BLOG COMMENTS - APRIL 12, 2015

Dear Friends:

I would like to share with you some of the comments posted by myself in the WSJ Journal Community about important headlines of the Wall Street Journal from April 5 to April 12.

The comments are about politics, economy, business, technology, education and other subjects linked with United States, Europe and other lands.

As you can see for the RECOMMENDATIONS, the majority of these comments generated a good interaction with other members of the Journal Community.

Domingo Trassens

Analyst

World Rethink

April 12, 2014

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BLOG COMMENTS: 2015/04/05– 2015/04/12

On Pope Francis Calls Armenian Deaths ‘First Genocide of 20th Century’:  PART 1

MY COMMENT: Pope Francis is not the first leader of the world who says that the Armenian slaughter was genocide.

However, his attitude is brave in a moment that the Turks are growing as a powerful country of the Middle East and the Muslims are in continuous confrontation with Christians and Catholics across the world. 7 Recommendations 04/12/2015 10:01:53 AM

On Pope Francis Calls Armenian Deaths ‘First Genocide of 20th Century’: PART 2

MY COMMENT ANSWERING TO ANOTHER MEMBER WHO SAYS THAT THE POPE STATEMENT IS NOT GOOD MARKETING:

 

First, Pope Francis is not a marketing guy.

Second: Frequently, the truth is painful and generates frictions. 8 Recommendations 04/12/2015 10:23:17 AM

On Hillary Clinton’s Presidential Campaign to Make a Low-Key Start:

MY COMMENT: Hillary Clinton tries to start her campaign without a lot of noise to meet her supporters from the previous presidential race and consolidate her position before a wave of criticism puts at risk her campaign. 4 Recommendations 04/11/2015 03:55:02 PM

On Obama, Raúl Castro Plan Historic Meeting at Panama Summit on Saturday:

MY COMMENT: The encounter between Barack Obama and Raul Castro is historic and controversial.

The shake of hands of the American and Cuban President has different meanings depending of the perspective of the observer.

We have to wait for the next steps… 1 Recommendation 04/11/2015 02:34:09 PM

On Liberal Democrats Try to Push Hillary Clinton Left:

MY COMMENT: Hillary Clinton is not left-wing or right wing, she is Hillary.
By the way, the foreign donors who support her are powerful people of different ideologies. 4 Recommendations 04/10/2015 03:20:29 PM

On Corker’s Fickle Friends on Iran:

MY COMMENT: It is good that some Senators, members of the Democratic Party, have their own mind in crucial issues like the Iranian nuclear deal. 2 Recommendations 04/10/2015 03:07:39 PM

On Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Blasts Terms of Nuclear Framework Deal:

MY COMMENT: The best is the Obama administration observes in silence the next steps of the Iranian Supreme Leader before new comments or opinions.

The Iranians want to play with us like with puppets of the kindergarten. 4 Recommendations 04/10/2015 02:54:04 PM

On Boston Bombing Trial: Death Penalty or Not?:

MY COMMENT: I am not God to make justice with my own hands. But as a human being with sensitivity for the people who died or remain with disabilities due the bombing attack. My position is: Death Penalty. 5 Recommendations 04/09/2015 02:56:15 PM

On Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei Noncommittal on Nuclear Deal:

MY COMMENT: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is playing his game because he knows that the West is in a very tolerant (or weak) position.

The current attitude of the Iran’s Supreme Leader puts more uncertainty on the negotiation table. 04/09/2015 02:22:16 PM

On After Minority Rule, Iraq’s Sunnis Refuse Minority Role:

MY COMMENT: Iraq is divided in parts and nobody wants to work in a peaceful and balanced way with the others to fix the cracks. 1 Recommendation 04/09/2015 12:53:55 PM

On They’re Using Drones to Herd Sheep:

MY COMMENT: Till now it is early to know if the drones will change the normal behavior of the sheep for good or bad. Maybe, they will become sheep-androids. 04/08/2015 03:13:34 PM

On Apple Watch Review: The Smartwatch Finally Makes Sense:

MY COMMENT: Apple always creates digital devices that finally make sense. 2 Recommendations 04/08/2015 03:01:38 PM

On Rand Paul Launching Presidential Campaign:

MY COMMENT: We have to see if Sen. Rand Paul can advance ahead from the shadow of his father. 1 Recommendation 04/07/2015 03:18:57 PM

