harmonicminor.com » Clinton, Hillary http://harmonicminor.com kristofer j. petersen-overton Tue, 25 May 2010 12:49:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Personal Intervention http://harmonicminor.com/2009/07/30/personal-intervention/ http://harmonicminor.com/2009/07/30/personal-intervention/#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2009 07:23:25 +0000 Kris Petersen http://harmonicminor.com/?p=1904 Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of state, personally intervened to suppress evidence of CIA collusion in the torture of a British resident, the high court heard today. (more…)

]]> http://harmonicminor.com/2009/07/30/personal-intervention/feed/ 0 John Pilger on the Honduran Coup http://harmonicminor.com/2009/07/06/john-pilger-on-the-honduran-coup/ http://harmonicminor.com/2009/07/06/john-pilger-on-the-honduran-coup/#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:57:45 +0000 Kris Petersen http://harmonicminor.com/?p=1824 Hiliary Clinton does not want to call it a coup because she does so, the Foreign Assistance Act would kick in and she would have to withdraw all the military support to the 600 US military personal who are based in Honduras. (more…)

]]> http://harmonicminor.com/2009/07/06/john-pilger-on-the-honduran-coup/feed/ 0 Joke of the Day http://harmonicminor.com/2009/05/29/joke-of-the-day-5/ http://harmonicminor.com/2009/05/29/joke-of-the-day-5/#comments Fri, 29 May 2009 11:11:39 +0000 Kris Petersen http://harmonicminor.com/?p=1441 JokeOfTheDay.jpgSECRETARY CLINTON: Well, we always raise democracy and human rights. It is a core pillar of American foreign policy. And I think that there is a great awareness on the part of the Egyptian Government that with young people like this and with enhanced communications, it is in Egypt’s interest to move more toward democracy and to exhibit more respect for human rights. And so we’re going to continue to engage in that dialogue. (more…)

]]> http://harmonicminor.com/2009/05/29/joke-of-the-day-5/feed/ 0 This is “Change” http://harmonicminor.com/2009/04/27/this-is-change-7/ http://harmonicminor.com/2009/04/27/this-is-change-7/#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2009 08:51:23 +0000 Kris Petersen http://harmonicminor.com/2009/04/27/this-is-change-7/ “Congressman, the crossings are no longer completely closed. There are many items that are being transported through the crossings. There are, as you know, some items that the Israeli government does not permit to cross,” Clinton responded. “The best way for us to help the people of Gaza is for Hamas to cease its rocket firing on Israel, to abide by the quartet principles, and the same principles that were adopted by the Arab peace initiative, which I have reiterated several times here today.” (more…)

Does she have a list of these “many” items, because I suspect we have a different understanding of the word…

]]> http://harmonicminor.com/2009/04/27/this-is-change-7/feed/ 0 Condoleezza Rice Redux http://harmonicminor.com/2009/03/23/condoleezza-rice-redux/ http://harmonicminor.com/2009/03/23/condoleezza-rice-redux/#comments Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:19:42 +0000 Kris Petersen http://harmonicminor.com/2009/03/23/condoleezza-rice-redux/ Earlier this month, newspapers here in Cairo carried front-page photographs of Clinton being kissed by Israeli President Shimon Peres during her visit to Jerusalem. Arabs saw in that a clear message. Ditto what she said – and did not say – about Gaza, Israeli settlements, Hamas, and human rights in Egypt. Many Arabs fear it’s Condoleezza Rice redux. (more…)

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