Archive for the 'Europe' Category
Since last week’s historic election of Barack Obama’s as the next U.S. president, a number of high-profile Europeans have been sticking their feet in their mouths while commenting on the situation (Well, some were being outright racist). For example, a leading Austrian television journalist said - on camera - that he “wouldn’t […]
A set of blueprints found in a Berlin apartment prove the Nazis had been planning the genocide of European Jews for longer than earlier thought. The yellowing blueprints to Auschwitz are dated 23 October, 1941, and show the plans for the concentration camp located near Krakow, Poland. The plans have rooms “gas chamber,” “crematorium,” and […]
The leader of the far-right political party in Austria was dismissed yesterday after admitting to an affair with his former mentor, the man whom he succeeded. Jörg Haider, 58, died earlier this month in a high-speed car crash (after heavy drinking in a gay bar). The dismissed leader, Stefan Petzner, 27, had revealed his relationship […]
From The Nation:
Myth 1. It’s a dangerous world. We face an array of serious national security threats that require an experienced Commander in Chief.
Myth 2. The surge has worked. To withdraw from Iraq now would snatch defeat from the jaws of victory and embolden Islamic extremists.
Myth 3. We cannot allow Afghanistan to become a safe […]
John McCain’s “our economy’s fundamentals are strong” might be one of the dumbest things ever said in a campaign. Maybe even dumber than this:
“There is no Soviet domination of Eastern Europe, and there never will be under a Ford administration.” Frankel responded, “I’m sorry … did I understand you to say, sir, that the Soviets […]
From Business Week:
The sudden war in the Caucasus brought Georgia to heel, reasserted Russia’s claim as the dominant force in the region, and dealt a blow to U.S. prestige. But in this part of the world, diplomacy and war are about oil and gas as much as they are about hegemony and the tragic […]
Is it just me or is the tension - and soon, lack of civility - between Russia and the USA greater now than it was during the Cold War?:
President Vladimir Putin has withdrawn Russia from a key post-cold war international arms treaty, paving the way for the deployment of Russian forces closer to Europe.
The withdrawal […]
“The downward spiral of the dollar is hardly new, even if its plight was accelerated by the start of the housing credit crunch over the summer. It has lost 44 per cent of its value against the euro since 2002. The Canadian dollar reached parity with its American cousin in September and has since shot […]
“The need for missile defense in Europe is real and I believe it’s urgent,” Bush said in a policy speech at the National Defense University in Washington.
Bush’s defense of the planned missile shield, which has angered Moscow, came even as his top aides tried to ease Russia’s concerns. Bush said the system was needed for […]