http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/albright/ en-us Sun, 6 Dec 2009 13:04:05 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401445/posts Wedding bells for Hillary's daughter 6 Dec 2009, 0431 hrs IST, ET Bureau Days after her daughter Chelsea got engaged to investment banker Marc Mezvinsky, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says she is very excited about their marriage next summer which would be a private affair. “I am officially an MOTB, a mother of the bride. I’m very excited about it,” Clinton said. “It’s, for me particularly, an extraordinary moment to see how happy my daughter is and to have such a wonderful young man who will become my son-in-law,” she said. At the same time, Clinton acknowledged that... Economic Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401445/posts#comment Sun, 6 Dec 2009 13:04:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2354382/posts As America’s first female secretary of state, she was known as a tough bargainer who brooked no nonsense as she travelled the world, facing down despots such as Saddam Hussein and Kim Jong-il. But Madeleine Albright has revealed that she had an unexpected diplomatic tool — costume jewellery. She began using brooches in 1994 after the Gulf war when the Iraqi press referred to her as “an unparalleled serpent”. Then US ambassador to the United Nations, she responded by wearing a golden brooch depicting a coiled snake to her next meeting with the Iraqis. “I didn’t consider the gesture a... London Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2354382/posts#comment Sun, 4 Oct 2009 01:19:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2352797/posts Madeleine ALBRIGHT -October 12, 2009, 4pm Read My Pins Discussion & Booksigning (at local progressive bookstore) Tempe, Arizona http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2352797/posts#comment Thu, 1 Oct 2009 20:51:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2351565/posts Here is video of a bizarre moment where former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright makes CNN's John Roberts blush as she talks about a South Korean diplomat whom she says looked forward to her visits because he said Albright "made her feel younger." Albright explained why he said that, and then demonstrated the "art of diplomatic kissing" with Roberts. . . . (VIDEO) Freedom's Lighthouse http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2351565/posts#comment Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:33:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2343452/posts Former Secretary of State Madeline Albright spoke at a forum in Omsk, Siberia. Pravda reported that her speech "surprised the audience." No wonder. The Russians in attendance must have wondered how they managed to lose the cold war: Madeleine Albright said during the meeting that America no longer had the intention of being the first nation of the world. Ms. Albright started her speech in Russian. "Hello and thank you! It's a pleasure for me to be here," she said in Russian. Albright wrote in her autobiography that she was trying to learn some Russian during the 1960s. The former... Powerline http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2343452/posts#comment Sat, 19 Sep 2009 06:00:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2151578/posts Despite denials from her soon-to-be former employers, the Albright Group, former Clinton EPA head and soon-to-be climate change czar Carol Browner served as a de facto lobbyist for Dubai Ports World, owned by the United Arab Emirate of Dubai, which arranged to buy a company operating six major U.S. ports, including New York and New Jersey. Browner told the Obama transition team that she never served as a lobbyist in her time in Washington, and her employer, the Albright Group, owned by former secretary of state Madeleine Albright, also said that the firm does not lobby. But in 2006, when... American Spectator http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2151578/posts#comment Fri, 19 Dec 2008 19:57:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2222984/posts http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7h3GPc_yMCE I know this video was all the rage back during the election of '06. However, in light of this weekends major stories, I thought I should repost this. If only America would have listened to Republican's in 2006... Youtube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2222984/posts#comment Mon, 6 Apr 2009 00:25:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2162464/posts HOME-SCHOOLING: U.N. treaty might weaken families Michael Smith, president of the Home School Legal Defense Association (Courtesy of hslda.org) One of the issues American families could face this year is the ramifications from a treaty called the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). You may ask, "How could a treaty directly affect internal decision-making by American families?" We generally think of treaties as agreements affecting international relations between countries. The U.N., however, has initiated treaties that not only affect international relations, but also the domestic relations of member nations as well. These treaties, sometimes called "conventions,"... washingtontimes.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2162464/posts#comment Sun, 11 Jan 2009 02:11:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2151703/posts Rice says only an idiot would trust North Korea Fri Dec 19, 2008 6:18pm EST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said in an interview released on Friday only an "idiot" would trust North Korea, which is why the United States is insisting on a way to check its nuclear claims. A 2005 multilateral deal under which Pyongyang would abandon its nuclear programs has become snagged on Pyongyang's refusal to spell out a protocol on how to verify its disclosures about its nuclear programs. The sticking point appears to be North Korea's reluctance to allow inspectors to take... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2151703/posts#comment Sat, 20 Dec 2008 00:56:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2131334/posts CHICAGO (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama on Wednesday named a bipartisan duo of Washington veterans to meet foreign delegations at this weekend's global financial summit, opening communication between the next U.S. administration and its global counterparts. Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, a Democrat, and former Republican Rep. Jim Leach will be available for unofficial meetings on Obama's behalf at the Washington summit, which Obama himself will not attend, a statement from his office said. "This weekend's summit is an important opportunity to hear from the leaders of many of the world's largest economies," said Obama's senior foreign policy adviser,... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2131334/posts#comment Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:01:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2131306/posts *snip* The Obama transition team released the names of 13 people on Wednesday who will direct a top-to-bottom review of federal agencies and another six who will lead teams that will review Treasury, State and Defense department policy, budget and personnel issues. *snip* It includes four former lobbyists, three top campaign fund-raisers and two former employees of troubled mortgage giant Fannie Mae, with some overlap among them. Four people in the group have ties to the consultant McKinsey & Co. and two have experience leading high-tech start-ups. Mr. Obama's transition advisers include Tom Donilon, a top lobbyist for Fannie Mae,... Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2131306/posts#comment Thu, 13 Nov 2008 06:52:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2130857/posts The Obama transition office announced on Wednesday that the president-elect will send two representatives to meet with delegates attending the G-20 economic summit being held this weekend: former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, a Democrat, and former Congressman Jim Leach, a Republican. The pair, according to a press release, will hold "unofficial meetings to seek input from visiting delegations on behalf of the President-elect and Vice President-elect." Afterward, Albright and Leach will brief Barack Obama and Joe Biden. Leach is both a curious and obvious choice. First, the obvious: he's a Republican who led the Republicans for Obama effort during... Mother Jones http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2130857/posts#comment Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:23:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2130935/posts CHICAGO (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama on Wednesday named a bipartisan duo of Washington veterans to meet foreign delegations at this weekend's global financial summit, opening communication between the next U.S. administration and its global counterparts. Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, a Democrat, and former Republican Rep. Jim Leach will be available for unofficial meetings on Obama's behalf at the Washington summit, which Obama himself will not attend, a statement from his office said. Thomson Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2130935/posts#comment Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:37:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2130985/posts WASHINGTON, DC, November 12, 2008 (ENS) - When the leaders of the G20 countries gather in Washington this weekend for a special summit on the global financial crisis, pressure will be on to seek solutions in the growth of a new green economy. Today in Washington, Gary Gardner and Michael Renner, senior researchers with the environmental research organization Worldwatch Institute, issued a detailed proposal that they hope will focus the attention of the G20 leaders on what they are calling a "Global Green Deal." "The challenge for global political leadership, including U.S. President-elect [Barack] Obama, is not merely to kickstart... Environment News Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2130985/posts#comment Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:46:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2111311/posts Here is video of former Secretary of State Madeline Albright admitting it is a "statement of fact" that the election of Barack Obama would result in him being tested with an "international crisis" generated by America's enemies. She was responding to the comments of Joe Biden, who predicted that Barack Obama would be tested by an "international crisis" generated by America's enemies to test him within the first six months of his Presidency. Albright was talking with CNN's John Roberts. . . . . . (Watch Video) Freedom's Lighthouse http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2111311/posts#comment Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:28:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2109476/posts Sen. Barack Obama’s response to the recent economic crisis should assure voters that he will prove a measured, thoughtful and effective commander-in-chief during a time when the country is facing deep challenges in its global relations, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said Friday in an interview with the Sun. Albright has been crisscrossing the swing states to put her own foreign policy credentials and service in two Democratic administrations behind a candidate whose resume is light on foreign affairs. The diminutive “madam secretary” spoke to the Sun after a forum before about 100 people at UNLV in which she... Las Vegas Sun http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2109476/posts#comment Sun, 19 Oct 2008 14:31:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2087138/posts Five former secretaries of state took the stage on CNN last night to discuss the challenges facing the next president. So nuanced were their pronouncements and noncomittal their advice that I'm now anxiously awaiting the day they form the wacky cast of a cornpone sketch-comedy show about world conflicts, tentatively titled "Hem Haw." ~snip~ Oddly enough, I can find no blaring headlines this morning claiming Albright and Powell want to "go to war with Russia." Nothing along the lines of what we saw after Charlie Gibson's interview with Sarah Palin produced essentially the same answer from the vice presidential candidate. Weekly Standard http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2087138/posts#comment Sun, 21 Sep 2008 