Posts on Jan 31, 2015
Stalin and Greece, Post-WWII
(Harry Papasotiriou, Greece, 01/31/15 12:10 pm) When commenting on Leo Goldberger's post of 31 January, John E asked why Stalin deserted the Greek communists after World War II. In the so-called percentages agreement between Stalin and Ch ...
Read moreSergio Mattarella, Italy`s New President
(Luciano Dondero, Italy, 01/31/15 7:43 am) Sergio Mattarella, 74, is the new President of the Italian Republic. He was born in Palermo in 1941 from a prominent Sicilian family. His father Bernardo Mattarella was an anti-fascist who was h ...
Read moreWhere`s America`s Commitment to Seek a World Without Nuclear Weapons? David Krieger in The Hill
(David Krieger, USA, 01/31/15 7:31 am) Here is a link to a recent Op-Ed I wrote that was published in The Hill, a Washington newspaper that I'm told is widely read by members of Congress and their staffs. The article is title ...
Read moreFurther Thoughts on Greek Elections; Merkel will Not Allow Debt Reduction
(Nigel Jones, UK, 01/31/15 4:41 am) I agree with what most of José Ignacio Soler says in this post of 30 January--except he still appears to labour under the delusion, common to continental Europeans, that the EU is a good thing ...
Read moreGreece will Not Lift Russia Sanctions
(Leo Goldberger, USA, 01/31/15 4:15 am) According to news from yesterday, the Greeks have gone along with the EU's sanctions against Russia. The Russian connection seems thinner than Eugenio Battaglia's comment of 30 January sugges ...
Read moreEconomics of Keystone XL Pipeline
(Randy Black, USA, 01/31/15 3:48 am) In his comments to Tor Guimaraes's 30 January post about the Trans-Pacific Partnership, John Eipper asked if the Keystone XL pipeline is economically viable with $45, or even with $50 or $60 oil. ...
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