Posts In Category Politics
The damp rag and Farage
on March 5, 2010 by Reckless Rose in Europe, Politics, U.K., Comments (5)
Some politicians often cross lines themselves, and position themselves outside the borderlines of rational conversation. Some do not. One who clearly does not is ‘our’ president, Herman van Rompuy. An […]
Dutch municipal elections & overestimation of ‘right’ rise
on March 4, 2010 by Reckless Rose in Politics, Comments (0)
March third municipal elections were held in the Netherlands. After the recent fall of our government, the general prognosis was that ring winged, libertarian parties would do well, while those […]
US’s anti-missile shields in Europe
on March 3, 2010 by Reckless Rose in Europe, Politics, U.S.A., Comments (0)
America’s defense plans suddenly look a lot less cowardly than they did last year when it was announced that the anti-missile plans in Poland and the Czech Republic would not […]
The Dutch government falls; leaving Uruzgan
on February 20, 2010 by Reckless Rose in Europe, Comments (0)
Last week the United Nations officially made a request to the Dutch government to lengthen their stay in Afghan province Uruzgan. However much the CDA (Christian Democracts) would like to […]
The Dutch likely to leave Uruzgan
on February 19, 2010 by Reckless Rose in Arab World, Europe, Comments (0)
Last week the United Nations officially made a request to the Dutch government to lengthen their stay in Afghan province Uruzgan. However much the Christian Democrats (CDA) would like to […]
Greece headache
on February 17, 2010 by Reckless Rose in Europe, Politics, Comments (0)
With the euro as its currency, Greece is facing a booming deficit and a looming crackdown. These are Europe’s problems almost as much as they are Greece’s. Before countries signed […]
Lead: Get Iran into line
on February 5, 2010 by Reckless Rose in Arab World, China, Europe, Justice, Politics, Comments (1)
Iran is a trouble(d) country, a place where women are oppressed and do not enjoy the equality as many grew so accustomed to. Its reign is one of terror, its […]
…& more: the skeptic’s revenge
on by Reckless Rose in Nature, Politics, Comments (0)
If you can forgive me for writing in a hurry, then I’ll draw your attention once again to the phenomenon I spoke of a few days earlier. That is climate […]
More on climate change
on February 2, 2010 by Reckless Rose in Nature, Politics, Comments (0)
Already in the second month of 2010, the Climate Change conference in Copenhagen seems a long forgotten story. New things have been added to the timeline in which nations worldwide […]
Weapons; China, USA & Taiwan
on January 31, 2010 by Reckless Rose in China, Politics, U.S.A., Comments (0)
Another round of fighting between China, Taiwan and the USA. Weapons sales made the Chinese furious, again. By law America is obliged to deliver enough military supplies in order for […]