Invading Timor
Thirty years ago today, on 7 December 1975, nine US-supplied C-130 aircraft took off from…More
Browsing: International Affairs
The New York Times, The CIA and Iraq
The New York Times is often cited as the finest newspaper in the world. In…More
Civil war stage one
It seems that not enough people have yet been killed in Iraq to make death…More
No light at the end of the tunnel
I’ve been very good about this so far. I spent five years, on and off,…More
When peacekeepers need to raise their rifles
Sometimes the truth is so blindingly obvious that, in our efforts to be insightful and…More
This week
Ugly Australia was on display this week. Shouting abuse at television screens, filling the airwaves…More
Letter from New York
For a shameless party girl, January 2005 will not be remembered as my most happening…More
'Let them hate us, so long as they fear us'
The horrors of September 11 led many to wonder where did such hatred originate. The…More
Beyond sex trafficking
What do Ashburton, North Fitzroy and Kew have in common, apart from being relatively affluent…More
I was mugged in Havana
I was mugged in Havana. It was the two-men-and-a-motorcycle routine that can happen anywhere and…More