20 years on, the false narrative of the Firdos Square Saddam statue toppling
by Rashmee
Posted on April 9, 2023
One of the most interesting comments to emerge from post-Saddam Iraq, 20 years after the …
Read MoreKuwait got it; will Ukraine? (Hint: international help)
by Rashmee
Posted on February 24, 2022
On August 2, 1990, Iraq invaded its neighbour Kuwait, occupied it for seven months and …
Read MoreDonald Rumsfeld’s epitaph was written long ago — and it’s full of known knowns
by Rashmee
Posted on August 27, 2021
I didn’t realise until a day or so ago that Donald Rumsfeld was buried this …
Read MoreHissene Habre’s death in prison is a reminder that his western counterparts go scot free
by Rashmee
Posted on August 24, 2021
News of former Chadian president Hissene Habre’s death (on August 24) made me think of …
Read MoreBritain as a force for uber good?
by Rashmee
Posted on March 22, 2021
/ BLIMEY BLIGHTY I seem to remember Tony Blair popularising the use of the phrase …
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Rashmee has lived and worked in several countries in the past decade, including Afghanistan, India, Haiti, Tunisia, the UAE, US and UK