DENVER–Moving a political convention of 20,000 to a different venue on day four was the easy part. Lifting the weight of that charged day of August 28 was the more difficult task. The lines in front of the Denver Broncos’ stadium, where Barack Obama would accept the Democratic Party nomination, were six miles long; Broncos [...]

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NOTE: This is an informational compilation. GMF does not endorse, either explicitly or implicitly, the content contained herein.   NEWS   Security Group Refuses to Back Russia’s Actions New York Times (U.S.), David L. Stern, 28 Aug 2008 Summary: “Russia suffered a significant setback [in Dushanbe] on Thursday, as members of a regional security group [...]

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DENVER–Although the nomination of Joe Biden as the Democats’ vice presidential candidate will dominate the headlines, yesterday was an evening of enlightened internationalism in Denver. A picture was painted of how America would reintroduce itself to the world if Barack Obama is elected in November. And the organizers made sure to leave no doubt that [...]

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NOTE: This is an informational compilation. GMF does not endorse, either explicitly or implicitly, the content contained herein.   NEWS   Russia’s Warships Arrived in Abkhazia Kommersant (RUS), 27 Aug 2008 Summary: The warships of Russia arrived in Abkhazia’s Sukhumi port of the Black Sea, Interfax reported. This first official friendly visit of warships to [...]

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NOTE: This is an informational compilation. GMF does not endorse, either explicitly or implicitly, the content contained herein.   NEWS   Russia Says 2 Regions in Georgia Are Independent Washington Post (U.S.), Philip P. Pan and Jonathan Finer, 27 Aug 2008 Summary: “Russia recognized the independence of two breakaway provinces of Georgia over the strong [...]

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DENVER — When Hillary Clinton wholeheartedly tried to endorse Barack Obama, she did her job, told a compelling story about Harriet Tubman, and still, perhaps instinctively, laid the groundwork for praising herself. Tubman, legendary African-American abolitionist and Union spy during the Civil War, served as apostle for Clinton’s motto”Don’t ever stop. Keep going.” There is [...]

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Last month, U.S. presidential candidates John McCain (R-AZ) and Barack Obama (D-IL) returned from trips abroad to highlight their foreign policy expertise, and showing, they hope, how they would improve America’s poor image abroad. It has been three weeks since Russia entered Georgia, which is also enough time for both presidential candidates to gather their [...]

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Note: This is an informational compilation. GMF does not endorse, either explicitly or implicitly, the content contained herein.   NEWS   Russia Recognizes Breakaway Georgian Regions Washington Post (U.S), Philip P. Pan and Jonathan Finer, 26 Aug 2008 Summary: President Dmitry Medvedev recognized the independence of two breakaway regions of Georgia on Tuesday and called [...]

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(Note: The views below are the author’s alone.) DENVER — When José Serrano’s thick Spanish accent of the South Bronx filled Denver’s Pepsi Center on Monday afternoon, his speech was the prelude for a polyglot conversation. Serrano spoke of patriotism, of the need for a”new direction of our great nation.” The original soundtrack sounded like [...]

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NOTE: This is an informational compilation. GMF does not endorse, either explicitly or implicitly, the content contained herein. NEWS   Russian parliament votes to recognize Georgia breakaway regions The Times Online (UK), Tony Halpin, 25 Aug 2008 Summary: “Russia’s parliament voted unanimously to recognize the independence of Georgia’s two breakaway regions today in a direct [...]

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