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UN Walk Out on Ahmadinejad nothing more than quid pro quo
The Journal of Critical Globalisation Studies blog
A debate over the aptness of political stunts at the United Nations should justifiably be in full flow over the walkout of western diplomats during a speech by the Iranian leader in Geneva. The merits over this tactic have to be questioned, not least given that this is meant be the world’s fairground for free speech and political contest, but as the British Ambassador admitted, the walkout was pre-arranged and co-ordinated, off stage in a back room, off camera, with no public say.
Like (4)Time for Thailand to be bold
The Journal of Critical Globalisation Studies blog
The following is reproduced from the Bangkok Post (April 10th, 2009) where it promoted a response from the Prime Minister and was subsequently removed from their website.
In the world of protest movements who would have known that the London G20 summit could have been overshadowed by a meeting of the ASEAN leaders a few weeks after Brown and Obama swooned the worlds great and good in London?
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