On Iraqi Teams Exhume Dozens of Bodies From Mass Graves in Tikrit:

MY COMMENT: It is not secret that the ISIS militants are "butchers" without any compassion for their enemies. 04/07/2015 03:14:56 PM

On Germany Owes $303 Billion War Debt, Greek Parliament Told: PART 1

MY COMMENT: The Greeks are looking for free money from the heaven because they are lazy to earn it for themselves. 7 Recommendations 04/07/2015 03:09:51 PM

On Germany Owes $303 Billion War Debt, Greek Parliament Told: PART 2

MY COMMENT ANSWERING TO ANOTHER MEMBER OF THE JOURNAL WHO SAYS THAT IT IS GOOD THE GREEKS CLAIM FOR WAR COMPENSATION:

The idea of the war compensation for a war of more 50 years ago is an excuse to take free money while they continue living immerse in a corrupt system. 1 Recommendation 04/08/2015 01:47:59 PM

On The ‘Hyundaization’ of the Global Arms Industry:

MY COMMENT: First, technology has not flags in the globalization era.

Second, people like the Koreans are good students of technology who graduate fast in quality products and very aggressive businessmen who sell to everybody. The competition with these people is very difficult. 04/06/2015 03:21:02 PM

On How Brazil’s ‘Nine Horsemen’ Cracked a Bribery Scandal:

MY COMMENT: This story about a new Brazilian case of corruption titled “How Brazil’s ‘Nine Horsemen’ Cracked a Bribery Scandal” ends with the following paragraph: “I think Brazil will be a different country after the conclusion of this process,” said Antonio Augusto de Queiroz, head of DIAP, a congressional watchdog agency. “If [high-paid] people are going to jail, having their assets confiscated, whoever considers doing the same will have to think about the cost/benefit ratio.”

My fears are that the Petrobras’ case can go through similar paths that the Iranian case of Argentina where the main prosecutor of the investigation – Alberto Nisman - was killed in a very dirty and confuse episode. 4 Recommendation 04/06/2015 02:15:58 PM

On Western Companies See Potential in Reaching Iran’s Consumers After Nuclear Deal:

MY COMMENT: Everybody stands in line waiting that the doors of Iran will open for the western companies.
Business is before any ideology. The western companies know that Iran can be a huge new market for diverse products and technologies. They are anxious to run inside the country with all their offers and business forms to fill immediately when the green light gives the signal.
Meanwhile, despite the current restrictions, the Iranians are buying technology from the Chinese like Huawei. 1 Recommendations 04/06/2015 01:54:49 PM

On Amazon’s Drones Exiled to Canada:

MY COMMENT: Jeff Bezos is not the kind of guy that the bureaucrats can stop. He is a innovative entrepreneur with new ideas about technology applications and strong resolution.

If his drones cannot fly through the American sky, it is reasonable that they will start the Bezos’ experiment in Canada. 3 Recommendations 04/06/2015 01:32:58 PM

On Nigeria’s New Leader Faces Divided Nation:

MY COMMENT: The victory of Muhammadu Buhari in the Nigerian elections is not an event for singing glories.

It is a hard challenge for fixing the economy and giving peace and justice to all the communities and towns beaten by the Islamic terrorism. 3 Recommendations 04/05/2015 06:42:51 PM

On Iran’s Negotiating Triumph Over Obama and America:

MY COMMENT: The nuclear “framework” is an Iranian triumph and a defeat for the victims of all the terrorism forms led by Iran. 2 Recommendations 04/05/2015 06:24:52 PM

On Sharp Seeks to Spin Off LCD Panel Unit:

MY COMMENT: The Japanese technology producers – Sharp, Sony… - continue losing ground in front of South Korean and Chinese competitors due to old business criteria and low flexibility for the changes the market is pushing. 04/05/2015 02:48:59 PM

On Ted Cruz Campaign Points to Hefty Donations:

MY COMMENT: Till now, there are people who don’t like Ted Cruz. In some cases, they have fears about his ideas and behavior.

However, the people who like Ted Cruz, they love him because the Texan Senator represents a very different kind of politics from the classic politicians. 1 Recommendation 04/05/2015 12:46:55 PM

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SOURCES:

1) External Sources: Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Tweeter and PBS NewsHour.

2) Own Sources: My own research for previous publishing projects like TTT of Comlab Corp, Spanish English Club online and others.

Website: http://world-rethink.blogspot.de/