Archive for November 5th, 2008

A New America? Lets Shut Guantanamo First, Please

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

Needless to say, the news that Barack Obama has become the new President of the United States of America has spread worldwide and already the world rejoices over the timely demise of the Neo-Con empire of Bush and company. In Asia in particular the news of Obama’s victory has been greeted with a collective sigh [...]

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No, Neo-Colonialism is Never the Answer

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

I recently had a conversation with an Indonesian political analyst in Singapore, where I am currently based. In the course of our discussion about the state of Indonesian politics, he let slip a statement that I felt terribly uncomfortable with. While lamenting the state of Indonesia’s convoluted politics, he opined thus: “I wonder if Indonesia’s [...]

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