Bachmann blames Obama for Arab Spring | Strange Bedfellows — Politics News – seattlepi.com

Bachmann blames Obama for Arab Spring | Strange Bedfellows — Politics News – seattlepi.com. Apparently Michele Bachmann’s conception of democratic freedoms is predicated on the notion that despotic regimes are good as long as they are unquestioning allies of US interests. Labeling the perceived weakness of an American president as the primary cause of a … More Bachmann blames Obama for Arab Spring | Strange Bedfellows — Politics News – seattlepi.com

Arab Spring, Nobel Winter?

According to the Stockholm based International Peace Research Institute the “Arab Spring” is the focus of speculation over the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize. The Nobel Committee’s awarding of the prize to the “Arab Spring” would, “be consistent with their effort to give attention to high-profile and extremely important, potentially breakthrough developments by movements and by … More Arab Spring, Nobel Winter?

Postcolonial Thoughts from Tunisia: An Introduction

In Robert J.C. Young’s introduction to Postcolonialism: A Very Short Introduction he writes: Have you ever been the only person of your own colour or ethnicity in a large group or gathering? It has been said that there are two kinds of white people: those who have never found themselves in a situation where the … More Postcolonial Thoughts from Tunisia: An Introduction