Bill Clinton is to be named a special U.N. envoy to Haiti, says NPR. This news struck me as I recall when investigative journalist Allan Nairn shared some recent history with the audience of Democracy Now! about how the Clinton administration continued George H. W. Bush’s policies and backed a CIA effort that supported the [...]
This past Sunday morning brought the news of Jack Kemp’s passing, and my one interaction with him came to mind. Kemp was part of an event I covered while stringing for Pacifica’s Peace Watch, and what I understood about the nature of his military service made him subject to inclusion under a broad question I [...]
We are not surprised, but we are unimpressed by Obama’s nominee to run the Central Intelligence Agency. During his confirmation hearing Thursday, Leon Panetta appeared to make at least a couple inaccurate statements during his Thursday appearance before the Senate Intelligence Committee. When asked by Hatch, Panetta seemed to confirm an assertion by Senator Hatch [...]