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 »

While the US president is running into trouble in his own country for not having consulted Congress before getting involved in the military campaign over Libya and his lack of explanations to the American people about what that military intervention implies, the British Prime Minister David Cameron has made a direct appeal to Parliament and outlined the reasons why Britain intervened in Libya and why he is putting the British army in harm’s way. Read the rest of this entry »

What prompted Sarkozy to suddenly recognize the Libyan rebels in Benhazi? Was he trying to give the impression that he was the European leader who had a grasp on the events? If that is what he intended he probably failed as at this moment nobody seems to know which way things are going to go. While the Gaddafi’s regime will eventually have to go, it is rather hazardous to recognize the rebels as they don’t seem to have a clear leadership. Read the rest of this entry »

While the world is watching the Middle East protests with concern, Europe is likely to receive the brunt of it with the influx of refugees fleeing their countries some for fear of their lives and some looking for a need to get food and jobs. Apart from Italy which is already tending the arrival of large numbers of Tunisians and Egyptians to the Lampedusa Island, other European countries had not yet had any noticeable increase of Middle East people. Read the rest of this entry »

On the eve of the French school vacation, the country continues with demonstrations against the reforms to extend the retirement age for twomore years,from 60 to 62, and to overhaul the state pensions, with a full pension being received at 67 instead of 65. Read the rest of this entry »

Economic woes are many times followed by political upheaval with extremist parties becoming populist parties and holding the support of the citizens of the countries they represent. Such is unfortunately what seems to be happening in Europe these days. Read the rest of this entry »

Europe is in the middle of a discord over how to handle unwanted immigrants. The country that began the controversy is France and the immigrants involved are the Roma community whose 12 million form the largest ethnic minority in the EU. Read the rest of this entry »