It is time we recognize that presidential press conferences are merely television spectaculars that sometimes mislead instead of in form the public. During the last press conference, President Ford made several misleading statements, and reporters … [Read more...] about PRESIDENTIAL PRESS CONFERENCES
FOREIGN HANDOUTS
One of the many good effects we can hope for from the recent passage of the new amendments to the Freedom of Information Act is the declassification and release of State Department documents spelling out the full extent of U.S. foreign aid, and what … [Read more...] about FOREIGN HANDOUTS
SIBERIAN SUMMIT
During the recent furor about Cyprus, NEWSWEEK Magazine quoted Henry Kissinger as saying about President Ford: "He doesn't know what it's all about." Those words sounded harsh at the time, but they accurately express the way President Ford played out … [Read more...] about SIBERIAN SUMMIT
ISRAEL’S FUTURE
It has become increasingly apparent that the Kissinger policies are plunging Israel down the drain to defeat and disaster. When President Harry Truman granted immediate U.S. recognition to the new state of Israel in 1948, he thereby announced to … [Read more...] about ISRAEL’S FUTURE
THE ARMS RACE
The Soviets have received Henry Kissinger in Moscow with something less than their previous eagerness to sign new agreements on strategic arms limitations. Some commentators have speculated that this is because the Kremlin is moving more cautiously … [Read more...] about THE ARMS RACE
LEONOR SULLIVAN ON THE PANAMA CANAL
Congresswoman Leonor K. Sullivan has just written a letter to Secretary of State Henry Kissinger warning of a possible "Communist takeover" of the Panama Canal. She called for a breakoff in the present State Department treaty negotiations with Panama … [Read more...] about LEONOR SULLIVAN ON THE PANAMA CANAL
UNITED NATION
The United Nations recently opened its fall session in New York and admitted three new countries. The 138 UN members certainly aren't "united," and many are so small that they can hardly be called "nations." The United Nations was founded in 1945 … [Read more...] about UNITED NATION
THE MAD STRATEGY
What does MAD mean to you? It might mean insane, it might mean angry. But if you were a nuclear strategist, it would be an acronym standing for Mutual Assured Destruction. The MAD strategy is the basis of the SALT Treaty of 1972, and is colloquially … [Read more...] about THE MAD STRATEGY
RUNAWAY PLANTS
A recent letter to a metropolitan newspaper by Prank Eyles, executive secretary of the Midwest Industrial Union Council, calls attention to one of the prime causes of unemployment at the present time. He charges that "more than one million American … [Read more...] about RUNAWAY PLANTS
The Success Story Of Free China — August 1974
