There isn't any way for the people of Nicaragua to find out what's going on in Nicaragua.
Elliott AbramsWhile all Alawites fear vengeance against their entire community should Assad fall, there are varying degrees of loyalty to the Assads.
Elliott AbramsFirst impressions matter. Experts say we size up new people in somewhere between 30 seconds and two minutes.
Elliott AbramsThe Obama administration has vastly expanded the use of armed drones and concentrated a great deal of diplomatic effort on building and maintaining alliances that share information about terrorists, provide access to get near them, and then strike against them.
Elliott AbramsToday's status symbol is the Palm Pilot; tomorrow's is not having one, because you have a whole staff keeping track of you. It's like a winter coat in Washington: The ultimate status symbol isn't cashmere, it's no coat at all on the snowiest day of the year - because that means you have a car and driver waiting for you, so why do you need a coat?
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