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.
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In the past few years I have avoided writing about highly controversial issues, but this time I do have something to say. My opinions are personal and do not reflect that of my employer.
Now there’s a Channel News Asia report on how someone’s been sending out fake SMS’s (no, it wasn’t me!) about the bomb found in Holland Village. Now, nobody is admitting there was a bomb at all. I guess the only solution is to be vigilant. Don’t laugh about the hoax (if it really is one),…
Should Mother Teresa remain on the fast track to sainthood? The man charged with playing the role of Devil’s Advocate (i.e. the odious task of objecting to the appointment of sainthood), has a few things to say about her.
Some interesting information on the clash of cultures in Iraq: Cultural unfamiliarity can be bad for troop morale. The use of sniffer-dogs on Muslim civilians, for instance, are a no-no. So is holding a woman under detention for refusing to be searched this way. There may be three Iraqs, not one: tensions between the Sunnis…
Billions of Blue Blistering Barnacles! The Observer reports that Steven Spielberg is planning to produce a series of action films featuring the young reporter and his companions: ‘According to Le Soir, Spielberg may cast convention aside and give Tintin a sex change. The magazine claims Gwyneth Paltrow and Jean-Claude Van Damme are being considered for…
I’m so tired of hearing Dubya blabber on about how the US must attack Iraq, yadda, yadda, yadda. Just because Daddy wasn’t able to finish the job, doesn’t mean that Junior has to. But as for telling US allies that their ‘credibility is at stake’ as they contemplate joining forces, I agree – only an…