Category Archives: Foreign Policy

WMD Found in Iraq

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Lawrence Person

According to the latest batch of Wikileak documents. In particular, coalition troops kept coming across numerous artillery shells filled with mustard gas. Remember the terms of Section 8 of UN resolution 687 that ended the first Gulf War: Iraq shall … Continue reading →

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This Week in Jihad

Posted on October 23, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Thanks to an Instalanch (with assists from Ace of Spades and Moe Lane, among others), my piece on Elizabeth Moon and WisCon has proven extraordinarily popular, so I’ve been spending a fair amount of attention on that. (And numerous liberal … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for 10/10/10

Posted on October 10, 2010 by Lawrence Person

A few links for 10/10/10 Sunday: Republican candidate for Pennsylvania’s 11th congressional district Lou Barletta posts a Fox News video that tells how his opponent, Rep. Paul Kanjorski, earmarked $10 million for a business run by his own family. Kanjorski … Continue reading →

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EU: How about letting the yuan appreciate? China: How about you die in a fire?

Posted on October 6, 2010 by Lawrence Person

It’s not just the U.S. that believes China’s yuan is pegged artificially low. The EU is also complaining at the current EU-China summit, asking them to let the yuan appreciate 20-40% in value. China’s reply? Get stuffed. That’s not the … Continue reading →

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Fascinating Michael Totten Piece on the Druze of the Golan Heights

Posted on October 4, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Michael Totten’s pieces are always worth reading, and this piece on the Druze of the Golan Heights is no exception. I especially liked this bit on the religious beliefs of the Druze: They’re monotheists who emerged from Islam a thousand … Continue reading →

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The Stuxnet Worm: Set Pants to Brown Alert

Posted on October 3, 2010 by Lawrence Person

The Weekly Standard has an interesting piece on The Stuxnet worm. It seems designed to attack Iran’s nuclear program, was in the wild for more than six months before being detected, featured stolen digital signature keys (which may have involved … Continue reading →

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Obama Administration Gives OK to $60 Billion Arms Sale to Saudi Arabia

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Maybe I just wasn’t paying attention, but I didn’t notice that the Obama Administration had approved a $60 billion (with a B) arms sale to Saudi Arabia until Instapundit linked to that Jonathan Tepperman piece. I have mixed feelings about … Continue reading →

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Greece: Even worse than you thought

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Lawrence Person

This piece by Michael Lewis in Vanity Fair is a real eye-opener. No matter how fiscally inept and corrupt you thought Greece’s government, the picture it paints is much worse, of a country where no one blows the whistle on … Continue reading →

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Israel’s Possible Strike on Iran: Reactions

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Lawrence Person

There have been a lot of reactions to the Jeffrey Goldberg piece on the coming Israel attack against Iran’s nuclear weapons program I talked about here. The issue is discussed with the ever-irrepressible Christopher Hitchens. Conclusion? If Iran continues to … Continue reading →

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Israel’s Coming Attack on Iran

Posted on August 16, 2010 by Lawrence Person

This Jeffrey Goldberg article on the late stage of Iran’s nuclear project, and Israel’s need to stop it before completion, is essential reading. Goldberg has spent a lot of time talking to just about all the major players in Israel, … Continue reading →

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