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Sheedy the perfect fit

The man responsible for those Martians, seagulls and marshmallows is set to re-enter the AFL landscape. But don't tell Vlad (aka. Andrew Demetriou) and his cohorts that the appointment of AFL legend Kevin Sheedy as Team GWS's inaugural senior coach is ...

From RONNY LERNER AND BEN SUTTON, Sportal Australia,  8 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Kevin Sheedy,  Andrew Demetriou,  NFL

Ambulance Chasing -- From Kabul to Gaza

There's an old joke: Q: What do you call a thousand lawyers at the bottom of the ocean? Of course, antipathy towards lawyers in the United States, whether tongue-in-cheek or genuine, is nothing new. But that antipathy is likely to grow amongst ...

From BEN LERNER, American Spectator,  8 Oct 2009
Related Topics: NATO,  U N Security Council,  International Criminal Court,  Taliban,  Richard Goldstone

Watchdog or Lapdog?

As the International Atomic Energy Agency convenes a series of high-level conferences in September, reports have indicated President Obama is considering imposing "crippling sanctions" against Iran in an attempt to curb that country's development ...

From BEN LERNER, American Spectator,  16 Sep 2009
Related Topics: International Atomic Energy Agency,  Barack Obama,  European Union,  John R. Bolton,  U N Security Council

Citizen-Defendants of the World

.... I speak to you not as a candidate for President, but as a citizen -- a proud citizen of the United States, and a fellow citizen of the world...the burdens of global citizenship continue to bind us together. So spoke then-presidential candidate ...

From BEN LERNER, American Spectator,  23 Mar 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Bill Clinton,  U N Security Council,  George W. Bush,  United Nations

LOST Oil Prophets

Against the alarming backdrop of gasoline prices at over $4 a gallon, oil industry executives are busily working the halls of Congress to make the case for increasing domestic oil supply. In addition to pushing for access to the Arctic National ...

From BEN LERNER, American Spectator,  14 Jul 2008
Related Topics: U.S. Congress,  George W. Bush,  U.S. Senate,  U.S. Republican Party,  Edward Markey

Green Borders

One of the unfortunate paradoxes of the post-September 11 environment is that the further in time we move from that horrible day, and the more effective our security agencies become at preventing another successful terrorist attack on American soil, ...

From BEN LERNER, American Spectator,  14 May 2008
Related Topics: Hezbollah,  Michael Chertoff,  George W. Bush,  Senate Intelligence Committee,  Al-Qaeda

Sirens in the Strait

In ancient Greek mythology, the Sirens were beautiful sea-maidens, known for chanting sweet melodies to lure hapless sailors into dangerous waters, only to face their demise amongst the jagged rocks. Today's Sirens are similarly dangerous, using the ...

From BEN LERNER, American Spectator,  20 Mar 2008
Related Topics: United Nations,  US Department of Defense,  Hezbollah

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