Geopolitical – Week of 9.9.12

Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP): 14th Round of TPP Negotiations Set for Leesburg, Virginia — September 6-15, 2012
Office of the United States Trade Representative | September 2012
The next negotiating round of the Trans- Pacific Partnership will take place Leesburg, Virginia from September 6-15, 2012.

Obama’s Unconstitutional NDAA ‘Detained Indefinitely’ by Federal Judge
OpEd News | 12 September 2012
A federal judge permanently blocked enforcement of a law signed by Obama late last year

Obama Vows to ‘Bring Justice’ to Killers in US Embassy Attack in Libya
Fox News | 12 September 2012
President Obama condemned the “outrageous and shocking” attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi

Israeli Leaders Dial Back Iran War Rhetoric after Meetings with US Military Officials
Anti-War | 6 September 2012
After being briefed by top US military officials, the two top Israeli leaders that have been pushing for war on Iran suggested…

What Were They Thinking?
The Chronicles | 6 July 2012
The 2012 Report of the Platform Committee of the Texas Republican Party contains some strange declarations.

Robert Rubin, Former Treasury Secretary, Falls into Swimming Pool at DNC Party
Huffington Post | 6 September 2012
Bob Rubin, the Treasury secretary during Bill Clinton’s presidency, tumbled into a Ritz-Carlton hotel pool Wednesday around 8 p.m.