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The Black Hole of Islamabad
Read more: The Black Hole of IslamabadContinuing the theme of asking how it is possible to square the assassination of Osama Bin Laden with the US’s avowed intent of exporting democracy and the principles of a justice which is universal and does not discriminate between rich and poor, I see that the American administration is cementing its story that there was… Know More
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To Kill A Mocking Bin Laden
Read more: To Kill A Mocking Bin LadenI remember liking a film starring Paul Newman, called Hombre. The scene which stuck in my mind was when the baddie takes off his weapons and goes to face Newman (white man brought up by Indians and despised because of it) who, nevertheless, is protecting stage coach passengers who hold exactly those racist attitudes towards… Know More
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In the name of justice…
Read more: In the name of justice…Well, it has been a week of it! Two billion watching the Royal Wedding just as they had when Princess Diana was the then royal bimbo of choice. The War Cabinet in the White House watching Bin Laden being blasted off this mortal coil by a US assassination squad, Pope Paul passing Go towards beatification… Know More
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Royalty – the soap
Read more: Royalty – the soapWell, it is not exactly a day for Republicans in the UK. Gimlet eyed I turned on the TV to watch the world news and avoid any reference to the wedding, thinking that Al Jazeera would be the one to eschew the saccharine pomp and ceremony at Westminster Abbey. What was their main news story? … Know More
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Of Dogs and Men
Read more: Of Dogs and MenAway from the dogs of war in Libya, Cote d’Ioire, Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq – I suppose the list would comprise a whole, dispiriting blog without any further content but this is holiday time as those atheists and agnostics among us piggyback on the Christian calendar. There are a number of churches within earshot of our… Know More
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I know it’s only rock and roll…
Read more: I know it’s only rock and roll…I walked into a supermarket in Accra today and asked who was in charge of the poultry section. A nice feller came up to me and said I am the Eggman I wondered whether he had heard of the Beatles and he looked pinched before nodding dubiously. No Ghanaian wants to say no to anything. … Know More
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Dear Brother Leader and Sister Burqa
Read more: Dear Brother Leader and Sister BurqaSome news items are difficult to write about. and some not. Libyan citizens (apart from Gaddafi’s own tribe) have generally been oppressed for forty years with secret police instigated disappearances, torture and an absence of the freedoms they would like to take for granted. The African emissaries did themselves much harm in toadying up to… Know More
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Blind Spots
Read more: Blind SpotsI was reading a BBC website article on acronyms and the internet this morning and had one of those rude awakenings that my parents must have had after I first played a 78 of Bill Haley’s Rock Around the Clock as it ushered in teenspeak from the United States which was completely unintelligible to them. … Know More
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Upwardly and laterally mobile in Ghana
Read more: Upwardly and laterally mobile in GhanaMaybe life is a struggle for everyone, rich or poor if you see it through the eyes of each individual but it doesn’t look like that from the outside. While students in developed countries fight to maintain their grants and fulfil the expectations of having universal education, albeit with varying degrees of fee-paying in the… Know More