Issues of Global Import

12 January 2004


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. Click here to read Kensington's Opinion.

Aussie Forklift Driver is True King of England -- Historian Claims
The bad news is that Queen Elizabeth II is not the rightful Queen of England. The good news is that the man who should be king doesn't want the job. He's got one as a forklift operator in the Australian town of Jerilderie, 640km southwest of Sydney. The best news is he's a republican. Click here to read why.