At a time when many are worried about the Libyan civil war and, if we are honest, not only for humanitarian reasons but also for how it can affects us economically due to the rise on the price of oil, we should welcome the US plans for high-speed rail. Read the rest of this entry »
Thursday March 10th, 2011 16:41 Will the US finally have bullet trains?
Thursday March 3rd, 2011 17:22 Hugo Chavez’s plan to defuse Libya’s crisis
Hugo Chavez, Venezuela’s president, was not very much liked in the US and now even less as in all this turmoil in the Middle East, he has refused to condemn Gaddafi for his crackdown on protesters. Read the rest of this entry »
Tuesday February 8th, 2011 12:36 From the US, “Flavor of the Day” attitude towards Egypt
After more than two weeks of protests, Egypt is still facing great uncertainty. With a dictator as Mubarak who has the police and most of the army on his side, the protesters face great hurdles and yet even after more than 290 deaths and facing strong and harsh repression, they keep on with their demands, the main one being the ousting of Mubarak. Read the rest of this entry »
Monday July 26th, 2010 17:43 Israeli new settlements go on
Never mind the moratorium that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared on new settlements, construction continues in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Read the rest of this entry »
Monday July 19th, 2010 17:43 The British are coming…
British Prime Minister David Cameron, in power since last May, arrives Tuesday to the US for his first official visit. In the UK there is a lot of expectation about the treatment he will receive by the Obama administration. The British have not forgotten the shoddy treatment the former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown got last year during his White House visit. Read the rest of this entry »
Thursday July 15th, 2010 18:33 Defection or kidnapping?
The story of the Iranian scientist Shahram Amiri could be one of those spy thrillers many of us read on the beaches or plane trips. But it seems to be a real thing as much as we take the word real with a pinch of salt. At the moment most of us can write as many comments as we want to articles or blogs but the truth is that we don’t know what really has happened. Read the rest of this entry »
Saturday May 15th, 2010 12:03 Mr. Karzai went to Washington
With Afghan President Hamid Karzai back in Kabul, many in the US are still wondering what those four day visit to Washington accomplished and what is the direction Obama is taking the country in the war he chose to fight. And specially what is he doing about Karzai. Read the rest of this entry »
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