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Nuclear Engineer: We're Not Homer Simpsons

Nuclear Engineer: We're Not Homers Michael Friedlander writes in the New York Times : WATCHING the coverage of the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station unfold on TV, I was reminded of my own close call with a nuclear emergency. In 1988 I was a newly minted …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 18, 2011

Tahrir Activists Trying To Form Political Party

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Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 18, 2011

Bahrain Demolishes Protester Monument

Bahrain Tears Down Protest Monument The New York Times reports: MANAMA, Bahrain — Bahrain on Friday tore down the protest movement’s defining monument, the pearl at the center of Pearl Square, a symbolic strike that carried a sense of finality. The official news agency …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 18, 2011

The Newest Celebrity: The Dictator's Wife

Remember when Saif Qaddafi was a bold promising reformer feted by society? Not everybody learned their lesson from that disaster. Remember when Saif Qaddafi was a bold promising reformer, feted by the London School of Economics and Dr. Benjamin Barber , the self-described "internationally …

Written by David Frum on Friday March 18, 2011

Judge Suspends Wisconsin Union Law

Controversial Wisconsin Law Suspended The Wisconsin State Journal reports : A Dane County judge Friday issued a temporary order blocking implementation of Gov. Scott Walker's controversial measure limiting collective bargaining rights for public employees, saying a legislative …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 18, 2011

Should Internet Commenters Be Allowed to Vote?

Should Internet Commenters Be Allowed to Vote? Ben Smith reports : A modest proposal from Jonathan Rauch and Benjamin Wittes, who propose a constitutional amendment that says if you post on internet message boards, you'll be banned from voting for two years. The strong> amendment

Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 18, 2011

T-Paw: The Generic GOP Choice?

The Kristol-Barbour falling out is getting all the headlines, but the real story is Pawlenty’s falling in with Bill Kristol. Real Clear Politics offers a clear summation of the Kristol-Barbour spat. But it's easy to read this story upside down. The real news here is not the Kristol-Barbour …

Written by David Frum on Friday March 18, 2011

Yemen: Troops Fire on Protesters

Yemen: Troops Fire on Protesters The AP reports: Yemen's president has declared a nationwide state of emergency as the government intensifies a crackdown on protesters demanding his ouster. President Ali Abdullah Saleh says the decision was made by the country's Highest Defense …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 18, 2011

Japan Raises Nuke Alert Level

Japan Raises Nuke Alert Level The AP reports: Japan's nuclear safety agency raised the severity rating of the country's nuclear crisis from Level 4 to Level 5 on a 7-level international scale, putting it on par with the Three Mile Island accident. Click …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 18, 2011

Libya to Release Times Journalists

Libya to Release Times Journalists The New York Times reports: Four New York Times journalists missing in Libya since Tuesday were captured by forces loyal to Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi and will be released Friday, his son, Seif al-Islam el-Qaddafi, told Christiane Amanpour in an …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 18, 2011

Bartlett: How Long Will the GOP Pander to the Tea Party?

How Long Will the GOP Pander to the Tea Party? Bruce Bartlett writes : Republicans in Congress have reached a crossroads – they must decide if they are a governing party or one so beholden to its ideological fringe that it is incapable of doing the basic work of a legislative body. …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 18, 2011

Libya Declares Ceasefire

Libya Declares Ceasefire Reuters reports: Libya declared a ceasefire in the country to protect civilians and comply with a United Nations resolution passed overnight, Libyan Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa said on Friday. "We decided on an immediate ceasefire and on an immediate …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 18, 2011

Should the West Ignore Qaddafi's Ceasefire?

UPDATED: It's a pity the UN didn’t show resolve weeks ago when Qaddafi was vulnerable. Now he's declared a ceasefire. Is it too late for regime change? Does the UN know what it’s doing? It makes little sense for the UN Security Council to have waited until Muammar Qaddafi had rebounded to …

Written by Peter Worthington on Friday March 18, 2011

Israel's BlackBerry Gap

After a week meeting with senior defense and political officials in Jerusalem, one thing's surprised me: you'll see few BlackBerrys in Israel. Over the last week it has surprised me that there were so few BlackBerrys in Israel’s capital of Jerusalem. In a city that is supposed to be the center of …

Written by Tim Mak on Friday March 18, 2011

Obama’s Libyan Opportunity

A success in Libya could give Obama cover for a faster windup of the war in Afghanistan. A success in Libya could give cover for a faster windup of the war in Afghanistan. With Saddam and Qaddafi overthrown, it may not matter so much that we were unable to build a stable government in poor and …

Written by David Frum on Friday March 18, 2011

France: Air Strikes Coming 'Soon'

France: Air Strikes Coming 'Soon' The New York Times reports: Hours after the United Nations Security Council voted to authorize military action and the imposition of a no-flight zone on Libya supposed to contain forces loyal to Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, French and British …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 18, 2011

WH Asks for Nuke Safety Review

WH Asks for Nuke Safety Review The AP reports: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will conduct a “comprehensive review” of the safety of all U.S. nuclear plants following what U.S. officials are calling the dangerous and complicated situation at Japan’s damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 18, 2011

Japan May 'Bury' Nuke Reactor

Japan May 'Bury' Nuke Reactor BBC reports: Fukushima Daiichi's operator reportedly said on Friday the utility was not ruling out the option of entombing the plant in concrete as a last resort to prevent a catastrophic radiation leak. The method was used during the Chernobyl …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 18, 2011

Jubilation In Benghazi After UN Resolution

Jubilation In Benghazi After UN Resolution The Washington Post reports: When Moammar Gaddafi’s warplanes struck near Benghazi’s airport Thursday, Abdul el-Warfali and Amna Mohammed reacted in opposite ways. Warfali brought his wife and baby daughter to the waterfront of this …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 18, 2011

Saudi King Abdullah To Address Nation

Saudi King To Address Nation BBC News reports: Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah will address the nation on Friday, amid reports of a possible government reshuffle. Diplomats said that among measures to be announced are ministerial changes and an anti-corruption drive, according to …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 18, 2011