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On Wednesday, a 9ft-high bronze statue of former South African President Nelson Mandela was unveiled in London’s Parliament Square – making him the first black man to join a pantheon of mostly-British statesmen memorialized at this historic site. Though this statue is of one man, it should in actual fact symbolise all of those who… Read more.
[T]hey are also mindful that – as the most unpopular (lame-duck) president in US history – Bush has nothing to lose, but much to gain, by attacking Iran. After all, only the opinion of historians matter to him now. And nothing would do more to redeem his presidential legacy than a preemptive strike to destroy… Read more.
This short video chronicles one of the most compelling cases of racial injustice that I’ve ever seen. See for yourself. But be prepared to be outraged and, more importantly, to act! Read more.
I am not gay. I never have been gay. I did nothing wrong…. Thus declared Republican US Senator Larry Craig yesterday – in a defiant and indignant attempt to repudiate news reports which indicated that, if not gay, he clearly has an unsavory predilection for gay sex in public toilets. Never mind that – judging… Read more.
In my August 14 commentary on the resignation of President Bush’s political guru, Karl Rove, here’s the passing reference I made to the ongoing vigil over his Attorney General, Alberto Gonzales: Alas, lingering suspicions about these firings [of eight federal prosecutors] have left Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, the last surviving member of the Texas posse… Read more.
I confess that I take perverse pleasure in commenting on stories that expose the hypocrisy of sanctimonious preachers and self-righteous politicians. Therefore, it is with unprecedented schadenfreude that I write today’s article about two recent developments: one, which should damn Bishop Thomas Weeks, III to hell; and the other, which should ruin Australian opposition leader… Read more.
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The only thing most Americans (if not Westerners in general) know about Pakistan’s self-appointed president, General Pervez Musharraf, is that he is the vanguard member of President George W. Bush’s coalition of those still willing to fight his “war on terror”. Therefore, it’s no wonder why Westerners regard Musharraf as such an indispensable ally. Never… Read more.
Two years ago, I was accused of peddling a “barbaric Jewish practice” as scientific fact when I heralded the finding by Ugandan doctors that circumcision reduces the risk of contracting HIV infections dramatically. But since then peer reviews have compelled every reputable medical and health organization in the world to endorse circumcision as “the most… Read more.
According to ABC NEWS, Ohio Judge John Plough threw lawyer Brian Jones in jail last week for disobeying his order to proceed when his case was called. Jones insisted he was simply “unprepared” for trial. But, at the risk of betraying professional self-loathing, when this story became fodder for water-cooler chatter at law firms all… Read more.
