Archives for September 2006

Given the “EXTRA! EXTRA!” coverage the American media have devoted to the launch of Bob Woodward’s pre-ordained bestseller State of Denial, one could be forgiven the impression that his book contains devastating new revelations about President George W. Bush’s intentional misrepresentations concerning the state of affairs in Iraq. For example, the tease for Woodward’s promotional… Read more.

Anthropologists have unveiled yet more evidence that white (in fact all non-black) people are just pea-brained blacks who continually left the confines of their African tribes – beginning around 4 millions years ago – for hunting and gathering outings, got lost and ended up on the other continents of the world. But, once there, the… Read more.

I do not believe Terrell Owens (T.O.) was rushed to the hospital on Tuesday because he was dying from depression. Instead, I suspect he was rushed there because he was dying for attention. After all, with T.O., it’s all about getting attention: if not on the field, then by any means necessary…. Remember folks, this… Read more.

Yesterday, those of us who revel in the comeuppance of corporate crooks were treated to an unusual bit of judicial symmetry. Because, at virtually the same bewitching hour, Andrew Fastow, the wunderkind who masterminded the historic collapse of Enron, and Bernard Ebbers, the godfather who lorded over WorldCom’s fraudulent enterprise were both hauled off to… Read more.

After fielding so many stupefied enquiries about Bill Clinton’s FOX News Sunday interview, I felt obliged to view it last night for my blogging edification. And, frankly, my first impression was, why all the fuss?! After all, even before ABC’s Path to 9/11 “hit piece” on his war-on-terror record, Clinton and his political operatives were… Read more.

Until last summer, Jacob Zuma (right) was the unchallenged heir apparent to South African President Thabo Mbeki (left). After all, as deputy president, Zuma’s rock-star appeal amongst the (predominantly poor and uneducated) South African electorate made Mbeki seem like an interloper and even rivaled the appeal Bill Clinton enjoyed as U.S. president. (For the record,… Read more.

Remember John Mark Karr? News and Politics Read more.

Muslims have decreed that Pope Benedict XVI must die for implying that Islam has been hijacked by evil and inhuman radicals…duh! Meanwhile, you’ve probably heard about people dying in America from e. coli-laden spinach. In fact, U.S. intelligence experts have always suspected that al-Qaeda might try to contaminate the food supply. But using spinach hardly… Read more.

Turkey is arguably the most democratic and progressive of all Muslim countries. Yet, Article 301 of its penal code, which provides for the incarceration of anyone who “denigrates Turkish national identity”, has led to a series of criminal trials in recent years that make Turkey seem more like Afghanistan under the Taliban. In fact, Turkey’s… Read more.

Yesterday, while Thailand’s Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra (Left) was strutting his stuff upon the international stage – at a meaningless Non-Aligned Meeting in Cuba and an equally meaningless UN General Assembly 61st Session in New York – army Commander-in-Chief Gen Sonthi Boonyaratglin (Right, in green) was orchestrating a military coup d’état to oust him from… Read more.