Sure why not? I mean, it sounds like you've got some issues over there with that last link. Another problem with the whole "so much US stuff" thing is that, well, most of us live in the US, the US is the third largest country by population, and it's one of if not the most important/powerful nation in the world. So naturally a lot that happens here affects what happens elsewhere. Oh, and of course, not many people link stuff from overseas, and when if does happen a lot of us don't know the full context (that goes both ways).