Posts Tagged ‘colombia’

Germany thinks we need to save money

June 22nd, 2010 | 1 Comment

Right as Obama is gearing up for another round of stimulus funding, Germany’s Angela Merkel blindsided him some of the craziest advice Obama’s probably heard since the last Tea Party rally: “It’s urgently necessary for monetary stability that public budgets return to balance,” German Economy Minister Rainer Bruederle said at a press conference Monday, according [...]

Don’t mess with Chavez’s friends

March 3rd, 2008 | No Comments

Hugo Chavez has cozied up to FARC for a long time.  Now, he’s threatening to go to war with Colombia for raiding into Ecuador to take out a FARC leader.  In the process, Chavez is, of course, blaming it all on the US because the US has helped Colombia deal with FARC as best we [...]