07. Dezember 2007 – 22:16
So Iran has no nuclear weapons program? I should be relieved if that was true. Still, as long as the Iranian President wants to wipe Israel off the map, I will be worried for Israel.
How is the National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) being reported on in the German media? Here is one example:
The front page of [...]
“Am Rande der Schamlosigkeit” - Henryk M. Broder kritisiert Steinmeiers Auftritt mit Rapper Muhabbet, Deutschlandradio, 29.11.2007
Der Buchautor und Journalist Henryk M. Broder hat der ARD-Journalistin Esther Schapira in ihrer Kritik an Außenminister Frank-Walter Steinmeier den Rücken gestärkt. Der Minister habe sich “eine Peinlichkeit sondergleichen geleistet”, sagte Broder, indem er nicht nur mit einem Rapper ins [...]
Isn`t that cute? Salma Hayek and her baby. I want the same …
02. Dezember 2007 – 20:05
Landslide victory for pro-Putin party “United Russia” winning 61 % of the vote, but has there been an election?
Robert Coalson of RFE/RL analyses “Five Myths About Russia’s Elections”:
There is an “election” going on in Russia. Not an election, but an “election.” This is not an election that falls short of international standards. It is not [...]
This Monday I went to my fitness center. To get there I have to turn left at a very crowded crossroads (two lanes on-coming traffic). But I did not have to wait long, a car carrying an American number plate stopped to let me pass, but when I had already started turning left, the car [...]