No matter how hard President Ahmadinejad has tried to arrange a personal meeting with Barack Obama, the fate of the Islamic Republic of Iran seems to be sealed. Military and geopolitical consequences of a conflict that appears inevitable.
After failing in his bid for Telecom, Cristina Fernández’s husband has understood it is time to triple the stakes. While the institutions, business community and political opposition shield themselves, the only alternative for Kirchner is to bring forward the presidential elections to scare political parties so they won't be able to offer him battle in 2011.