Issues of Global Import |
12 January 2004
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Pakistan and India Agree to Restart Kashmir Talks
Pakistan and India have fought three wars, two of them over the disputed territory of Kashmir. So last week's announcement that they will restart talks aimed at settling the dispute received global plaudits. Success is possible, since the Kashmir dispute is a good, old-fashioned argument over territoriality. It is unlikely, though, because of local die-hards. Click here for more.
Zambian Government May Deport Journalist for Mockery
African democracy and freedom of the press are very fragile things. While Zimbabwe's criminal regime has managed to get itself kicked out of the Commonwealth, Zambia's is about to commit a great folly that has stayed largely out of the limelight. It is threatening to ignore a court order and deport a white British journalist for comparing the country's leaders to animals. Such an action would warrant a comparison to brownshirts, the lowest form of animal.
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