Conn Hallinan
LATEST ARTICLES BY Conn Hallinan
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Opinion
Cyber war: hype or reality?
January 23, 2012What all this scare talk has done is allow the U.S. military to muscle its way into cyber security in a way that could allow it to monitor virtually everything on the Internet.
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World
Obama’s dangerous Asia “pivot”
January 12, 2012The Obama administration is in the middle of a major shift a "strategic pivot" says the Oval Office, in two regions of the world: Asia and Africa.
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Opinion
“Are you serious?” news awards for 2011
January 5, 2012Every year Conn Hallinan's Dispatches From The Edge gives awards to news stories and newsmakers that fall under the category of “Are you serious?”
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Opinion
Gingrich, The Times and doomsday
December 21, 2011A large enough device can generate up to two billion watts, about what Hoover Dam turns out in a day.
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Opinion
Pakistan: anatomy of a crisis
December 5, 2011The question being asked is whether the assault was a "fog of war" incident or a calculated hit.
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Opinion
Why the drone wars threaten us all
October 12, 2011Lost in debate over whether the Obama administration had the right executie Anwar al-Awlaki is who pulled the trigger?
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Opinion
The new scramble for Africa
September 29, 2011Is current U.S. foreign policy in Africa following a blueprint drawn up almost eight years ago by one of the most conservative think tanks in the world?
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Opinion
Arms, China and the Obama administration
September 23, 2011The recent decision by the Obama Administration to sell $5.8 billion in arms to Taiwan is a bit of a head scratcher.
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