Burma’s uncrowned opium king
A profile of the Asian warlord Khun Sa, who died this week after spending most of his life trafficking heroin and battling the Burmese government.
Archive for October, 2007
October 30th, 2007
October 29th, 2007
Hot Zone Documentary, Chapter Five: Iraq (Kevin Sites in the Hot Zone)
Kevin Sites in the Hot Zone - Chapter Five: IraqA year after the Nov. 2004 Battle of Fallujah, Kevin Sites returned to Iraq to gauge progress on a different fight in the turbulent city: rebuilding and improving security.
October 27th, 2007
No plan, no peace in Iraq
How did the US come to invade Iraq with no post war plan for governing Iraq? John Ware reports in the first of two articles linked to a new TV series.
October 26th, 2007
Profile: Revolutionary Guards
A profile of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, set up after the 1979 revolution to defend the Islamic system.
October 25th, 2007
Kurds show coded PKK support
BBC's Clive Myrie talks to Kurds in south-eastern Turkey about their attitudes towards the PKK.
October 23rd, 2007
Burmese ‘waiting in the dark’
People in Burma talk about what life is like one month after the suppression of rare anti-government protests.
October 22nd, 2007
Hot Zone Documentary, Chapter Four: Uganda (Kevin Sites in the Hot Zone)
Kevin Sites in the Hot Zone - Chapter Four: UgandaWinston Churchill once dubbed Uganda the "Pearl of Africa." But this pearl has had its blemishes in the 43 years since its independence, as Kevin Sites discovered in northern Uganda.
October 14th, 2007
New Crop of Leaders Could Radically Alter China
They're called the Sixth Generation. (Everything starts with Mao, of course.) When their day comes, they may well be the country's best hope for change.
October 14th, 2007
Can the English-Speaking Powers Stay on Top?
Why the Anglo-American alliance manages to blunder on
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