Tag Archives: Barack Obama

No Real Choice

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Muller

Americans reelected Barack Obama last night and thus made sure that he has got another chance to work hard on his promises of four years ago. The fallen messiah has to yield now. Of course, there is again hope for … Continue reading →

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Friendly Leaks

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Muller

Update below. Helen Cooper and Mark Landler of the New York Times (NYT) want to know that, as result of intense and secret exchanges of American and Iranian officials for almost four years (!), both sides have agreed on one-on-one negotiations … Continue reading →

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The European Union

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Muller

While currently not living in a member state of the EU, I am rather pleased that not rather questionable individuals such as former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, who had been on the list of potential laureates many times and probably … Continue reading →

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Drones Over London?

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Muller

“Communicating with the enemy, 104-D”, an article in the US Uniform Code of Military Justice that prohibits military personnel from “communicating, corresponding or holding intercourse with the enemy” had been the charge against a cyber systems analyst based in the … Continue reading →

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“He Broke the Law”

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Muller

President Obama’s infamous verdict on 21 April 2011 did not mean Julian Assange but Bradley Manning who allegedly provided the whistle-blower platform WikiLeaks with hundreds of thousands of largely embarrassing US American diplomatic cables, some even classified, and the notorious Collateral … Continue reading →

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