Theorists and Critics

Arinday: A coup plot again? (Sun Star)

9 Jul 2008

CONSPIRACY theorists are of different hues: Some are enamored by their paranoia but the serious one are seduced by the romanticism of the cloak-and-dagger adventure, the promise of excitement and rewards, coupled with the inscrutability of the plot causing nightmares and confusion to the power being challenged.

MarketWatch First Take: Sell-off lays bare the true fundamentals for oil (Market Watch)

8 Jul 2008

Hear that buzz in the commodities market? That’s the sound of a cloud of engorged locusts lifting from the crude-oil pit, writes Jim Jelter.

Venus Williams is one of the all-time greats, says Martina Navratilova (Daily Record)

7 Jul 2008

MARTINA NAVRATILOVA insists Venus Williams deserves her place in the pantheon of Wimbledon greats after she defeated sister Serena to capture a fifth crown.