Bush’s Iraq speech last night brought two interesting talking points. Firstly, his comments on the proposed destruction of the Abu Ghraib prison as a symbolic gesture. Whilst it is clear that he was forced into this speech by recent polling data on Iraq, as well as the recent wave of scandals, most recently the Chalabi [...]
“Absolute power corrupts absolutely” First of all, Thabo Mbeki’s state of the nation address is available off the government website. Click here. I’ve been thinking a lot about the ANC’s two-thirds majority recently, and absorbing the substantial media debate surrounding the issue. As I’ve said before, intensely authoritative Mbeki is, I cannot see him changing [...]
Bring out the scapegoats! So the Abu Ghraib torture trials have started. Today, the first of the fools, Spc Sivits, goes on trial in Baghdad, and the Western World looks to punish the ‘guilty’ as quick as possible so we can all forget about this mess and go on building the Empire without any fuss. [...]
With the NNP’s party conference coming up in three weeks, let’s hope it’s their last. Tacking the word “New” onto the party seered into the minds of this country’s population for all the wrong reasons was never a viable long-term strategy. The NNP has simply not found its feet, its voice, or a truly defendable [...]
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