How did he get out again? He should have been sitting in a padded room wearing one of those nice trench coats with the long sleeves that tie into a knot around the back. But somehow the slug from the
Friday was another one of those Alice in Wonderland days where all you can do is shake your head in disbelief at the absurd lengths to which desperate European politicians are going. Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy after Friday’s meeting
This June 13–19, the best golfers in the world will walk the lush green fairways of Bethesda, Maryland’s Congressional Country Club during the 111th U.S. Open. These great athletes are heroes to many, but they aren’t the biggest heroes to
I’m not sure what prompted me to consider this subject on my commute this morning, but it probably has to do with my reflecting on Memorial Day just passed. That and the fact that crude oil continues to trade around
At a two-day meeting in Deauville, France, G-8 leaders pledged $20 billion in aid to Egypt and Tunisia over the next three years, according to Spiegel. The $20 billion will be provided by the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund
In the dramatic raid that resulted in the death of Osama bin Laden, the lines between intelligence and special operations were blurred. CIA operatives and U.S. Navy SEALs worked together to kill bin Laden and gather valuable intelligence on al-Qaida.
Around the world, Western nations that wish to remain culturally in tact or, in some cases, simply to survive, are currently bolstering their borders and revamping their immigration policies. For example, the Danish government recently announced it will “reinstate guards
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Major terrorist attack on Navy airbase in Karachi, Pakistan Pakistan’s PNS Mehran naval base, Karachi (Tribune) A well-planned professional terrorist attack was launched on the Pakistan’s PNS Mehran naval base in Karachi, Pakistan, on
As the United States tries to deal with its own immigration problems on the border with Mexico, the growth of right-wing nationalism in Europe is creating a crisis that strikes at the very heart of the EU project. A highly
Consider these two dueling headlines in today’s ClimateWire and their sub-heads (subscription required), as helpful reminders of how absurd U.S. energy politics have become (and why no one points to Europe any more as our ‘green energy’ model). More important,
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Nato searches for drifting mines near Misrata, Libya Aid ships are unable to reach port at Misrata in Libya, because Gaddafi forces have planted mines. Nato minesweepers have destroyed two of three mines laid
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Osama bin Laden is dead Osama bin Laden (file photo) Late Sunday evening, President Barack Obama announced that Osama bin Laden was killed a week ago by a U.S. bomb delivered manually, not by
Gaining Ground In Europe? Germany’s reliably left-wing Der Spiegel has an article about the rise of “right-wing populist parties” in Europe which they compare with the American Tea Party Movement. Along with the rise of Marine Le Pen in France
Pravda reports: France on Sunday temporarily closed its southern borders to trains carrying hundreds of North African immigrants from Italy, evoking a strong response from Rome. The French government’s move to block the trains from entering France through Menton had
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Pakistan and India release each other’s fishing prisoners On Monday, India released 39 Pakistani prisoners who had allegedly been fishing in India’s territorial waters in the Arabian Sea. Pakistan released 89 Indian prisoners who
Recently, Portugal officially requested a $116 billion bailout from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund. This makes Portugal the third European nation to seek such a bailout in the past year (Greece got $157 billion; Ireland $122 billion).
A meeting between CIA Director Leon Panetta and Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) head Lt. Gen. Ahmad Shuja Pasha in Washington was cut short on Monday, apparently over disagreements about joint US-Pakistan cooperation on the war on terror within Pakistan
The tiny Italian island of Lampedusa about 160 miles east of Tunisia and is perhaps the closest outpost of European territory to Africa. It’s always been a point that refugees from Africa try to reach. But in recent weeks the
Germany is already at odds with the “Club Med” nations, since Greece, Portugal, Spain and Italy are considered to be profligate spenders requiring bailouts, in contrast to the disciplined savers in Germany. And the anger is growing anyway, because it’s
The chances of a new Israeli war with Gaza are much higher today, a day after a Kornet anti-tank missile launched from Gaza struck a school bus southen Israel, injuring the driver and critically injuring a 16 year old boy.
Can you hear that great sucking sound? It’s the sound of government shrinking around the world, as Portugal just joined Greece, Ireland and soon many others in acknowledging they are bankrupt and asking their European brethren for a bail-out. What
As late as Wednesday morning, Portugal’s finance ministry was saying that the country can meet all its financing needs without any aid from the European Union, and that there were no plans to ask for a bailout, according to the
In a sharp about-face of policy, the Obama administration is backing away from President Ali Abdullah Saleh of Yemen, America’s long-time ally in the war against terror. The administration had fully supported Saleh until news leaked out this weekend, confirmed
The fall of the Roman Empire was not a sudden event. The imperial power wielded by Rome decreased gradually over the course of centuries, during which time a steady deterioration was punctuated by repeated barbarian incursions and the sacking of
European defenders of the West: Sobieski, Churchill, and Wilders Dutch Parliamentarian Geert Wilders made a seminal address two nights ago (March 25, 2011) at the Annual Lecture of the Magna Carta Foundation in Rome, Italy. As is his wont, Wilders
