I believe in individual rights, however, this can often lead to the tyranny of one. The privilege of the individual may conflict with that of…
Tag: Politics
I am a republican, not a Republican! I am a Democrat, not a democrat! These are my conclusions from reading Fareed Zakaria’s, The Future of…
For the most part, the Financial Times has practiced excellent journalism, particularly for a UK brand. A series of articles this week, by Barney Jopson however, have shown that the struggles and travails of the news industry might be creating cracks in an otherwise impeccable facade.
After spending less than a week in the Eritrean capital Asmara, Barney Jopson published his first article for the Financial Times from the capital (Eritrea readies first goldmine). Although the author seemingly parrots much of what is written in the popular media about Eritrea he reveals what seems to be interesting information. Granted, most of the information is not new, particularly the resource volume in Eritrea (quite clear if you review the public filings of the mining companies operating in Eritrea) however, a comment is made, seemingly off-the-cuff which is grossly inaccurate.
I thought today I would take the time to respond to some comments from another blog that I happened upon. The post that I had…
Recently the Assistant Secretary for African Affairs at the US State Department, Johnnie Carson, has said that if Eritrea wants better relations with the United States it must cease its actions in Somalia. Although the tone is slightly different from the previous Administration, fundamentally the message is the same.