Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
June 4, 2010
Latest in Germany and the Gulf of Mexico
News change fast these days. In a few hours we have to, if not change, at least report how things have altered. In Germany, it seems it is not going to be “Frauen-Power” after all. The new government designated front-runner for the post of president is the Lower Saxony Governor Christian Wulff. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
June 3, 2010
Frauen-Power in Germany?
After the abrupt resignation of Hörst Köhler from the presidency, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is looking into a replacement for the mostly ceremonial post. This has plunged her government into crisis until the elections for the post take place on June 30 in Germany’s Federal Assembly. 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
March 4, 2010
Clinton departs from Brazil empty-handed
During her Latin America tour, the US secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, stopped in Brasilia where she did not get the news she wanted. Among talks of trade, which also did not go too well for the US, Clinton had hoped to get support from the Brazilians for a UN resolution on sanctions against Iran. 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
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 »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
December 14, 2009
Will our planet be helped?
Four more days to the end of the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen and the tensions must be growing. A lot has been written and talked about this conference and still we don’t know for sure if we are going to get a Treaty worth of its name. Read the rest of this entry »
