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Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Monday, November 26, 2007
Current Irritations in German Relations with China
In an interview, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier discusses the cooling relations between Berlin and Beijing following Chancellor Angela Merkel's meeting with the Dalai Lama.
Invitation to the Chancellery
The chancellor has to have the freedom to decide whom she receives and where. In that regard we won't let anyone interfere with what we do. In terms of the current deep irritations in our relations with China, it is of course regrettable that the dialogue about law-based government that has been painstakingly built up over years, and in which human rights has been placed at the forefront, has now been interrupted. That is also true of the cancellation of (German) Finance Minister Peer Steinbrück's visit (to China).
German industry is also complaining
That may be true. But I certainly would not pit economic interests against human rights. Advocacy of human rights remains a fundamental component of German foreign policy. The question is how we can best do that. Perhaps we as Social Democrats have a more emphatic experience with policies of détente. During the Cold War, we sought to open up channels of communication and build bridges so that exchange was possible between people - despite the systemic conflicts between the states... Complete interview at SPIEGEL INTERNATIONAL
Invitation to the Chancellery
The chancellor has to have the freedom to decide whom she receives and where. In that regard we won't let anyone interfere with what we do. In terms of the current deep irritations in our relations with China, it is of course regrettable that the dialogue about law-based government that has been painstakingly built up over years, and in which human rights has been placed at the forefront, has now been interrupted. That is also true of the cancellation of (German) Finance Minister Peer Steinbrück's visit (to China).
German industry is also complaining
That may be true. But I certainly would not pit economic interests against human rights. Advocacy of human rights remains a fundamental component of German foreign policy. The question is how we can best do that. Perhaps we as Social Democrats have a more emphatic experience with policies of détente. During the Cold War, we sought to open up channels of communication and build bridges so that exchange was possible between people - despite the systemic conflicts between the states... Complete interview at SPIEGEL INTERNATIONAL
Friday, November 23, 2007
Multicultural Blogs - update
"International Stuff" NEWS [Introduction]
New England Tongue ▪ London Cockney ▪ Beyoncé ▪ Victoria Secret's Show
TV Reports (Afghanistan, Russia) ▪ Tandoori ▪ American Music Awards
German Hurdles ▪ Townsend's Resignation ▪ Ipanema ▪ Anselm Kiefer
America's Dangerousness ▪ West Wing Column ▪ Asian Travels ▪ Fashion
New England Tongue ▪ London Cockney ▪ Beyoncé ▪ Victoria Secret's Show
TV Reports (Afghanistan, Russia) ▪ Tandoori ▪ American Music Awards
German Hurdles ▪ Townsend's Resignation ▪ Ipanema ▪ Anselm Kiefer
America's Dangerousness ▪ West Wing Column ▪ Asian Travels ▪ Fashion
Thursday, November 22, 2007
US Republican RUDY GIULIANI – Recipe for the World?
