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The World Economic Forum – which wrapped-up its 4 days in Davos, Switzerland yesterday – is an annual event at which corporate titans, international bankers, world leaders and a smattering of celebrity do-gooders gather to bloviate about the impact of world developments on their respective businesses, personal wealth, and collective conscience. Politicians and celebrities change… Read more.
Scroll down to Friday’s post for more details. Hamas, Palestinian elections Read more.
Sunset and evening star, And one clear call for me! And may there be no moaning of the bar When I put out to sea. But such a tide as moving seems asleep, Too full for sound and foam. When that which drew from the boundless deep Turns again home. Twilight and evening bell, And… Read more.
Western democracies should be celebrating Gaza’s democratic elections on Wednesday. Instead, they’re acting as if Gaza morphed into a theocratic autocracy overnight. Hamas wins in Gaza Of course, Western democracies have branded Hamas a terrorist organization. And they accuse Iran and its “wipe Israel off the map“ president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, of funding the organization’s terrorist activities. That’s why Western democracies had… Read more.
“I really feel duped…I regret that phone call [to CNN’s Larry King Live on 11 January to defend as true the million little lies of author James Frey]….I made a mistake and I left the impression that the truth does not matter and I am deeply sorry about that. That is not what I believe.”… Read more.
Just days ago, I joined others in praising Google for defying the Bush Administration’s demand for information about the Internet searches and surfing habits of its customers. Google insisted that Americans had a reasonable expectation that their online activities would remain private. Yesterday, however, Google made a mockery of that principled stand by following the… Read more.
Last night, I was riveted to a BBC interview with Somali-born Dutch MP Ayaan Hirsi Ali. Here’s why: In 1989, Iranian leader and self-anointed Islamic lawgiver, Ayatollah Khomeini, issued a Fatwa (death warrant) against author Salman Rushdie for writing a book, Satanic Verses. The Ayotallah deemed it “a blasphemy against Islam”. Yet, since then, Rushdie… Read more.
Conservative leader Stephen Harper enjoying the thrill of victory with his family last night after being declcared Canada’s new Prime Minister-Elect! Over a week ago, I predicted that Stephen Harper and his Conservative Party would race to an easy win in Canada’s national elections – leaving PM Paul Martin and his ruling Liberal Party wallowing… Read more.
“When you look at the way the House of Representatives has been run it has been run like a plantation and you know what I am talking about.” Indeed I do Hillary…all too well. With that politically incorrect rhetorical flourish last week, Hillary Rodham Clinton – the putative Democratic candidate for U.S. president in 2008… Read more.
On Friday, Google won commendations from technology professionals and end users alike for refusing the Bush Administration’s demand for information about the online search queries and activities of its customers. Unfortunately, AOL, Yahoo and Microsoft cooperated with similar demands. This, just as they did last summer when the communist government of China deputized them to… Read more.
