There is a great possibility that we will never know what really happened in those villages in Kandahar where 16 Afghan civilians were massacred: nine children and seven adults. So far the official story is that Robert Bales, a 38-year-old American sergeant, went crazy after three deployments in Iraq where he was wounded and a fourth tour of duty in Afghanistan. Read the rest of this entry »

Being so involved on both sides of the Atlantic with the economic woes, some of the many and violent political problems, some of which have been there for years and others surprising the world some months ago, seem almost to be ignored. And yet, they are still there, unresolved. Read the rest of this entry »

If many French were proud of having Christine Lagarde chosen as head of the IMF, today they are feeling specially happy and relieved after Hervé Ghesquière and Stéphane Taponier, the two French television journalists held hostage in Afghanistan since December 2009, were freed unhurt. Read the rest of this entry »

On learning the news that President Obama communicate to the country, many Americans reacted by celebrating the death of Osama bin Laden in a way that could only be explained by the fear its citizens have been under for the last ten years. Just the name of Osama bin Laden created fear in a irrational way that our politicians did not help to dispel. Read the rest of this entry »

Does anyone know what is going on in Libya? It seems as if all we are getting is disinformation from all sides. When one sees the confusion and the chaos not only in Libya but also among the reports of the coalition it is hard to believe anything. Finally at least it is become clear that nevertheless what we were told at the beginning of this fiasco, regime change is in order. Read the rest of this entry »

It was with a little trepidation, that we at KP were planning to write about the danger the western world was getting into with talks of military intervention in Libya as a possibility. We have already been there and we are still suffering the consequences, as Afghanistan and Iraq remind us. Then, we read in The Guardian an article written by Simon Tisdall: “Libyan crisis: Britain and allies now risk overreaction”. We were relieved as we have been thinking along those lines, and we found ourselves in total agreement with his article. Read the rest of this entry »

When, in spite of all the warnings from North Korea about the dangerous consequences, South Korea decided to go ahead with the planned military live-fire drill on the island of Yeonpyeong, the world held its breath. Read the rest of this entry »