Vanessa Baird's blog
Flame, shame and symbols
Submitted by Vanessa Baird on April 7, 2008 - 1:29pm.
It couldn’t
have been more symbolic. We all strained to see the Olympic flame, barely
visible, ringed by a double band of Chinese security guards and British police
as it approached
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Tibet’s Olympian struggle
Submitted by Vanessa Baird on April 4, 2008 - 1:59pm.
Seize the moment! The spotlight is on!
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Tibet - hope at last
Submitted by Vanessa Baird on March 19, 2008 - 4:59pm.
Suddenly, for the first time in many years, there's hope.
As tension and protests mount in Tibet - and within Tibetan communities outside the country - there is a sense that at last something is shifting, however fraught with perils that change may be. Read more »
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The suitable Mr Wolfowitz?
Submitted by Vanessa Baird on April 30, 2007 - 8:58am.
It was just sitting there, waiting to happen – the Paul Wolfowitz corruption scandal.
But over so small a thing! I don’t want to belittle the World Bank chief’s actions, but using his position to ensure a plum job (salary $200,000) for his lover Shaha Riza is chicken feed by World Bank standards.
Okay, so 430 Haitians could live on Ms Riza’s annual salary, but do let’s get this into proportion. Read more »
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