Lee Kuan Yew: “There is conspiracy…”
July 12, 2008
Lee: “There is a conspiracy to do us in. Why?…They see us as a threat.”
SINGAPORE – The former Prime Minister and the founding father of Singapore stated that the country is the target of a conspiracy by human rights groups. Singapore is continuously being criticized for its style of governance.
“There is a conspiracy to do us in. Why?…They see us as a threat,” The Straits Times quoted Lee Kuan Yew saying.
Lee stated in a dialogue that the unprecedented economic growth of Singapore has sparked the curiosity of some Chinese and Russians, and has prompted them to visit and study the small but highly progressive country.
The Financial Cost of Modern War
June 17, 2007
During the 20th and nascent 21st centauries, the United States has engaged in seven major wars, two of which are currently ongoing. Since only a portion of one war, World War II, was actually fought on United States soil in the Hawaiian Island and the Southern Pacific Islands, including Guam and the Solomon Island, this country has not suffered large damage to its infrastructure.
The Most Expensive War in History
June 17, 2007
Although fighting currently continues in Iraq, there is increasing debate over how to end the conflict together with demands from political factions in the United States and Great Britain to Phase the war out and allow the troops to return to civilian life. It is getting more difficult to justify the costs of continued hostilities in Iraq and Afghanistan.
