Some might remember a certain incident a few years back. Very hush-hush. Israeli bombed something in Syria, only no one was sure what exactly was bombed or why. For some background reading try here, here, and here. The Israeli’s eventually said they had attacked a nuclear reactor of North Korean vintage. The Syrians have remained […]
We’ve hit an emotional milestone in Iraq. The end is in sight. Major combat is over and the troops are coming home. And we can expect many more of these talks, with appearances planned throughout the month by the president, Vice President Biden and other senior administration officials as they wax eloquent on Obama’s steadfast commitment to ending the war.
As previously discussed in this blog, Syria and Turkey have become much closed in recent years. That trend has continued in an issue especially close to this bloggers heart. Syria and Turkey are cooperating in efforts to save the endangered Northern Bald Ibis, a species thought to have only one active breeding pair left in […]
Well, apparently those along the Israeli Lebanese border didn’t read my birthday plea for peace. Today was only the latest clash along the often contested border. Since the fighting took place between the IDF and Lebanese Army, I don’t think this particular skirmish is going to be the catalyst for anything bigger. The alarming thing […]
Its hard to imagine the stake-holder that he had in mind when President Asif Ali Zardari had his chat with a reporter for Le Monde. He is on record to have claimed: “The international community, to which Pakistan belongs, is losing the war against the Taliban. “This is above all because we have lost the […]
South Africa’s disgraced former police commissioner (and former president of Interpol) Jackie Selebi has been sentenced to fifteen years in prison after being found guilty of corruption last month. South Gauteng High Court Judge Joffe Meyer described Selebi as “an embarrassment” and a “stranger to the truth” in the witness box. “At no stage during […]
Four top leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami have been arrested and stand accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the murder of Bengali intellectuals during the Pakistani military’s strategic massacre of then East Pakistan’s Bengali and Hindu communities. The Daily Star reports, quite movingly: “They are no stranger to court. They stood in the dock […]
Reflecting on the unresolved Caprivi secession case, an old Namibian acquaintance has this to say: “From a constitutional point of view, justice is being denied. The suspects shouldn’t be in custody for such a long time if they cannot be prosecuted. I think the government is afraid of lawsuits, so it is better to keep […]
… and we pretend to work. The long-standing Cuban axiom has come to bear more truth than its users may have hoped or imagined. President Castro announced yesterday in his address before the National Assembly that the Cuban government will actually begin to lay off redundant workers, which he estimates are perhaps 1 in every […]
BP, ExxonMobil, and the latter’s Canadian subsidiary, Imperial Oil, are joining forces to drill for oil in the Arctic. BP’s $1.18 billion Exploration License 449 (also known as Pokak) allows it to drill in a region 75 miles north of Inuvik, the Northwest Territories. Exxon’s $600 million Exploration License 446 (also known as Ajurak) would […]
Since I’ve been a bit buried lately, here is a roundup of things that have caught my eye. Commentary as I see necessary: There are lots of debates over the merits of study abroad programs. Let’s face it: Most college students see a semester abroad as a chance to get shitfaced in a foreign country. […]
The principle of ‘Democracy’ has been re-enshrined in the politics and constitutional policy-making in Bangladesh. That at least is what The Daily Star wants you, my reader, to think. Quite apart from the sheer nonsense of the claim, the Supreme Court (SC) of Bangladesh released the text of a ruling it had delivered some months […]
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