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The Keyboard Politics Update March 11th, 2009

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As we are writing this, the inauguration of the new Chilean president is taking place in a sober ceremony. When the outgoing president, Michelle Bachelet, hands the reins of the country to Sebastian PiƱera, he will be the first elected right-wing leader in 50 years. After the terrible years the Chilean people had to endure under the dictatorship of General Pinochet, and when the country was enjoying a democracy again, the earthquake of Feb. 27 left once more misery and devastation in the country. Let us hope politics are put aside and all Chileans, hopefully with outside help, can restore their beautiful country.

Take care...Rosa Maria Young

Ahmadinejad and Gates in Kabul

Author: Rosa Maria Young

Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad seems to be enjoying the visits to his neighbors. First he went to Syria and now he just arrived in Kabul, by a curious -maybe- coincidence just before the departure of the American Defense Secretary Robert Gates. Read the rest of this article »

This and that

Author: Rosa Maria Young

We woke up today to the news of another earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6. It struck eastern Turkey in the pre-dawn hours killing at least 51 people. Read the rest of this article »

A criminal in charge in Marja?

Author: Rosa Maria Young

It would appear that in the push to win the hearts and minds of the Afghans NATO is taking good care of some of them, specially of those appointed as top officials in Marja, the area where the surge against insurgents is taking place. Read the rest of this article »

Clinton departs from Brazil empty-handed

Author: Rosa Maria Young

During her Latin America tour, the US secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, stopped in Brasilia where she did not get the news she wanted. Among talks of trade, which also did not go too well for the US, Clinton had hoped to get support from the Brazilians for a UN resolution on sanctions against Iran. Read the rest of this article »

Animals and their lawyers

Author: Rosa Maria Young

After writing about so many disasters, natural and man-made, I found some different news that could go under a Pet Politics category! Read the rest of this article »

Syria, the US and Iran

Author: Rosa Maria Young

Towards the middle of February, President Obama moved to repair relations with Syria after five years of interruption. He announced his decision to appoint Robert Ford as US ambassador to Syria and sent US Undersecretary of State, William Burns, to Damascus. Read the rest of this article »

Sarkozy visits Rwanda

Author: Rosa Maria Young

A couple of days ago Nicolas Sarkozy, during a tour of French-speaking African countries, visited Rwanda, the first visit by a French leader for 25 years. Read the rest of this article »