The Command Post - Global ReconThis weblog is for posts of news items related to hotspot or breaking news from around the world.Help Hurricane Katrina Victims- August 30, 2005 Update: I and other bloggers are matching reader donations dollar for dollar over at Strengthen the Good. Double your money! Make us pay!! Visit STG and donate now &8230; Government agencies and private relief organizations are mounting what the...http://www.command-post.org/nk/2_archives/019764.html President Bush Declares Disasters In Louisiana and Mississippi- August 29, 2005 President Bush on approved major disaster declarations for Louisiana and Mississippi The declarations will allow federal funds to start being used to deploy resources to help victims of Hurricane Katrina in those two states. The Associated Press reports Hurricane Katrina...http://www.command-post.org/nk/2_archives/019761.html Canada Asserting Arctic Claim- August 23, 2005 From BBC News: Canada is sending its navy back to the far northern Arctic port of Churchill after a 30-year absence.The visit by two warships to the area is the latest move to challenge rival claims in the Arctic triggered...http://www.command-post.org/nk/2_archives/019756.html White House Appoints Special Envoy for N. Korea Human Rights- August 22, 2005 As expected, the White House has appointed Jay Lefkowitz as Special Envoy for Human Rights in North Korea, a position mandated by Section 107 of the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004. In naming Mr. Lefkowitz at this time,...http://www.command-post.org/nk/2_archives/019754.html Interview with North Korea Expert Nicholas Eberstadt, on the Talks and Aftermath- August 22, 2005 A transcript of my interview with Korea expert Nicholas Eberstadt is here. The primary focus is on diplomatic and other options available to the United States and its allies if the six-party talks turn out to be demonstrable failure. My...http://www.command-post.org/nk/2_archives/019753.html Settlers Call Israeli Troops "Nazis"- August 19, 2005 From IOL News comes the latest report out of Gaza: Die-hard settlers took to rooftops in the tiny Gadid enclave shouting &8220;Nazis&8221; as forces swept in, hours after clearing Gaza&39;s main anti-pullout strongholds and all but breaking the back of...http://www.command-post.org/nk/2_archives/019751.html |