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Notwithstanding that every Serb I know believes that Dr. Radovan Karadzic was hiding in plain sight, reports are that a tip from a foreign intelligence agency finally enabled Serbian security officers to arrest him yesterday. Indeed, it is a testament to either the incompetence or perfidy of Serbian (and UN) authorities that Karadzic managed to… Read more.
Barack Obama, the presumptive Democratic nominee, has taken a detour from his US presidential campaign trail this week to go on a “fact-finding and listening” tour of Europe and the Middle East. But John McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee, is leading a chorus of pundits criticizing Obama’s trip as variously long-overdue, misguided and inappropriate. They say… Read more.
In an article entitled “TCI Commission of Inquiry: no further comment”, which was published here a week ago today, I wrote the following: Now that this process is underway, however, I feel obliged to follow my own advice to be patient and let justice take its course … with no further comment (until the Commission issues… Read more.
[U]nfortunately for deserters like Sgt McDowell of the U.S. Army, Canada just rolled up the welcome mat. Because last week its Supreme Court affirmed the 2005 ruling of Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Board, which held that American deserters do not qualify as refugees in need of protection and, moreover, that they faced no risk of persecution… Read more.
Kidnapping is the only language Israel understands [Gaza militant as reported by the Associated Press] The Israel government is being criticized at home and abroad for a prisoner swap it executed with the Hezbollah terrorist group yesterday, which involved exchanging one notorious terrorist, four Gaza militants and the bodies of 199 Arab fighters all for the bodies of just… Read more.
The Chinese have become notorious for exporting all kinds of contaminated products, including melamine-laced pet food, all over the world. Therefore, I found it more than a little ironic when they announced yesterday that they’re taking dog meat off the menu at 112 official Olympic restaurants. The Chinese reportedly made this gesture “to respect the habits… Read more.
Yesterday a prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) charged President Omar al-Bashir with genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes for presiding over the atrocities that have been committed since 2003 in the Darfur region of Sudan. The ICC is “an independent, permanent court that tries persons accused of the most serious crimes of… Read more.
King’s legacy has not been enhanced by the squabbling amongst his four children – pitting two of them who regard it as their inheritance to use for their personal benefit against the other two who regard it as a public trust for them to manage as zealous trustees. In fact, here’s how Martin Luther King III –… Read more.
Initially, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned Americans that a certain kind of tomato had become a produce of mass destruction. Now the CDC is warning that any of the variety of fruits, vegetables and spices, including Thai Basil, the U.S. imports everyday can be just as deadly. No doubt you recall the… Read more.
