TSA goons add to the US’ bad nameTSA goons add to the US’ bad name
PUBLIC relations was born in the United States with its father being Edward Bernays, the grandson of Sigmund Freud. As a result the US is extremely good at projecting itself[...]
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US must take responsibility for the mess in EgyptUS must take responsibility for the mess in Egypt
SOME people say that the US is always blamed for what happens in the Middle East. And they argue that laying blame in such a manner is not really justified.[...]
Back to the good old Mubarak days in EgyptBack to the good old Mubarak days in Egypt
SO Egypt’s mild flirtation with democracy a la West is over. And it is unlikely to ever return. It’s happened on a good day too – the US celebrates its[...]
Pursuing Armstrong: a journo’s tale of triumphPursuing Armstrong: a journo’s tale of triumph
WHEN journalists criticise something repeatedly, those who read their offerings tend to conclude that the journalist in question has a dislike of the person or people at the heart of[...]
Giving women false hopeGiving women false hope
ONE of the characteristics of the internet age is the lack of thought that is evident in people’s reaction to events. Somehow everyone feels the need to react quickly. This[...]
Is this where Fox News got its slogan?Is this where Fox News got its slogan?
FOX News is now the most widely watched television channel in the US. One cannot call it a news channel because most of what it dispenses is right-ring propaganda. It[...]
Christie will be there in 2016Christie will be there in 2016
CHRIS Christie’s appearance on the Late Show on Monday night (February 4) is a clear indication that he is going to be among the Republican contenders for the presidential nomination[...]
Zero Dark Thirty is a work of fictionZero Dark Thirty is a work of fiction
FOR Americans, September 11, 2001, is a date that tends to awake their sense of patriotism. There are few in that country who can regard this day with even a[...]
The fraud of frauds gets a chance to ventThe fraud of frauds gets a chance to vent
ON JANUARY 17, US time, world sport’s worst serial cheat, Lance Armstrong, will make a confession of sorts to the world’s best known chat show host, Oprah Winfrey. Not surprisingly,[...]
The fox can never guard the coopThe fox can never guard the coop
THE solution to eradicating mass shootings is to introduce more guns into the population, only this time in the hands of guards at schools. That’s if you choose to believe[...]