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OTTAWA — The integration of North America’s economies would best be achieved through an “incremental” approach, according to a leaked U.S. diplomatic cable. The cable, released through the WikiLeaks website and apparently written Jan. 28, 2005, discusses some of the obstacles surrounding the merger of the economies of Canada, the United States and Mexico in a fashion similar to the European Union. “An incremental and pragmatic package of tasks for a new North American Initiative (NAI) will likely gain the most support among Canadian policymakers,” the document said. “The economic payoff of the prospective North American initiative … is available,...

Orlando, Florida March 8, 1983 This is the "evil empire" speech that was so often quoted as defining my attitude toward the Soviets. At the time it was portrayed as some kind of know-nothing, archconservative statement that could only drive the Soviets to further heights of paranoia and insecurity. For too long our leaders were unable to describe the Soviet Union as it actually was. The keepers of our foreign-policy knowledge - in other words, most liberal foreign-affairs scholars, the State Department, and various columnists - found it illiberal and provocative to be so honest. I've always believed, however, that...

Aviation Week & Space Technology May 20, 2002 Pg. 32 'National Aerospace Initiative' Pushes Dual-Use Technology The U.S. Defense Dept. is spearheading an interagency efficiency drive that could see hypersonic weapons technology evolving into air-breathing first stages for space launch vehicles. Ultimately, the push could extend into other dual-use items like sensors, communications and space nuclear power. Ronald M. Sega, a former astronaut who serves as director of defense research and engineering, is pushing a "National Aerospace Initiative" (NAI) that aims to draw on research across the federal government to meet military needs. Mean-while, NASA and other agencies would also...