Category: National Security/UN

On Iraq: If Necessary, a Fond Farewell to the U.N.

National Policy Analysis #431 /
If in the judicious determination of the members of the United Nations they feel they [are] not welcome and treated with the hostly consideration that is their due, the United States strongly encourages member states to seriously consider removing themselves ...
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Self-Defense is America’s Right: The Bush Administration Should Not Allow the U.N. to Veto Iraq War Plans

National Policy Analysis #432 /
In environmental economics, there is a concept called "the tragedy of the commons." It refers to the fact that when land is held in common, that is, is used freely by the public without the supervision of a private owner, ...
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In U.S. Relations with the U.N., There’s Virtue in Robust Independence

National Policy Analysis #433 /
The story often is told of the child who decides to run away from home. His father expresses sadness at his departure, and gravely helps him pack. Dad walks junior to the door, shakes his hand, and tells him he'll ...
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When It Comes to Iraq, Bush’s Motives are Sound

National Policy Analysis #435 /
With a nod to David Letterman, here are the top ten reasons we needn't worry that President Bush's Iraq policy is politically motivated. 10. If invading Iraq had been politically expedient, Bill Clinton would have done it. 9. War with ...
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Keep the Statue of Liberty Free: An Argument for Congressional Oversight of U.N. Land Designations in the U.S.

National Policy Analysis #419 /
This Independence Day more than most, our Statue of Liberty has special meaning. With its flame of freedom overlooking the site of the World Trade Center complex, the Statue of Liberty eloquently symbolizes the characteristics for which Americans are most ...
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Greenpeace Publicity Campaign Could Help Terrorists Attack Chemical Plants

National Policy Analysis #414 /
Greenpeace, the radical environmental group with a penchant for publicity, may be treading on treasonous soil in its latest quest for headlines. Earlier this month, the group posted a color map on the Internet showing how a terrorist attack on ...
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In Support of Demoracy Abroad, by Arica Young

New Visions Commentary /
Hopes among Bush Administration officials for a more democratic Venezuela as a result of the recent coup attempt in that country in mid-April earned the President criticism from the American media. Hugo Chavez, the Venezuelan president, survived a coup that ...
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Lack of Respect for Law and Private Property Rights Undermines Future of Democratic Capitalism in Russia

National Policy Analysis #410 /
Taking of private property... nationalization of industry... violation of the sanctity of contracts and the destruction of intellectual property rights. It sounds like the tactics of the old Soviet government during the bad old Cold War days. Unfortunately, for an ...
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Postal Security: A Modest Proposal

National Policy Analysis #398 /
According to the entertaining website dumbcriminalacts.com, a 6 foot, 7 inch tall 500-pound man entered his local post office planning robbery. Although easily recognized because of his unusual stature, he approached the clerk, his next-door neighbor, and demanded money. When ...
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Opening the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Storage Facility is Important to National Security; Action Would Eliminate the Only Serious Vulnerability of Nuclear Plants to Terrorism

Press Release /
Moving America's nuclear waste to a safe storage facility in Yucca Mountain, Nevada - as was proposed January 10 by Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham - would make an important contribution to national security according to a study, "Terrorism and Nuclear ...
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