Dangerous disarmers
Wednesday marks the 63rd anniversary of the destruction of Hiroshima by an American atomic bomb. For most of us, if...
Year: 2008
Sainted or Stockholmed?
Highlighted Story: "Ingrid Betancourt: Sainted or Stockholmed?" By John R. Thomson & Dorotea Laserna* Since July 2, when Colombia's armed...
Senate rejects ‘Media Shield’; Coalition commends Senate for its rejection of flawed bill
(Washington, D.C.): Today marks an important victory for American national security as the "Free Flow of Information Act of 2007"...
Muslim Public Affairs Council fails to silence Emerson
The Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC), an organization identified by the Department of Justice as a Muslim Brotherhood front, wants...
Citizen Obama
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's single most illuminating statement in the course of a just-completed overseas tour was his self-description...
Iran in Latin America
Visit the Americas Report blog at https://themengesproject.blogspot.com and leave your comments Highlighted Story: "An Update on Iran's Activities in Latin America" by...
LNG port security
Rising oil and gas prices, environmental concerns and the possibility of domestic gas shortages have drastically increased demand for Liquefied...
Energy freedom
A wag once famously observed that, "Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it." The same has...
The new battlefield in Latin America
A child soldier of the FARC. The sign behind her reads, "Don't mistreat children. They are the future." The...
LOST oil prophets
Against the alarming backdrop of gasoline prices at over $4 a gallon, oil industry executives are busily working the halls...
The war with Iran
Last week's Iranian missile tests prompted another round of fevered speculation that war might erupt between Iran and the United...
Implications of the Colombian Hostage Rescue
The liberation of former Colombian presidential candidate, Ingrid Betancourt, along with three Americans and eleven Colombian hostages was not just...
Implications of the Colombian Hostage Rescue
The liberation of former Colombian presidential candidate, Ingrid Betancourt, along with three Americans and eleven Colombian hostages was not just...
The Open Fuel Standard
There is a "perfect storm" of national security, economic, and environmental conditions that compel the United States to begin immediately...
Implications of the hostage rescue
Visit the Americas Report Blog at https://themengesproject.blogspot.com and leave your comment Highlighted Story 1: "Implications of the Colombian Hostage Rescue" The liberation of former...
Tanker, revised
Center applauds Pentagon decision to reopen bidding on Tanker contract Yesterday, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates announced the Pentagon's decision...