Articles Tagged ‘Middle East’

Egyptian demonstrators gather near Cairo's Tahrir Square at the weekend, which saw thousands of anti-government protesters return to the streets chanting slogans against Hosni Mubarak just hours after the Egyptian president fired his cabinet but refused to step down. Photo: AP

Off The Reservation: Cairo At Dawn

America loves a good dictator; at least when it comes to the strategic installation of one. The problem with dictators is the inevitable egos they…

Posted on Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011
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Jerry’s Ink: Maggie Said It Best (And Other Unpopular Political Views)

Margaret Thatcher said: “The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people’s money.” I wrote a column a few weeks ago…

Posted on Thursday, October 28th, 2010
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Off the Reservation: Nine Years Gone

It is nine years from the moment America’s heart stopped at 9:03 a.m., September 11, 2001. This was the precise moment the second plane struck…

Posted on Thursday, September 9th, 2010
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Off The Reservation: Law of the Land

Kevin Law, the outgoing president and chief executive of the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA), has been chosen to lead the Long Island Association (LIA)…

Posted on Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
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