Section: US & Canada
‘The Scope of Our Failure’: The Real Story of Our Decades-Long Foreign Policy Disaster That Set the Middle East on Fire
The brilliant Andrew Bacevich explains why our massive march to folly in Middle East has to be seen as one war. I first interviewed Andrew Bacevich, the soldier turned scholar, after he spoke at the Hope Club, an old-line gents’ establishment in Providence, Rhode Island. That evening he outlined a dozen or so “theses,” as he called them in...
Eurovision win lifts spirits in Ukraine, raises eyebrows in Russia
By Alexei Kalmykov and Vladimir Soldatkin KIEV/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Ukrainian politicians hailed their country’s surprise weekend victory in… …read more Source:...
Ukraine’s Eurovision Win Sparks A Political Uproar In Russia
KIEV/MOSCOW, May 15 (Reuters) – Ukrainians hailed their country’s unexpected victory in the Eurovision song contest as a Europe-wide endorsement of Ukraine in its smoldering conflict with Russia, while Moscow said the contest had been hijacked by politics.Ukrainian singer Jamala overtook the bookmakers’ favorites, Russia and...
A Heavy Dose Of Glitter, Pyrotechnics and Politics At Eurovision 2016
Ukraine’s Jamala is this year’s winner with a haunting song about the mass deportation of Crimean Tartars during World War II. Politics are never far from the surface at the European song contest. …read more Source:...
Eurovision winner’s song recalls Crimean deportations during World War II
KIEV, Ukraine — Crimean Tatars on Sunday celebrated Ukrainian singer Jamala’s win at Eurovision with a song that sheds light on their horrific deportations to Central Asia under Soviet dictator Josef Stalin but also hints at their recent treatment under Russian President Vladimir Putin. Many Russians, whose Eurovision Song Contest entry won...
Russia Blames Ukraine’s ‘Eurovision’ Win on Politics
Russia definitely did not enjoy losing to Ukraine in what became a tense finale of the “Eurovision Song Contest” on Saturday. Ukraine’s Jamala took home the Eurovision trophy and the rights to host next year’s competition after her song “1944” received the highest score from a combination of public votes and...
Crimean Tatars Celebrate Ukraine’s Eurovision Win
(KIEV, Ukraine) — Crimean Tatars on Sunday celebrated Ukrainian singer Jamala’s win at Eurovision with a song that sheds light on their horrific deportations to Central Asia under Soviet dictator Josef Stalin but also hints at their recent treatment under Russian President Vladimir Putin. Many Russians, whose Eurovision Song Contest entry...
When Donald Trump brought Miss Universe to Moscow
On June 18, 2013 Donald Trump had some exciting news: he would soon be whisking dozens of the world’s most beautiful women to Russia.“The Miss Universe Pageant will be broadcast live from MOSCOW, RUSSIA on November 9th,” Trump tweeted that day, referring to the beauty pageant he owned at the time. “A big deal that will bring our countries...
Crimean Tatars celebrate Eurovision win, Russians cry foul
Crimean Tatars on Sunday celebrated Ukrainian singer Jamala’s win at Eurovision with a song that sheds light on their horrific deportations to Central Asia under Soviet dictator Josef Stalin but also hints at their recent treatment under Russian President Vladimir Putin. … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Crimean Tatars celebrate Eurovision win, Russians cry foul
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Crimean Tatars are celebrating Ukrainian singer Jamala’s win at Eurovision with a song that sheds light on their horrific deportations to Central Asia under Soviet dictator Josef Stalin but also hints at their recent treatment under Russian President Vladimir Putin. …read more Source: U.S....
