Issues of Global Import

11 August 2003


News from the Indonesian Front -- Another Bombing
There was another bombing by Muslim fanatics in Indonesia last week, this time outside the Jakarta Marriott. About a dozen people were killed and more than 100 wounded. While the exact time and place was unpredictable, the act itself was forecast in the Kensington Review months ago. The war on terror is now being fought outside of the developed world, and that is where it must be won. Click here to read Kensington's Opinion.

British Government Gives Legal Support to Omagh Victims
The British government has decided to give £800,000 to the families of those murdered by the "Real IRA". However, in an innovation for Britain, the money will be used to sue the convicted bombers. There is no doubt that it is the right thing to do by the families, but it will blemish the legal system of the country by pursuing political ends with legal means. Click here for more.

Hiroshima's Mayor Forgets His History
Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba of Hiroshima, Japan, predictably let an opportunity to stay quiet pass him by on the anniversary of his city's atomic incineration last week. He complained that the Non-Proliferation Treaty was "on the verge of collapse" and that the west was to blame. "As the U.S.-U.K. led war on Iraq made clear, the assertion that war is peace is now being trumpeted as truth," MSNBC translated his remarks. What is being trumpeted as truth is the non-sense spoken by the Mayor of Hiroshima. Click here to read why.