William F Buckley Remembered

The National Review editor was a conservative, to some an extremist, but always erudite and never rude. Salon invites those who know him to look back on his life.

http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/02/28/william_f_buckley/

For Obama, a Taste of What a Long Battle Holds

Hilary is a pussycat compared to the Republicans

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/29/us/politics/29oppo.html?hp

US imprisons 1 in 100 adults

The New York Times reports on a report by the Pew Center on the "Land of the Free's" stunning incarceration rates.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/29/us/29prison.html?hp

Websites of evil

Macleans tours the the wonderful web world of "The online worlds of Kim Jong Il, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and other notorious unfriendlies"

ttp://www.macleans.ca/canada/features/article.jsp?content=20080130_112120_8176

The Tragedy of Britney Spears

"More than any other star today, Britney epitomizes the crucible of fame for the famous: loving it, hating it and never quite being able to stop it from destroying you." Rolling Stone on the whole sad-arse farce of one silly girl's mess of a life and the voyeuristic schadenfreude of millions of women everywhere.

http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/18310562/cover_story_the_tragedy_of_britney_spears

The myth of the surge

The surge. More US troops were meant to make the difference in Iraq. In fact the US is simply bribing Sunni gangs to keep quiet, according to this article in Rolling Stone.

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/18722376/the_myth_of_the_surge

Amber Room in sight?

The baroque glory of the Prussian/Russian Amber room may be found in crates down a hole in East Germany. Or not. According to this article in Der Spiegel.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,537992,00.html

Can Turkey Succeed in Northern Iraq

Its an incursion that the US reluctantly sanctioned but like the US incursion in Cambodia in the Vietnam War its not achieving much, claims this article in the Der Spiegel.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,538169,00.html

How Europe lost Africa

Europe's treatment of Africa is losing friends and alienating people according to this article from Der Spiegel.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,537699,00.html

Up, up and away what's driving the price of oil

Its not supply and demand according to Der Spiegel, which points the finger at speculators diversifying away from dodgy American real-estate into oil futures.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/0,1518,538412,00.html

Hankies out in the Euro zone

When Wall Street sneezes the rest of the world catches a cold. It may not be as true as it once was but even the mighty Euro may have a few sniffles over the American financial crisis, according to the Economist.

Hankies out in the Euro Zone

Food Riots of the 21st Century

The South African Mail and Guardian looks at the global grain shortage.

Food Riots of the 21st Century

Japan gets a whiff of Chinese growth

Japanese gardeners and fishers are facing pollution from across the Sea of Japan according to this story in the Asahi Shimbun.

Japan gets a whiff of Chinese growth

Pyongyang unhappy with US in nuke talks

The China Post reports North Korean officials gripes over US negotiation stance

Pyongyang unhappy with US in nuke talks

GM robot cars by 2018

General Motors, in the throes of being eclipsed as industry #1 is talking up future technology claiming it will be the frst automaker to produce 1 million fuel cell cars and will launch robotic cars by 2018. Wired has its doubts.

GM robot cars by 2018

Moscow bullish

Say what you like about Putin's power switcheroo, this report from the Moscow Times illustrates why Russians are feeling more confident than they have in years.

Moscow bullish

Why Pakistan is unstable

The Times of India on why Pakistan always seems to lurch from crisis to crisis

Why Pakistan is unstable

Not cricket!

The Times of India in high dudgeon calls for a walk-out of the current Australian cricket test.

Not cricket!

Obama's youth vote

Time explores Barack Obama's hit with young voters in the Iowa primary

Obama's youth vote

Trouble ahead for Georgia

Der Spiegel sees trouble ahead for the newly elected Georgian president.

Trouble ahead for Georgia