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The great US presidents are turning in their graves

I have been deeply disturbed by campaign speeches delivered by almost all candidates for the White House, so much so that I fear for the future of the superpower and the impact a potential...

Open letter to our American friends

I have always been a great admirer of the United States. America’s achievements in the fields of science, technology, aviation, exploration, economy and medicine have been second to none. A world...

One of world’s richest men pours millions into Illinois College

When former President Jimmy Carter appeared in Jacksonville last month to help launch the “Pathways to Peace” initiative at Illinois College, few outside the campus community knew the man who...

Righting the Wrongs (Democracy and Human Rights)

Ladies and Gentlemen, Good morning. I am happy to be at the C3 Summit today and to be recognised to receive the first Lifetime Achievement Award. The C3 Summit and its focus aspects are...

World leaders should hang their heads in shame

Oh, what an impressive show NATO is putting on in the Welsh city of Newport! Tom Jones’ Green, Green Grass of Home is now peppered with tanks and missiles while Cardiff plays host to mighty...

GCC must react to the Pentagon’s ‘Total war on Islam’

I used to believe that the Obama administration had a policy of reaching out to the world’s 1.6 billion Muslims in an effort to mend fences incinerated by George W. Bush’s wars. I was gratified by...

My ‘meeting’ with President Lincoln

Unfortunately, in today’s world, there is a scarcity of enlightened leadership. Politics has become known as a dirty business. Presidents and Prime Ministers put personal ambition or partisan...

Obama should choose right over self-interest

Words fail me when it comes to describing how I feel about Israel’s murder of civilians in international waters. There were over 600 men, women, children and a one-year-old infant on the ’Mavi...