by John M. Curtis | May 26, 2016
Faced with growing pressure from France and the international community, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appointed 57-year-old Moldova-born former Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman to defense minister. Viewed as a hawk by the Obama administration, Lieberman...
by John M. Curtis | May 26, 2016
Speaking to a boisterous rally at the Anaheim Convention Center today, 69-year-old GOP presumptive nominee real estate tycoon Donald Trump hinted he isn’t inclined to meet House Speaker Paul Ryan’s conservative demands. Ryan withheld his endorsement pending Trump’s...
by John M. Curtis | May 24, 2016
Rejecting the latest offer to debate before California’s June 7 primary, 74-year-old Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has begun to face the music that his upstart presidential is about to end. Only 90 delegates shy, with pledged and super-delegates, Democratic front-runner...
by John M. Curtis | May 23, 2016
Countering aggressive moves in the South China Sea with China building air strips in shallow reefs of the Spratly Islands, 54-year-old President Barack Obama decided to lift a 50-year-old arms embargo with Vietnam. Losing a 10-year-long bloody war with North Vietnam...
by John M. Curtis | May 20, 2016
Realizing that fix was in with former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s 525 super-delegates, 74-year-old Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) vowed to not quit the race until the last vote is counted. With an insurmountable delegate lead of 2,293, Hillary told Bernie...