Obama’s Hypocrisy Regarding Forcible Border Changes
Ted Galen Carpenter
In a joint press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, President Obama stated that he was considering sending weapons to the government of Ukraine. Noting that Russia had already annexed Crimea and was now backing separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine, the president warned that “the West cannot stand and simply allow the borders of Europe to be redrawn at the barrel of a gun.”
Such sentiments might have more credibility if the Western powers, including the United States, had not engaged in similar conduct. But Washington and its NATO allies have indeed redrawn borders, includi...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - February 12, 2015 Category: American Health Authors: Ted Galen Carpenter Source Type: blogs
Ukraine Crisis Reminds Americans Why NATO Should Not Expand
Doug Bandow
The bitter conflict in Ukraine drags on. Russia continues to destabilize Kiev and NATO remains divided on how to respond.
Washington has taken the lead against Moscow even though America has little at stake in Russia’s misbehavior. In fact, the crisis has generated a spate of U.S. proposals to take military action and expand NATO.
For instance, Sen. John McCain urged adding Ukraine to the “transatlantic” alliance. Former UN ambassador John Bolton suggested including Georgia and Ukraine. Other proposed candidates for the alliance include Armenia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Finland, Kosovo...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - July 30, 2014 Category: American Health Authors: Doug Bandow Source Type: blogs
Century Old Terrorists Still Creating Wars From Iraq To Ukraine
Doug Bandow
The conflict in Iraq started a century ago. So did the civil war in Syria. And so did Russia’s dismemberment of Ukraine.
All of those conflicts, and much more, grew out of World War I.
At the turn of the 20th century, Europe was prospering. But on June 28, 1914, 19-year-old Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip assassinated Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and his wife Sophie.
The following weeks were filled with ultimatums, plans, and pleas. But governments soon found that “control has been lost and the stone has begun to roll,” as German Chancellor Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg pu...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - July 2, 2014 Category: American Health Authors: Doug Bandow Source Type: blogs
Mainly Irish history
Great post on Irish history and Catholic or Protestant massacres including more recent Orthodox Serb history which, not mentioned there but in a book about him, Pius XII supposedy supported. (Source: a psychiatrist who learned from veterans)
Source: a psychiatrist who learned from veterans - January 15, 2014 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Source Type: blogs
The Creativity of Denial
Never Forget Srebrenica, by Scott McIntyre. A Bosnian Muslim man makes his way past the caskets of those killed in the Srebrenica genocide of July 1995.Horrible, unspeakable memories will forever haunt the psyches of many survivors of war, genocide, and other atrocities. But what is behind the systematic denial of crimes against humanity?The Science of Hatred What makes humans capable of horrific violence? Why do we deny atrocities in the face of overwhelming evidence? A small group of psychologists say they are moving toward answers. Is anyone listening?By Tom BartlettThe former battery factory on the outskirts of S...
Source: The Neurocritic - December 27, 2013 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: The Neurocritic Source Type: blogs
Baxter completes patient enrollment in phase III trial of BAX 855, extended half-life rFVIII to treat haemophilia A
Baxter International Inc. has completed enrollment in its phase III clinical trial of BAX 855, an investigational extended half-life, recombinant factor VIII (rFVIII) treatment for haemophilia A. The ongoing trial is aimed at assessing the efficacy of the compound in reducing annualized bleed rates (ABR) in both prophylaxis and on-demand treatment schedules, and will also evaluate its safety and pharmacokinetic profile.BAX 855 was designed based on the full-length ADVATE [Antihemophilic Factor (Recombinant) Plasma/Albumin-Free Method] molecule, a product with 10 years of real-world experience. The BAX 855 molecule was modi...
Source: Medical Hemostat - November 15, 2013 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: hemostatguy at gmail.com (hemostat guy) Source Type: blogs
War Is Stupid: Remembering Armistice Day Before Veterans Day
Doug Bandow
Another year, another Veterans Day. But November 11 began as Armistice Day, commemorating the end of World War I. The day remains a stark reminder of the stupidity of war.
On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 World War I came to an end. In succeeding years allied states commemorated the conflict’s end on November 11.
Some 20 million people died in World War I. The horrific conflict brought down the continent’s established order, loosed the pestilence of totalitarianism, and led to even deadlier World War II. The Great War, as it was originally called, was stupi...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - November 14, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Doug Bandow Source Type: blogs
The 2013 Geoffrey Beene Global Neurodiscovery Challenge
The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health, in association with the Geoffrey Beene Foundation Alzheimer’s Initiative, announce preliminary winner, finalist for the awards, and open voting to the public.
