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George Friedman ~ Honorary Political Season Contributor Last Wednesday evening, a group of Islamist operatives carried out a complex terror operation in the Indian city of Mumbai. The attack was not

The terror attack in Mumbai and its aftermath has been and will continue to be a major story in the news for at least another week or two. In a world where we have grown accustomed to the presence of

The post convention resurgence of McCain's poll numbers along with the closing of the enthusiasm gap brought about by putting Palin on the ticket has created some serious panic in democratic ranks. P

Since the announcement of Palin as McCain's running mate, I've been looking for sources of Alaska based intel on her. I'm gratified to have discovered along with many others I'm sure, some Alaskan bl

McCain announced Sarah Palin, Governor of Alaska, as his VP selection today. Its a gamechanging pick. Its definitely an offensive move. The McCain camp seems to be gaining strategic and execution

Our Deepest Fear Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselve

By George Friedman - Honorary Political Season Contributor The Russo-Georgian war was rooted in broad geopolitical processes. In large part it was simply the result of the cyclical reassertion of Russ

Musings from my friend, the lovely Sheri, who blogs privately in MySpace I remember when I noticed that libraries became media centers, gyms became fitness or recreation centers, hospitals became m

Lolo Jones, interviewed after her disappointing finish out of the medals in the 100m hurdles, said she could almost feel the gold medal around her neck. That feeling was the closest she would ever co

Dawn Harper looked up at the Olympic race results seemingly in stunned disbelief that her dream of Olympic gold had been realized. In the 100 meter hurdles, you've got to clear 10 hurdles and run out

Biden. Biden! BIDEN!? We waited all week to hear the name Biden? Kos was going on about message discipline earlier today, but selecting Biden is surely not it. The entire change mantra just got chuck

The Kilpatrick machine loses another round and its possible that yet another layer will be peeled off the multi-layered wall of protection that is the Kwame Kilpatrick friends and family shield. Clear