Just last week the world was honoring in the Normandy beaches the veterans of D-Day from World War II. That some of them were able to travel 65 years after that important day from as far away as the US to France was already impressive. Read the rest of this entry »

It is amazing how the same news can be reported in such a totally different way in the United States and Europe. The gist of the story reported being the same generally but the interpretation of the story being so opposite that it is a wonder how it got so. Read the rest of this entry »

The Europeans woke up this morning to realize that their low participation in the voting for new members of their Parliament meant a big upset in many of their countries. The Center right parties won in large countries including France, Germany and Italy, while the Socialists were the big losers. Read the rest of this entry »

From the Arab world to the Normandy beaches in France with a short stop over in Germany, president Obama is trying to use his travels to obtain understanding for the US among the Muslims, maybe help from his European allies for the Afghanistan war and the closing of Guantanamo. Read the rest of this entry »

This week, starting today in some of the EU countries and finishing on this coming Sunday, the European Union is voting to elect a a new set of Members for the common Parliament which is the principal democratic component of the EU system. Read the rest of this entry »