Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
March 10, 2010
Ahmadinejad and Gates in Kabul
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 entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
March 7, 2010
A criminal in charge in Marja?
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 entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
February 28, 2010
Sarkozy visits Rwanda
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 entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
February 26, 2010
Lybia’s holy war against Switzerland
Preoccupied by the Afghan war, health care, the bizarre killing in Dubai and so much more, the situation between Switzerland and Lybia almost escaped us. And yet the tense relation between the two nations has been going on for a while. It all began apparently in 2008 when Gaddafi’s son, Hannibal, was arrested in Geneva accused of having abused his domestic servants. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
February 22, 2010
A daring killing in Dubai
The murder of a top Hamas official in Dubai, Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, could be a fantastic plot for a bestseller. Unfortunately, never mind what we think about Hamas, it was nevertheless the killing of a human being in cold blood. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
February 20, 2010
Dutch government: a victim of the Afghan war
While many citizens in different countries disagree with the military mission in Afghanistan for their soldiers, governments have been more reluctant to let know their thoughts about it. On Saturday we learned about one European government which has become a victim of the Afghan war: the Dutch. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
February 15, 2010
Operation Moshtarak under way
As it was to be expected in an operation as large as Operation Moshtarak which is under way in southern Afghanistan, some deaths have already occurred among the coalition forces. And then, and while the first phase of the operation had been declared a success, the mission was marred by the deaths of 12 civilians in a NATO missile strike. Read the rest of this entry »
