by Jonathan Bissell | Oct 31, 2015 | Monitor
By: Jonathan Bissell Within two years of the flamboyant Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez’s death, his regionally inspired “Bolivarian Revolution” is currently facing the largest threat to its survival.
by zen | Oct 31, 2015 | Monitor
[by Mark Safranski, a.k.a. “zen“] Friend of ZP, Kanani Fong sent me early access to watch and review Kilo Two Bravo, due to be released November 13th. It is the true story of a platoon of British paratroopers who are caught in a minefield by the Kajaki Dam...
by Christian Science Monitor | Oct 30, 2015 | Monitor
By: Christian Science Monitor "Russian reporting is as sophisticated and compelling as US reporting in Iraq… But it's also repeating US mistakes."
by Steffen Westerburger | Oct 30, 2015 | Monitor
Key Reads The U.S. Senate Averts a Default Matt Ford / The Atlantic The U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan budget accord in the early morning hours on Friday, defusing a potential government shutdown and default on the national debt for the final time of the Obama...
by The Wall Street Journal | Oct 30, 2015 | Monitor
By: The Wall Street Journal "The Obama policy calling for a smaller standing ground army reflects a deliberate strategy shift and not just a response to cost-cutting."
