Jon Lee Anderson
Even Mandela meets his heroes in heaven
One of Nelson Mandela’s own heroes, boxer Baby Jake Matlala, died just two days after the former South African president. While those two may be meeting in heaven, down here, people are analyzing Mandela’s memorial service — from Obama’s handshake with Castro to a man who pretended to interpret the ceremony for the deaf. And China tries a positive spin on its pollution, all in today’s Global Scan.
An Update on Syria
After 11 months of bloody internal strife, the situation in Syria does not seem to be changing. On Monday, tanks and troops gathered en mass outside the resistance stronghold of Homs, possibly planning for another round of urban combat. Meanwhile, the Red Cross tried to broker a humanitarian cease-fire to allow for much needed emergency […]
NATO Ends Libya Mission
After four decades of tyrannical rule, and a bloody seven month uprising with the assistance of the international community, a new chapter begins in Libya today. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen announced the end of the alliance’s seven month mission in Libya on Monday. Shortly thereafter, Libya’s National Transitional Council elected a new interim prime minister. That’s […]
