The current American administration just can’t help their utmost desire to be friends with pariahs – now they are willing to improve ties with the military junta in Burma.
US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell said today that the US government are willing to improve ties with Burmese junta, Japanese news agency Kyodo reports. In a statement released after talks with Burmese junta officials and detained pro-democracy leader Aung San …

North Korea has completed reprocessing thousands of spent fuel rods, producing plutonium which could be used in nuclear weapons, CNN reports.
North Korea “successfully completed the reprocessing of 8,000 spent fuel rods by the end of August as part of the measure taken to restore the nuclear facilities … to their original state,” according to the official KCNA news agency. ”Noticeable successes have been made in turning the extracted plutonium weapon-grade for the purpose of bolstering up …

Russia’s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has praised US President Barack Obama’s decision to scrap plans for a missile defence shield in Europe, calling it “right and brave”, and he urged the US to cancel restrictions on trade with Russia, the AP reports.
Putin hailed Obama’s move as “right and brave” and said that it has raised hope the US administration also will move to cancel all existing restrictions on trade with Russia.
Putin also said that Moscow …

In the latest Empire Chronicles’ poll I asked my readers if they think Russia can be regarded as an equal partner to the Free World.
82% – 411 people said that Russia is a pariah that cannot be trusted.
Only 18% – 91 people said that Russia is a normal democratic country.
Altogether, 502 people responded to the poll.
If only now the leftist governments that flirt with Russia every time they can would realize that…
New poll in the …

A group of Europe’s influential political figures – among others former Polish President Lech Walesa, former Czech President Vaclav Havel and former Estonian Prime Minister Mart Laar – have written an open letter to US President Barack Obama, warning him of Russia’s increasing intimidation in the region and calling for the US to take a strong line.
Altogether 22 former leaders signed the letter that expressed deep concern over America’s declining interest in the part of …

Dick Morris writes in Newsmax:
All this means is that Israel’s life is in danger. If Iran gets the bomb, it will use it to kill six million Jews. No threat of retaliation will make the slightest difference. One cannot deter a suicide bomber with the threat of death. Nor can one deter a theocracy bent on meriting admission to heaven and its virgins by one glorious act of violence. Iran would probably not launch the …