Opinion: As the U.S. celebrates the killing of its No. 1 enemy, one German commentator says Americans should ask themselves: was it worth it?
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Editorial: Barack Obama’s bid for re-election in 2012 could be smooth sailing, but is he chipping away at America’s leading role in the world?
There was a time when Central Bankers were just supposed to look out for rising inflation. The 2008 financial crisis and the ongoing European debt crisis is forcing them to search for a new identity.
A new book from Germany’s Daniel Domscheit-Berg reveals Assange’s geekish world of all-nighters, stuffy hotel rooms, sexual preferences. And the dreams of an Internet revolution they once shared. Happier times. Assange and Domscheit-Berg in 2007 (Andy Gee) BERLIN – He ate three slices of meat loaf and left only one for me. He didn’t wash […]
A report says US military advisors were carrying a cargo of hallocenogenic drugs when they arrived in Argentina to train local police. Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and US Vice President Joe Biden, in 2009 (Nirava Micky) EYES INSIDE – LATIN AMERICA A US air force plane with a mysterious cargo that landed in Buenos Aires […]
Did deposed Tunisian President Ben Ali realize his departure was for good? Would the “Jasmine Revolution” have triumphed if the army had not sided with the people? An exclusive account of a dictator’s demise.
A German commentator says the shooting of Gabrielle Giffords is not about politics, but guns — and security measures are about to crank up even higher While Gabrielle Giffords clung to life after her surgery in a Tucson hospital, America’s political leaders took to the cable news channels with the indignant rhetoric that typically follows […]
In the competition between world’s top economies, Germany continues to carry Europe and the U.S. starts to roar back to life US factory worker Germany’s current economic upswing is lasting longer than expected. Although economists warned last year that German industrial output would drop sharply because of weaker demand from abroad, it hasn’t happened yet. […]
The markets react well to the Fiat CEO’s decision to separate the core auto business from farm and truck sectors, a vote of confidence for Marchionne’s vision that could have reverberations for all of Italian industry Sergio Marchionne (flickr) By Giuseppe Berta IL SOLE 24 ORE/Worldcrunch The split of Fiat’s core auto business from its […]
Washington struggles to find a way to deal with Julian Assange’s system. And the world is watching
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From factory to first flight, follow the path of a B777 order bound to be the 200th Boeing in the Air France fleet. Not quite like buying a car B-777 Mathieu Marque via Flickr SEATTLE – Miraculously, the heavy rain gave way to sunshine, a rare site in Seattle. On the runway of the Boeing […]
Barack Obama v. Julian Assange: a duel between two Internet heroes (Steve Rhodes, flickr) The arrest of the founder of WikiLeaks has triggered, among other things, a showdown between two modern-day heroes. Julian Assange and Barack Obama are representatives of the Internet’s revolution in politics and information. Indeed both would-be heroes were born on and […]
Diplomats in Washington and Europe see a major pendulum swing back toward good relations with Moscow. Will it last? Putin and Obama (Mark Rain via Flickr) PARIS – “One step forward, two steps back,” Lenin once said. But there are signs now that relations between Russia, the United States and Europe may just be set […]