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June 6, 2010
President Mauricio Funes of El Salvador Visits Washington

El Salvador, a small Central American country bordered on three sides by Nicaragua, Honduras, and Guatamala, was recently in focus in Washington DC, as its president, Mauricio Funes, visited the US, hosted by President Barack Obama. El Salvador and America are linked in a number of cooperative endeavors - not the least of which are the significant remittances sent by the more than 2 million El Salvadorans who reside in the US to relatives back home.

El Salvador, a small Central American country bordered on three sides by Nicaragua, Honduras, and Guatamala, was recently in focus in Washington DC, as its president, Mauricio Funes, visited the US, hosted by President Barack Obama. El Salvador and America are linked in a number of cooperative endeavors - not the least of which are the significant remittances sent by the more than 2 million El Salvadorans who reside in the US to relatives back home.

May 15, 2010
Basics of Health Care Reform Outlined

Over the past year the House and the Senate have been working on an effort to provide health insurance reform that lowers costs, guarantees choices, and enhances quality health care for all Americans. Building on that year-long effort, the President's final legislation included the best ideas from both sides of the aisle offered in the course of the debate.

Over the past year the House and the Senate have been working on an effort to provide health insurance reform that lowers costs, guarantees choices, and enhances quality health care for all Americans. Building on that year-long effort, the President's final legislation included the best ideas from both sides of the aisle offered in the course of the debate.

April 15, 2010
Federal Judge Allows Suit to Proceed Against Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld

In a historic case, a judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Judge Wayne R. Andersen, allowed a suit to proceed against former Defense Secretary, Donald Rumsfeld –who is being charged with authorizing torture in the case of two American detainees.

In a historic case, a judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Judge Wayne R. Andersen, allowed a suit to proceed against former Defense Secretary, Donald Rumsfeld –who is being charged with authorizing torture in the case of two American detainees.

The plaintiffs, Donald Vance and Nathan Ertel, former employees of Shield Group Security (SGS), have accused US forces in Iraq of imprisoning them without charges in 2006, and hence, have launched a suit against the commander of US armed forces at the time, Mr Rumsfeld.

March 19, 2010
Secretary of State Tours Latin and South America

U.S.Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was greeted by a standing honor guard of Uruguay upon landing there on the first stop of her diplomatic tour of Latin America. Ms. Clinton attended the inauguration of Uruguayan President-elect Jose’ Mujica, who served as a senator before his election. Mrs. Clinton’s tour then preceeded to earthquake striken Chile’, where she met with outgoing President Michelle Bachelet, and also with the President-elect Sebastian Pinera.

U.S.Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was greeted by a standing honor guard of Uruguay upon landing there on the first stop of her diplomatic tour of Latin America. Ms. Clinton attended the inauguration of Uruguayan President-elect Jose’ Mujica, who served as a senator before his election. Mrs.

December 1, 2009
Europe's Identity Crisis: A Growing anti-Muslim Sentiment throughout Europe

It seems that the targeting of Muslims and Islam has become a kind of national theater in France. Unlike theater, however, the disturbing trend can, and will turn ugly – in fact to a degree it already has – if the French government doesn’t get a grip on reality. The world, including France, is a complex, multifaceted and fascinatingly diverse place; it cannot be co-opted to fit national specificities determined by a group of irritable far right racists with a distorted interpretation of themselves and others.

It seems that the targeting of Muslims and Islam has become a kind of national theater in France. Unlike theater, however, the disturbing trend can, and will turn ugly – in fact to a degree it already has – if the French government doesn’t get a grip on reality.

December 1, 2009
President Obama Awarded Nobel Prize

Having served less than a year in office, US President Barack Obama humbly accepted the news of winning the
Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, October 9.

The President said in a statement: “To be honest, I do not feel that I deserve to be in the company of so many of the
transformative figures who’ve been honored by this prize –men and women who’ve inspired me and inspired the entire world through their courageous pursuit of peace.