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latest Complete Politics News Updates I now have a much better understanding about who Mrs. Condoleezza Rice is and I can see some similarities between her parents and mine. A confidential memo from Mrs. Condoleezza Rice to U.S. Stat...latest Complete Politics News Updates I now have a much better understanding about who... more
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Julian Assange must be, by now, a household name. In fact, he has risen to such prominence that US Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) wants Eric Holder to designate WikiLeaks a terrorist organization, and that Assange himself be charged with espionage. So, will he be tried in a civil court, a criminal court, or shall we take this all the way up to the International Criminal Court at the Hague?
As she well should have, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton strongly condemned the release of these documents and indicated that she and the President are determined to pursue 'those responsible' very vigorously. In fact, this is such a threat to our national security, that she decided to take off on a trip to Central Asia today. If you have seen her on video making her statement (she was also shown on almost every cable channel that I was able to get my hands on), she is extremely stern and severe at the beginning of her condemnation.Julian Assange must be, by now, a household name. In fact, he has risen to such... more
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Twitter: essential new medium or inane social networking tool? Well, consider Colleen Graffy, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy, a fan.
In a Washington Post op-ed, Graffy (pictured here on a trip to Estonia) explains how she is using Twitter to advance U.S. public diplomacy:
"Simply put, Twitter is just one more tool through which we can connect, and by linking my messages to video and photos, I can inform whole new audiences about U.S. views and ideas in a format with which they feel comfortable. Twitter blends the personal with the professional: To get your message across, you have to show there's a real person doing the posting. Ideally, you attract curiosity by noting the personal (like my reference to plunging into Iceland's Blue Lagoon), and the audience will read the rest (such as my interview with Pro TV in Moldova and A1+ in Armenia to show our support for free and independent media)."Twitter: essential new medium or inane social networking tool? Well, consider Colleen... more
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