In case anyone is still interested, Guido has his say on the Micha
A well-turned piece by Carne Ross (Independent Diplomat) taking up the release by North Korea of the two American journalists on the problems facing diplomats as and when hostages are grabbed: Even Bill Clinton’s harshest critic should celebrate this rescue as triumphant and humane. But as the women’s families breathe […]
I have joined the Bloggers Circle group, an initiative set up by Labour supporter Matthew Cain and aimed at getting somewhat more structured debate going between bloggers. Imagine my dismay when one of the first pieces of work put round for possible comment was this one from Raincoat Optimism linking the […]
The Presidential drama (or not) in Honduras drags on despite my own best attempts to end it by going on holiday. I see that Hillary Clinton is more nuanced about a possible return by ex-President Zelaya, now a ‘reckless’ move. What happens if a demonstration in favour of the new situation is […]
As our friend Ivor wrote: On one side, the United Nations, the OAS, the United States government and, apparently, most informed opinion worldwide. Lined up against them, someone who spent 12 months as Honduran Minister of Culture – a political big-hitter, quite clearly – and your good self. It promises to […]
Is here. It is better than his Cairo speech which had rather too many philosophically incoherent passages. This one is easier to make, of course, as he is aiming it at one country in particular and not at an amorphous ‘Muslim world’. So the key messages can be more finely […]
Knowing next to nothing about Honduras I am forced to rely on perusing the world’s media. Ousted President Zelaya is cranking up a lot of international pressure in his favour: The Organization of American States has suspended Honduras in protest at the ousting of President Manuel Zelaya. The rare decision was […]
Witty Ivor (sneaking past my comment box defences without leaving an email address) piles on the pressure: This is splendidly comical. On one side, the United Nations, the OAS, the United States government and, apparently, most informed opinion worldwide. Lined up against them, someone who spent 12 months as Honduran Minister […]
I have written previously about the Slippery Slope metaphor: The metaphor itself is so striking that it leads to confusion, giving a sense of momentum and inexorability which are not necessarily there. Still, it captures the idea of one thing leading to another with no real way of staying Stop. […]
Here (h/t Samizdata) is a good review of H G Wells’ ever more calamitous and influential ideas as they evolved over some forty years. His great idea was contempt for the masses, who needed visionary, purposeful leadership from visonary, purposeful people. Such as himself. At first he did not like […]
