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October 8, 2008 5:27:49 AM CDT


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  • June 2008
    • Hand of US Neocons Seen Behind Irish 'No'

      Hand of US Neocons Seen Behind Irish 'No'

      (Newser) - Pro-Europeans are claiming that American neoconservatives helped bankroll an effort to convince Irish voters to reject a key treaty, Der Spiegel reports. "Europe has powerful enemies on the other side of the Atlantic, gifted with considerable financial means," a French minister said after Ireland's thumbs-down roiled the continent. "The role of the American neo-cons was very important in the victory of the 'no'." More »

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      France   European Union   Europe   Ireland   constitution   neocon   Lisbon Treaty

  • April 2008
  • March 2008
    • Pundits Spar Over McCain as Dubya Redux

      Pundits Spar Over McCain as Dubya Redux

      (Newser) - John McCain’s foreign-policy address Wednesday split watchers, with David Brooks, in the New York Times , declaring the Republican candidate a breath of fresh air and Glenn Greenwald, in Salon, seeing four more years of George W. Bush. Brooks says the “personal, nuanced and ambitious speech” shows McCain to be a JFK-style internationalist, highlighting maverick criticism of the Iraq war in late 2003. More »

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      John McCain   George W. Bush   Iraq war   military   foreign policy   US foreign policy   neocon

  • June 2007
    • Pardon Me?

      Pardon Me?

      (Newser) - Yesterday's steep sentence for Scooter Libby is forcing Bush's hand on a possible pardon for the convicted perjurer. Judge Reggie Walton probably won't let Cheney's former chief of staff remain free pending appeals, WaPo reports, so the president is short on time if he wants to spare a close and popular ally a prison stay. More »

  • March 2007

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