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Prestowitz: William Daley is not a businessman

The New York Times and others are portraying the appointment of William Daley to the post of chief of staff as a matter of a widely-experienced corporate executive bringing badly needed business experience to the White House. The notion is that as a top...

Published Fri, Jan 07 2011 7:56 AM by FP Passport

Honduras political crisis apparently not over

Honduran politicians apparently didn't get the memo that last week's U.S.-mediated deal had ended their country's political deadlock: Zelaya's supporters say that failure to approve the deal in the next few days would kill the final opportunity...

Published Thu, Nov 05 2009 9:35 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Latin America

Meanwhile in Sudan...

Sudan's busy capital of Khartoum is one of the many cities where the waves of Tunisia and Egypt have hit home in recent days, sparking parallel protests against the government. And just as security forces were detaining and harassing foreign journalists...

Published Thu, Feb 03 2011 4:42 PM by FP Passport

Egypt returns to the Internet

The above video illustration by the Internet monitoring service Renesys shows the moment Egypt's Internet returned to life -- one ISP at a time -- starting at around 9:30 UTC (11:30 Cairo time) this morning. Interestingly, the Noor Group's ISP...

Published Wed, Feb 02 2011 11:40 AM by FP Passport

Friday Photo: Snake in the House

George Horne, Deputy Executive Director of Operations & Maintenance Resources, rolls out a preserved Burmese Python which was captured in Miami-Dade County, Florida, during a hearing before the Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Subcommittee...

Published Fri, Nov 06 2009 4:07 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Friday Photo

Morning Brief: Abbas announced retirement

Abbas announced retirement Top story: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says he will not seek reelection , adding a new element of uncertainty to the Middle East peace process. “I have told my brethren in the P.L.O. that I have no desire to run in the...

Published Fri, Nov 06 2009 5:58 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Baguette breaks Large Hadron Collider

It's almost as if God doesn't want the scientists at CERN to fire up the Large Hadron Collider. The world's largest particle-collider, which cost around £4 billion to construct and, by the way, might destroy the world , has run into another...

Published Thu, Nov 05 2009 12:32 PM by FP Passport

The problem with "historic breakthroughs"

The Obama administration, and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in particular, seems to have developed a bit of a "mission accomplished" problem when it comes to diplomatic breakthroughs. Last week Clinton hailed Benjamin Netanyahu's "unprecedented"...

Published Fri, Nov 06 2009 9:15 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Diplomacy, Obama Administration

Israel's New Military Recruiters: Muscleheads, Old Men, Girl Drummers

The Israeli military, hard up for combat volunteers, has taken up an aggressive viral marketing campaign to attract new recruits for its most dangerous roles. And, if first impressions are any indication, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) may want to hire...

Published Wed, Dec 04 2013 6:06 AM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Hariri to stay as caretaker prime minister

Hariri to stay as caretaker prime minister Top story: Lebanon's President has asked Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri to stay on as a caretaker Prime Minister after the collapse of his coalition government yesterday. 11 Hezbollah ministers resigned from...

Published Thu, Jan 13 2011 6:37 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Tunisia foreign minister resigns

This thing may really be happening. Kamel Mourjane, said to be one of the more decent members of the Tunisian regime, has just announced his resignation on his website : Citizens of the Republic of Tunisia, After witnessing the recent event that our country...

Published Thu, Jan 13 2011 8:42 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Middle East

Morning Brief: Iran Cut out of U.N. Invitations to Syria Talks

Iran Cut out of U.N. Invitations to Syria Talks Top News: The United Nations extended initial invitations to 30 countries yesterday to participate in negotiations to resolve the Syrian civil war. Talks are slated to begin on January 22 and the United...

Published Tue, Jan 07 2014 4:56 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Morning Brief: Radiation levels rise at Japanese nuclear plant

Radiation levels rise at Japanese nuclear plant Top story: Japan faces the growing risk of a nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power station. At this point, the level of radiation released has already made this the worst nuclear accident...

Published Tue, Mar 15 2011 5:27 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Who should worry about SyriaLeaks?

WikiLeaks has struck again. The self-professed whistleblower site announced this morning that it would release a whopping 2.4 million emails from Syrian political figures, ministries, and the companies with which they interacted. Founder Julian Assange...

Published Thu, Jul 05 2012 8:58 AM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Qaddafi forces go on the offensive

Qaddafi forces go on the offensive Top story: Momentum appears to be shifting toward pro-government forces in Libya as warplanes continue to pound rebel-held positions and pro-Qaddafi fighters regained several towns. Warplanes launched at least five airstrikes...

Published Tue, Mar 08 2011 5:22 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

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Prestowitz: William Daley is not a businessman

Honduras political crisis apparently not over

Meanwhile in Sudan...

Egypt returns to the Internet

Friday Photo: Snake in the House

Morning Brief: Abbas announced retirement

Baguette breaks Large Hadron Collider

The problem with "historic breakthroughs"

Israel's New Military Recruiters: Muscleheads, Old Men, Girl Drummers

Morning Brief: Hariri to stay as caretaker prime minister

Tunisia foreign minister resigns

Morning Brief: Iran Cut out of U.N. Invitations to Syria Talks

Morning Brief: Radiation levels rise at Japanese nuclear plant

Who should worry about SyriaLeaks?

Morning Brief: Qaddafi forces go on the offensive