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 complex because of the weapons used or its size, b ...
Posted Wednesday, December 3rd 2008 at 12:38PM
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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 terror threat, as we did with the nuclear thr ...
Posted Wednesday, December 3rd 2008 at 12:36PM
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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. Panic would not be the appropriate response to a ra ...
Posted Tuesday, September 16th 2008 at 9:41AM
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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 bloggers. Here's a little link love:
What is McCa ...
Posted Thursday, September 11th 2008 at 3:18PM
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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 heft as November approaches, while the Obama campa ...
Posted Friday, August 29th 2008 at 2:01PM
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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 ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, ...
Posted Wednesday, August 27th 2008 at 8:19PM
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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 Russian power. The Russian empire — czarist and Soviet ...
Posted Wednesday, August 27th 2008 at 9:17AM
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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 medical centers.
The language got centered, then ...
Posted Monday, August 25th 2008 at 4:38PM
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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 come to the Olympic glory she sought in Beijing. Jo ...
Posted Monday, August 25th 2008 at 4:37PM
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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 the race strong if you want to win. Despite clipp ...
Posted Monday, August 25th 2008 at 4:36PM
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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 chucked out the door. Biden has been in Washington for ...
Posted Monday, August 25th 2008 at 4:33PM
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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. Clearly, the Kilpatrick narrative is corruption, but co ...
Posted Monday, August 25th 2008 at 4:31PM
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