This week President Obama announced his plans for Afghanistan, and I am of the opinion that this war or conflict should have been the one addressed years ago instead of what was allowed to happen in Iraq. That being said, this piece by Tom Hayden offers some alternative ideas to the escalation. Those of us [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Foreign Policy'
Afghanistan & Obama
December 4th, 2009 · 31 Comments
Tags: Barack Obama · Foreign Policy · Hillary Clinton · Iraq War · community organizing and activism
Hillary’s Debacle as Honduran Democracy is Served Up
November 28th, 2009 · 15 Comments
One issue that has been of recent concern on this blog is the coup and pending elections in Honduras tomorrow. It has been five months since the de facto rulers of Honduras have ousted the democratically elected Mel Zelaya with the military, illegally exiling him. In following due process, Zelaya should have been charged through [...]
Tags: Barack Obama · Civil Rights · Foreign Policy · Hillary Clinton · Latin American Foreign Policy · Presidential Elections · Voting Rights
Women’s Rights & Reproductive Freedoms Under Attack with Honduran Coup
November 16th, 2009 · 8 Comments
One issue that has been brought to my attention regarding the recent posts that Seneca has contributed about the Honduras issue is basic women’s rights. This issue should be particularly appealing to Secretary Clinton, as fourteen years ago, she said, “Women’s rights are human rights.”
Several prominent members of the de facto government in Honduras [...]
Tags: Civil Rights · Foreign Policy · Hillary Clinton · Latin American Foreign Policy · teen pregnancy
Mixed Signals on Honduras & Clinton’s position
November 12th, 2009 · 35 Comments
Seneca’s latest blog post where he describes the current situation in Honduras has garnered much attention. Some commenters feel that the situation in Honduras reflects Secretary of State Clinton’s leadership issues and a lack of direction for Latin American foreign policy in the Obama administration.
This morning I heard this clip on YouTube, where a [...]
Tags: Barack Obama · Cuba · Foreign Policy · Hillary Clinton · Iraq War · Latin American Foreign Policy · Mexico · Seneca
Seneca on Obama Administration’s Latin Foreign Policy Woes
November 7th, 2009 · 21 Comments
The Obama Administration is plainly showing that its policy for South of the Border is equally as empty, indifferent and at times almost maladroit or inept as it has been for nearly a score of years. During last year’s campaign for the White House, Candidate Obama was judged to have a refreshing view of the [...]
Tags: Barack Obama · Bill Richardson · Cuba · Fidel Castro · Foreign Policy · GWB · Hillary Clinton · Immigration · JFK · Kennedys · Latin American Foreign Policy · Mexico · Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis · Seneca · drug war