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LEAKED DOCUMENTS REVEAL US DIPLOMATS ACTUALLY WORK FOR MONSANTO

Biotech giant Monsanto has been genetically modifying the world’s food supply... more

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Deep Freeze – July 25, 1978 « Past Daily

Doing the Cold War dance.

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Sarasota Florida GOP Taps Donald Trump As "2012 Statesman Of The Year" After Syria's Bashar Al-Assad Declines

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U.S. warns World diplomats of embarrassing WikiLeak release

Going by the report, it sounds like the next release could be the world affairs... more

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30 Strangest Presidential Gifts Ever Exchanged

One of the little-known facts about the office of President of the United States is... more

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Skilled architects, experienced soldiers and sharp-witted diplomats – between... more

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Perks cut for British diplomats in £13m economy drive

The ambassador's reception might not be quite so lavish in future as Chancellor... more

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FAREED ZAKARIA: 'WE MUST STOP EXAGGERATING THE IRANIAN THREAT'

t is time to clarify the debate over Iran and its nuclear program. It's easy to... more

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Iran providing more access to nuclear site – diplomats

Washington, 20 August (WashingtonTV)—Diplomats said that Iran has allowed... more

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India bars its diplomats from Facebook

Diplomats and officials in India have been barred from using social networking and... more

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200 former U.S. diplomats endorse Obama

"We are supporting Senator Barack Obama because of his judgment, experience, and... more

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WWII diplomat proposed England and Nazis split world

LONDON, England (AP) -- An amateur diplomat alarmed British officials during World War... more

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Diplomats Barred From Obama’s Berlin Speech, But Not McCain’s In Ottawa

The Washington Post reported that the U.S. Embassy in Berlin “instructed Foreign Service personnel stationed there not to attend Sen. Barack Obama’s [D-IL] public rally” in Tiergarten Park because the event is “‘partisan political activity‘ prohibited under its regulations for those serving overseas.”

The diplomats’ union objected to the ruling, calling it an “unnecessarily narrow interpretation” of the Foreign Affairs Manual. “The fact that you are working for the U.S. government overseas should not preclude political activity that you could engage in in the United States,” one retired senior Foreign Service officer said. But a State official explained the ruling:

But “we always maintain that no U.S. government Foreign Service person overseas should be seen to be advocating one side or the other,” State Department Undersecretary for Management Patrick Kennedy said, adding that “it has nothing to do with who” the candidate is.

“When a German sees you there, they’re not going to think, ‘Oh, he or she is on their off time.’ It’s ‘Oh, they are a Democrat, a Republican, an independent,’ God knows what,” Kennedy said in an interview.

But the ruling — which Kennedy admitted is unprecedented — appears to indicate a double standard from the State Department. Last June, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) delivered a speech to the Economic Club of Canada in Ottawa. The event was reportedly organized in part by U.S. Ambassador to Canada David Wilkins, whom President Bush appointed in 2005. But more than that, the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa confirmed to ThinkProgress that Wilkins also attended the event.

Not only did McCain make clear references to and critiques of Obama’s policy positions in the speech, but he also referred to his own presidential campaign six times.

Although both the McCain and Obama campaigns denied their respective speeches in Ottawa and Berlin were political, the State Department only prohibited diplomats from attending Obama’s event. The fact that Wilkins attended McCain’s speech without worries that he would “be seen to be advocating one side or the other,” undermines Kennedy’s justification for barring Foreign Service personnel from attending Obama’s speech.The Washington Post reported that the U.S. Embassy in Berlin “instructed Foreign... more

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2nd Annual Los Angeles Greek Film Festival Part 1 with The Cultural Diplomat

The Cultural Diplomat caught up with Gena Rowlands, Tex Pardue and the Los Angeles... more

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Design Around The World and The Cultural Diplomat

The Cultural Diplomat speaks with Antoine Roset of Ligne Roset and Frances Anderton... more

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UAE may be first Arab nation to restore full ties with Iraq

The United Arab Emirates is expected to soon name an ambassador to Iraq and could open... more

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Zimbabwe halts opposition rallies

Zimbabwe's authorities have stopped opposition presidential candidate Morgan... more

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Zimbabwe suspends aid operations

Zimbabwe's government has indefinitely suspended all field work by aid groups and... more

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U.S. and British Diplomats held by Zimbabwe police

"Zimbabwean police detained U.S. and British diplomats on Thursday, slashing the tires of their cars after they visited victims of political violence ahead of a presidential election run-off, the U.S. embassy said.

The U.S. ambassador blamed the attack on President Robert Mugabe's government.

Former colonial power Britain and the United States accuse Mugabe of a campaign of violence and intimidation against supporters of opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai in the run-up to the vote.

The attack took place in Bindura, 80 km (50 miles) north of Harare, a U.S. embassy spokesman said.

"Police put up a roadblock, stopped the vehicles, slashed the tires, reached in and grabbed telephones from my personnel, and the war veterans (Mugabe's supporters) threatened to burn the vehicles with my people inside unless they got out and accompanied police to a station nearby," U.S. Ambassador James McGee said in an interview on CNN.

"We do believe this is coming directly from the top," he said.

Tsvangirai beat Mugabe in a March 29 presidential election but failed to win enough votes to avoid a second round.

The opposition says 65 people have been killed since the first round of voting by supporters of Mugabe's ruling ZANU-PF party who want to extend his 28-year rule. Mugabe blames the opposition for the violence.

Tsvangirai was detained for nine hours on Wednesday but continued his campaign on Thursday.

South Africa said it planned to begin sending election observers to Zimbabwe this week as part of a larger mission sent by the Southern African Development Community, adding that it was essential that the election be fair and transparent.

Simba Makoni, the ruling party defector who came third in the first round called on Thursday for the run-off to be scrapped to prevent further bloodshed.

Makoni won over 8 percent and those who voted for him could be crucial in deciding the contest.

In an indicator of Zimbabwe's rapid economic decline, its dollar currency plunged to a new low of between 995 million and 1.45 billion to the greenback on Thursday from an average 700 million at the beginning of the week.""Zimbabwean police detained U.S. and British diplomats on Thursday, slashing the... more

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Zimbabwe attackers hold British and US diplomats

"British and American diplomats were attacked today as they tried to investigate... more

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