Entries from November 2009

November 18, 2009

Madame Secretary, Cherchez la femme..

HILLARY CLINTON FIRST LADY

~ the extraordinary Hillary Clinton
The First Lady has never been more popular—or effective. As Mrs. Clinton begins a campaign to restore America’s decaying historical treasures, Ann Douglas finds that in her personal life, too, she seeks inspiration from the past.
Photographed by Annie Leibovitz.
During Hillary Clinton’s [...]

November 17, 2009

This Just In: Australia setting the example to Muslims…

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd – Australia
Muslims who want to live under Islamic Sharia law were told on Wednesday to get out of Australia , as the government targeted radicals in a bid to head off potential terror attacks..
Separately, Rudd angered some Australian Muslims on Wednesday by saying he supported spy agencies monitoring the nation’s mosques. [...]

November 15, 2009

Hillary says: ‘Our Goal Is to Defeat Al-Qaida and Its Extremist Allies’

SPIEGEL Interview with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

Thumbs up from US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke to SPIEGEL about her hopes for Afghanistan, her fears about al-Qaida’s safe haven in Pakistan and her finite patience with Iran.
SPIEGEL: Madam Secretary, your government is considering sending more troops into Afghanistan. [...]

November 6, 2009

Sgt. Kimberley Munley hailed as heroine for taking down Ft. Hood Shooter…

Friends hail police Sgt. Kimberly Munley for taking down Fort Hood gunman, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan

“The hero cop who ended the bloody rampage at Fort Hood by pumping four bullets into the crazed gunman even though she was wounded is known for her toughness, friends say.”
Before relocating to Texas, civilian police Sgt. Kimberly Munley spent [...]

November 1, 2009

UPdated: Kosovo unveils statue honoring President William J. Clinton

PRISTINA, Nov. 1, 2009 (Reuters) — Kosovo’s Albanian majority unveiled a statue of former U.S. president Bill Clinton on Sunday to thank him for saving them by stopping a wave of ethnic cleansing by Serbia.
 
As the U.S. President in 1999, Clinton launched NATO air strikes to halt the killing of ethnic Albanians [...]