Monthly Archives: November 2013

Greenwald vs. Sackur

Posted on November 30, 2013 by Muller

HARDtalk Stephen Sackur’s task at the BBC is “to hold people accountable” with “[i]n-depth interviews with hard-hitting questions and sensitive topics being covered as famous personalities from all walks of life talk about the highs and lows in their lives.” … Continue reading →

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The Poetry of Hassan Rouhani

Posted on November 29, 2013 by Muller

Whether the Iranian people can trust its new president Hassan Rouhani is still not clear. Whether his apparent rather diplomatic style of foreign politics will be followed by domestic reforms neither is. There may already be notable signs, however, that … Continue reading →

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A Capitulation

Posted on November 24, 2013 by Muller

Whether the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei will ever give his blessing to the compromise reached in today’s early hours in Geneva with its factual far-reaching retrenchment of Iran’s nuclear program is seriously doubted. What actually has been negotiated by … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the Pleasure Dome

Posted on November 19, 2013 by Muller

Derision is granted for the design of Qatar’s new “vagina stadium” for the 2022 World Cup which has surfaced on the weekend. Over the top phantasies in a boys’ country. But it also indicates that a phallic society may esteem … Continue reading →

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The World’s Spotlight

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Muller

The shocking details of Amnesty International’s [AI] new report The Dark Side of Migration: Spotlight on Qatar’s construction sector ahead of the World Cup in 2022 will hopefully not only shine on Qatar but also Kuwait, the Emirates, Bahrain and … Continue reading →

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