Spiegel - Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani is the Republican frontrunner in the US presidential campaign. Although he is pro-choice and favors stronger gun-control laws, his foreign-policy plans make even current President George W. Bush seem docile by comparison…
Giuliani gives the conservatives what they long for: a decisive leader with the image of a dragon slayer. His views on economic policy and, more importantly, foreign policy are well to the right of those of the current president. Indeed, Giuliani makes George W. Bush, with his cowboy boots and rapidly waning popularity, seem like an amateur… More at SPIEGEL INTERNATIONAL
Giuliani gives the conservatives what they long for: a decisive leader with the image of a dragon slayer. His views on economic policy and, more importantly, foreign policy are well to the right of those of the current president. Indeed, Giuliani makes George W. Bush, with his cowboy boots and rapidly waning popularity, seem like an amateur… More at SPIEGEL INTERNATIONAL
Monday, November 19, 2007
Multicultural Blogs - update
"International Stuff" NEWS [Introduction]
Bush's Hamburgers ▪ Art ▪ Glow Cast ▪ Feldspar ▪ Flesh & Spirit
Pakistan Elections ▪ Dean Cain & Terri Hatcher ▪ Chinese Sub
Resignation (Germany) ▪ Bhutto's Arrest ▪ Country Bluegrass Style
Giuliani & Robertson ▪ B. & M. Texas Summit ▪ Astrid Lindgren
Clinton Campaign ▪ Best Bet ▪ Kouchner & Steinmeier ▪ Barbecues
Bush's Hamburgers ▪ Art ▪ Glow Cast ▪ Feldspar ▪ Flesh & Spirit
Pakistan Elections ▪ Dean Cain & Terri Hatcher ▪ Chinese Sub
Resignation (Germany) ▪ Bhutto's Arrest ▪ Country Bluegrass Style
Giuliani & Robertson ▪ B. & M. Texas Summit ▪ Astrid Lindgren
Clinton Campaign ▪ Best Bet ▪ Kouchner & Steinmeier ▪ Barbecues
Sunday, November 18, 2007
US Democratic Campaigns of Clinton, Obama, and Edwards
Iowa Caucuses, Advertisements, and Resources
Excerpt - In the final seven weeks of the race, all campaigns are increasing their efforts here, placing new advertisements and investing more resources. To fight the new push by the Clinton campaign, rivals are also planning to spend nearly all their time in Iowa in December, hoping to raise doubts about her candidacy. While the Obama and Edwards campaigns have been gradually building for months toward this moment, the Clinton campaign has bolstered its activity here in recent weeks, hiring 100 new workers to concentrate on a person-to-person drive to explain the quirky process of the caucuses, with a goal of having 50,000 in-home visits by Christmas.
More than 60 percent of those who have identified themselves as Clinton supporters, senior strategists say, have never participated in the Iowa caucuses. It is a far higher share than the campaign had been anticipating, which suggests that many of the reliable rank-and-file Democrats have chosen another candidate. So the Clinton campaign is working to expand its universe of supporters to women who have never participated. ... More at The New York Times
Excerpt - In the final seven weeks of the race, all campaigns are increasing their efforts here, placing new advertisements and investing more resources. To fight the new push by the Clinton campaign, rivals are also planning to spend nearly all their time in Iowa in December, hoping to raise doubts about her candidacy. While the Obama and Edwards campaigns have been gradually building for months toward this moment, the Clinton campaign has bolstered its activity here in recent weeks, hiring 100 new workers to concentrate on a person-to-person drive to explain the quirky process of the caucuses, with a goal of having 50,000 in-home visits by Christmas.
More than 60 percent of those who have identified themselves as Clinton supporters, senior strategists say, have never participated in the Iowa caucuses. It is a far higher share than the campaign had been anticipating, which suggests that many of the reliable rank-and-file Democrats have chosen another candidate. So the Clinton campaign is working to expand its universe of supporters to women who have never participated. ... More at The New York Times
Monday, November 12, 2007
Multicultural Blogs - update
"International Stuff" NEWS [Introduction]
Pakistan [PCO] ▪ Germany & Afghanistan ▪ Michael Mukasey ▪ Travellers
Neighborhood ▪ Bus Story ▪ Minnesota Man in Somalia ▪ MTV Awards
France's Sarkozy Takes Washington ▪ German Help ▪ UN (SC) Reform
Merkel's Texas Visit & Iran Issue ▪ Pakistan & Afghanistan ▪ Surveillance
Texas Ranch Visit ▪ Smithsonian Institute ▪ Flood-Prone Bangladesh
Merkel & Bush [Crawford] ▪ Bartleby ▪ Norman Mailer ▪ Glow
Pakistan [PCO] ▪ Germany & Afghanistan ▪ Michael Mukasey ▪ Travellers
Neighborhood ▪ Bus Story ▪ Minnesota Man in Somalia ▪ MTV Awards
France's Sarkozy Takes Washington ▪ German Help ▪ UN (SC) Reform
Merkel's Texas Visit & Iran Issue ▪ Pakistan & Afghanistan ▪ Surveillance
Texas Ranch Visit ▪ Smithsonian Institute ▪ Flood-Prone Bangladesh
Merkel & Bush [Crawford] ▪ Bartleby ▪ Norman Mailer ▪ Glow
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