NYTimes: Obama Arrives to High Hopes at Asian Summit
Obama’s attendance at the APEC Summit seems full of ambiguous promise. Typical? Or unique? What do you think? From The New York Times: Obama Arrives to High Hopes at Asian Summit President Obama arrived in Singapore Saturday for a meeting of Asian- Pacific countries seeking to ensure that the region remains tied to the United States. http://s.nyt.com/u/Dc9 Get The New York Times on your iPhone for free by visiting http://itunes.com/apps/nytimes

Uncivil War: Conservatives to challenge a dozen GOP candidates – Charles Mahtesian and Alex Isenst
Uncivil War: Conservatives to challenge a dozen GOP candidates – Charles Mahtesian and Alex Isenstadt – POLITICO.com.

French Communists want a “united left front” for next year’s regional elections
French Communists are urging the mosaic of progressive/left movements in France to form a sort of Left-Wing Front against the Right (meaning, probably, Sarkozy) Funny, isn’t that what French Socialists tried to do in the 70s, 80s, 90s? Did it not work? Weren’t the French Communists presenting their own candidate in the 2002 French presidential election along with the greens and other movements that worked effectively in a governmental coalition with the socialists? Didn’t they dilute the vote in 2002 leaving French progressives with just an alterna

Maoist Rebels Widen Deadly Reach Across India – NYTimes.com
It’s amazing how old paradigms resurface, and in the deadliest of manners. And as strange as it sounds (maoists in India) it signals, first, how little we know of India, and how, despite some socio- economical achievements and all this talk about the benefits of “globalization” there are still deep inequalities that haven’t been dealt with. See the link below. And we might think that this is far away, it doesn’t concern me/us. Nevertheless we are pressed to remember that poverty and the deprivation that comes with it comes in many forms. Therefore, we should expect different responses to it, all with the same outcome: desperation and

Dominique de Villepin veut “conjurer le mal français” – LeMonde.fr
Dominique de Villepin veut “conjurer le mal français” – LeMonde.fr.