As feared, soccer star George Weah continues to protest the election results in Liberia, threatening to topple the delicate house of cards of West African stability. One has to wonder if he is being incited by those who would benefit from renewed Liberian conflict, like former-warlord Charles Taylor. Taylor sits comfortably in Nigeria like a…
Category: Politics
Tookie "The State of California just killed an innocent man."
Heavy last words. He may have been innocent…or he may have been guilty. We will never know, but in dying Tookie Williams has reopened debate about the death penalty and raised the question of the purpose of the US penal and justice systems. What exactly are we trying to do with our criminals? Now, we…
Maine signs Cuban trade deal
And then, sometimes, an elected official does something really cool…. cd US state signs Cuban trade deal The governor of the US state of Maine, John Baldacci, has signed a multi-million dollar trade deal with Cuba’s state-run food agency Alimport. Under the deal, Alimport will buy Maine products worth $20m (£11.3m) by July 2007,including seed…
Act II: Race riots hits Sydney
Okay Folks, Act I was the riots in Paris, Act II is obviously the rioting in Sydney, and it seems pretty clear to me that Act III is widespread rioting in Urban America when The Terminator terminates Tookie. Can it be averted? Sure it can, but only if Arnold decides to allow Tookie to live….
Iran's Ahmadinejad says Israel should be moved to Europe
I like this guy better and better. Don’t get me wrong, I’m no anti semite. I don’t think Isreal should be removed from the map. I think a peaceful solution to the entire middle east violence needs to be found….but I thouroughly enjoy the turnaround this guy is pulling. The whole…”Okay, you want to support…
Knickers nicked at SA rape demo
OK, I thought this was going to be funny, but it is actually pretty sad. Good example of someone coming up with an interesting and creative concept to make a point (not all creative concepts are genius, but you have to give them points for trying), and failing to fully understand the context in which…
AK-47: the Sierra Leone child soldier
BBC’s The World Today has a great series in progress on the iconic AK-47, or Avtomat Kalashnikova model 1947. They were the weapon of choice in Sierra Leone’s bloody 10-year conflict. Here’s the story of one of the many child soldiers in Sierra Leone and his AK-47. During the three months I spent in Sierra…
Darfur women fighters negotiate for first time
Although Darfur has fallen off the list of “newsworthy” items in the McMedia, the conflict is very much ongoing. A Red Crescent driver was just killed. This is a great article about the female commanders participating in the Abuja peace talks. Worth the time to click on the link and read the whole thing. ABUJA,…
Saddam and his seven co-defendants
Just heard on the radio that there are seven co-defendants – am now picturing Saddam as Snow White…… I know, it’s a stretch – work with me here…. The link below is Al Jazeera’s update on the trial. People are pissed that the judge is showing deference to Saddam, allowing him to make complaints and…
Torture Part of School's Curriculum?
If you don’t know about truthout.org, check it out. If you know about it and haven’t read it lately, please go read. The former “School of the Americas” is just one of the many horrors going on in the world. I don’t want to preach at y’all, but in all seriousness, open your eyes and…