Obama, Haiti and setting the record straight
Timothy Bancroft-Hinchey and Lisa Karpova
It appears a lot of people have decided to attack
President Obama for whatever he does, or does not do. There are
those who complain, for example that he has not granted TPS to
Haitians, which is totally untrue. There are those who complain he
has not done enough, when he has pledged one hundred million USD
towards rebuilding Haiti. The world needs a strong Barack Obama as
President of the United States of America, just as the world needs
strong and resolute governments in the most powerful nations, which
can make a difference against the forces of evil which stubbornly
plot against the happiness of ordinary families going about their
daily lives: the Islamist fanatics who believe that through
murdering innocent people they have a cause.
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Presidential ‘Peacemaking’ in Latin America
Given the Obama administration’s stance toward
the elections in Honduras, it may be worthwhile to examine the
record of each Nobel-winning U.S. president. Barack Obama, the
fourth U.S. president to win the Nobel Peace Prize, joins the others
in the long tradition of peacemaking so long as it serves U.S.
interests.
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Abbas urges US ‘endgame’ unless Israel freezes settlements
Arab states and the Palestinians would present a
unified position:
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas urged
Washington on Sunday to declare an “endgame” to resolve the
decades-old Middle East conflict if Israel does not agree to halt
settlement growth.
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‘Avatar’ eyes awards season gold at Golden Globes
Science-fiction blockbuster “Avatar” will be
aiming to convert box office riches into movie industry accolades
Sunday as Hollywood’s awards season gets underway in earnest at the
67th Golden Globes.
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