Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. Chávez Falls Under Barack Obama's spell 320 April 18, 2009 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in Guardian Unlimited (U.K.) on by (link to originallink to original) Translated from by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:U.K. Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Canada: Canada Can’t Wait for America To Return to Normal — This Is the New Normal September 10, 2026. Published in Toronto Star 0 Ireland: The Irish Times View on Trump’s Visit: A Less than Welcome Guest September 11, 2026. Published in Irish Times 0 Spain: To the Barricades September 5, 2026. Published in Ideal DigitalWe have a Europe that’s scared out of its wits and diplomatically inept, presidents with dirty underwear, and borders that are bursting at the seams like old clothes. 0 Indonesia: Checkpoints for Kim-Trump Summit September 11, 2026. Published in The Jakarta PostThe prospects for another North Korea-US summit are not bright, but pessimism is not a reason for inaction. 0 South Africa: Why the 2026 Yen Intervention Matters for Gold, Bitcoin and the Dollar September 9, 2026. Published in Business Day 0 Topics Malaysia: A Year after Charlie Kirk’s Death, Turning Point USA Grows but Trump Slips with Young Voters September 12, 2026. Published in New Straits Times 0 Philippines: American Götterdämmerung September 12, 2026. Published in The Manila TimesWhy do Trump a favor when he may turn on you the next day? 0 Indonesia: Checkpoints for Kim-Trump Summit September 11, 2026. Published in The Jakarta PostThe prospects for another North Korea-US summit are not bright, but pessimism is not a reason for inaction. 0 Israel: Jews, Don’t Embrace JD Vance September 11, 2026. Published in Israel HayomA person can also simply cooperate with antisemites and antisemitic discourse, legitimizing them and giving them the power to grow. 0 Saudi Arabia: The US’ Postwar Regional Plan Is a Nonstarter September 11, 2026. Published in Arab NewsThe plan ignores the root cause of the region’s decades-old conflict, which is the unresolved Palestinian question. 0 Italy: Taxes, the Forbidden Word on the American Right September 11, 2026. Published in Corriere della SeraIf nothing is done, the [Social Security] system will become insolvent in 2032, causing drastic cuts to retirement benefits. 0 Canada: Mark Carney’s Challenge Is Playing Both Warrior and Peacemaker with Trump September 11, 2026. Published in Toronto Star 0 Canada: Why Trump Likely Won’t Have To Fulfil His $5,000 ‘Dividend’ Promise September 11, 2026. Published in CBC 0 Related Articles Austria: Maybe Trump’s Tariff Bludgeon Was Good for Something after All May 20, 2025. Published in Die Presse U.K.: The Guardian View on the IMF’s Warning: Donald Trump Could Cost the World a Trillion Dollars April 22, 2025. Published in The GuardianThe U.S. president’s economic agenda collides with fragile financial systems, triggering market fears, investor flight and developing nation chaos. U.K.: The Guardian View on Donald Trump’s Industrial Policy: Inward Turn by Ultimatum April 17, 2025. Published in The GuardianThe U.S. is retreating behind chokepoints and tariffs. It remains determined to invent the future but is struggling to ensure its control. U.K.: The Guardian View on the US Immigration Crackdown: What Began with Foreign Nationals Won’t End There April 9, 2025. Published in The GuardianThe Trump administration is deliberately fomenting fear through the deportations and arrests. U.K.: The Guardian View on Trump’s Tariffs: A Monstrous and Momentous Act of Folly April 5, 2025. Published in The GuardianThe U.S. president has expelled his own country from the rules-based global trade system that America itself created. Previous articleObama Gives Torturers More AmmunitionNext articleAs China Sits, America Stands Off to the Side LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment