by Bernard Weiner, The Crisis Papers
Yes, all politics is indeed local — at the same time it is national and international. The interconnections are more numerous and important these days.

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by Dave McGill
A force of 6,000, composed of U.S. Marines, as well as British and Afghan troops, are now involved in the campaign that General Stanley A. McChrystal has been talking about for the past few weeks. The objective is to take control of the city of Marja and the surrounding area in southern Afghanistan’s [...]

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by Bernard Schaer
Tens of thousands came to the Rose Bowl game on New Year ’s Day. Their cars were inspected and randomly searched, they went through metal detectors and they were padded down, even grandma and the kids. Football fans were advised to be there four hours early!

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Tony Blair has said that if the WMD ploy didn’t work in the buildup to the war in Iraq, he would have found some other reason to launch the preemptive invasion.

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by Dave McGill
As President Barack Obama picked up his peace prize today, many may wonder if it was awarded for his speeches rather than for his actions.

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