by drjmcurtis | Mar 23, 2016
Flying to Moscow for a last-ditch plea to Russian President Vladimir Putin to oust Syrian President Bashar-al Assad, 70-year-old Secretary of State John Kerry sees his options dwindling. President Barack Obama sent Kerry his marching orders to get Putin to throw his...
by drjmcurtis | Mar 22, 2016
Striking the heart of the European Union, Brussels, Belgium, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria [ISIS] showed its global reach, detonating two bombs at the Brussels’ airport and a metro stop near EU headquarters, killing 30, injuring scores more. Today’s attack came...
by drjmcurtis | Mar 22, 2016
Shaking hands with 84-year-old Cuban President Raul Castro at the Revolutionary Palace, 53-year-old President Barack Obama beat back his critics and opened trade relations with Cuba since the formal embargo was signed into law Oct. 19, 1960 by President Dwight D....
by drjmcurtis | Mar 20, 2016
Facing the American-Israeli Public Affairs Committee [AIPAC], 69-year-old real estate tycoon and GOP front-runner Donald Trump walks a razor’s edge clarifying his position on Israel and a two-state solution with Palestinians. Trump raised eyebrows Feb. 17 telling...
by drjmcurtis | Mar 19, 2016
Detonating a suicide vest in the heart of Istanbul’s busy Sultanhmet shopping district, an unidentified terrorist struck one of the world’s busiest tourist spots. Generating 12% of Turkey’s $789 billion Gross Domestic Product, Turkey can ill-afford to hurt...