The age of superh...
The age of superheroes and contemporary anxietyI have not read comic books since I was a nerdy teenager tampering with writing computer programmes and believing I was some kind of genius- would- be- hacker. But this year a repub

'Investing' in No...
'Investing' in Northern Ireland I wrote this post lamenting hypocrisy in the Western world with regards to the IRA case. As expected only non - Europeans and non-Americans supported my opinion. I would have been pleasantly surprised if someone from those two categories had come forth and said yes I agree with you Highlander,  the United States  IS hypocritical in its stance towards this issue and the involvement of its own citizens and organisations in the terrorism that the IRA perpetrated decades ago; and the Irish need

The IRA case: hyp...
The IRA case: hypocrisy and compensationsLast month I wrote about the curse of blood money that seems to follow Libya.I said that the Americans are resting in peace with regards to compensations on this particular case as they have received it already. It's only the British who feel cheated.....The irony is that the US government/politicians etc... are always prompt to point injustice and help those who have no pulpit to raise their voice from, but what we don't always realise is that this happens only until they get what they want. Once that is secure

Highlander is 6 y...
Highlander is 6 years oldRamadan and Libya being constantly on the news because of the Megrahi and other issues made me forget two important dates.(1) The anniversary of the execution of Omar Mukhtar.(2) This blog's birthday.Yes Highlander has turned six since last month! There have been many learning points :)The next important date is this Saturday as it will be the first day of

Libya and the cur...
Libya and the curse of blood money When Megrahi, the alleged Lockerbie bomber was sent back to Libya to die last month, I wrote a tiny sentence in a very long post : " Oh please not another cycle.. it's getting lame who else now wants money ?"Was this a premonition?......Blogger Maya had commented" " About the US reactions to Mr.