The Presence of Presidents

"Belgian PM is first 'president of Europe'"
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/19/eu.presidency/index.html

So apparently Europe has a president now? I had no idea! Actually, until the past few weeks, I did not know the European Union even existed. I have to wonder how the people of Europe feel about this decision, a decision that they had little to no part in apparently. Now I'm a little unsure as to how much power the president of the European Union has, but the way I see it in my mind, this would be akin to each state being able to elect it's own governor but only the governors and/or members of the House and Senate can elect our president. Like I said, based on what I know of the European Union, this comparison is probably completely wrong. Then again, doesn't mean it can't be right.

Also, once again I failed to do a post on the specified day, so to make up for yesterday's forgetfulness, here is another set of annoying opinions from myself:

"Former Rwanda official warns of violence"
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/11/19/rwanda.warning/index.html

A rather foreboding article, this is. Certainly, after the mass genocide that ravaged Rwanda in the 1990's, there better be people giving opinions as to what will best prevent such another tragedy from recurring. However, really it's whose advice to follow that causes a dilemma. Former official Joseph Sebarenzi is voicing his thoughts, claiming that the current president has gained far too much power to himself without a system of checks and balances to keep him in place. Naturally this can lead to problems mirroring those that began over a decade ago. Then again, others say that Rwanda's president is on the right track. Unfortunately, discord among the Tutsi and Hutu people still exists, so either way there is some thin ice to be tread on if the future of Rwanda isn't to contain further mass murders.