Kim’s deceptive accord with US

Kim Jong Il must be having a good laugh in his room now. Only a die-hard optimist, perhaps, will believe that the North Korean dictator has not sold another dummy to the United States of America and its allies. 
As reported in last week’s Time, North Korea has agreed to shut down its nuclear programme. This [...]

Axis of slavery

Like the legendary Sisyphus, condemned to continuously roll a large stone to the top of a mountain, most North Koreans seem to be in perpetual bondage.  Faced with the reality of dying of hunger, Korean women, as reported in last week’s New Statesman, choose to be sold as brides in
China. There, they become second-class citizens, [...]

Cameron is right

Like a diamond, children are a wonderful gift to any society. They are the future leaders of any country. Their welfare, therefore, is of paramount importance.
This, perhaps, explains the standpoint of Mr David Cameron, as reported in last weekend’s Financial Times, that the well-being of children and families was more important than wealth creation. 
 Surely, the [...]

US and black power delusion

The United States of America is a nation living in delusion. Its citizens erroneously see the country as the defender of freedom and democracy in the world. Today, some analysts want its black citizens to believe that they are gaining more political power.  The main thrust of this illusion, as reported in last week’s The [...]