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Sunday, November 9, 2008
The Obama Illusion
(6 comments) It is hard not to get carried away by the hysteria of Obamania.

Friday, October 31, 2008
99 Year Old Hydroelectric Plant Coming Back Online
In our search for new clean technology, it's important to pay attention to inventions of the past. A tiny hydroelectric plant in the Yorkshire Dales area of England is coming out of a 60 year retirement next summer to create renewable energy.

Sunday, October 26, 2008
MIT Energy Storage Discovery Could Lead to 'Unlimited' Solar Power
(1 comments) According to project leader Prof. Daniel Nocera, "This is the nirvana of what we've been talking about for years. Solar power has always been a limited, far-off solution. Now, we can seriously think about solar power as unlimited and soon."

Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Cheap, Off-Grid Cooling by Prachi Patel-Predd
A hybrid refrigerator will bring efficient, cheap cooling to India. A startup based in Cambridge, MA, has developed a new solar-powered refrigeration system for food storage in Indian villages that are off the grid. Cheap, Off-Grid Cooling by Prachi Patel-Predd

Thursday, August 21, 2008
The Magic Pudding
(2 comments) Why is the US government still pouring billions into missile defence? By George Monbiot. Published in the Guardian 18th August 2008

Thursday, August 21, 2008
India places two-billion-dollar order for Russian missiles
Designers of the Indo-Russian supersonic cruise missile BrahMos hope to receive an order for the production of missiles for submarines of the Indian Navy, the chairman of board of directors of the joint-venture, Alexander Dergachev said.

Thursday, August 21, 2008
German Social Democratic leader slams US missile shield deal with Poland
Germany's Social Democratic Party 'SPD' leader Kurt Beck on Wednesday lashed out at the American missile shield accord with Poland, the press reported.

Friday, August 8, 2008
"If you don't like it here, why don't you move to another country?"
(19 comments) By John Silveira I'l add something to the article; even IF you move to another country, would you be able to leave the USA completely behind? Would you be able to escape the long arm of America?

Sunday, March 2, 2008
Obama Calls for Help from NATO Allies in Afghanistan
US presidential candidate Barack Obama began sketching his position toward Europe on the campaign trail this week. He said the US needs more support from its NATO allies in Afghanistan and implied Germany should lift its ban on combat operations in the dangerous south.

Saturday, March 1, 2008
Change You Can't Believe In
(3 comments) The rise of democratic frontrunner Barack Obama signifies an alarming victory of style over substance. Not unlike the dot-com hype, his campaign promises more than he can deliver. The one thing his voters can count on is that they will ultimately be disappointed. Translated from the German by Christopher Sultan

Friday, January 18, 2008
In Subprime Crisis, the Worst Is Yet to Come
The consequences of the US real estate crisis are far greater than previously suspected. Wall Street could face losses of over $200 billion, and German banks are unlikely to escape unscathed. The full extent of the disaster will not be known for months.

Sunday, April 29, 2007
Painful questions about Iraq
(1 comments) Retired Sgt.'s letter in Stars & Stripes

Sunday, April 29, 2007
Turkey secularism row escalates
Turkey's government has fired back at the military, saying an army statement expressing concern over presidential elections was not acceptable in a democracy.

Monday, March 5, 2007
Suddenly, Centrists Are Sexy in France
(1 comments) "Everywhere I go, I hear people saying that they're fed up with this left-wing, right-wing bullshit." -- Olivier Dekindt, a Paris business consultant

Sunday, February 25, 2007
Putin's Munich speech "cold shower", not Cold War
(1 comments) Vladimir Putin's strident speech at the Munich security conference was more of a "cold shower" than a declaration of a Cold War, the presidential aide for Europe told a government daily.

Sunday, February 25, 2007
Czechs expose themselves to risky business with US
(1 comments) "When you build something near your neighbour's fence you should ask for his opinion." - Russian political scientist Alexandr Konovalov

Wednesday, October 4, 2006
Condi vs. book; Denies 9/11 warning but State Dept. confirms
(3 comments) Where selective memories play a huge role.

Tuesday, October 3, 2006
Capitol Hill creepshow
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