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Browse > Home / Pardon Me For Asking / What Turns Men Off In Chicks: Tips For Adventurous Women February 13, 2012 Tweet Ben Delicious writes from the Red Light district of Soho: Hey, girls! And when I say ‘girls’, I mean ladies. And when I say ‘ladies’, I mean young healthy chicks on the look-out for guys who have some spare time on their hands and are looking for some, you know, romance. Anyway, girls, ladies, chicks, you know what puts men off in... Read Full Story

Browse > Home / Let's Be Cynical / Casting A Cynical Glance At Syria: It Sure Is Turning Into Libya Number 2 February 13, 2012 Tweet Anton Goryunov writes from Damascus: Let’s be cynical about Syria for a change – and I mean no disrespect for the suffering of ordinary people there. Let me ask you this: how could it happen that a supposedly unarmed and disorganised opposition still manages to resist the highly trained Syrian army for more than 11... Read Full Story

Browse > Home / Point Of View / Has China Shot Itself In The Foot By Vetoing The Resolution On Syria? February 9, 2012 Tweet Martin McCauley writes from Beijing: China’s veto of the UN Security Council’s resolution on Syria was greeted with jubilation in Damascus. However, it produced the opposite effect in many Arab capitals. For the first time, China’s policy of non-interference in the domestic affairs of other countries may cost it dear. The... Read Full Story

Browse > Home / Pardon Me For Asking / War On Drugs? What War Would That Be? February 3, 2012 Tweet R.F.Wilson writes from London: Are you into conspiracy theories? I’m not a fan myself, to be honest. I’m more into cock-ups really, believing that most things go wrong as a result of stupidity, incompetence and bad planning by politicians, diplomats and the military. But one thing has been making me suspicious for years: how come the war on drugs never... Read Full Story

Browse > Home / Stupidity Watch / Making A Case That Space Exploration Sucks February 3, 2012 Tweet R.F.Wilson writes from London: How come anyone who talks about aliens and other civilizations that supposedly populate distant planets are always taken so seriously? Did they ever offer any proof that alien life exists? No, they didn’t. And did any benefits come from that endless search for other forms of life and space exploration as a whole? None at... Read Full Story

Browse > Home / Point Of View / War In Afghanistan Proves That The Era Of Western Imperialism Is Over February 3, 2012 Tweet Martin McCauley writes from Kabul: The worst kept secret about the war in Afghanistan is out: a classified NATO report from senior officers in Afghanistan -  State of the Taliban – has concluded that the Pakistanis have been aiding and abetting the insurgents all along. The Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency has... Read Full Story

Browse > Home / Angry Rants / Will The UN Be Sanctioning Wars And Regime Change From Now On? February 2, 2012 Tweet Anton Goryunov writes from New York: Let’s be controversial about Syria for a change. Serious goings on continue, in and around it, with the West and the dictators from the Arab League rubbing their hands in anticipation of another triumph of democracy and all the benefits that come with it for everyone concerned. Apart from the locals... Read Full Story

Browse > Home / Let's Be Cynical / Tony Blair Goes To Afghanistan And Discovers How To Make A Billion February 2, 2012 Tweet Martin McCauley reports from Kabul: A secret meeting has taken place between Tony Blair and President Hamid Karzai in the Afghan capital. However, my sources are such that nothing stays secret very long from my ears. Karzai: Welcome, Mr Prime Minister… Blair: Er, er. But I’m no longer Prime Minister. I’m now forced to work... Read Full Story

Browse > Home / Entertainment / Tips For Aspiring Pop Stars: No Talent Required February 2, 2012 Tweet Adam Lovejoy writes from Paris: Everybody wants to be a pop star these days. Ask any youngsters and they would tell you that they dream of pop stardom. And, judging by the success of TV song competitions, with non-talents of all ages slaughtering other people’s songs, it appears that it’s not only the young who are keen on becoming pop sensations. So... Read Full Story

Browse > Home / Around The World / Bashar Al-Assad Is Following In Gaddafi’s Footsteps: Fighting To The Death February 1, 2012 Tweet Martin McCauley writes from Tampa: The Syrian army has retaken some of the Damascus suburbs held by the rebels. Activists report that 2,000 soldiers and 50 tanks have moved into Kfar Batna, Saqba, Deraa and elsewhere. House to house arrests followed. The Free Syrian army engaged in a tactical withdrawal in the face of... Read Full Story