Other Perspectives

It has not taken long for Jacob Zuma to put his stamp on things.
In a reversal of a decision in March 2009, the new International Relations Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane has announced that the Dalai Lama is free to visit whenever he wants.
Back then, the Dalai Lama was scheduled to attend an International Peace Conference for [...]

This conference was already boycotted by the U.S.A., Australia, the Netherlands, Israel, Italy and Canada.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran triggered a walkout by the U.K. and other EU States when he questioned the reality of the Holocaust, accused Israel of genocide and spoke of a wide-ranging Zionist conspiracy. He called Israelis “those racist perpetrators of genocide”.
Should [...]

Whether the satellite successfully reached orbit, as claimed by the North Koreans, or failed to do so as claimed by the South Koreans and the United States, is quite immaterial.
North Korea has effectively cocked a snoot at those who have insisted that it not launch the satellite.
I am unable to criticize North Korea for doing so, [...]

On 20th March, 2009, Canada declared United Kingdom Member of Parliament George Galloway persona non grata on the grounds that he supports Hamas, which is banned in Canada as a terrorist organization. He was due to give a speech in Toronto at the end of March. Alykhan Velshi, spokesman for the Canadian Immigration Minister Jason Kenney [...]

Thomas L. Friedman sees the world as being flat, save for one hill named the United States of America. At least, that is the impression I get reading his piece Paging Uncle Sam.
His joy in what he takes to be a shift in the way the world views America today is obvious, though his expression [...]