The first reports we had were of an air strike by US fighter jets that appeared to have killed Afghan civilians last Friday. Since then we have learn that there were German troops who had ordered the attack on two tankers. The bombing by the US jet created many dead and injured people. And then the information or misinformation began. Were they civilian casualties or Taliban fighters? Read the rest of this entry »

Who is running foreign policy in the Obama administration? It seems Vice President Joseph R. Biden during his recent trip to Georgia and Ukraine pledged support for both countries efforts to break away from the Russia’s orbit and join the NATO alliance. Read the rest of this entry »

The global financial crisis has managed to get most of our attention. Now and then some of us wonder about the world outside our countries but not for long. Keeping our jobs, feeding our families and holding to our houses has taken priority above anything else. And yet, we should be aware that the global political conflicts are destroying and disrupting millions of lives. Just think Afghanistan if you have doubts. Read the rest of this entry »

While all the eyes are centered in the NATO Summit in Germany and France, an “old lady” in this latter country is making herself a beauty treatment at its 120 years… This lady is known world wide as the Eiffel Tower Read the rest of this entry »

This being his last NATO summit, our commander in chief must be wondering what his legacy is going to be, or maybe he does not care. But with his unequal capacity for it he almost created more mischief on his way to Bucharest and the summit. Trying to gather some strength before facing discord in the summit, he stopped in Ukraine to have a photo op with the country’s leaders. Read the rest of this entry »