Pelosi, Turkey, and Genocide on hold
Saturday, October 20th, 2007
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi seems to have stepped off a cliff with her timing for a House vote on a resolution declaring the World War I era killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks an act of genocide. There is no doubt any act of genocide should be recognized and condemmed. However, the timing of her actions can only be explained by the congressional leaderships transparent attempts to embarrass the Bush Administration at any cost. (more…)
A truce that had existed between Pakistan’s Army and the Taliban has been stretched by recent events, including the kidnapping of Korean missionaries that brought international pressure on Musharraf’s government. But the truce was shattered recntly when Taliban fighters ambushed a military convoy and took 100 soldiers hostage. In the interim, some 250 casualties have resulted from the military reprisals which included artiliry barrages and airstrikes. The incident is the highest level of conflict between the military and insurgents since 2004.