A front-page story in the 26 September editions of the New York Times provided a bizarre backdrop to President Clinton’s address at the United Nations yesterday with its promises of brave new arms control solutions to the vexing proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. According to the Times, the former Soviet official who now heads …
(Washington, D.C.): President Bush has reportedly begun to consider alternatives to his ill-advised decision announced last week postponing U.S. government guarantees for Israeli construction of housing for homeless Soviet Jews. There are a number of powerful reasons why U.S. interests would be well served by a decision to abandon any effort to tie such humanitarian …
(Washington, D.C.): In a presumably unintended public service, the Archer-Daniels-Midland Corporation (ADM) helped to underwrite a television program offering one of the most powerful indictments of a policy relentlessly championed by that company — additional, massive taxpayer exposure to the Soviet Union. Yesterday, guest after guest on This Week With David Brinkley criticized, ridiculed or …
(Washington, D.C.): The dispatch of U.S. forces to confront Iraqi aggression in the Persian Gulf has put the spotlight of public attention squarely on one of the most serious threats facing American and allied interests in the region: Saddam Hussein’s ability — and demonstrated willingness — to use chemical weapons (CW) to advance his objectives. …
Introduction The United States Senate will shortly consider the FY1991 defense authorization bill, S. 2884, reported out of the Senate Armed Services Committee on 20 July 1990. The debate on this legislation promises to be among the most contentious in recent memory as floor amendments are offered to challenge — or augment — the Committee’s …
Yesterday, Iraq announced that it had successfully launched a missile capable of lofting a satellite into space. Such a missile would also have the inherent capability of delivering nuclear, chemical or biological weapons virtually anywhere in the world. While there is uncertainty in official circles about the accuracy of the Iraqi announcement, Iraq is known …
Congresswoman Barbara Lee was the sole Member of Congress to vote against using military force against terrorists after the September 11, 2001 al Qaeda attack. This week she assumed chairmanship of the House subcommittee in charge of the State Department budget. Lee’s entire adult career has been on the outer fringes of California political extremism …
Originally published by Fox News Center President Fred Fleitz cautions the Biden administration against removing sanctions against Iran on ‘America’s News HQ.’ Watch the latest video at foxnews.com
Originally published by The National Interest 2021 Outlook Assessment The Biden administration has the opportunity to build on the successes of recent shifts in the Middle East, including improved Arab-Israeli relations and the Gulf ‘solidarity pact.’ On January 15, the U.S. Defense Department announced that it would include Israel in its Central Command (Centcom) for …
With Gordon Chang, Todd Bensman, Ilan Berman and Kevin Freeman GORDON CHANG, Contributor, Daily Beast, Author, “The Coming Collapse of China,” “Nuclear Showdown: North Korea Takes the World” and “Losing South Korea,” Twitter: @Gordongchang China’s military and society are being reorganized – potentially to mobilize for mass war The Biden administration may continue President Trump’s …
