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Unfortunately, the story of these Games to date is all about how bad weather (either too much rain or too much snow) and technical difficulties (malfunctioning zambonis – ice resurfacing machines) have conspired to force postponements of almost all of the signature events. And it’s a tossup whether these postponements are causing more frustration for the… Read more.
Fears are mounting in Italy that immigrants from North Africa are determined to ape the riots their brothers perpetrated throughout France five years ago. Because for the second time in as many months, disillusioned, disaffected, and delinquent youths rampaged through Milan last weekend, destroying shops and burning cars to vent long-simmering grievances over chronic unemployment, racial… Read more.
As improbable as it seemed when I launched this weblog, today marks the fifth anniversary of The iPINIONS Journal. Remarkably enough, I enjoy writing and publishing my commentaries even more now than I did back then. Therefore, I have no doubt that I shall be doing so for at least another five years. I only hope that you will continue to find my musings… Read more.
Unfortunately, last night’s Opening Ceremony was marred by the death of Nodar Kumaritashvili (21), an athlete from the former Soviet Republic of Georgia, during a practice run on the luge earlier in the day. Clearly this was a tragic event. But I’m glad the Olympic spirit rendered unthinkable all talk of showing respect for… Read more.
It is interesting, even instructive, to see how Haitians, displaced by last month’s earthquake, are reacting to offers by Africans to “return home.” Because, if nothing else, their reaction should put the (final) nail in the coffin of Pan-Africanism. Here, for the record, are two of the more widely reported offers Africans have made in… Read more.
The Colts are favored to win. But I’m betting on the Saints not only to beat the 5-point spread but to actually win in an upset reminiscent of the 1969 Jets’ win over the then Baltimore Colts. Though, frankly, I can’t imagine anyone, except die-hard Colts fans, not praying for the Saints to provide this miraculous outcome for… Read more.
Today, 10 Baptist missionaries from the United States were formally charged with conspiracy and child kidnapping for allegedly trying to abscond from Haiti with 33 children. They were arrested a week ago today while crossing the border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The missionaries claim that all of the children were left homeless, and… Read more.
Western leaders have made a mockery of their condemnation of the brutal crackdown on Tibetan monks by heeding China’s warning against meeting with the Dalai Lama in any official capacity. In fact, UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown appeased the Chinese by refusing to meet with him at No. 10, choosing instead to meet only at the residence of the… Read more.
