Category Archives: International

Now, I understand that things don’t always come through exactly the way they are said when translated from one language to another, still this news report caused me to chortle: French President Jacques Chirac said on Monday he was opposed … Continue reading →

There’s nothing like a credible threat of a real, all out war to cause a little action on the party the threat is directed toward. Whether one agrees with a war with Iraq or disagrees with that war one has … Continue reading →

The protesters have been telling us it’s about oil while the hawks have been telling us it isn’t. Well, it’s about oil, just not in the way the protesters want you to think.

Talk about arrogance, Belgium has decided that they have jurisdiction over war criminals regardless of where those crimes ocurred and even regardless of whether or not the defendant has ever even been in Belgium. Belgium’s highest appeals court has ruled … Continue reading →

Germany’s Deutsche Welle interviewed Iraq’s chargé d’affaires Muayad S. Hussian about how Iraq viewed the recent rift between Berlin and Washington over war with Iraq. Unsuprisingly Hussian is appreciative of Germany’s stance. I can certainly understand his apprciativeness. Hussian is … Continue reading →

President Laurent Gbagbo has given a conditional approval to the peace plan offered by France to settle the Ivory Coast’s ongoing civil war. A lot of his supporters disagree with this move but perhaps stopping the violence and getting both … Continue reading →

Thomas L. Friedman, in the New York Times Online (registration required), has an op-ed piece telling why he thinks France should be bumped off of the UN Security Council and be replaced by India. He has some good points. Why … Continue reading →