Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
April 15, 2010
How we treat our troops in the US
Is it a case of different cultures and their approach to death, to the way they honor their dead? It might be something of that but it is hard to believe that is the way it is. I am talking about the different ways countries which have troops fighting in Afghanistan honor their dead soldiers. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
April 9, 2010
Revolt in Kyrgyzstan
The ancient Soviet Republic of Kyrgyzstan became independent in 1991. Since then political stability has been elusive and corruption a normal thing in the government. Thus Russia and the US were able to establish one base each in the country to use for their own purposes. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
March 29, 2010
Health care bill and the insurers
One of the benefits that the president calls a centerpiece of the law was the coverage for children with pre-existing conditions. But had President Obama barely given away the pens he used to sign the health care reform bill that health insurance companies were already trying to avoid covering children with pre-existing conditions. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
March 22, 2010
Health care for America!
The year-long battle about health reform in the US has been won by the Democrats and President Obama. The bill should be shortly on its way to Obama’s desk to be signed into law. Between that moment and last night, when the House finally vote for the bill, a 153 page package of amendments will go to the Senate to be passed using the reconciliation rule. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
March 16, 2010
US special forces in Afghanistan
All is not as perfect in Afghanistan as the military would like to be or would like us to believe. The problem is that together with the American conventional forces and coalition troops plus the Afghan troops, there are American Special Operation forces that are also taking part in the Afghan war. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
February 23, 2010
Anyone for new nuclear power plants?
It turns out that while we are getting rather upset about Iran building new nuclear power plants, we are planning to do the same… Well, of course it is not the same, Iran is doing it to turn the uranium fuel rods in power plants into plutonium and use it for warheads. Us, we already have as many nuclear arms as we might need and only need our power plants to generate energy that will stop us for being dependent of those countries from which we import foreign oil. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
February 20, 2010
Withdrawal of US Nuclear Arms from Europe
According to the Belgian newspaper Le Soir, five NATO countries, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, Norway and the Netherlands, are planning to ask for the US to withdraw the nuclear arms from Europe. In a joint statement, four former Belgian government ministers said that NATO’s nuclear arms no longer serve a military purpose. Read the rest of this entry »
