Hezbollah boasts: We’ve beaten the CIA and Mossad

Following last week’s report that the top leader of the terrorist group Hezbollah warned the United States government that any attack by the U.S. military on Iran would result in violence throughout the Middle East, the Syrian and Iranian-backed Hezbollah boasted Wednesday it had “vanquished” the U.S Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Israel’s intelligence group [...]

Hezbollah chief warns of regional war if Iran, Syria attacked

The top leader of the terrorist group Hezbollah warned the United States government on Friday that interference in the internal affairs of Iran and Syria, or any attack by the U.S. military attack, would result in violence throughout the Middle East. During his annual televised speech to celebrate Hezbollah’s “Martyr’s Day,” the group’s secretary-general, Hassan [...]

A ‘Fall of Discontent’ for U.S.-China Trade Relations

Global economic developments this year, along with the impact of safe-haven investment flows have led to the appreciation of the dollar in global markets, contributed to the high level of unemployment in the U.S. and increased the chances for a double-dip recession in America. All these developments have further highlighted the international tensions over exchange [...]

Drug Policy Reform: BASTA – Border Activist Summit for Teaching and Action Held at University of Texas at El Paso

Americas Program director, Laura Carlsen and your MexicoBlog editor just returned from attending the Border Activist Summit for Teaching and Action (BASTA) conference at the University of Texas in El Paso. The conference, held on October 13 1nd 14, was organized by a group of students, faculty and staff from the University who were concerned [...]

On Killing U.S. Citizens

A few days ago, Charlie Savage wrote an article for the Times reporting on a sub-rosa 50-page U.S. legal memorandum drafted in 2010 justifying the execution of a U.S. citizen without a trial. David Barron and Martin Lederman, the drafters of the memo and both decisive lawyers in the Office of Legal Counsel then, posit [...]

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