The Iraqi war has ended, a nine-year war that many believe has been one of the greatest military blunders in history. The war which was started by the Bush administration on March 2003 on arguments that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction and ties with al Qaeda had just ended today, December 15, 2011 with a small ceremony in Iraq and a speech by President Obama saying the war had been brought to a successful, honorable conclusion. As he said to the troops in Fort Bragg the country they leave behind is “an extraordinary achievement”. Read the rest of this entry »

Last Sunday, Spain held national elections. It was a rainy day in most of the country, almost everyone seemed to know in advance what the results were to be, which after almost eight years of the Socialists (PSOE) in power it was to be expected. Expected in our days of crisis and unemployment. Read the rest of this entry »

Following another night of allied air strikes against Gaddafi’s forces, the rebels seem to have retaken the town of Ajdabiya and in their enthusiasm they are ready to begin a march towards Tripoli. Read the rest of this entry »

On September 25, during his weekly radio address, President Obama referring to the full extension of the Bush tax breaks, specially when they were addressed to the wealthy, said “98 percent of Americans wouldn’t see any benefit from it.” Read the rest of this entry »

While Obama was on his Asian trip and is now in the G20 summit, not finding it easy to defend the US economic actions and proposals, we have just learned that once he is back home he is going to give us a few surprises. Read the rest of this entry »

Helen Thomas was the longest serving member of the White House press corps. She had reported from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue for 57 years, going back to the presidency of Dwight Eisenhower. Sadly and after remarks made during a videotaped interview for a website called rabbilive.com., Ms Thomas announced she was retiring from Hearst Newspapers where she was a columnist. Read the rest of this entry »

Is it time to push adolescents to learn Chinese? Probably. As much as it is hard to accept, if things continue in the direction they have taken China might go from his role of co-superpower with the US, something that seems to be happening, to become the main world leader at least in the economy field. Read the rest of this entry »