US popular and political mindsets are really perpexing to the outsider. Congress is deeply divided over White House proposals for health … More
Category: World
‘Capitalism: A Love Story’
Michael Moore’s new film ventures into the broken lives of low income Americans suffering in the sub-prime melt-down and so-called global financial crisis, and … More
Australia’s Afghan War
Retired Major-General Jim Molan was chief of operations of the multinational force in Iraq in 2004, and criticised for orchestrating … More
Barracking for Obama
Devilishly-cunning Norwegians know how to apply the blowtorch to Obama’s behind or feet or wherever, with a ‘premature’ award of the Nobel Peace … More
Afghanistan Agony
Afghanistan has rocks and hard places galore, and the U.S. and its allies are firmly stuck between them, including Australia. … More
Missile Madness
President Obama has decided to scrap plans for a US missile defence shield system in Eastern Europe. Proposed by the Bush government … More
Timor Time: Letter to G. Whitlam
Dear Gough, Events at Balibo in Timor in 1975, involving the killing of five Australian journalists by Indonesian military, and … More
More Afghanistan Truths
Against a backdrop of more deaths of NATO soldiers and a vacuum of political debate about Australia’s war engagement in Afghanistan, pertinent public assessments were made last week. Prof Hugh White … More
Belfast ‘Orangefest’
Orange marching season in Northern Ireland has its climax on July 12. People leave the country to avoid riots that inevitably follow this provocative Protestant tradition. Parades organised by … More
Oi,oi,oi,okay – Oui,non!
Online travel company Expedia surveyed 4500 hoteliers world-wide about the behaviour of nationalities amongst their clients. First ranked for politeness were … More
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