Russia Returns Heavy-Hitter to Afghanistan

Highlights a classic failure of US intel and State…..no experts with the depth or contacts necessary to conduct statecraft……. Mullah Omar gets a Russian visitor By M K Bhadrakumar Asia Times, Mar 24, 2011 EXTRACT:  The executive order makes the customary reference to the new appointee’s worthy credentials as “an experienced diplomat and Orientalist”. And …

General Electric 2010: No Taxes, Claimed 3.2B Credit

But Nobody Pays That G.E.’s Strategies Let It Avoid Taxes Altogether By DAVID KOCIENIEWSKI The New York Times, March 24, 2011 General Electric, the nation’s largest corporation, had a very good year in 2010. The company reported worldwide profits of $14.2 billion, and said $5.1 billion of the total came from its operations in the …

Obama fails to grasp the gravity of going to war

Although a partisan paper, the Examiner does show the lack of understanding that is permeating the current administration…….. By: Byron York 03/24/11 8:05 PM The Examiner “I see Obama’s visiting the United States,” said Rush Limbaugh on Thursday, the president’s first full day back in Washington after a spring break diplomatic tour of Latin America…. …