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Scotland claims its “compassionate release” system is about mercy. But Lockerbie proved it was about oil, money, and political bargaining. New data now shows Scotland is still freeing “terminal” prisoners who inconveniently keep living. iPINIONS revisits the Lockerbie bomber scandal to expose a pattern of corruption dressed up as compassion, and the powerful figures who… Read more.
Even Trump says the DOJ’s NBA gambling arrests were performative, and he’s right. iPINIONS exposes how America profits from the bets it punishes, while pretending to defend integrity. Because in this new economy, the only real sin is losing the house money. Read the full post on Substack: https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/the-nba-profits-from-gambling-so Read more.
When betting pays better than playing, integrity becomes the underdog. iPINIONS unpacks how sports have morphed into casinos — and how fans became gamblers in the stands. Read my full take on Substack:https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/alas-sports-are-casinos-now-making Read more.
Because Trump’s debasement of America in service of enriching himself knows no bounds. Just imagine the outrage if Obama accepted a luxury jet (even from a trusted ally like Britain) to replace American-made Air Force One. Let alone from Qatar. But Trump has shown time and again he couldn’t care less about national security. Hell,… Read more.
The UN: where words go to die The headline in yesterday’s Financial Times (FT) spoke volumes. It declared: ‘Enfeebled’ UN fights for relevance in divided world: A cold war-style stalemate over Ukraine and Sino-American tensions have left the Security Council at a low ebb Most notably, the FT reported that: For diplomats and UN veterans, the swirl of this week’s General… Read more.
Alas, earthquakes, coups, floods, famine, tribal warfare, corruption, etc. all just seem part of the African game of dysfunction… Read more.
If you’re an American, you probably don’t know any more about FIFA, the international body that governs soccer, than you do about the IAEA, the international body that governs nuclear weapons. So imagine US law-enforcement authorities announcing the indictment of former MLB commissioner Bud Selig on criminal charges for fraud, criminal mismanagement and forgery, and… Read more.
Because, if you think African migration is bad now, you ain’t seen nothing yet. The Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule has said that only corruption is stagnating Nigeria from competing with other developed countries like the United Kingdom and the United States. … ‘Nigeria by all intent and purposes is not a poor country,… Read more.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is investigating a controversial $300 million contract to rebuild Puerto Rico’s power grid, a no-bid award that has spotlighted the agency’s poor record of policing similar grants and drawn scrutiny from its watchdog. Whitefish Energy Holdings LLC, a Montana-based company that had just two full-time employees prior to beginning its work… Read more.
One can only imagine the excitement among members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee as they discussed all of the reasons why President Barack Obama was worthy of being awarded this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. By contrast, one can only imagine the despair among members of the Mo Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership (MIPAAL)… Read more.
