Stephen Zunes: Obama’s anti-Iraq war stance wiped out by choosing hawk Biden
Month: August 2008
Biden, Iraq, and Obama’s Betrayal
Foreign Policy in Focus/Institute for Policy Studies
August 24, 2008, By John Feffer, Stephen Zunes
Incipient Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama’s selection of Joseph Biden as his running mate constitutes a stunning betrayal of the anti-war constituency who made possible his hard-fought victory in the Democratic primaries and caucuses. The veteran Delaware senator has been one the leading congressional supporters of U.S. militarization of the Middle East and Eastern Europe, of strict economic sanctions against Cuba, and of Israeli occupation policies.
http://fpif.org/articles/biden_iraq_and_obamas_betrayal
The Democrats’ Twisted Morality
Huffington Post Sep 18, 2008, Updated May 25, 2011 by Stephen Zunes
Revelations of an extra-marital affair two years ago by former North Carolina senator John Edwards has led the Democratic Party to not only reject the possibility of him running again for vice-president but to rule out allowing him to give his widely-anticipated address before the national convention. According to former Democratic National Committee chair Don Fowler, Edwards no longer meets the “high moral standards” expected of those given such a prominent role in the party’s quadrennial gathering. http://huffingtonpost.com/stephen-zunes/the-democrats-twisted-mor_b_118782.html
The U.S. and Georgia
Huffington Post, August 17, 2008, Reposted from Foreign Policy In Focus.
The international condemnation of Russian aggression against Georgia – and the concomitant assaults by Abkhazians and South Ossetians against ethnic Georgians within their territories – is in large part appropriate. But the self-righteous posturing coming out of Washington should be tempered by a sober recognition of the ways in which the United States has contributed to the crisis. [Source]
U.S. Role in Georgia Crisis
Foreign Policy in Focus/Intitute for Policy Studies,
August 14, 2008 By John Feffer, Stephen Zunes
The international condemnation of Russian aggression against Georgia – and the concomitant assaults by Abkhazians and South Ossetians against ethnic Georgians within their territories – is in large part appropriate. But the self-righteous posturing coming out of Washington should be tempered by a sober recognition of the ways in which the United States has contributed to the crisis. [Source]