by Patricia H. Kushlis | Aug 14, 2014 | Monitor
By James Schumaker, Guest Contributor (James Schumaker, a retired Foreign Service Officer, has served in various capacities in the United States Government over the past several decades, with professional experience in the Soviet Union, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus,...
by Patricia Lee Sharpe | Aug 5, 2014 | Monitor
By Patricia Lee Sharpe (1) “We tortured folks.” President Barack Obama. (2) “I have full confidence in John Brennan.” President Barack Obama.Let’s get something straight, Mr. President. We didn’t torture anybody, although John Brennan was somewhere in...
by Patricia H. Kushlis | Aug 2, 2014 | Monitor
By Patricia H Kushlis Whoever convinced Vladimir Putin that it would be a cup of afternoon tea by the samovar to send arms and irregulars into Ukraine in the name of “protecting” the greater Russian speaking population and then to hive off the...
by Patricia H. Kushlis | Jun 9, 2014 | Monitor
By Patricia H Kushlis For the past 25 years, the US government has honored its military veterans with a nationally broadcast special concert on the Mall the evening before Memorial Day. This year’s concert was – as in years past – a special tribute to those...
by Patricia H. Kushlis | May 28, 2014 | Monitor
By Patricia H Kushlis Over the past several months, I’ve been trying to figure out what the Kremlin’s policy toward Ukraine is. Does Moscow have a long term objective or is it, in reality, winging it? Is the Putin regime foremost playing to nationalist grievances at...
