Iran-US cold war and the nuclear issue
Is the US really concerned about Iran’s nuclear program that could potentially be converted from energy into a military program down the road, or is it using the issue to determine how Iran is integrated into the West and what its role must be in the Middle East? Those who have studied the history of [...]
The year in review – top 10 of 2010
1. HAITI The year started with a devastating earthquake in Haiti and ended with a cholera outbreak in a country that remains the poorest and the most neglected in the Western Hemisphere. This is a sad commentary on the UN and its sub-agencies, on the World Bank and Inter-American Development Bank, on the US and [...]
Press Release: President Mugabe must shape up or ship out
By now, I think it has become clear beyond any reasonable doubt that a new Federal President is required for Zimbabwe as soon as yesterday. The largest majority of our people have spoken this truism over and over, and on many occasions, their legitimate voices and demands have been met by the crushing fist of [...]
South Africa roundup
I have so many Africa-related stories in tabs on my laptop that my whole system is slowing down. You know what that means: Here are a bunch of stories that have caught my eye, with commentary, much drawn from my recent trip to South Africa, as apt. This is the South Africa edition (a more general [...]
Nigeria: Single-Tenure proposal seen as fraudulent and self-serving
One of the major political parties in Nigeria, The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has described as patently fraudulent, deceptively self serving and a terrible misadventure the plan by President Goodluck Jonathan to send a Constitutional amendment bill to the National Assembly to pave the way for a single tenure for the President and the [...]
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