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American Released At Visit of Jimmy Carter

By Joe Patterson

Published: August 27, 2010

American Released At Visit of Jimmy Carter

American Aijalon Gomes, center, prepares to leave North Korea from Pyongyang airport, on Friday August 27, 2010. Looking gaunt but relieved, Gomes freed after nearly seven months jailed in North Korea left Pyongyang on Friday in the company of the former U.S. President Jimmy Carter. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) ** JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, FOR COMMERCIAL USE ONLY IN NORTH AMERICA ** | read this item

The New York Times reports that former President Jimmy Carter has officially succeeded in bargaining the North Korean government for the release of an American who was kept in the country for entering illegally. The man, Aijalon Mahli Gomes, was sentenced to eight years working hard labor after entering the country illegally, and Carter visited [...]

Hillary Expresses Concern Over Congo Sex Crimes

By Joe Patterson

Published: August 26, 2010

Hillary Expresses Concern Over Congo Sex Crimes | read this item

RTT News reports that US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has expressed “deep concern” over the mass rape of many women and children in Congo recently. This most recent crime in the Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC) showcases the serious problems that are still apparent in this area in terms of social unrest and widespread occurrences of war [...]

Former President Carter in North Korea

By Joe Patterson

Published: August 25, 2010

Former President Carter in North Korea | read this item

The New York Times reports that former US President Jimmy Carter has arrive in Pyongyang, North Korea in a mission to win back a US prisoner being held in the country. This was reported by the North’s restricted news agency. South Korea also says that Carter will attempt to break the current problem with relations [...]

GOP Still Won’t Let Obama Muslim Myth Die

By Joe Patterson

Published: August 24, 2010

GOP Still Won't Let Obama Muslim Myth Die | read this item

A recent story in Slate questioned the motives of various Republicans in allowing the myth that President Obama is a Muslim continue, despite the fact that he is undoubtedly a Christian. In an interview with Minority Leader Mith McConnell, his words did not exactly dispel the myth. In the interview, he rather allowed the notion to [...]

Barak Calls Flotilla Efforts A Provocation

By Joe Patterson

Published: August 23, 2010

Barak Calls Flotilla Efforts A Provocation | read this item

CNN reports that Israel’s Defense Minister Ehud Barak is calling the planned flotilla’s not something related to humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, but actually a clear example of provocation against Israel. There is currently a planned flotilla from Lebanon that should leave today. The current flotilla is leaving nearly three months after a flotilla [...]

Israel and Palestine Start Negotiations in September

By Joe Patterson

Published: August 20, 2010

Israel and Palestine Start Negotiations in September | read this item

The LA Times reports that world leaders are inviting Israeli and Palestinian leaders to Washington to start face to face talks in early September. These invitations and requests have come from Russia, the European Union, as well as the US in an effort to move the negotiations away from somewhere that may produce volatile results. [...]

Clinton Announces Extra Aid For Pakistan

By Joe Patterson

Published: August 19, 2010

Clinton Announces Extra Aid For Pakistan

A Pakistani man reaches out from behind a truck during the distribution of relief goods for flood victims at Muzaffargarh district, Punjab province, Pakistan, Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010. Weeks after massive downpours first battered northern Pakistan, submerging tens of thousands of square miles, killing about 1,500 people and leaving millions homeless, those floodwaters are still sweeping downriver and through the south, adding one more layer of misery to people long accustomed to hardship. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) | read this item

The Associated Foreign Press reports that US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is pledging extra aid to the Pakistan flood areas at the UN in order to mobilize international response for the devastated region. The flood is far worse that any flood in recent history in terms of the number of people displaced and those [...]

US Easing Travel To Cuba

By Joe Patterson

Published: August 17, 2010

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US Easing Travel To Cuba | read this item

The New York Times reports that the Obama administration will be reducing travel restrictions to Cuba as the next step in trying to relax relations between the two countries. This is accompanied by a continuance of the embargo against the communist country that will still be kept in place. This new policy will be put [...]

Clinton Urges Israeli PM to Restart Palestine Peace Talks

By Joe Patterson

Published: August 16, 2010

Clinton Urges Israeli PM to Restart Palestine Peace Talks | read this item

Reuters reports that US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is attempting to push Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to restart the Palestine peace talks after Clinton says he has been helping to block them from continuing as planned. The Obama administration is attempting to get peace talks going between the two sides of this ongoing [...]

Clinton Says US Will Continue Ties With India

By Joe Patterson

Published: August 13, 2010

Clinton Says US Will Continue Ties With India | read this item

The Times of India reported that in the US Secretary of State’s statement congratulating India on its Independence Day, Hillary Clinton affirmed a continued US interest in India. She said that the US is ready to continue the unique relationship with India into the future to try and find solutions to the problems of the [...]