The True State of the Philippines: Crime in a Culture of Corruption
The Philippines government has long been ineffective at solving crimes, many of which are categorized as being heinous. Rampant crime has plagued practically all levels of Philippine society, and their occurrences have largely been attributed to the weak and useless systems that characterize the government, especially those mechanisms within it that are meant to address […]
EGF: Europe’s Multinational Militarized Police
Far from the prying eyes of the European public, in the small town of Velsen in the Netherlands, in October 2007, the ministers of Foreign Affairs and of the Interiors of five EU nations signed the first treaty to establish a supranational and multinational military body of the European Union: the European Gendarmerie Force (EUROGENDFOR […]
Iraq War Lies and Dr David Kelly’s Mysterious Death
When a corpse is found, and the death appears to be from unnatural causes, it is common practice, and ought to be common practice, that a coroner’s inquest is held into the cause of death. To my knowledge, the only case where this has not occurred in England was in the death of Dr David […]
Resolving the Sabah Island Conflict Between Malaysia and the Philippines
A claim over the island of Sabah has developed into a serious issue between Malaysia and the Philippines. The problem is so complex that a definite and viable solution seems unforeseeable in the near future. Notwithstanding legal claims based on documents of ownership by the so-called ¨Sultanate of Sulu,¨ basic issues need to be resolved, […]
Glitter of Brazil’s World Cup Hides Inequality, Corruption, Human Rights Abuses
International financial and neoliberal institutions, most notably the International Monetary Fund (IMF), have created conditions in Brazil that led millions to protest throughout the country. Images of the protests bring to mind photographs of the 1968 hundred-thousand march against the military dictatorships. How did it start? It began with a demonstration at the Confederation Cup: […]
