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I am frankly ashamed when I see the list of Commonwealth counties that still cling to that jurisdiction (the Privy Council). Even more so to know it is a list dominated by the Caribbean. Former Commonwealth secretary general, Sir Shridath Ramphal, made this instructive admission during an address at the Inaugural Conference of the Caribbean Association… Read more.
The warrants further demonstrate why Gaddafi has lost all legitimacy and why he should go immediately. His forces continue to attack Libyans without mercy and this must stop. (UK Foreign Minister William Hague, London Guardian, June 27, 2011) The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague issued arrest warrants on Monday for Libyan leader Muammar… Read more.
It speaks volumes about the brazen, pathological and pervasive nature of the ‘corruption crime spree’ alleged against Illinois’s sitting governor, Rod Blagojevich, that U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald felt moved to describe it as ‘staggering’. In fact, in presenting the Justice Department’s 76-page complaint, Fitzgerald claimed that, because a clearly delusional and venal Governor Blagojevich was… Read more.
I was among those waiting with baited breath late into the night on Friday for the New York State Senate to vote on historic legislation legalizing same-sex marriage (hereinafter referred to as “gay marriage”). It eventually voted 33-29 to pass the bill. In so doing, New York became only the sixth state in the Union (plus… Read more.
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Much is being made of the fact that President Jacob Zuma refused to meet with First Lady Michelle Obama during her week-long official visit to South Africa and Botswana, which ends on Sunday. Indeed, it’s arguable that he intended to convey a deliberate slight by arranging only for his female minister of prisons to greet… Read more.
It’s clearly no longer as fashionable to be an Obama supporter as it was in 2008. But not only am I still an unabashed supporter, I have just as much HOPE that he will be re-elected as I had that he would be elected president in the first place. I sincerely believe he’s that much… Read more.
The War Powers Act The War Powers Act of 1973 requires US presidents to get congressional consent before committing the military to armed conflict. But almost every president since WWII has ignored this Act. Under the Act, the President can only send combat troops into battle or into areas where ‘imminent’ hostilities are likely, for… Read more.
We are honored and thankful to have known him and had the opportunity to stand beside him for nearly 40 years. He was my great friend, my partner and with Clarence at my side, my band and I were able to tell a story far deeper than those simply contained in our music. His life,… Read more.
Technology’s Commandments … according to Apple: Thou shall buy a Mac Thou shall buy an iPod Thou shall buy an iPhone Thou shall buy an iPad… Yet somehow I’m managing to get by without obeying any of them… (Technology is God. Jobs is Moses. And iPAD is His 4th Commandment, The iPINIOINS Journal, January 30, … Read more.