17:21:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2071962/posts BERLIN (AFP) — Former secretary of state Madeleine Albright has blasted the current US administration's handling of the Georgia crisis, saying her first move would have been to travel to Russia for talks. In an interview with the online service of German news weekly Der Spiegel Sunday, Albright said she would have criticised the Russian military surge into Georgia and recognition of two Georgian rebel enclaves but reassured Moscow over its security fears. "I would have gone straight to Moscow, unlike the current Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice," she said, in remarks printed in German. "I would have told the... AFP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2071962/posts#comment Sun, 31 Aug 2008 20:08:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2065150/posts Former Secretary Madeline Albright criticizes White House reaction to Georgia/Russia conflict and calls Putin and Bush meeting in Beijing "very peculiar" on CNN's "Situation Room." “I’m speaking from myself personally. I found it very peculiar, that as the Russians were on the borders of Georgia and also practically going in, that President Bush and President Putin had kind of a passing conversation at the Olympics and I also think Secretary Rice should have gone to Moscow.” video Eyeblast.tv http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2065150/posts#comment Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:38:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2057568/posts Karadzic demands Holbrooke, Albright appear in court AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic demanded on Wednesday that former U.S. peace mediator Richard Holbrooke and ex-Secretary of State Madeleine Albright appear at the U.N. war crimes tribunal to back his claims of an immunity offer from the United States. Karadzic, who was transferred to the Hague's International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia last week to face war crimes and genocide charges after 11 years on the run, challenged the legality of the case against him, a filing released by the tribunal showed. In the document, Karadzic repeated... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2057568/posts#comment Wed, 6 Aug 2008 19:39:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2034726/posts Sunday, 22 June 2008Albright weighs in on 2008 presidential race Caleb Warnock - DAILY HERALD Speaking to a packed room at the Sundance reception center after lunch on Saturday, former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright hit on a wide range of topics. Albright was at Sundance to promote her new book, "Memo to the President Elect: How We Can Restore America's Reputation and Leadership." She was introduced by Robert Redford, who called her a friend and joked, "I am probably the only one who knows her true age, but I'll keep that to myself because she knows mine as... DAILY HERALD http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2034726/posts#comment Sun, 22 Jun 2008 15:21:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2030616/posts Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy arrives for a roundtable discussion titled 'Making Law Work for Everyone', Friday, June 13, 2008, at the Organization of American (OAS) in Washington. In writing for the court majority on the Supreme Court's decision on Guantanamo Bay on Thursday, Kennedy acknowledged the terrorism threat the country faces and the administration's justification for the detentions, but he declared, 'The laws and Constitution are designed to survive, and remain in force, in extraordinary times.' (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy and former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright arrive for a roundtable discussion titled 'Making... AP Via Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2030616/posts#comment Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:40:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2017687/posts With hindsight, the Democrats' filibustering of Bolton's nomination to the U.N. post--he served only via a recess appointment--was one of their most shameful acts. The fact that nonentities like Madeline Albright can slide through the Senate without opposition, while the appointment of John Bolton, who combines a towering intellect with unflagging devotion to his country's interests, is blocked on political grounds, illustrates as well as anything which party is "politicizing foreign policy," as Barack Obama likes to say. Power Line http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2017687/posts#comment Sun, 18 May 2008 17:03:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2015077/posts Christiane Amanpour interviewed former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, famous for her October 2000 meeting with North Korean dictator Kim "He’s Not a Nut" Jong Il, as part of her "Notes from North Korea" program, which aired on Saturday and Sunday evenings. During the segment, the CNN senior international correspondent failed to note how her husband, James Rubin, worked as spokesman and Assistant Secretary for State for Albright from 1997 until May 2000. Albright emphasized how "it's possible to have verifiable agreements" with the North Korean regime and how "negotiations need to be pursued actively." The Clinton administration that she... NewsBusters.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2015077/posts#comment Tue, 13 May 2008 02:50:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1994622/posts Condoleezza Albright? The Twilight of the Bush Presidency Is Looking More and More like Clinton Guest Column | By Joel Himelfarb | March 31, 2008 As someone who voted to elect George W. Bush in both of his runs for president, I take no pleasure in saying that when it comes to foreign policy, his final year in the White House looks increasingly like Bill Clinton’s. Clinton spent his second term desperately trying to create a peacemaking “legacy” for himself: courting world leaders who had no real interest in making peace like Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat and North Korean... ACCURACY in MEDIA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1994622/posts#comment Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:05:58 GMT