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Last Saturday, Nelson Mandela, the world’s most revered celebrity, hosted a group of his musician friends to perform another benefit concert for his Foundation to combat the AIDS pandemic in Africa. It is noteworthy, however, that where two former American Presidents were recently feted for being drafted to lead the Tsunami relief efforts, this former… Read more.

A Dutch court may have unwittingly issued a death warrant for Somali born Dutch MP Ayaan Hirsi Ali last week. This, because the court dismissed a cease and desist complaint Islamic fundamentalists filed to prevent her from airing anymore of their dirty laundry. Their complaint stemmed from the release last August of a film that… Read more.

Terri Schiavo who, according to her husband and friends, wanted to die with dignity For a very long time, I was resigned in the settled belief that my acute disdain for American politics inured me to insults by American politicians. But yesterday that belief was shattered to smithereens by the sanctimonious and Machiavellian antics of… Read more.

Hey big fella, come gimme some luv! In a dramatic display of President Bush’s new charm offensive, his Secretary of State, Dr Condoleeza Rice, extended a warm embrace to help improve relations with the nuclear rogues of North Korea. Indeed, for dealing with nuclear bad boys, America’s motto seems to be: Hey, if bombs can’t… Read more.

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Sammy Sosa: I swear my friends, I have nothing to hide…I’m clean! Yesterday, the US Congress really lived up to its reputation for political drama and grand standing. The Congressional Committee on Government Reform subpoenaed Major League Baseball’s “biggest” stars for a command performance in what many expected would be a Much Ado About Nothing… Read more.

Lil’ Kim’s high-priced lawyer, looking stupified, tries to console her: I’m so sorry Miss Little Kim, I really thought I had that jury eating outta the palm of my hand. But, as soon as you make that additional deposit, I’ll get to work on your appeal… The raunchy rap diva Lil’ Kim has finally achieved… Read more.

Paul Wolfowitz: Look! It’s our money. So, you do what we tell, how we tell you, or else… Last week, President Bush nominated John Bolton to be America’s new Ambassador to the United Nations. Many political observers regarded this nomination as an affront to the career diplomats at the UN for whom Bolton has repeatedly… Read more.

Phew! They really had me sweating man… Yesterday, after eight days of deliberations, a California Jury found actor Robert Blake not guilty of murdering his wife. I must confess that I do not know enough about the facts of this case to share any informed observations about the trial or this verdict. I wish only… Read more.

I don’t get it…I said I was sorry Last night, in a stunningly unprecedented move, Harvard’s Faculty voted 218 to 185 to express a “Lack of Confidence in the leadership” of the University’s embattled president, Lawrence H. Summers. The no confidence motion was submitted by Professor of Anthropology and African American Studies, J. Lorand Matory.… Read more.