Without the heroic and heavy losses from the Americans' intervention in World War II, a free, reunited Germany would not exist — and that’s not all. What would we be without the U.S.A.?
From now on, Europeans can apply for undesirable search results to be deleted. This is a pleasing signal. However, the new guidelines should not also allow Google to cement its market power.
The symbol of the first black in the White House is essential to changing an image of America tarnished by eight years of Bushs presidency. But the euphoria carries with it a risk of deception.