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[Updated] Chávez Calls Obama an “Ignoramus” »

Susan’s Notes: Well!!! It’s happened, after all the conjecture the past few days speculating if the two men would meet. Today, they shook hands. From the April 18, 2009 Times UK, “President Obama in historic handshake with Hugo Chavez of Venezuela“:

All the conjecture and today’s meeting reminded me of Truthteller’s excellent piece on [...]

Iceland broke; Iranians’ nuke aid; Magic Obama, Derty Pouiiy’s bro; Racism x2 & Racism as Strategy »

1) Iceland considers bankruptcy. From the International Herald Tribune:

People go bankrupt all the time. Companies do, too. But countries?
Iceland was on the verge of doing exactly that on Thursday as the government shut down the stock market and seized control of its last major independent bank. That brought trading in the country’s currency to a [...]

Sir Nigel Sheinwald on Senator Obama »

Below is the entire text of the leaked diplomatic assessment on Senator Obama prepared by Political Staff of the British Embassy in Washington DC and signed off by the British Ambassador to the United States, Sir Nigel Sheinwald, with his own additional comments added and delivered to Downing Street in advance of Senator Obama’s visit [...]