In 1990, after the fall of the Berlin Wall, U.S. president George H. W. Bush through his secretary of state James Baker promised Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev that in exchange for Soviet cooperation on German reunification, the Cold War era NATO alliance would not expand “one inch” eastwards towards Russia. Baker told Gorbachev: “Look, if you remove your [300,000] troops …
Leid Stories – 11.27.15
It’s Time. Free Your Mind.
It’s “Free Your Mind Friday” on Leid Stories, an open forum for the exchange of information, opinions and ideas. Listeners share their thoughts about the issues of the day—or any subject worthy of further discussion or debate.
These 15 animal species have the lowest chance for survival: Researchers urge to act
Climbing rats, seabirds and tropical gophers are among the 15 animal species that are at the absolute greatest risk of becoming extinct very soon. Expertise and money is needed to save them and other highly threatened species. A new study shows that a subset of highly threatened species – in this case 841 – can be saved from extinction for …