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Don’t cry for Colombia! Even Colombians wanted Argentina to win as a consolation for global superstar Messi, sidelined by a swollen ankle. And sorry, England, again… But here’s to Euro winner Spain facing Copa winner Argentina in a Super 2024 final. And with Carlos Alcaraz already winning Wimbledon — ¡Viva España! Read more.
Pro-independence parties in Spain’s Catalonia region have won an absolute majority in regional elections… The separatists say the victory gives them a clear mandate to form an independent Catalan state. Spain’s central government in Madrid has pledged to challenge any unilateral moves towards independence in court (BBC, September 28, 2015) I’ve been commenting on pro-independence… Read more.
It smacks of rank hypocrisy for the British [who went to war to reinforce sovereignty over the Falkland Islands] to be denouncing the Serbs for merely threatening to go to war to reinforce sovereignty over Kosovo… Kosovo embodies as much historical, cultural and religious significance for Serbs as Mecca holds for Saudis. Moreover, it happens… Read more.
It smacks of the political tone-deafness that got Bush in trouble over Katrina that Obama sees nothing wrong with commissioning Air Force One (and all of the resources his presidential travel entails) just to fly him and his wife up to New York City for dinner and a play. (Obamas’ Marie-Antoinette faux pas, The iPINIONS… Read more.
