by drjmcurtis | Jan 25, 2016
Blaming Israeli police for using lethal force on Palestinian stabbing attacks, Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom called for an end to “extrajudicial executions.” With Sweden taking its share of Palestinian immigrants, Wallstrom’s met with 80-year-old Palestine...
by drjmcurtis | Jan 24, 2016
Promoting his new book “Passion for Leadership,” 72-year-old former George W. Bush and President Barack Obama Defense Secretary Robert Gates ripped GOP presidential candidate real estate mogul Donald Trump. “In all honesty, that’s difficult for me,” Gates said,...
by drjmcurtis | Jan 23, 2016
Telling reporters in Istanbul that the U.S. and Turkey were prepared for a military solution against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria [ISIS], 73-year-old Vice President Joe Biden proved the Obama administration can’t make up its mind. Telling Russian President...
by drjmcurtis | Jan 22, 2016
Expressing alarm over Russia’s troop buildup on the Syrian border, 61-year-old Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan telegraphed his concerns to NATO, hoping for backing from the beleaguered Western alliance. Shooting down a Russian fighter jet Nov. 24, 2015 for...
by drjmcurtis | Jan 21, 2016
Since the Tea Party wing of the Republican Party emerged in 2008, a new brand of conservatives hijacked part moderates like former Sen. Bob Dole (R-Ks.), Sen. Trent Lott (R-Miss.) and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.). McCain tried to jump on the parade running against...