Archive for the ‘World current affairs’ Category
Forgotten world (32): Uganda
September 12th, 2006 by Roger Darlington
In the 1970s and 1980s, the African nation of Uganda was notorious for its human rights abuses, first during the military dictatorship of Idi Amin from 1971-79 and then after the return to power of Milton Obote, who had been ousted by Amin. During this time up to half a million people were killed in […]
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If I were a teacher …
September 11th, 2006 by Roger Darlington
I would put a huge map on one wall of the classroom and I would spend the first five minutes of every school day talking about a different country or part of the world. I would use the section of my web site on “Forgotten World”. If you are a teacher and you try this, […]
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Forgotten world (31): Chechnya
September 11th, 2006 by Roger Darlington
On six occasions now, I’ve had a week-long feature on NightHawk devoted to parts of the world that tend to be under-reported or even forgotten. You can check out the previous 30 entries here. This week, I plan to run a seventh series of postings on this theme. The world forgets about Chechnya until forced […]
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9/11 isn’t over
September 10th, 2006 by Roger Darlington
Tomorrow is the fifth anniverary of the Al-Qaida attack on the United States and we will remember the 3,000 who died that day. However, on the eve of this anniversary, let us spare a thought for those who are threatened with ill-health or an early death as a result of having worked on the wreckage […]
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Who brought down the Twin Towers? (2)
September 5th, 2006 by Roger Darlington
When I blogged about this a couple of days ago, I knew that many Americans believed – notwithstanding all the evidence – that their own government was responsible for deliberately bringing down the Twin Towers and World Trade Center 7. What I didn’t full appreciate is that at least 75 American professors supprt this bizarre […]
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Murder in Amman
September 4th, 2006 by Roger Darlington
The BBC’s web site carries the news that a gunman has opened fire on a group of foreign tourists in the Jordanian capital Amman, killing one Briton. Five other tourists, from New Zealand, the Netherlands and two Britons, were wounded before the gunman was arrested. The shooting happened at the Roman amphitheatre in central Amman, […]
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USA and Vietnam
September 4th, 2006 by Roger Darlington
E-mails from friends in the United States and Vietnam reveal that unusually today both countries have a public holiday. In the USA, it’s Labor Day when many of my trade union colleagues are marking the importance of an organised labour movement in a country which is so hostile to unions. Meanwhile, over in Vietnam, Saturday […]
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Who brought down the Twin Towers? (1)
September 3rd, 2006 by Roger Darlington
I’m sure that it was Al-Qaida – not Iraq, not Iran, not Israel. According to an item in today’s “Observer” newspaper, however: “One recent survey showed that a third of Americans believed their government played some role in 9/11 or allowed it. The theories usually suggest the World Trade Centre was demolished by explosives, triggered […]
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Would you go to Uzbekistan?
September 2nd, 2006 by Roger Darlington
In 2002, British career diplomat Craig Murray was delighted when he rceived his first ambassadorial appointment which happened to be to Uzbekistan at the beginning of the ‘War on Terror’ and he threw himself into his new responsibilities. Soon he found himself charged with 20 allegations of misconduct and seriously ill before his marraige broke […]
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The poor of Asia
August 31st, 2006 by Roger Darlington
One of the themes of this blog is that our country is not the world and we should all be more aware of other countries and other cultures. In that spirit, today I draw attention to a new report from the International Labour Organisation (ILO) produced for this week’s meeting of the Asia and Pacific […]
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