"The WAR on error"
The relationship between faith and reason is a serious challenge for the present prevailing culture in the Western world, and it is precisely for this reason that our beloved John Paul II wrote an encyclical, which was entitled precisely "Fides et Ratio" ("Faith and Reason)." I also took up this argument recently, in the address to the University of Regensburg.
Germany's hope of using its EU presidency to persuade all 27 member states to make Holocaust denial a crime has received a setback in Italy and is expected to run into more resistance.
The public jousting that was on display across Europe over the past week has given Merkel a foretaste of the challenge she faces in her bid to get an increasingly diverse, unwieldy Europe back on track. “Merkel had wanted to keep everything behind the scenes, but the past week showed just how difficult this will be."
Recent elections in Serbia can have far-reaching consequences. The next government of Serbia will have a say on Kosovo's future status, the evolution of the EU, Russia's relations with Europe, and the degree to which the overwhelmingly Muslim Albanian population of Kosovo feels at home in Europe. At stake are the stability of the Balkans and the future identity of Europe.
Russia's Security Council Secretary met with Iran's Foreign Minister and stressed his country's pledge to complete Bushehr nuclear power plant project on the scheduled date.
Iran wants Russia to help mediate in the standoff with the UN Security Council over Tehran's nuclear program.
In Bush's world, there may not be room for anything other than one last swing for the fences: "victory" through mass destruction. The return of shock and awe. His final word: "I am the decision-maker." The "surge" is Bush's last stand. Get ready for an even greater bloodbath.
We often wonder whether there is a limit to the Bush administration's obsession with secrecy, its disdain for Congress, its willingness to con the public and its refusal to heed expert advice or recognize facts on the ground. Events of the past week suggest the answer is no.
To a New York Times TV critic, the Christian South is "the Loire Valley of American extremism." Not to be outdone, a Washington Post critic calls the Bible Belt "scary as hell."
Iraquis thinking about their oil, up pops osama, just when he is needed, the utterances of a zombie, spewing out the same old news... but then there is new news on Diebold and their totally insecure voting machines.
Business and political leaders took to their helicopters and limousines in Davos yesterday to head home after 4 days of talks on the global economy, the Middle East and climate change.
Another Davos has come and gone, leaving one baffled as to why the event receives such extensive media coverage given the unrepresentative selection of "movers and shakers" assembled there. So why does Davos continue to attract media attention far in excess of its real news value? Let's stop pretending it is a major event for anyone other than the participants.
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