Month: January 2011

“Why do you lie?”

Get this: The GDN publisher Anwar Abdulrahman objects to Jackson Diehl article in the Washington Post published on 3 Jan 2011. Rich? Of course! I like how he almost always starts by a historical reference to probably demonstrate his intellectual superiority. This time, he invokes the ghost of Lord Northcliffe‘s rather insipid quote of “the …

Africa’s 54th State

Two million lives lost in innumerable wars over more than two decades could probably lie in peace at last once the much anticipated result of the Sudanese secession referendum is announced in February with the birth of a new nation, the 54th in the African continent a forgone conclusion. From listening to the news and …