Seen as a snub towards Europe, Obama will not attend EU-US summit in Spain; reported to have been unimpressed by last year's meeting.

Pope Benny raises Protestant ire in England with authoritarian, imprudent statement.

Former British Cabinet minister says Tony Blair deceived Parliament over the grounds for the Iraq war.

US military defense strategy: continual war in the future as the Pentagon dreams up military engagements; spending over $2 billion a day is not a defense budget, but a death budget.

Politics obstructing US economic recovery.

Obama tax increase on the rich still not adequate.  Since Bush's tax cuts for the wealthy helped create the deficit, why does Obama fear asking everyone to pay their fair share?