He’s only just been elected to the post of vice president in 2017, but already Tareck El Aissami has been keeping his nation Venezuela in the news for all the wrong reasons. Described by the West as a drug trafficker, money launderer and an aider of terrorism, El Aissami’s mentor, the late Hugo Chavez would […]
Donald Trump: Patriot or Populist?
AT THE root of Donald Trump’s meteoric rise in popularity landing him the GOP’s Presidential Nomination on Tuesday, lurks a widening gap between those who view him as a Patriot capable of restoring our national dignity, and those who view him as a dangerous Populist capable of fomenting a national rebellion. It’s no secret that populist parties […]
Peter Obi’s Strategic deflection from APGA to PDP: The Anatomy of the Political kinesis
First and foremost, former Governor Obi is has the right and privilege as a citizen of Federal Republic of Nigeria to switch to another party and associate with any organization or entity provided that he is not violating the constitutional law of the land. There is no doubt that Obi is a strategist, realist […]
FBI appeals to public for help in the fight against ISIL
FBI Seeking Information – Help Identify Individuals Traveling Overseas for Combat The FBI is asking for the public’s help identifying individuals who have traveled—or are planning to travel—overseas to engage in combat alongside terrorist organizations. “We need the public’s assistance in identifying U.S. persons going to fight overseas with terrorist groups or who are returning […]
Everything Depends On What You Mean By Normal
EVERYTHING DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU MEAN BY NORMAL Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose. Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr Paris. June 26-30 Iddhis Bing Say what you will about the pasty-faced Bourbons – one of whose descendants sits on the Spanish throne these days – they knew how to build an […]
hE DOTH PROTEST IN LOUD TONES
Iddhis Bing id37bing@gmail.com He Doth Protest In A Very Loud Voice Results for the first round of elections in France have been in for a week now – Hollande, 29.2%, Sarkozy 27%, Le Pen 17.3%, Melenchon, 11.4% – and small oceans of ink have been spilled to Explain Exactly What It Means. […]