+Alzheimer's Reading Room
Online Voting begins on November 1
and ends of November 5
From November 1 – 5, 2013 the public will have the opportunity to vote for the grand prize winning entry. Click the image above for details.
The grand prize winner will receive an additional $50,000 award to continue research specifically in the area of male/female differences in Alzheimer’s disease.
Subscrib...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - October 29, 2013 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
A Quick Tesla Appreciation
I’ve just started reading Margaret Cheney’s biography of the Serbian-American inventor, Nikola Tesla, “Tesla: Man Out of Time.” Not to make a major point of it, but compared to Tesla, Edison was a pedestrian tinkerer. A quick sampling of the Tesla literature invariably casts Edison as the villain. As well as double-crossing him and stealing his ideas, Edison used his considerable influence to seek to destroy what he saw... (Source: John McManamy's SharePosts)
Source: John McManamy's SharePosts - September 22, 2013 Category: Mental Illness Authors: John McManamy Source Type: blogs
Professor David Healy writes
Dear Jack:
Here's a recap of blog posts and other news from the past month.
Many thanks to our thousands of supporters around the globe who have signed a drug safety petition asking AbbVie and Intermune to drop their legal actions preventing public access to data on the adverse effects of prescription drugs.
The petition is now in nine languages (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Chinese, Hindi, Kannada, and Dutch), with nine more to come (Russian, Telegu, Japanese, Serbian, Swedish, Punjabi, Turkish, Ibo, Yoruba, and Welsh).
One of our goals is to get signatures from every country. W...
Source: PharmaGossip - September 22, 2013 Category: Pharma Commentators Authors: insider Source Type: blogs
Don’t Wreck Relations with Russia and China over Syria
Ted Galen Carpenter
Most opponents of the Obama administration’s plan to launch missile strikes against Syria have rightly focused on the possible costs in American blood and treasure if the United States becomes entangled in that country’s civil war. There is, however, a more subtle, yet extremely worrisome, cost: the potential damage to America’s relations with other important nations, especially Russia and China.
Russian leaders have been extremely outspoken in opposing military measures against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, especially if such actions are taken without approval from the UN Security Council, o...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - September 5, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Ted Galen Carpenter Source Type: blogs
UK pharma shows signs of dangerous addiction
GlaxoSmithKline doesn't seem to be able to kick the bribery habitGlaxoSmithKline offices in Shanghai. Photograph: Aly Song/REUTERSThe last time anyone remembers a row over Brits forcing drugs on the Chinese market, it ended with our boys taking Hong Kong. But anyone predicting that British interests will emerge from the latest China crisis with comparable benefits to those of the opium wars has surely been smoking some pretty muscular gear.To recap: last week, UK pharma firm GlaxoSmithKline admitted that Chinese doctors were bribed by its execs with cash and sexual favours in return for prescribing the company's ...
Source: PharmaGossip - July 28, 2013 Category: Pharma Commentators Authors: insider Source Type: blogs
Pharmalot... Pharmalittle... Good Morning
Welcome to the working week. Once again, another weekend respite has come and gone very quickly. Nonetheless, we hope you found it refreshing, if not invigorating, because that familiar routine of meetings and deadlines and varied pressures has now returned. To cope - yes - we are downing a cup or three of needed stimulation and, as always, invite you to join us. Firing up those neurons is a necessary and welcome step right now. Meanwhile, here are some tidbits. Hope your day goes well and do stay in touch...
AstraZeneca Buys Pearl Therapeutics For $1.1B For COPD Drug (Pharma Times)
Elan Board Rejects $6.7B Offer From Roya...
Source: Pharmalot - June 10, 2013 Category: Pharma Commentators Authors: esilverman Source Type: blogs
European Union Sacrifices Serb Self-Determination—Again!
Doug Bandow
The Balkans Wars ended years ago, but ethnic divisions remain strong, promoted, unfortunately, by the European Union. The latest example of geopolitical malpractice is the EU-brokered agreement for Serbia’s de facto recognition of Kosovo’s independence.
Two decades of America’s and Europe’s toxic mix of diplomacy and war-making followed one consistent policy: the Serbs always lose. Everyone else in the disintegrating Yugoslavia got their own country. Minority ethnic Serbs were expected to live under the sometimes heavy boot of others.
Independence for Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Macedonia, Montenegro, a...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - May 22, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Doug Bandow Source Type: blogs
