Category Archives: Foreign Policy

Hillary Clinton And The Holiday Inn Express School Of Foreign Policy

Posted on March 9, 2008 by Mash

Hillary Clinton did not bring peace to Northern Ireland, but she may have stayed at a Holiday Inn Express. Hillary Clinton did not negotiate to open borders in Kosovo (with Sinbad and Sheryl Crow at her side), but she may … Continue reading →

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Losing Samantha Power

Posted on March 8, 2008 by Mash

Samantha Power comments on her resignation from the Obama campaign As most of the world probably knows, Samantha Power has resigned as Barack Obama’s senior foreign policy advisor after a Scottish newspaper published that she called Mrs. Clinton a "monster" … Continue reading →

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Samantha Power On Sergio Vieira De Mello

Posted on February 20, 2008 by Mash

A remarkable woman has written a book on a remarkable man who lived an extraordinary life. Tonight I went to hear Samantha Power speak at Politics and Prose on her new book Chasing the Flame: Sergio Vieira de Mello and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Policy, Human Rights, International | 8 Comments

The Bangladesh Military Tilts At Windmills

Posted on January 31, 2008 by Mash

The newspapers in Bangladesh fed us the party line. They declared that a "foreign body" had been provoking labor unrest in Bangladesh’s garment industry. Never mind that rising food prices and unpaid back wages have driven those who already live … Continue reading →

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What Say You Mr. Bush?

Posted on November 17, 2007 by Mash

Someone please explain to me why we bombed into the Stone Age the most secular Arab country in the Middle East while kissing and holding hands with the most backward ruling elite in perhaps the entire world. Please justify this Mr. Bush: … Continue reading →

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