Reportedly Moved to More Dangerous Prison
John Kerry has sought to ease recent tensions between the US and Saudi Arabia, a key strategic ally in the Arab world, highlighting enduring relations between the two countries and hailing the kingdom’s role as “the senior player” in the Middle East.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-11-05 02:15:432016-04-11 11:14:58John Kerry Smooths Over US-Saudi Tensions on Riyadh Visit
Nearly 1,500 priceless paintings including works by Picasso and Matisse that were stolen by the Nazis have been discovered in a flat in Munich, a news report said Sunday.
In life, Hakimullah Mehsud, the leader of the Pakistani Taliban, was Public Enemy No. 1: a ruthless figure who devoted his career to bloodshed and mayhem, whom Pakistani pundits occasionally accused of being a pawn of Indian, or even American, intelligence.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-11-04 01:27:092016-04-11 11:15:03Death by Drone Turns a Villain Into a Martyr
In light of negotiations with US, conservative groups in Iran call for continued use of ‘Death to America’ as official slogan, celebrate anniversary of US Embassy hostage crisis.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-11-03 02:00:132016-04-11 11:15:06Iran Calls for Continued Use of ‘Death to America’ as Official Slogan
Trans-Pacific Partnership: Obama’s Dangerous International Deal Surrendering U.S. Sovereignty
/2 Comments/in Featured, International /by Zenon EvansWhile the Obama Administration appears to be growing ever-more-limp domestically, the president is still making a vigorous international push that has the potential to shift economic power dynamics, rewrite intellectual property laws, establish new labor and environmental regulations, and reduce the authority of Congress. And, the White House hopes to have all this sorted out by the end of this year.
China Loosens Its One-Child Policy (+video)
/1 Comment/in Featured, International /by Hannah BeechThe shift may be too late to offset the damage already done to China’s economy and society.
Hugo Chavez-Linked Group Crafted ‘You Can Keep Your Plan’
/1 Comment/in Featured, International /by Aaron KleinA little-known group called the Herndon Alliance has been the driving force in branding Obamacare to the public.
Kerry Warns Fresh Iran Sanctions Could Scuttle Nuclear Talks
/7 Comments/in Featured, International /by BBCSecretary of State John Kerry has told US lawmakers any new sanctions against Iran would risk ruining talks over Tehran’s nuclear programme.
United Nations Elects Human Rights Violators to Human Rights Council
/2 Comments/in Featured, International /by Daniel WiserThe United Nations elected China, Cuba, Russia, and Saudi Arabia to seats on its Human Rights Council Tuesday, all countries that have been widely condemned by international groups for gross human rights violations.
Typhoon Haiyan: 600,000 Believed Homeless; Desperate Survivors Wait in the Open for Aid as Rains Return
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by David EimerDesperately needed aid fails to arrive as the victims of Haiyan face another night without shelter.
North Korea Publicly Executes 80, Some for Watching South Korean Videos or Owning Bibles
/2 Comments/in Featured, International /by Fox NewsAs many as 80 people were publicly executed in North Korea earlier this month, some for offenses as minor as watching South Korean movies or possessing a Bible.
Soldiers Killed by Terrorists Backed by US Cash
/3 Comments/in Featured, International /by Brian Ross, Rhonda Schwartz and Megan ChuchmachThe United States has paid more than $150 million to companies in Afghanistan that are accused of helping to finance terrorist attacks on American soldiers and facilities, according to the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction.
Hagel Sends US Troops Into Philippines to Help with Post-Typhoon Humanitarian Efforts
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Jennifer GriffinSecretary of Defense Chuck Hagel on Sunday directed the U.S. Pacific Command to support American humanitarian relief efforts in the Philippines in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan.
French MP: If Sanctions on Iran are Loosened, Israel Will Attack (+video)
/1 Comment/in Featured, International /by News EditorParis legislator Meyer Habib, a friend of Netanyahu, called his FM in Geneva to warn of likely response should accord be signed, Israeli TV reports.
