Archive for February, 2009
Chinese spies infiltrating US businesses
The almost legendary MI5 British counterintelligence service is said to be deeply concerned over an increase in spying by Chinese operatives in the United Kingdom. Although intelligence experts aren’t certain how widespread the problem is, they believe the espionage is rampant and a serious consequence of the global economy.
Obama to cut Iraq troop levels; maintain 50k
Barack Obama will announce plans today to cut back troop deployments in Iraq from the current 142,000 level to 50,000 by August 31st of 2010.
US lawmakers battle over government spending
Democratic and Republican lawmakers engaged in more emotional debate on Wednesday over government spending. Heated exchanges over budget measures left over from last year provided a glimpse of what is likely to come when Congress tackles President Barack Obama’s 2010 fiscal year budget which is expected to arrive on Capitol Hill on Thursday.
The Libertarian response to Obama, Jindal
Libertarian National Committee (LNC) Chairman William Redpath released the following statement Wednesday:
“Americans have always bounced back from adversity by exercising the freedoms guaranteed by limited government, which is why Libertarians are so disappointed in the recovery-delaying policies laid out last night by President Obama.
$1.75 trillion deficit ushered by Obama’s budget
Prepare to hold onto your wallet as President Barack Obama sends a budget to Congress that would skyrocket the deficit for this fiscal year to an estimated $1.75 trillion dollars. I never thought this president would match the spending of former president George Bush, but that challenge appears to be one that Obama is [...]
The government’s war on recession
The great failing of the Obama administration is that it is packed with people who show no apparent knowledge of the essential truths of liberal theory. That theory, which is the core of the American political contribution and the driving force of modernity itself, is that freedom is the foundation of and the reason for [...]
