U.S. Burmese Policy "Yields Little"

The US has embarked on a policy of "pragmatic engagement" with Burma's military dictatorship. But the initiative has had limited results. A Congressional panel yesterday criticized the White House for keeping it in the dark about any progress in US efforts to engage Burma's military dictatorship …

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Written by Fred Messner on Thursday June 23, 2011

Megrahi's Release: Another Shoe Drops

A news report today suggests that while the Obama administration was opposed to the release of al-Megrahi, it made clear that it was open to compromise - such as house arrest in Scotland - rather than implacably opposed, period. The yielding attitude of the Obama administration seems to have …

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Written by David Frum on Sunday August 30, 2009