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The Threat of Realism

By Marc Ash, t r u t h o u t | Perspective

Gates shakes hands with reporter.
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (center) shakes hands with a reporter outside Saddam Hussein's Al Faw palace during an Iraqi visit in September of 2008. (Photo: Jerry Morrison / AP)


    Still some 50 days out from inauguration, it's far too early to jump to conclusions about how the new administration will handle war on two fronts, but if you think war on two fronts is a bad idea, there's some writing on the wall that doesn't bode well.

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Richardson in his office.

Obama Names Richardson as Commerce Secretary

by: Brian Knowlton, The New York Times

    President-elect Barack Obama named Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico as his choice for secretary of commerce on Wednesday, pointedly denying that the job was a "consolation prize" for the two-time cabinet officer who had been considered a candidate for secretary of state.

    "Commerce secretary is a pretty good job," Mr. Obama said, after being asked by a Hispanic reporter about the appointment of Mr. Richardson to a post not considered among the cabinet's more prestigious or influential.

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Cluster bombs are scattered over vast areas.

Historic Signing of Cluster Munitions Treaty

by: Stéphane Bussard, Le Temps

    Armaments: In Oslo this morning, a hundred countries - including Switzerland - affixed their signature to a Convention that prohibits cluster munitions. A major landmark for humanitarian law.

    This was the result of an extraordinary mobilization of state and non-state actors. In Oslo's City Hall this morning, at 10 o'clock on the dot, over 100 countries signed the Cluster Munitions Convention. Notably absent were producers, such as the United States, Russia, China, Pakistan and even Israel.

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