Archives for March 2008

Republished from Caribbean Net News caribbeannetnews.com Britain’s FAC ‘shocked and appalled’ at situation in the Turks and Caicos Islands Published on Monday, March 31, 2008 by Anthony L. Hall A Special Report for Caribbean Net News LONDON, England: British Member of Parliament Sir John Stanley, a member of the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee… Read more.

I’ve been chronicling and lamenting Robert Mugabe’s dictatorial rule over Zimbabwe for many years. But nothing distinguishes his iron-fisted rule quite like the drama that occasions presidential elections, which, of course, he always wins. Therefore, despite media speculation that Mugabe might finally be upset at the polls today, I suspect the only real question about… Read more.

This year, for the first time, I shared my New Year’s resolution, which was published here on January 3, 2008. But I did it primarily as a public service announcement (PSA). Moreover, with my doctor’s collaboration, I am committed to writing quarterly updates on my progress to inspire (though more likely to commiserate with) all… Read more.

As if her lies about braving gunfire in Bosnia, brokering peace in Northern Ireland, and battling against NAFTA were not enough to turn voters off, Hillary Clinton has demonstrated yet again why she cannot be trusted. Recall that just weeks ago she vowed that (“either way”) the nomination would be settled before the Democratic Convention… Read more.

Bill Richardson is the governor of New Mexico and a former Democratic presidential candidate. He also served as ambassador to the United Nations and energy secretary during the Clinton administration. But, more to the point, he is currently the most popular Hispanic in American politics. Therefore, it’s understandable that both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama… Read more.

Last year, Chelsea Clinton took a leave of absence from her high-paying job on Wall St. to stump on college campuses for her Mummy’s campaign. The strategy was to have her siphon off Barack Obama’s youth vote while remaining in the bubble that shielded her from the media for the past 15 years. That is,… Read more.

Everybody in politics lies, but they [the Clintons] do it with such ease, it’s troubling…. [David Geffen, entertainment mogul and former Clinton fundraiser, in 2007] When former senator Bob Kerry, a Democrat from Nebraska, called Bill Clinton “an unusually good liar” in 1996, he might have been motivated as much by political envy as by… Read more.

In an extraordinary press conference yesterday, prosecutor Kym L.Worthy presented a 12-count indictment against Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick (37) and his former Chief of Staff Christine Beatty (37). The counts include charges of perjury, obstruction of justice and misconduct in office. And they all stem from the lies Kilpatrick and Beatty told under oath about… Read more.

Why let a few monks spoil all the fun and games … right? Related Articles: Tibetan uprising Read more.

Yesterday marked the fifth anniversary of the war in Iraq: a war that has lasted longer than the Civil War, World War I or World War II. Of course, if John McCain has his way, it will last even longer than Europe’s 100 years war. Yet, what has America accomplished from waging this war? We… Read more.