Posted in Geopolitics, Uncategorized, tagged Alps, American military, atlas, Bern, Congo, Daniel Gutknecht, diplomacy, EU, Europe, European Union, Furggsattel Sesselbahn, glacier, global warming, Italy, Matterhorn, Milan, Obama, organized crime, Rome, silent partner, snowfields, Swiss financiers, Swiss Guard, Swiss Menace, Switzerland, topography, UN, United Nations, Vatican, watershed, Zurich on August 19, 2009 | 3 Comments »
The Swiss Menace, Redux:
Today, Furggsattel Sesselbahn — Tomorrow … Milan?
Glaciers melt, Swiss get some territory from Italy
AP
Aug. 19, 2009
BERN, Switzerland – Switzerland has expanded its border at Italy’s expense because of melting glaciers in the high Alps. The Swiss government on Wednesday approved shifting the border up to 150 meters (164 yards) into Italian territory [...]
Posted in Geopolitics, tagged Add new tag, Anne Fulda, Élysée Palace, Bill Clinton, Carla Bruni, Cécilia Ciganer-Albéniz, Condi, Condoleezza Rice, Dubya, Franz Liszt, George Bush, get jiggy, Karachi, Mahleej Sarkari, Marie-Dominique Culioli, Miss Pakistan World, Monica Lewinsky, Mushy, Nicolas Sarkozy, Pakistan, pan-sexual, Paris, Pervez Musharraf, Sonia Ahmed, toga party, Toronto, uniform, Voice of America, Yale on December 7, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Bush To Musharraf: “Take Off Your Uniform”
CBS News
Nov. 7, 2007
WASHINGTON — President George Bush and visiting French President Nicolas Sarkozy visited Mount Vernon today. During a press conference, Bush told reporters he had called Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf.
“I spoke to President Musharraf right before I came over here to visit with President Sarkozy. And my [...]
