More on that Nigerian scam

By now you would’ve heard that Saddam Hussein has been sentenced to death. Various countries have expressed their agreement, disagreement, ambivalence and reservations about the decision. More here: Authoritative blogs’ posts on Saddam (Technorati) Wikipedia entry on Saddam Videos on Saddam (Youtube) Technorati Tags: Saddam, Iraq

Read the first comment on this entry – the writer seems to think that the higher your academic qualifications, the more entitled you are to voice your opinion. I might have thought he was one of the stodgier members of the Singaporean civil service, except that he calls terrorists freedom-haters. I don’t think it’s as…

One of my long-standing childhood friends, Desiree, has been hit by dengue fever and so has her brother. They stay at Serangoon, near Yio Chu Kang. Singapore residents might want to avoid going north for a while. Get well soon, Des! More info: The World Health Organisation Fact Sheet on Dengue Fever A useful poster…

I’m glad that an international conference was held recently in Kenya which called for a ban on female genital mutilation. It’s been about five years since I last studied in law school, but the process is gruesome enough to linger in my mind. My views on some other topics have changed, but I am still…

So the CNN/Gallup, CBS and ABC polls say Kerry won the first debate (watch interactive video extracts launched from this NY Times page). Good for him, he needs every point he can get. I wonder what is in the mind of each voting American. From the individual reactions, the staunch partisans are staying where they…

Israeli ‘traitor’ released from jail. Based on the doctrine of pre-emption, which the Bush administration used to justify the invasion of Iraq, should the US now do likewise to Israel for the suspected possession of weapons of mass destruction? Or will the doctrine of pre-emption be non-retroactive, since the secrets were leaked in 1986? 🙂