UK Election: Horse Trading Begins After Hung Result
The general election result in the United Kingdom have left the British people in the most confusing political situation since 36 years with none of the three main political parties winning enough seats to form a government on their own. The only thing that is definite is that the smaller Liberal Democrats party, which only […]
Afghanistan: US And NATO Are Still Losing “Hearts And Minds”
The military operation in Marjah, launched in February 2010, was the first deployment after the surge of 30,000 additional troops decided by the Obama administration. The planning of the operation emphasized the needs of the Afghan people, and the importance of winning “hearts and minds”. However, according to a new report just released by the […]
Will Greece’s Social Unrest Be Contagious?
At least three people died in Athens today as protesters set fire to a bank with Molotov cocktails during a general strike and massive nationwide demonstrations against planned austerity measures. Some protesters made an attempt to storm Greece’s parliament, but were prevented by riot police firing tear gas. Protesters were taunting MPs to come out […]
BP Spends Top Dollar Lobbying, Campaigning
A group of Democrats aim to increase the monetary responsibility of oil companies. Oil companies are currently responsible for clean up and containing the spill, but they only have a small role in compensating ruined industries and lost livelihood. New Jersey Democratic Senators Robert Mendez and Frank Lautenberg and Florida’s Bill Nelson introduced a measure […]
Environmental Politics: Agitate Or Cooperate?
One of my favourite sayings is to the effect that when you can’t decide, do both at once; agitate and cooperate!
