Category Archives: USA

PowerPoint is Not the Problem

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Muller

When runaway General Stanley McChrystal resigned last month from his job in Afghanistan (I still believe that he actually craved for being fired by amateurish President Barack Obama when he gave his infamous interview to Michael Hastings of the Rolling … Continue reading →

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IR655

Posted on July 3, 2010 by Muller

Iranians commemorate these days the shooting down of civilian Iran Air flight 655 (IR655), an Airbus A300B2 (overall length 53.2 m, wingspan 44.84 m) by U.S. Navy guided missile cruiser USS Vincennes in the Strait of Hormuz of the Persian … Continue reading →

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Chess

Posted on June 11, 2010 by Muller

The game has been invented in India according to Wikipedia. But Iranians may have developed it to its apogee. Iranians are the real masters. When reviewing recent events in the charade regarding Iran’s nuclear program, one stumbles over a note … Continue reading →

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The Vienna Group Dismisses the Tehran Declaration

Posted on June 10, 2010 by Muller

Just before permanent and non-permanent members of the UN Security Council (UNSC) voted on Resolution 1929 which imposes further sanctions on Iran, Brazil’s representative Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti gave a remarkable statement on why Brazil would vote against the resolution. Of course … Continue reading →

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Deplorable

Posted on May 30, 2010 by Muller

In contrast to its precursor of 2005 [1], the month-long 2010 Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) at UN Headquarters has concluded with a 28 pages long Final Consensus. The document contains a chapter on the Middle East where … Continue reading →

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