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A hug dislodges a wedge

A hug dislodges a wedge

28 May 2024

"The Chinese dislike being touched by strangers. Do not touch, hug, lock arms, back slap or make any body contact.” more

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burning flag

’No flags were harmed in the making of this ad‘

10 May 2024 — Let's move on. We have a country to fix.
Vladimir Putin and Benjamin Netanyahu

Thoughts on the Ukraine and Israel conflicts

16 October 2023 — War is not a football match. War is a very rational act. The object of war is to win.

The back story to the Russian 'coup'

25 June 2023 — …it ended with a whimper rather than a bang. Wagner fighters agreed to halt their advance and return to their base in exchange for a guarantee of their safety.
Saudi, China, and Iran representatives

The Saudi-Iran deal — 10 things you need to know

10 March 2023 — China, Saudi Arabia, and Iran issued a joint communique announcing normalising of diplomatic relations between the Saudis and the Iranians. This is huge.
US Russia Nuclear Arsenals

A 10 point history of nuclear arms treaties between the US and Russia

1 March 2023 — Vladimir Putin announced that Moscow was suspending participation in a treaty with the United States limits their numbers of strategic nuclear warheads.
2023 Nigerian Presidential Candidates

Ten things you need to know about Nigeria's upcoming elections

23 February 2023 — Nigeria goes to the polls this weekend. Here are ten things you need to know about the issues facing Africa’s most populous country:

My favourite writings

Angels in desolation

'In such ugly times, the only true protest is beauty,' Phil Ochs once said ...

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The butterfly that stamped

This is the 9th month of the year 1999. There are 99 days to go to the last year of this century. Do you feel a sense of destiny?

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Death of a friend

My tribute to Dr Abu Asvat was published in The Daily Princetonian and since then has appeared in many other places.

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Jo'burg, the place of miracles

How we deal with death is as important as how we deal with life...

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Happy birthday Mr Morris

"It was the worst of times, it was the best of times; … we had nothing before us, we had everything before us …"

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Lamenting the loss of innocence

If you knew that a rose would scream, would you still pluck it?

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What I wrote on this day...

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