Italian men may have invented the fashion of wearing coats on their shoulders without putting their arms in the sleeves, … More
Category: World
Cambodian Survivor Passes
The story of Cambodia’s genocidal Khmer Rouge regime is conceivably the most shocking of the post-WWII era, given the scale … More
Shonky Chirac
Jacques Chirac, ex-President of France, has been inspired by ‘WA entrepreneur’ Alan Bond’s memory loss (see KC’s 2009 report on other … More
Angst & Apathy over Afghan War
Our involvement in this endless conflict has now cost the lives of 29 Australian soldiers and more than 200 wounded, over … More
Gaddafi the Black Knight
The execrable Libyan despot Muammar Gaddafi (still only a colonel?) has thrown the switch to vaudeville, announcing a tactical retreat … More
American Civilisation: An Oxymoron?
US popular and political mindsets are really perpexing to the outsider. Congress is deeply divided over White House proposals for health … More
‘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
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