Jason
Clearly a go to source. I obviously added it to my own site. Glad I found it.
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Outside The Beltway | OTB
http://www.outsidethebeltway.com
Analysis of U.S. politics, world affairs, and public policy from an educated, thoughtful perspective
- Added on: Jul 18th, 2008
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: James Joyner
- Listed in: Politics International Affairs
- Tags: obama military iraq law mccain campaign
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Hasan a Muslim First, American Second?
In hindsight, it appears that Major Nidal Malik Hasan, the mass murderer who killed 14 (one of the soldiers killed, Francheska Velez, was six weeks pregnant) and wounded another 30 at Fort Hood, had long made it known that he sympathized with the ene...
OTB Caption JamTM
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Taking “No” As Iran’s Answer
The editors of the Washington Post articulate a position similar to the one that I took yesterday: The Obama administration and European governments have set the end of the year as a deadline for the transfer of the uranium out of Iran and for progre...
Update on the Fort Hood Massacre
The picture that is emerging of Maj. Nidal M. Hasan, the American-born Army psychiatrist who killed 13 people and wounded dozens of others at Fort Hood yesterday is of a deeply troubled and conflicted individual: As authorities scrambled to figure ou...
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The ♬ Louie Louie ♬ Edition OTB Caption ContestTM is now over. (AFP/File/Pius Utomi Ekpei) ✰ THE WINNERS ✰ First: Maggie Mama – Although he’s still dithering about Afghanistan, President Obama decided that a...
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Celia Durkin
The International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy 2009
Call for Applications
Berlin, 27th – 31st July, 2009
The International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy 2009 will bring together an interdisciplinary, international group of participants with an active interest in international affairs. The weeklong program will consist of lectures and panel discussions featuring experts from the fields of academia, politics, and the private sector that will focus on the role of soft power in the international environment.
The following are a selection of the confirmed speakers for the Symposium:
· Jorge Sampaio, UN High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations, Former President of Portugal (1996-2006)
· Joaquim Chissano, Former President of Mozambique (1986-2005), Former Chairperson of the African Union (2003-2004)
· Dr. Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, Former President of Latvia (1999-2007)
· Cassam Uteem, Former President of the Republic of Mauritius (1992-2002)
· Dr. Vasile Puşcaş, Romanian Minister for European Affairs
· Ints Dālderis, Minister of Culture of the Republic of Latvia
· Borys Tarasyuk, Member of Parliament and Former Foreign Minister of the Ukraine (1998-2000, 2005-2007)
· Dr. Erkki Tuomioja, Member of Parliament and Former Foreign Minister of Finland (2000-2007)
Further information about the Symposium can be found under: http://www.culturaldiplomacy.org/academy/index.php?en_calendar_symposium-2009
The program brochure, including the timetable, can be found under: http://www.culturaldiplomacy.org/academy/content/articles/symposium/documents/International_Symposium_on_Cultural_Diplomacy_2009_brochure.pdf?en_calendar_symposium-2009
I would be grateful if you could pass this information on to your colleagues and inform members of your community who you feel may be interested in attending.
Much content is merely repost. Author fails to add much original insight. Site ends up feeling inane and author comes off as self-aggrandizing.
There are some interesting and provocative assertions in between other-people's stuff and author's fluff, (e.g. "[C]onfirming judges is one of a small handful of issues where party unity truly matters,") but author fails to present even badly reasoned support. I can hear somebody asking rhetorically, "Am I right?"
More than anything, I'm disappointed.
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