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Richard Halloran
Richard Halloran, a free lance writer in Honolulu, was a military correspondent for The New York Times for ten years. He can be reached at oranhall@hawaii.rr.comSubscribe to Richard Halloran RSS Article Feed.
Recent Articles
- Obama Should Keep the Rascals Out - November 16, 2008
- Indeed, it might not be too much to say that America today has one president-elect and 300 million advisers who proffer policies to adopt, books and papers to read, and...
- Obama Skeptics in Asia - November 9, 2008
- A senior Foreign Ministry official, Yang Wanming, said the paper proposed "enhancing military cooperation" between China and Latin American nations. On the same day,...
- Japan Sliding - November 2, 2008
- Few today fear that Japan will once again to send its armies through China and Southeast Asia to the gates of India. But there is concern that Japan's alliance with the...
- Drawing Up a Pacific Vision - October 26, 2008
- General Carroll "Howie" Chandler, who commands the Pacific Air Forces, or PACAF, said in an interview: "I asked them to look at what we think we need to carry out our...
- Fighting the Moros - October 19, 2008
- American officials claim that the Filipinos and their American allies are making progress. A senior State Department official, Scot Marciel, said in Washington last...
- Looking for Direction in Afghanistan - October 12, 2008
- General David McKiernan, the new commander of American forces in Afghanistan, sketched out a gloomy picture for the Pentagon press on Oct. 1, saying it would take "four...
- The Navy's "Mercy" - October 5, 2008
- In one operation, Commander Kenneth Kubis, a Navy eye surgeon, and Captain Tighe Richardson, of the Air Force, removed cataracts that had nearly blinded a 12-year-old...
- The Candidates and the Asian Century - September 28, 2008
- In an address at the East-West Center, Beazley asserted that McCain's view "is an extension in the new era of essentially the Cold War approach. That approach was about...
- A Strategy for the Next Administration - September 21, 2008
- Skelton, who has travelled mostly the middle-of-the-road during his 31 years in Congress, opened a hearing by declaring that whoever is elected to the White House in...
- Post-Olympic China - September 14, 2008
- At first glance, it would seem clear that the Communist Party has tightened its authoritarian grip on power in Beijing. It cracked down on dissent during the games,...
- Japan Adrift - September 7, 2008
- More important, Mr. Fukuda's sudden departure was telling evidence that Japan was not yet ready to step up to leadership in Asia as the nation has had ineffective prime...
- Good Meetings Continue Between U.S. & China - August 31, 2008
- In the first venture of NCOs into this military diplomacy, the senior enlisted leader of the Pacific Command, Chief Master Sergeant James Roy of the Air Force, led a...
- Filipino-Americans An Exception to Language Rule - August 24, 2008
- Exceptions, however, have been Filipino-American soldiers in the Hawaii Army National Guard who have been serving in the southern Philippines where they have helped the...
- When Will North Korea Collapse? - August 17, 2008
- The consequences of a regime change in Pyongyang could be staggering. Immediately, US, South Korean, and Chinese troops could charge into North Korea to secure its...
- The Most Politicized Games Since Berlin - August 3, 2008
- Several weeks ago, authorities of the Peoples Republic of China in Beijing suggested that the team from Taiwan compete under the name of "Taipei, China." The proposal...
- Carrier Manga - July 27, 2008
- The Navy chose the comic book, called "manga" in Japanese, to make its case because manga may well be the most pervasive form of communication in Japan. They are...
- Taiwan's F-16s - July 20, 2008
- Moreover, USAF fighter pilots, a breed not known for reticence, claim that Luke AFB provides the finest training in the supersonic F-16 in a world in which more than...
- Australia's Strategic Importance - July 13, 2008
- To the contrary, said Australia's Defense Minister, Joel Fitzgibbon, who asserted that the speculators had shown "poor judgment." In an interview during a stopover in...
- Reasons to Temper Our Pessimism - July 6, 2008
- Neither the editor nor Ms. Obama, however, seemed to be so pessimistic as a couple who said in personal correspondence: "Our country is dying." Nor did they go so far...
- America's Image Alright in Asia - RealClearPolitics - June 22, 2008
- Torch Relay Inflames Tibet Supporters - RealClearPolitics - April 20, 2008
- Tibet Uprising is Dilemma for China - RealClearPolitics - March 23, 2008