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Made in America-the Peoples Revolution

Posted on05. Feb, 2011 by .

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By Yvonne Ridley:
If he is guilty of anything put faith in Pakistan’s judiciary and let him stand trial in the country where his alleged crime was committed. The US has to start respecting other country’s laws instead of making up their own as they go along to cover up and protect American-made blunders and mistakes.

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US Ammunition tells its own story

Posted on31. Jan, 2011 by .

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By Yvonne Ridley:
You ill-informed advisers won’t tell you this Hillary, but I hate to see an empowered female make such a prat of herself, so here’s a piece of advice. The time has come when you really must step back and take a vow of silence. Every time you open your mouth you are looking and sounding even more stupid than the female presenter on Egyptian State TV who assures us all is at peace with the world and the streets of Egypt are empty and calm.

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Egypt: Sleeping giant wakes up

Posted on26. Jan, 2011 by .

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By Yvonne Ridley:
In Lebanon, America’s friends are folding as a prime minister is appointed who will support Israel’s arch enemy Hizb’Allah, and from the West Bank to Gaza, Hamas is being seen as the peoples’ choice. The Muslim Brotherhood is being re-energised in Egypt.

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Tunisia: Hijab makes a return

Posted on21. Jan, 2011 by .

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By Yvonne Ridley:
How poignant, having been shunned by their fickle friends in the West, it was Muslims who came to their rescue. Forgiveness is a major element in Islam and while it is far too early for Tunisians to even begin to think about that F-word, the ex-president and his wife should be grateful that some Muslims are prepared to show them the sort of mercy Ben Ali and Leila could never show their own people.

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Tunisia: The Peoples’ Revolution

Posted on18. Jan, 2011 by .

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By Yvonne Ridley:
Now we are told there will be elections in Tunisia in the next 40 days or so and when the people make their choice of government I hope the Western media, Western Governments and the United Nations set aside their usually prejudices and accept the outcome … unlike what happened in Gaza.

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