Six Moroccans Identified in Madrid Bombing
Well, little by little the details are getting clearer. According to the Spanish daily El Pais the police now know the identity of six Moroccans who are thought to have participated in Thursday’s...
View ArticleSpanish Troops With A UN/NATO Mandate?
I haven’t much to say about this that I haven’t already said, but the idea of Spain forming part of a NATO contingent which is under a UN mandate would seem to me to represent real progress. “Yes there...
View ArticlePoland to withdraw from Iraq
AP is running a report that Poland’s president, Aleksander Kwasniewski, will withdraw Polish troops from Iraq. President Aleksander Kwasniewski, a key Washington ally, said Thursday he may withdraw...
View ArticleNow That’s More Like It
Germany is reconsidering the deployment of troops in Iraq, should conditions ‘change’. According to the FT, Peter Struck, the German defence minister, departing from previous declared government policy...
View ArticleUkraine, developing…
Update: (Nick – 1730CET) The official announcement has been made, declaring Yanukovich the victor. More ASAP when I’ve rounded up the reactions. Maidan are reporting preparations for a state of...
View ArticleThe Giuliana Sgrena Story
I have to confess that I’m utterly mystified by this story. Short recap for those who haven’t followed the events. Giuliana Sgrena, an Italian journalist for Il Manifesto and contributor to the German...
View ArticleUzbekistan and the World
Ok, I’m feeling guilty. Back in November, when the ‘orange revolution’ was thriving in Ukraine, we were all over it here at Afoe. Now, with an estimated several hundred dead in Andizhan, Uzbekistan...
View ArticleThe battle of Wobbly Knee: Dutch troops in Afghanistan
The Netherlands is talking about sending an additional 1,200 troops to Afghanistan’s Uruzgan province. The Dutch already have 540 people working in Afghanistan under the umbrella of the ISAF...
View ArticleThe Dutch are going to Afghanistan
Most of you will have read the news by now, but I need to mention this to complete my earlier post The battle of Wobbly Knee: Dutch troops in Afghanistan. Dutch Parliament voted yesterday, with a...
View ArticleRomania edges towards the door
Romania’s PM Tariceanu announced yesterday that he wants to withdraw Romania’s troops from Iraq. Right now here are about 900 Romanian soldiers there — one full battalion, with the catchy name of “The...
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