USA - First Trip

For the first week of august 2008, I had my first trip to the USA, work related, no tourism, so no pictures.

Results:

• USA - checked.
• Portland (Oregon) - checked

A very long trip ( Shannon - Atlanta - Portland ), for a very busy and interesting working week.
Portland seems an interesting place, one hour from the sea, one hour from the moutain.
Just checked for the moment....

Off course even that far away from the rainy emerald Island, we found comforting ourselves with a pint of guinness.

Politic...

• The US commission on the reason of the IRAQ war has published the phase 2 of it's report.

From page 52:

Conclusion1: Postwar finding do not support the 2002 National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) judgement that Iraq was reconstituing its nuclear weapons program.

Idem for the Bilogical Weapons, and chemical weapons (no evidence). And I let you read about the relationship between Iraq and terrorist...
Remind some movie by Mikael Moore.... Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)

• China (from NY-Times), decided to restrict a "bit" more the diffusion of foreign news in the country. [article in NY Times]

• In France, people start racing for the next presidential election. Same in Ireland and GB.
  Everything in order.