Category Archives: Foreign Policy

LinkSwarm for May 15, 2015

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Lawrence Person

I knew if I was just lazy enough, I could get the Friday LinkSwarm back to Friday! “If Baltimore wants to get its economic act together, it has to get something else right first: policing.” What the left says is … Continue reading →

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Greece Debt Crisis Update for May 14, 2014

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Greece managed to make its scheduled IMF loan repayment of around €750 million ($837 million) which “buys the country a few more weeks to reach a deal with creditors on fresh financing.” Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis said “Greece must … Continue reading →

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UK Rioters: Nothing Says Classy Like Defacing a WWII Monument

Posted on May 10, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Evidently the UK hard left is having a giant hissy fit in London over the fact they got their asses kicked by the Tories in this week’s election. Also, here’s a helpful hint: When you start throwing things at police, … Continue reading →

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Another Greece Update: Back to the Shell Game

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Lawrence Person

And the Greece shell game over implementing reform (or, since it’s Greece, “reform”) continues. Greece’s finance minister Yanis Varoufakis (who’s evidently still doing the negotiating, reports to the contrary notwithstanding) has handed the Eurocrats a proposal that doesn’t match what … Continue reading →

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Tories Win Outright Majority in UK Elections

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Lawrence Person

David Cameron’s Conservative Party won an outright majority in parliamentary elections and will be forming the next government. Labour, after having managed to piss off almost everyone during last year’s vote on Scottish independence, was essentially wiped out in Scotland, … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for May 5, 2015

Posted on May 5, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Happy Cinco de Mayo! My efforts to move the LinkSwarm back to it’s usual Friday position by posting early have failed, so I’m trying to get it there by letting it drift back one day later each time… “Canadian Partnership … Continue reading →

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Greece Shuffles Deck Chairs

Posted on April 28, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has been demoted, evidently because the EuroCrats he was negotiating with hated his guts (a significant drawback when you’re trying to convince creditors to pour more money down the rathole that is the Greek economy). … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for April 26, 2015

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Did you miss the riots in Baltimore on Saturday? You know, the ones CNN and other media outlets didn’t cover because they were too busy covering the White House Correspondent’s Dinner? Because mere rioting by the uncouth peasantry must wait … Continue reading →

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Did I Say the Clintons Earned $2 Million Off Russian Uranium Deals? I Meant $31 Million

Posted on April 24, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Looks like yesterday’s story on the Clinton bribe machine underestimated the amount of money the Clinton Foundation received from oligarchs connected to the Rosatom energy agency. By an order of magnitude. The monster deal stunned the mining industry, turning an … Continue reading →

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Pentagon Map Fails To Show Territory Gained by ISIS

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Lawrence Person

The good news is that the anti-Islamic State forces, backed by U.S. airstrikes, have successfully pushed back ISIS in some areas. This has lead to the Pentagon claiming that ISIS has lost territory, and can “no longer able to operate … Continue reading →

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