Archives for April 2009

North Korea’s missile diplomacy: calling the world’s bluff … again

Saturday, April 4, 2009 at 6:41 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

No doubt you’ve seen how much fear and loathing North Korean President Kim Jong-Il incited among G-20 leaders this week with his latest threat to test fire his stockpile of missiles. And no doubt he did this in a hissy fit just to remind everyone that he’s still a far greater menace to the world than that Iranian guy – Ahmadinejad. But I’ve been fulminating for years against the… Read more.

The G-20 fails to stimulate or regulate global economy

Friday, April 3, 2009 at 7:19 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

The G-20 is comprised of 19 of the world’s most developed countries plus the EU. Its purported mission is to “strengthen the international financial architecture and to foster sustainable economic growth and development.” But nothing demonstrates its failure in this respect quite like the fact that G-20 countries were the architects of the financial house of… Read more.