Hosts to fight for honoursHosts to fight for honours
INDIA went into the World Cup semi-final against Pakistan depending on its batting. Pakistan, on the other hand, was banking on its bowling. On the day, things came out in[...]
Month: March 2011
Hanson’s looking for public money againHanson’s looking for public money again
WHENEVER Pauline Hanson runs for elections, there is but one reason – the woman has run out of money. She made much of the fact that she was leaving Australia[...]
Surprising loss but no hint of foul playSurprising loss but no hint of foul play
WHEN Australia played Zimbabwe in the World Cup cricket tournament preliminary rounds, the openers, Shane Watson and Brad Haddin, took an awful amount of time to score their runs. Haddin,[...]
Understanding the GFCUnderstanding the GFC
IT hit the world in September 2008 but the effects of the financial crisis, that was precipitated by the failure of Lehman Brothers, continue to haunt the world to this[...]
The West wants one thing in Libya: stability aka regular oil suppliesThe West wants one thing in Libya: stability aka regular oil supplies
LIBYA is in turmoil and it looks like the forces of the madman Colonel Muammar Gaddafi are slowly retaking city by city from those who rose up in protest against[...]