FOCUS: OPINION ‘Wall Street leads in phony reform’ By Danny Schechter Obama claims his financial reforms will bring an end to taxpayer bailouts [EPA] Charade noun an absurd pretense intended to create a pleasant or respectable appearance: talk of unity was nothing more than a charade. The plan was to get the financial reform bill…
As Gen. Petraeus assumes control in Afghanistan, the Obama administration needs to demonstrate that its counterinsurgency strategy is working
Battle for Marja not only militarily significant Story Highlights MARJA, AFGHANISTAN — The Afghan official responsible for governing Marja paid his first visit to this strife-torn community Monday, imploring residents to forsake the Taliban and promising employment programs as an inducement for local men to put down their weapons. Greg Jaffe and Craig Whitlock, both…