There are few people in this world who would defend Gaddafi as a sane and viable leader of Libya; but I think there would be even less that would see the logic in the U.S selling guns to someone as psychotic as him and then parading about as world police.

It's the equivalent of a sheriff giving an outlaw a six-shooter and then acting surprised when he starts popping off the town folk. 

The second one U.S plane gets shot down by one U.S surface-to-air missile, all the military big wigs should get together and make a decision once and for all - "we have to stop shooting at tyrants we've given guns to".

What do you think about Libya? What do you think about the obvious contradictions in U.S foreign policy and how do you think they should be addressed? Tell us and remember...Disqus!  . . read more

With Pakistan figuratively and literally drowning, it's sad to hear that the Taliban is hinting that it will begin attacks against UN aid workers. 

Apart from a radical group using a tragedy to maintain its legitimacy, there are other more terrifying implications of the Pakistani floods.

As written about previously, a natural disaster generally inspires more generosity from those who can give, but with Pakistan the world and the usual suspects of charity have been oddly silent. 

So today's question is: who is worse?

The people who see disaster and try to destroy for their own advantage or those who see, can help, but turn away and do nothing?  . . read more

We report you decide....how to believe Beck is still in the media.

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As well as having the same stature as Napoleon, it turns out that Nicolas Sarkozy has the same grand ambitions of French global supremacy as that famous French dictator.

In recent days Sarkozy has been the first head of state to recognise the Libyan rebels as the official government of Libya and now France has been the first state to bomb Gaddafi.

If we see Nicolas riding on a camel along the Nile with some Egyptian artefacts under arm we'll know that his transition to Napoleon is complete; pity no-one will tell him that France is almost completely irrelevant to world affairs.  

Are you from le grande nation of Europe? Are you finding Sarkozy's new found assertiveness hilarious? Tell us....and remember Disqus!

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U.S Legitimacy has long been on the wane; whether it's been CIA organised coups, backing Middle-East dictators or fighting fake wars - who seriously wants to sit on Uncle Sam's lap?

Believe it or not, the stocks have slipped even lower.

Today it's been announced that Raymond Davis; a CIA contractor in Pakistan accused of murder, has been released after the U.S paid $2million for his freedom.

It's also been announced that they've been flying drones over Mexican airspace to search for leading lights in the drug cartels. 

The complete disregard for sovereignty, justice and life makes me wonder whether the U.S looks out at the world says "these rights aren't for them, they're exclusively for US". 

What do you think about the behaivour of the U.S? Do they have any legitimacy in world affairs or are they just a self-centered joke?

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So Israel is going to continue its settlements, having not reached an agreement but “even more hopeful” of one in the future, and the world is again left thinking when is it going to end.

But I want to take the ideas of hope, emotion and aspiration out of it. Let’s remove the human element and let’s talk like rationalist capitalist players.

Mr. Abbas, Mr. Netanyahu and whomever America has sent over this time - you fly halfway across the world, eat, drink, talk, live in expensive hotels and then go back home without a settlement?

That’s called bad business.

You’ve been doing it for years and your shareholders are not amused.

Stop wasting the money of the Israeli, American and the (kind of) Palestinian people.

When people pay for your road-trip, they expect results. If you want it, make it happen.

If you don’t, just say so.

Either way, do what we want and stop wasting our money.  . . read more