Category: National Security/UN

This Land is My Land: How United Nations Claims of World Heritage May Swipe America’s Past, by Ryan Balis

National Policy Analysis #473 /
It is curious that we Americans have placed some of our most valued landmarks - such as the Statue of Liberty, Independence Hall and Yellowstone National Park - under United Nations jurisdiction. National symbols have an unmistakable allure. They have ...
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Inhofe Makes “Chemical Security” From Terrorists a Top Priority

National Policy Analysis #474 /
Underscoring the need to provide the nation's over 1,500 chemical facilities with the greatest possible protection against terrorist attacks, Senator James Inhofe (R-OK) has introduced the "Chemical Facilities Security Act of 2003." Inhofe is chairman of the Senate Environment & ...
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Dying for a Discount: The Dangers in Importing Drugs, by Edmund F. Haislmaier

National Policy Analysis #476 /
Sometimes bad ideas don't die. Like creatures in a scary movie, they keep coming back. In 2001, legislation to ease importation of cheaper drugs from abroad was the hot idea in health policy circles. Then came September 11, followed by ...
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Rules Protecting Endangered Species Endanger Defense Readiness Instead, by Dana Joel Gattuso

National Policy Analysis #475 /
"Our new radar - it's a remarkable scientific achievement capable of spotting an intruder in the air at quite a long range... But we can't get permission to put her up [on top of the mountain from] the National Park ...
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Black Conservative Group Urges Bush to Press European Leaders to Join Fight Against Hunger in Africa; Calls for End to European Ban on Genetically Modified Food

Press Release /
Famine in Africa should be addressed at the upcoming Group of Eight economic summit, says the African-American leadership network Project 21. To help avert famine in African countries, President Bush should press European leaders to end their unscientific opposition to ...
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Peace Marchers Make Strong Case – for Bush

National Policy Analysis #459 /
"We support our troops when they shoot their officers" proclaimed a banner carried by protesters at a pro-homicide march in San Francisco recently. Whoops, sorry, it was a "pro-peace" march. Perhaps you'll forgive me if I can't tell the difference ...
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Protesters Oppose War, Yet Support Deadly Policies at Home

National Policy Analysis #461 /
As the U.S. military continues liberating the Iraqi people from Saddam Hussein's murderous dictatorship, American protesters on the political left continue to march, shouting "no blood for oil."1 The claim that the U.S. has gone to war to acquire Iraqi ...
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A Just War to Remove an Evil Man, by Murdock “Doc” Gibbs

New Visions Commentary /
A New Visions Commentary paper published April 2003 by The National Center for Public Policy Research, 501 Capitol Ct., N.E., Washington, DC 20002, 202/543-4110, Fax 202-543-5975, E-Mail [email protected], Web http://www.nationalcenter.org. Reprints permitted provided source is credited. Regarding America's war against ...
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Let Us Once Again Recommit Ourselves to Those Values Which Define Us, by Dr. Condoleezza Rice

New Visions Commentary /
Sundays in my family meant church. It was the center of our lives. In segregated black Birmingham of the late 1950s and early 1960s, the church was not just a place of worship; it was the social and civic center ...
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‘No Blood for Oil!’ The Dolphins Cried… And Other War Stories

Ten Second Response /
BACKGROUND: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, better known as PETA, has released the following statement: "The Pentagon recently announced that in addition to troops, the U.S. military is using chickens, dogs, dolphins, pigeons, and sea lions to fight ...
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