June | 2010 | Watching America

France: This ‘A La Carte’ G-20 Summit is the Worst That Could Have Happened

Robin Koerner - June 30, 2010. Published in L'Expansion

The United States in particular, which should have taken on the role of leader, did a last minute U-turn on the topic of regulation to focus on the question of growth. This is not very surprising, but it is serious, even more serious than two years ago, when we hoped that the crisis would be an opportunity to put things back in place.

Jordan: The President’s Finger

Robin Koerner - June 30, 2010. Published in Addustour

Today, President Barack Obama indicated that a law which permits the president to shut down the Internet at the push of a button would be employed in “times of crisis or national emergency."

Mexico: Who Is Really Doing the Dirty Work

Robin Koerner - June 30, 2010. Published in El Universal

The majority of the money coming out of these businesses is going to end up in first world nations, which are the final destinations of these mafias’ products and services.

France: The Supreme Court Upholds the Right to Bear Arms

Robin Koerner - June 30, 2010. Published in Le Figaro

Canada: The Dismissal of General McChrystal: Checkmate

Robin Koerner - June 30, 2010. Published in Le Devoir

Switzerland: Furkan Dogan and the Gaza Flotilla

Robin Koerner - June 30, 2010. Published in ISN Security Network

As America prides itself as pre-eminently a nation of laws, Washington must realize the future consequences of ignoring such a blatant violation of international law to be whitewashed by a commission composed of perpetrators supporting the attack.