Posted in Rwanda on November 3rd, 2009 11 Comments »
It’s noticeable as soon as you cross the border from Uganda.
A palpable anxiety, hanging in the air over the country: a sense of apprehension. Rwanda feels like it’s trying to enjoy a brief respite from violence, knowing that a similar future is inevitable. The genocide of 1994 may be in the past, but the causes [...]
Posted in War of Misinformation on January 22nd, 2009 1 Comment »
Last week, the New York Times published an article headlined “Why the Arabs Splinter Over Gaza” that was anything but a description of “why.” The story was actually just another example of observations disconnected from context that masquerade as news.
Three Arab countries (Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan) refused to attend an Arab League summit on [...]
Posted in War of Misinformation on April 8th, 2007 4 Comments »
The struggle for true democracy continues in many parts of the world, but the global battle we are told to fear - against the militant Islamic fundamentalists - is simply a distraction. The real fight is within our own societies over which system will wield power in the world: A representative democracy with [...]