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Canada Foreign Policy: 02/01/2005 - 03/01/2005
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Monday, February 28, 2005. Mr Dithers, War Gaming, The Cold War, and Canadian Independence. Who says the man waffles and is just plain incapable of making decisions? Back on 17 February 2005 the prestigious British magazine The Economist. The magazine itself just isn’t that important, and when Dithers makes up his mind, he makes sure his decision-making is quick and decisive. But hold on, isn’t this the same Economist. But this is one response and one issue that likely cannot be contained within the para...
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Stubborn Facts: August 2005
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Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence." -John Adams. Monday, August 22, 2005. Today’s polling data from Germany indicates that Angela Merkel and her coalition’s lead over the SPD is growing. Many of the German media have hyped the ever so slight dip in the CDU poll numbers of some sort of self-fulfilling prophecy of their own wishes. The scary reality of the present situation in German...
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Stubborn Facts: January 2006
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Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence." -John Adams. Saturday, January 07, 2006. Economic Stimulus Package. German Style. But here's the punchline. The new German Finance Minister. Recently unveiled a plan to use US Marshall Fund proceeds to reduce the Federal deficit of Germany. Um. Come again? Why should American taxpayer funds be used to assist a "superior" economic and social model?
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Stubborn Facts: March 2006
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Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence." -John Adams. Monday, March 20, 2006. US vs Germany Friendly. There is an interesting article in Der Spiegel. Posted by Kuch at 12:30 PM. Saturday, March 18, 2006. News in Europe seems to be dominated by the "Strike of the Day.". The latest is the Doctor's strike that is ongoing this week in Germany. According to the World Socialist Web Site.
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Stubborn Facts: May 2005
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Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence." -John Adams. Monday, May 30, 2005. The French rejection of the EU Constitution could be summed up best as a failure to provide much-needed leadership. Jacques Chirac’s penchant for pomp and bluster has been revealed as a bit of a smokescreen. David Ignatius writes in today’s Washington Post. What does this say about the majority of the French ele...
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Stubborn Facts: June 2005
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Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence." -John Adams. Thursday, June 30, 2005. One of the first things that the new government in Germany should do is incorporate across the board tax cuts. Consider the following analogy between the United States in 1979, and Germany in 2005:. The similarities are really quite ironic. Gerhard Schroeder is the German version of our own Jimmy Carter.
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Stubborn Facts: January 2007
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Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence." -John Adams. Saturday, January 27, 2007. The Two Faces of Murat Kurnaz. Everyone has followed the case of Murat Kurnaz, the Hamburg-born Turk who was picked up on the battle-field and turned over to American forces in Afghanistan in 2002. His case has been cause for continued polarization for some, continued befuddlement for others. Turning off t...
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Stubborn Facts: July 2005
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Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence." -John Adams. Sunday, July 17, 2005. Germany's Election Season and Platforms. Gerhard Schroeder is now indicating (through his main spokesman, Franz Muentefering) that he will not resign if President Koehler does not authorize new elections for September. The reasons for this are far from clear. I have also read many left-leaning articles, which h...
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Stubborn Facts: September 2005
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Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence." -John Adams. Saturday, September 10, 2005. Recent polls suggest a tightening of the race in Germany. If nothing else, one must certainly give Gerhard Schroeder an"A" forEffort, and and "A " for Chutzpah. A recent interview with the left-leaning Süddeutsche Zeitung (reported on Spiegel Online. The Wall Street Journal. The Bundeskanzler does not se...
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Stubborn Facts: November 2005
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Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence." -John Adams. Sunday, November 20, 2005. Iran, the EU-3, and the UN. What in the world is going on with the Iran nuclear situation? It seems like the rhetoric is getting more heated, and no resolution is near. In mid October, it was Iran that was putting a freeze. On negotiations with the EU-3 of Britain, France and Germany. Russian Foreign Minist...