Thousands Feared Dead in Philippines Typhoon
/1 Comment/in Featured, International /by Fox NewsThousands of people are feared dead in the Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan swept through on Friday.
Right Wing’s Surge in Europe Has the Establishment Rattled
/2 Comments/in Featured, International /by Andrew HigginsAs right-wing populists surge across Europe, rattling established political parties with their hostility toward immigration, austerity and the European Union, Mikkel Dencker of the Danish People’s Party has found yet another cause to stir public anger: pork meatballs missing from kindergartens.
Iran Nuclear Talks End with No Agreement after France Balks at Deal
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Fox NewsNegotiations among world powers to temporarily curb Iran’s nuclear program ended with no deal Saturday after France objected that proposals did not go far enough.
Obama’s Secret Iran Détente
/4 Comments/in Featured, International /by Eli LakeLong before a nuclear deal was in reach, the U.S. was quietly lifting some of the financial pressure on Iran, a Daily Beast investigation reveals. How the sanctions were softened.
Anti-Semitism is on the Rise, Finds Survey of European Jewish People
/2 Comments/in Featured, International /by Bruno WaterfieldFear of anti-Semitic attacks or insults is at a higher level in France than other European countries, including Hungary, a poll of European Jews has found.
President Obama, John Kerry Negotiate with Iran as Abuse of Jailed American Pastor Increases
/1 Comment/in Featured, International /by Joel GehrkeIranian President Hassan Rouhani’s reputation as a moderate has convinced U.S. leaders to begin nuclear negotiations by easing sanctions on the rogue regime, even as Rouhani has permitted the increasing abuse of American pastor Saeed Abedini.
Saudi Arabia Said to Have Bought Nukes from Pakistan
/3 Comments/in Featured, International /by Stuart WinerWarheads stand ready for delivery if and when Iran goes nuclear, report says; Riyadh has the missiles needed to launch them.
Women Dressed as Bombed Twin Towers, Win Halloween Costume Contest
/8 Comments/in Featured, International /by News agenciesTheir outfits included models of the two hijacked planes crashing into the New York skyscrapers and tiny model people falling to their deaths.
Snowden Reporter Glenn Greenwald Featured at Radical Muslim Event
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by WNDThe London Guardian journalist who presented Russian-exiled National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden to the world has fled to Brazil, but he is scheduled to be the keynote speaker for CAIR in Los Angeles.
New Twist in Benghazi Account: Mystery Man with Slain Ambassador
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Aaron KleinA four-page incident report written by a private contractor that provided security to the U.S. compound in Benghazi, Libya, adds yet another layer of intrigue to the Sept. 11, 2012, attack.
Pastor Saeed Abedini Reportedly Moved to More Dangerous Prison
/2 Comments/in Featured, International /by Lisa DaftariThe Iranian-American pastor being held in Iran has now been transferred to a more dangerous prison where he faces life-threatening conditions, according to his family and attorneys.
John Kerry Smooths Over US-Saudi Tensions on Riyadh Visit
/1 Comment/in Featured, International /by Harriet SherwoodJohn Kerry has sought to ease recent tensions between the US and Saudi Arabia, a key strategic ally in the Arab world, highlighting enduring relations between the two countries and hailing the kingdom’s role as “the senior player” in the Middle East.
Germany Finds 1,500 Masterpieces Looted by Nazis
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by AFPNearly 1,500 priceless paintings including works by Picasso and Matisse that were stolen by the Nazis have been discovered in a flat in Munich, a news report said Sunday.
Death by Drone Turns a Villain Into a Martyr
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Declan WalshIn life, Hakimullah Mehsud, the leader of the Pakistani Taliban, was Public Enemy No. 1: a ruthless figure who devoted his career to bloodshed and mayhem, whom Pakistani pundits occasionally accused of being a pawn of Indian, or even American, intelligence.
Iran Calls for Continued Use of ‘Death to America’ as Official Slogan
/2 Comments/in Featured, International /by AFPIn light of negotiations with US, conservative groups in Iran call for continued use of ‘Death to America’ as official slogan, celebrate anniversary of US Embassy hostage crisis.