Propaganda Wars and the Gaza Offensive
by Anne Holmes
Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, who is working to broker a cease-fire between Israel and Gaza said yesterday that slanted coverage of the war mocks world opinion. “Excuses are found for mass killings of children at schools, hospitals and mosques, especially by Jewish-backed media,” he said. “News stories saying that terrorists hide among [...]
Updated: The Cockroaches Take Over
Giles Ji Ungpakorn, professor of political science at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, has kindly allowed us to publish his analysis of the current political crisis in Thailand. See below. (Update: Mr. Ungpakorn susequently had to flee the country due to Lese Majeste charges. This post was temporarily removed while I was still living in Thailand after [...]
EUFOR in the Chadian Theatre
by Anne Holmes
When the sun comes up in eastern Chad, the dawn of a new day brings with it a host of daunting challenges. Soon the temperatures will rise to 50 degrees Celsius. A patch of shade will be the only mercy one can find in these parts, and the quest for resources will dictate [...]
Burning the Master’s House
by Onyango Oketch
Now let the blame game begin. Schools in Kenya are going up in flames, together with the ideologies they espouse. We might say nothing new in these. That the kids are at the barricades – laying waste to millions of ideological indoctrination investment centers and are being met with a ban on cell [...]
US Foreign Policy and the Kenya Peace Deal
by Anne Holmes
Before Kofi Annan enters the history books with merits on a job well done in Kenya, before you buy into the propaganda of American goodwill in this story, it would be worth it to examine the quick turn of events that led to the February 28 power sharing agreement.
President Mwai Kibaki and opposition [...]
