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PakistanAsif Ali Zardari (left), the widower of the slain former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, and Amin Fahim, president of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), which Bhutto headed before she was assassinated on Thursday, held a news conference yesterday to announce that Bhutto’s 19-year-old son, Bilawal Zardari (center), has been named to succeed her as… Read more.
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The October 18 attempt on her life made it ominously clear not only that Benazir Bhutto’s assassins were determined to kill her, but also that her days were numbered. Therefore, it came as little surprise yesterday when they finally succeeded in what appears to have been a well-orchestrated suicide mission; which, in addition to Bhutto,… Read more.
To my Christian critics: Judge not, lest ye be judged. Alas, many of you have judged my Christian faith and found it wanting. But I understand your visceral reaction to my Friday commentary entitled Why believing in the Bible is like believing in Santa Claus. Therefore, I apologize unreservedly for my unwitting offense against your… Read more.
During a recent Republican presidential debate, the candidates were asked a question that most Christians would have considered a no-brainer, namely: Do you believe every word in the Bible? Yet I found it ironic and instructive that the only candidate who answered yes was Mitt Romney – whose Mormon faith many Christians believe is based… Read more.
In the decade or so since I’ve been trying to guess TIME’s Person of the Year, this is the first time they’ve chosen the person who I thought was most worthy of recognition, namely, Russian President Vladimir Putin. And never mind that they chose him as much for being a megalomaniac who seems determined to… Read more.
They should please not choose someone of whom most of us would be ashamed. Our country deserves better. We’re very worried that [Zuma] had relations with a woman who regarded him as a parent; and, although he is very likeable, we have to ask ourselves: ‘What is happening in the ANC?'” [Archbishop Desmond Tutu in… Read more.
Today, newspapers all around the world are running headline stories about Fidel Castro’s “resignation letter”, in which he concedes that it’s time to make way for the next generation of Cubans to continue his revolution. But who thought Fidel would ever return to power?! And this, even if he clings on to life for another… Read more.
In their most important election since the end of Apartheid 13 years ago, South Africans will vote today for either President Thabo Mbeki (right) or former Deputy President Jacob Zuma to head the country’s ruling African National Congress (ANC). And no one doubts that the man they choose will either determine who leads or will… Read more.
