Further confirnation of why I will not visit Jamaica or Uganda

Both Uganda and Jamaica are currently gripped by a nasty approach to homosexuality - they appear to regard it as an anti-social disease, and are actively working to criminalize it. That being the case, I refuse to visit either country. When they wise u… more »
10.15.2009 • World Politics, Places I Do Not Visit • Send feedback » • PermalinkPermalink

If George Orwell had written "1984" any time after 2000

...in addition to changing the title, I am sure that he would have mentioned Photoshop as a tool used by regimes to manipulate visual images... more »
06.17.2009 • Current Affairs, World Politics • Send feedback » • PermalinkPermalink

Aha, I see that the British Prime Minister also airbrushes his past...

This article in a London web site shows the Wonders of Photoshop, as a well-known obscene British hand gesture is magically removed from a photo of Tony Blair's college class. Leaving apart the sneaky revision of history (I am going to pull out my copy… more »
03.4.2007 • World Politics • Send feedback » • PermalinkPermalink

An interesting article at Pressthink

This article provides an interesting insight into the tactics adopted by the new Prime Minister of Canada, Stephen Harper, when dealing with the media in Canada. What the article makes clear is that Harper is engaging in a series of actions designed to… more »
11.1.2006 • Current Affairs, World Politics • Send feedback » • PermalinkPermalink

The Mayor of London is at it again...

Not content with slandering a Jewish journalist (for which he is still fending off a one-month suspension), Ken Livingstone appears to be still studying hard at the George Galloway School Of Diplomacy. The other day, he alleged that the current US Amba… more »
03.28.2006 • Current Affairs, World Politics • Send feedback » • PermalinkPermalink

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