The NSA story continues to fill the front pages… Newsweek is already calling it “Snoopgate”. Heh. Lots and lots of coverage everywhere….
The web is abuzz with stories about President Bush’s authorization of the NSA to conduct surveillance of US citizens. You’ll come across the words “unauthorized”, “unconstitutional”, and “spying” quite frequently… It’s going to be very interesting to see how this pans out. A few selected articles covering the topic are here and here and here [...]
Iran’s president continues with his radical rhetoric about Israel and the Holocaust, and now there are news that Israel is possibly preparing to strike Iran by the end of March. This could all just be a bunch of saber rattling, but somehow it just doesn’t sound good. This could get ugly.
Dr. Angela Merkel is now officially Germany’s first female chancellor. She’s got a lot on her plate, starting with the challenge of actually keeping the Grand Coalition from falling apart. Merkel will have to rely on her coalition partner’s support for most everything she does, and it remains to be seen if she can manage [...]
This will be interesting to watch in the months to come. I am predicting this coalition will not last more than 18 months… One of the things I had really hoped to see – labor markets becoming more flexible – does not seem to be getting a high priority… And what the hell is up [...]