The iPINIONS Journal

Alas, The Apprentice starring this friendly and “reformed” Martha Stewart showed more style than substance and delivered more hype than ratings… Ironically, Martha Stewart was never quite so successful in business as she was when her stint in prison prevented her from doing business. Indeed, as I noted with cynical awe in this previous article,… Read more.

Can you imagine these vaccinated chickens being “finger lickin’ good”? Much has been made in the international media about the looming pandemic of (avian) bird flu. Yet, it has been difficult to reconcile “informed” fears that this H5N1 strain of the flu could kill more people than the reported 50 million who died from a… Read more.

Yesterday, U.S. Secretary of State Dr Condoleezza Rice – with EU Foreign policy chief Javier Solana (L) and international envoy to the Middle East James Wolfensohn – announcing the historic agreement she brokered between the Israelis and Palestinians to open the borders of the Gaza Strip to allow free movement for Palestinians within the territories… Read more.

If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen! Therefore, it was fortuitous for President Bush that he was scheduled to leave Washington yesterday to attend the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in South Korea, as part of an 8-day diplomatic tour of Asia. But unlike his predecessor Bill Clinton – who… Read more.

At the recent Summit of the Americas, Chavez (L) eyed Fox (standing at attention) like a hunter stalking his prey Fallout from the recent Summit of the Americas in Argentina seems to have affected diplomatic relations between Venezuela and Mexico more than between Venezuela and the U.S. as was generally anticipated. And, things took a… Read more.

On Friday, with 99% of the votes counted, the National Elections Commission declared Harvard-trained economist Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf the winner in Liberia’s run-off presidential election Liberia is the only African nation never colonised by European imperialists. And this is probably due in large part to the fact that it was originally inhabited by black American settlers… Read more.

Jacob Zuma indicted! But it remains anyone’s guess whether he goes back to prison where he spent so much time (on Robben Island) for “conspiring to overthrow” the Apartheid regime; or whether he rides his wave of unebbing popularity to become the next president of South Africa… Just weeks ago, all of America experienced heart… Read more.

For a 17th consecutive night, French youths torched cars and properties in cities all over France. But, adding a positive dimension to this reign of terror, the immigrant parents of these disaffected arsonists are now marching defiantly in the streets by day. Instead of fanning the flames, however, they are demanding constructive dialogue with French… Read more.

In America, Veteran’s Day has become as much about honouring those who risked (and sacrificed) their lives “to defend our freedoms” as Christmas Day is about celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. (And we all know how politically incorrect it is now to display Nativity Scenes or even inscribe the name of Christ in Christmas….)… Read more.