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Lawyers all over Washington seemed dumbfounded today by reports that Craig’s announcement of his “resignation” from the US Senate on Saturday was merely a statement of his intent to resign. But I was not dumbfounded so much by this “Breaking News” as I was by the reaction of fellow lawyers to it. After all, here’s… Read more.
On Sunday, news agencies from Asia to America heralded the purported breakthrough in Six-Party Talks (involving the United States, North Korea, China, Japan, Russia and South Korea), which are aimed at dismantling North Korea’s nuclear program: [T]he DPRK will provide a full declaration of all their nuclear programs and will disable their nuclear programs by… Read more.
After members of Jamaica’s ruling People’s National Party (PNP) elected Portia Simpson Miller as their leader in February 2006, here’s the cautionary note I struck as I paid tribute to the historic precedent she set: It was not the result of a national election, but it still counts. Because, by being elected the new leader… Read more.
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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