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Did the United States use the Kashmir earthquake to send intelligence operatives into Pakistan?

That's the charge the National Journal 's Marc Ambinder makes in his very interesting new book on Joint Special Operations Command, coauthored with D.B. Grady. They write: The U.S. intelligence community took advantage of the chaos to spread resources...

Published Mon, Feb 13 2012 8:05 AM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Greece passes austerity plan amid furious protests

Greece passes austerity plan amid furious protests Top story: Facing violent protests across the country, the Greek parliament has approved an austerity bill in an effort to avoid default and secure a second bailout from the European Union and International...

Published Mon, Feb 13 2012 5:34 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

State Dept releases a bird's eye view of Syria crackdown

The State Department wants you to see the crackdown in Syria. Today, it uploaded eight satellite images showing how President Bashar al-Assad's forces have positioned artillery toward major protest centers. The release was accompanied by a note by...

Published Fri, Feb 10 2012 3:09 PM by FP Passport

Lies, damn lies, and Weibo rumors of Kim Jong Un’s demise

Your news, should you choose to believe it, came in from unnamed "dependable sources:" "On the morning of February 10th at 2:45 pm, unknown persons broke into the residence of the highest leader North Korea Kim Jong En and shot him dead...

Published Fri, Feb 10 2012 1:11 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: North Korea, East Asia

Filming Homs's horrors

President Bashar al-Assad's assault on Homs continues, and the world has watched it unfold in real time. For the past week, activists have uploaded gruesome videos of indiscriminate shelling and civilian shelling that has given viewers worldwide a...

Published Fri, Feb 10 2012 9:50 AM by FP Passport

The Election 2012 Weekly Report: Santorumentum?

Santorum's big night It ain't over yet. Rick Santorum pulled off an unlikely hat-trick on Tuesday night, winning caucuses in Minnesota and Colorado as well as a non-binding primary in Missouri -- a troubling development for frontrunner Mitt Romney...

Published Fri, Feb 10 2012 9:01 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Election 2012, 2012 Report, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Barack Obama

Morning Brief: Eurozone demands more cuts from Greece

Eurozone demands more cuts from Greece Top news: Eurozone finance ministers dismissed a package of $4.3 billion in Greek budget cuts as incomplete, demanding an additional $400 million in cuts to this year's budget. The package was presented by the...

Published Fri, Feb 10 2012 5:15 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Mississippi lawmaker: Change Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America

Guess it's a slow day in Jackson : Mississippi State Rep. Steve Holland, a Democrat, has introduced a bill calling for the part of the Gulf of Mexico that is bordered by Mississippi to be renamed the “Gulf of America.” The measure, known as HB 150...

Published Thu, Feb 09 2012 11:13 AM by FP Passport

Decline Watch: Is the U.S. Constitution going out of style?

On Monday, we disussed Ruth Bader Ginsburg's now-controversial interview with an Egyptian television station in which she suggested that the U.S. Constitution may not be the best guide for a country writing its own founding document in the 21st century...

Published Thu, Feb 09 2012 10:03 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Decline Watch

Chaos in Maldives

Rioting has erupted in the tiny Indian nomination after a confusing sequence of events that saw President Mohamed Nasheed resign, then claim a day later that he had been forced from office. Police have now issued a warrant for Nasheed's arrest: Nasheed...

Published Thu, Feb 09 2012 8:44 AM by FP Passport

Can North Korea be Fictionalized?

Little is known about life in Pyongyang. Adam Johnson, a professor of creative writing at Stanford University, tried to create an account of the mental life of the capital's citizens with his new novel, The Orphan Master's Son , the story of the...

Published Thu, Feb 09 2012 7:42 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: North Korea, East Asia

Morning Brief: Greece fails to agree to new budget cuts

Greece fails to agree to new budget cuts Top story: Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos announced that his coalition had failed to agree to a series of new austerity measures. The three parties met for seven hours, but reportedly could not reach a deal...

Published Thu, Feb 09 2012 5:00 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Even death won't stop prosecution of Russian lawyer

In a move straight out of Kafka, Russian police are taking the unusual step of filing new tax evasion charges against lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, who died in their custody two years ago: The trial of the defendant, Sergei L. Magnitsky, would be the first...

Published Wed, Feb 08 2012 8:55 AM by FP Passport

Cuba embargo turns 50

50 years ago this week, President John F. Kennedy signed an executive order embargoing all trade with Fidel Castro's Cuba: Whereas the Eighth Meeting of Consultation of Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Serving as Organ of Consultation in Application...

Published Wed, Feb 08 2012 8:13 AM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Homs assault persists as Russia pursues diplomacy

Homs assault persists as Russia pursues diplomacy Top story: Syrian forces are bombarding the city of Homs for a fifth straight day, not long after President Bashar al-Assad met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to discuss the conflict. Lavrov...

Published Wed, Feb 08 2012 5:20 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

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Did the United States use the Kashmir earthquake to send intelligence operatives into Pakistan?

Morning Brief: Greece passes austerity plan amid furious protests

State Dept releases a bird's eye view of Syria crackdown

Lies, damn lies, and Weibo rumors of Kim Jong Un’s demise

Filming Homs's horrors

The Election 2012 Weekly Report: Santorumentum?

Morning Brief: Eurozone demands more cuts from Greece

Mississippi lawmaker: Change Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America

Decline Watch: Is the U.S. Constitution going out of style?

Chaos in Maldives

Can North Korea be Fictionalized?

Morning Brief: Greece fails to agree to new budget cuts

Even death won't stop prosecution of Russian lawyer

Cuba embargo turns 50

Morning Brief: Homs assault persists as Russia pursues diplomacy