As world leaders assembled in London this week for the G20, two of the most-covered stories have been surrounding Queen Elizabeth II of England. Michelle Obama famously broke protocol with the Queen by reciprocating her embrace, which has caused quite a stir. Though much of the international response has been that of shock, perhaps the ipod presented to [...]
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Baghdad Bureau: Arriving in America – NY Times
Posted in Middle East, Recommended for Consumption, U.S., tagged Baghdad, Detroit, Iraq, Refugee on April 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The latest instalment of Sahar S. Gabriel’s fascinating New York Times blog about transitioning from life in war-torn Iraq as a translator to a new life as a refugee in Detroit, Michigan. Full Story at NY Times
Medvedev and Missile Defense – Washington Post and CFR
Posted in Europe, Recommended for Consumption, U.S., tagged Missile, Missile Defense, Reset, Russia, United States on March 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Russian president Dmitry Medvedev claims to have pressed the “reset” button on US-Russia relations. Just in case you believed it, make sure you go through the rhetorical checklist first: Does he admit some small flaw or challenge? Check. “It is hard to dispute the pessimistic assessments of the Russian-American relationship that prevailed at the [...]
U.S. Takes Over as Britain Begins Basra Pullout – NY Times
Posted in Europe, Recommended for Consumption, U.S., tagged Britain, Iraq, Iraq War, Salmon, U.K., United States on March 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Britain is withdrawing it’s last 4,100 troops from Iraq. Story and Video from BBC Full Story at NYTimes.com P.S. Is it worth noting the linguistic liberties in the headlines? NY Times has “U.S. Takes Over as Britain Begins Basra Pullout,” as opposed to the BBC reporting, “U.K. Troops Begin Iraqi Withdrawal.” NYT chose [...]
