Robert Mugabe

No such thing as humanitarian intervention

Antony Loewenstein - June 10, 2008 - 4:04pm

My latest New Matilda column is about the myth of “humanitarian intervention”:

Last week’s Australian withdrawal of combat troops from Iraq saw a flurry of establishment commentary on the rights and wrongs of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s decision. Read more »

Tragedy unfolds in Zimbabwe as the world stands by

Max Baumann - April 26, 2008 - 7:23pm

I am growing increasingly cross about inaction by the African Union and United Nations in regards to the Zimbabwe elections. The ZEC still has not released results from the presidential elections nearly a month after they have occurred. The MDC has had its offices raided along with the offices of the Zimbabwe Election Support Network (an independent election monitoring centre.) Read more »

So very wrong

Not a Hedgehog - June 7, 2008 - 9:27pm

Lest we make the mistake of thinking our politics is detrimental to the nation’s interests, here is what a truly fucked-up nation looks like: Read more »