What’s Different and What’s the Same in Foreign Policy between McCain and Obama

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I spent a bit more than 40 minutes this morning with Pedro Pedro Echavarria on C-Span’s Washington Journal You can watch the entire clip at your convenience on line by clicking here. The discussion focuses on the differences and similarities between John McCain’s and Barack Obama’s foreign policy views.

Aussie News, Blogging and Thinking

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I caught this snippet tonight of an Australian political/policy blogger, Gary Sauer-Thompson, who was not so taken with the substance of an interview that Sky News Australia did with me — but rather that Sky News was taking bloggers and blogging seriously. I agree with the writer that this is a good thing.

Media Alert: C-Span’s “Washington Journal” on McCain & Obama Foreign Policy Positions

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Tomorrow morning, Thursday, I will be on C-Span’s Washington Journal starting at 8 am EST discussing the foreign policy views of John McCain and Barack Obama. Here are the texts of major speeches the candidates gave today. John McCain in Manchester, New Hampshire. Barack Obama in Richmond, Virginia. See you tomorrow morning.

Washington National Cathedral Tonight: Brzezinski, Scowcroft, Ignatius, Friedman and More Discuss America and the World

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THIS EVENT CAN BE WATCHED ON LINE AT THIS LINK. Tonight at Washington’s National Cathedral, I will be helping to introduce a major event — attended by more than 1,200 people — titled “America and the World: Picking Up the Pieces.” The program will start at 7 pm and conclude at 9 pm EST.

Arabs, Arabs, and More Arabs. . .And That’s A Great Thing for America

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This morning, a friend of mine, Marwan Kreidie, has a passionate and smart oped in the Philadelphia Inquirer that challenges the slur that John McCain indirectly embraced when an elder woman at a McCain rally said “I don’t trust Obama. . .He’s an Arab.

Worth Watching Again: Powell on Obama/Biden and McCain/Palin

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Powell’s statement on the young American Muslim killed in Iraq is incredibly powerful and poignant. Like me, Powell agrees that this embedded racism and bigotry against Muslims who are American and Muslims abroad has to be reversed.

Welcome Back to the Fight, Colin. . .

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(This article appears today at Tina Brown’s “The Daily Beast.” Here is the actual link to my piece.) This morning, about a nanosecond after Colin Powell gave his endorsement of Barack Obama for President, I called his long-time aide and former State Department Chief of Staff Lawrence Wilkerson.