Palestinian question – an interesting insight
Kate Carruthers Just recently came across an old transcript of an interview with Martin van Creveld (one of my favourite military writers – he wrote good books on command in war and…
July 2005
The solution is . . . send in the tanks
How ironic is this? I’ve been waiting for my new water tank to be installed. But after years of drought it has been delayed – by rain! The solution is…
International Aid = False Hope for Africa?
Another interesting snippet re international aid and Africa: Tech Central Station – False Hope “Thus, the international aid system has essentially served to reward policies that slow down development, whatever…
Interview: For God’s Sake, Please Stop the Aid!
“The Kenyan economics expert James Shikwati, 35, says that aid to Africa does more harm than good. The avid proponent of globalization spoke with SPIEGEL about the disastrous effects of…
LIVE 8 – Why bother?
On the Live 8 website it states that: “Every single day, 30,000 children die, needlessly, of extreme poverty. On July 6th, we finally have the opportunity to stop that shameful…
Hidden Socialism
Someone suggested to me the other day that I ought to join th eAustralian Labor Party. I replied that I was unable to commit to a party that upheld socialism…