Of the twentieth century’s most consequential political melodramas, the Ben Barka case ranks with the murder of John F. Kennedy.—Henrik Kruger, The Great Heroin Coup. The investigative journalist Henrik Kruger wrote about the Ben Barka murder in 1980 when it was still unsolved. He said it contained “unexploded fireworks.” Even after...
In 2024, New Zealand leaves no doubt where it stands on the Gaza War. It is firmly on Israel’s side, having said nothing beyond general tut-tutting about the genocide being inflicted on the Palestinians by Israel. New Zealand government leaders have repeatedly condemned Hamas, with no equivalent condemnation of Israel’s...