On US Republicans And The Politics Of Spite.

NYTIMES/PAUL KRUGMAN COLUMNIST/
"... the guiding principle of one of our nation’s two great political parties is spite pure and simple. If Republicans think something might be good for the president, they’re against it — whether or not it’s good for America."

Venezuela Still Aids FARC Rebels.

From the NYTImes.

It's official now. The New York Times reports that new materials show that rebels in Colombia were aided by Venezuelan officials.

In Nuevo Laredo: A Calmer Phase of Drug War Emerges

It seems ironic to me that some of the best international stories are published in the NYTimes on Saturdays... the lowest readership day.

Maybe the editors consider these reports...as filler.

I consider them...essential!

Here's an excellent update by Marc Lacey on a new relative calmness... in Nuevo Laredo...once THE hotbed Mexican city...for drug violence and outlaw activity.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/13/world/americas/13laredo.html?hp