October 2012 - Foreign Policy Public Health Blog

Yoani Sanchez arrested

Cuba's best known political blogger and frequent FP contributor Yoani Sanchez was arrested today after traveling to Eastern Cuba. Reuters reports : Sanchez, and husband Reinaldo Escobar, were said to have been detained on Thursday in Bayamo, where...

Published Fri, Oct 05 2012 10:00 AM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: FBI agents arrive in Benghazi

FBI agents arrive in Benghazi Top story: FBI agents, accompanied by Special Operations forces, arrived at the ruins of the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi on Thursday. The agents are reportedly specialists in evidence collection and will look for...

Published Fri, Oct 05 2012 5:38 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Why hasn't Romney heard of these tax breaks for shipping jobs overseas?

It was one of the most heated and perplexing moments in the presidential debate last night. Barack Obama pledged to "close those loopholes that are giving incentives for companies that are shipping jobs overseas" and instead "provide tax...

Published Thu, Oct 04 2012 2:20 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Election 2012, 2012 Election Poster 1, Barack Obama

U.S. hedge fund seizes Argentine navy ship

A so-called "vulture fund" is now the proud owner of a 100-metre long tall ship. Quartz's Tim Fernholz writes : A subsidiary of Elliott Capital Management seized the Libertad in a Ghanian port on Sept. 2, after it gained an injunction from...

Published Thu, Oct 04 2012 1:56 PM by FP Passport

If you think Big Bird is breaking the bank, be glad you're not paying for Schnappi

One of Mitt Romney's biggest laugh lines in last night's debate was a promise to cut funding for PBS, essentially vowing to fire debate moderator Jim Lehrer of the PBS Newshour as well as America's favorite freakishly tall, ambiguously speciesed...

Published Thu, Oct 04 2012 8:23 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Election 2012, 2012 Election Poster 2, Mitt Romney

Morning Brief: Turkey hits Syria after mortar sails over border

Turkey hits Syria after mortar sails over border Top news: The Turkish military shelled targets inside Syria on Wednesday after a Syrian mortar round killed five Turkish civilians. The attacks were the most serious indication that Syria's civil war...

Published Thu, Oct 04 2012 5:48 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Spain reacts to Romney's Spanish cautionary tale

It may be early morning in Spain right now, but news outlets in the country quickly seized on Mitt Romney's warning during the presidential debate on Wednesday night that if the United States didn't get its fiscal house in order, it could end...

Published Wed, Oct 03 2012 8:45 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Election 2012

New poll suggests Romney is winning the China argument

In their effort to court undecided voters in industrial swing states like Ohio, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney have been going to great lengths to demonstrate their toughness on China, hurling attack ad after attack ad at one another. Romney has pledged...

Published Wed, Oct 03 2012 11:55 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Election 2012, Mitt Romney

9 and 10-year-old arrested for blasphemy in Egypt

The Egypt Independent reported on Wednesday that two children, aged nine and ten, were arrested and charged with blasphemy in the Upper Egyptian city of Beni Suef after being accused of urinating on copies of the Quran. Ibrahim Mohammad, a local sheikh...

Published Wed, Oct 03 2012 9:02 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Freedom, North Africa, Egypt

Can a Chinese company really sue Barack Obama?

The AP reports today that a Chinese-owned company has added Barack Obama as a defendent in a lawsuit: In an amended complaint filed late Monday, Ralls Corp. said Obama "acted in an unlawful and unauthorized manner" in citing national security...

Published Wed, Oct 03 2012 8:14 AM by FP Passport

British opposition leader makes fun of Mitt Romney

Mitt Romney's gaffe-filled overseas tour this summer served up lots of comedic fodder for Democrats. Senator John Kerry noted that for Romney, "an overseas trip is what you call it when you trip all over yourself overseas." Referencing the...

Published Wed, Oct 03 2012 7:59 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Election 2012, Mitt Romney

Protests hit Iran

The Iranian rial has plummeted to an all-time low, losing roughly 80 percent of its value since the end of 2011. Now, the effects are being felt on the streets of Tehran: Riot police used teargas to disperse protesters who gathered outside the central...

Published Wed, Oct 03 2012 7:34 AM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Suicide bombings rock Aleppo

Suicide bombings rock Aleppo Top news: Three suicide bombers killed more than 30 people by detonating car bombs near a military officers' club in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Wednesday, according to the Associated Press , with another explosion...

Published Wed, Oct 03 2012 5:25 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Israeli press: Will Obama seek payback against Netanyahu?

Stalled budget negotiations and Benjamin Netanyahu's extension of the timeline for striking Iran's nuclear facilities have the Israeli press speculating that the Israeli prime minister will call early elections in February or March (they're...

Published Tue, Oct 02 2012 11:30 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Election 2012, 2012 Election Poster 1, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama

Morning Brief: U.S. no longer seeking Taliban peace deal

U.S. no longer seeking Taliban peace deal Top news: Top U.S. military officials acknowledged that they no longer expect to reach a negotiated settlement with the Taliban, one of the cornerstones of the U.S. exit strategy in Afghanistan. American commanders...

Published Tue, Oct 02 2012 5:47 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

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Yoani Sanchez arrested

Morning Brief: FBI agents arrive in Benghazi

Why hasn't Romney heard of these tax breaks for shipping jobs overseas?

U.S. hedge fund seizes Argentine navy ship

If you think Big Bird is breaking the bank, be glad you're not paying for Schnappi

Morning Brief: Turkey hits Syria after mortar sails over border

Spain reacts to Romney's Spanish cautionary tale

New poll suggests Romney is winning the China argument

9 and 10-year-old arrested for blasphemy in Egypt

Can a Chinese company really sue Barack Obama?

British opposition leader makes fun of Mitt Romney

Protests hit Iran

Morning Brief: Suicide bombings rock Aleppo

Israeli press: Will Obama seek payback against Netanyahu?

Morning Brief: U.S. no longer seeking Taliban peace deal