ISIL: Diabolical, evil, demonic – English pravda.ru

August 27, 2014 By dralfoldman in Defense Policy, Foreign Policy, Iraq, Syria, UK, US Tags: England, Europe, France, Iraq, Pravda, Russia, United Kingdom, United States 1 Comment

Read today’s most-read article in Pravda, Russia’s influential, leading newspaper. Check it out!

Pravda newspaper front page (around 1950s). Th...

Pravda newspaper front page (around 1950s). The head article title says: From the Soviet Leadership (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

via ISIL: Diabolical, evil, demonic – English pravda.ru.

I was able to identify with much of the argument in this article. But where it departed from prevailing views in Western media was in relation to the US & the UK. The article holds the US/UK responsible for the situation in Iraq and maintains that both countries must clean up the mess.

Let me turn this to an open question:

Does the US and the UK have a moral responsibility to remove ISIL?

Thoughts?

Britain denied key EU role for not picking a woman – Telegraph

August 27, 2014 By dralfoldman in David Cameron, Democracy, Energy Policy, Euro Crisis, Fiscal Policy, Politics Tags: Britain, Claude Juncker, David Cameron, Europe, European Commission, European Union, Jean-Claude Juncker, United Kingdom 1 Comment

The legislative triangle of the European Union

The legislative triangle of the European Union (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

This is an amazing story in the Telegraph. It’s a must be read. Check it out!

via Britain denied key EU role for not picking a woman – Telegraph.

Clearly, Jean-Claude Juncker, the new head of the European Commission is trying to demonstrate his leadership skills, but he seems rather light on diplomacy and influencing.

Surely, it’s time for the European Commission to be run by professionals with relevant experience? For example look at energy at the EC which is run by a French bureaucrat with the wrong skill-set.

Europe is at risk because of its ineffective leadership.

Views?