Is Oliver Stone some sort of Soviet sleeper whom the Reds forgot to de-programme when the USSR collapsed, or simply the most politically naïve baby-boomer alive?
Just as some people stop listening to new music at some point in their lives and are forever stuck in a musical time warp, so it is for some politically – and Stone’s political development seems to have arrested some time around May 1968.
The director has previously expressed kind words for Hugo Chavez and made a grovelling documentary about murderous commie gasbag Fidel Castro, as well as promoting the ludicrous idea that John F Kennedy was killed by some Right-wing conspiracy. (more…)
North Korea has a message for its neighbor to the south: Hold friendly naval drills with the U.S., and you can expect a nuclear response.
The communist country said on Saturday that the drills between the U.S. and South Korea would prompt a “retaliatory sacred war,” and that they’d respond with “powerful nuclear deterrence.”
In the past, North Korea has threatened war when the two countries have held joint military drills. (more…)
CARACAS, Venezuela – President Hugo Chavez severed Venezuela’s diplomatic relations with Colombia on Thursday over claims he harbors guerrillas, and he charged that his neighbor’s leader could attempt to provoke a war.
Chavez said he was forced to break off all relations because Colombian officials claim he has failed to move against leftist rebels who allegedly have taken shelter in Venezuelan territory.
Chavez acted moments after Colombian Ambassador Luis Alfonso Hoyos presented a meeting of the Organization of American States in Washington with photos, videos, witness testimony and maps of what he said were rebel camps inside Venezuela and challenged Venezuelan officials to let independent observers visit them. (more…)
Former Nev. Gov. Kenny Guinn dies in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS — Former Nevada Gov. Kenny Guinn, a two-term moderate Republican whose tenure marked a prosperous era in a state now facing severe budget problems, died Thursday after falling from the roof of his Las Vegas home while making repairs. He was 73.
The predecessor to current Gov. Jim Gibbons was pronounced dead at University Medical Center, where he was taken after the fall, Coroner Mike Murphy said. Authorities were investigating whether the death was from natural causes or an accident.
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Sarah Palin “Refudiate” Twitter Post, What Is Refudiate?
Sarah Palin is always giving people something to talk about. Today the term “refudiate” became of the highest searches on the Web after she included it in a Twitter post asking Muslims to withdraw their support for a mosque near Ground Zero.
Ground Zero Mosque supporters: doesn’t it stab you in the heart, as it does ours throughout the heartland? Peaceful Muslims, pls refudiate.” Said Palin in her Twitter account. (more…)
USS George Washington to Visit Republic of Korea
USS George Washington, the U.S. Navy’s only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier will visit the Korean port of Busan July 21 to 25, U.S. Forces Korea officials announced today.
In addition to USS George Washington, three destroyers from its strike group will also visit
Korean ports. USS McCampbell and USS John S. McCain will visit Busan, and USS Lassen will visit Chinhae. (more…)
Militants killed, detained in connection with Kabul Conference raid
Several insurgents were killed and two were detained while troops were looking for a Taliban facilitator who was believed to be in the final stages of planning an attack against an international conference in Kabul, authorities said Tuesday.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is attending the gathering, known as the Kabul Conference. (more…)
Clinton aims to refine goals of Afghan war
ISLAMABAD — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton started a South Asia tour on Sunday aimed at refining the goals of the nearly 9-year-old war in Afghanistan and pushing neighboring nations to work together in the fight against al-Qaida and Taliban extremists.
Clinton landed in Islamabad where she will underscore the need for Afghan-Pakistani cooperation in winning the war but also announce plans to beef up U.S. development assistance to Pakistan, which is rife with anti-American sentiment.
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Heckenlively still waiting to see if he can challenge Paul Ryan for Congress
RACINE – John Heckenlively of Racine is still waiting to see if he can run against U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan for the 1st Congressional District seat.
Heckenlively registered as a Democrat to run against the Republican congressman, but he was initially short on valid signatures; some who signed his nomination papers did not include the year when they signed their names, he said. He faxed papers to the Government Accountability Board on Friday, and on these papers the circulator verified that the nomination papers were signed this year, but the GAB said it needed to see the actual paper the circulator signed, not just a faxed copy, Heckenlively said. They should receive that on Monday, he said. (more…)
Probe targets lawmakers’ fundraisers
A controversial investigation by the Office of Congressional Ethics into fundraising by eight lawmakers prior to the House vote on financial services reform is continuing, but whether the ethics committee will launch a full-scale probe is still far from clear.
OCE is also running into its own internal deadline for making recommendations on investigations to the ethics committee, further complicating the outlook for both the members being targeted and the ethics watchdog office. (more…)