Monthly Archives: August 2011

Understanding the difference betwen a democracy and a republic

Posted on August 6, 2011 by

By Robert Asketill US Secretary of State Hilary Rodham Clinton constantly calls upon the Third World to adopt democracy immediately. One is obliged to ask: Does she really understand what democracy means? A past great American leader said: “A democracy is a government of men in which the tyranny of the majority rules.” So, America’s Founding Fathers wisely created a republic —that is a government ruled by law, not the people. For Africa, it is perhaps a salutary lesson. It is interesting no doubt to hear the voices of recent American Presidents on the subject of democracy. On Constitution Day, 17 September 2000, President Bill Clinton spoke at the opening … Continue reading →

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How Western politicians are putting the lives of Christians in the Middle East at risk

Posted on August 3, 2011 by

By Robert Asketill The SNP leader and Scottish first minister Alex Salmond has accused Mr Blair of weaving a “tapestry of deceit”. Tony Blair (photo) is at present a well-paid United Nations Middle East peace envoy and considered by many when Prime Minister of Great Britain to have got the nation into a vicious combat that is far from finished for the people of Iraq. He is being accused of leading his country into this as yet unfinished destruction within Iraq after making a secret pact with the then President of the United States, George Bush, and he has admitted that he privately assured him “you can count on us” … Continue reading →

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Revealed: The real reason why Gen Abdel-Fattah Younes was killed

Posted on August 1, 2011 by

By Robert Asketill Fawzi Buqatef, the commander of the Libyan February 17 Brigade, the largest of the militias under command of the rebel government, said that General Younes, prior to his murder, had been summoned by judges in Benghazi, apparently to answer questions about ammunition shortages and mismanagement at the front.  Here Mr Buqatef, if reported correctly, like the assassinated General Younes, has been having problems with the dozens of rebel militia groups springing up after the revolution in February with no central oversight other than getting a gun which is then fired at random, mainly to please gullible foreign journalists: then loot; grab a car or something else that … Continue reading →

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