Nancy Peligrosa is willing to risk the US already delicate situation in Iraq in the name of the appeasement of a powerful Armenian lobby that has been pushing again and again for the recognition by the US of the Armenian genocide conducted by the Ottoman Empire about a hundred years ago. Turkey is a critical NATO partner and a much more critical ally in the war in Iraq. The US uses Turkey as a rear logisitic base for its supply and air lift operations. One third of the fuel used by our military transits through Turkey (so much for the people who claim we went in for Iraqi oil!). [Read more…]
My Opinion Of The New Conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy
“Nicolas Sarkozy, born on 28 January 1955 in Paris, France, is set to become the next President of the French Republic on 16 May 2007. He was elected to this position after defeating Socialist Party candidate Royal during the 2007 election. Sarkozy is known for his conservative stance on law and order issues and his admiration for a new economic model for France, suggesting that the country should have a more liberalized economy. Critics have accused him of being an authoritarian demagogue, ready to trade away civil liberties for political gains.[1] Until 26 March 2007, he served as the Minister of the Interior of France. He is often nicknamed Sarko by both his supporters and opponents.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_Sarkozy
The question is not what we can expect from him; interestingly he has been elected on a clear agenda: [Read more…]