A Time for Alliances



I recently received a brochure from the U.S Embassy in Uganda. Some information about their Information Resource Center.
I was captured by the image on the brochure. A young conservative muslim young lady dressed in characteristic garb and browsing the library.

Having paid for membership at the British council Library about five years ago and making full use of the service, i made on-line inquiry about their sight (which moved office from the historic Rwenzori Courts).
Strangely though, their on-line sight (British Council) is also made up of a young muslim lady, writing or reading from the text of a book.    




Maybe students of international law might appreciate a strategic move of information centers to Embassies which are technically international territory.

But the other possibility is that the a move is taking place which seems to place conservatism at odds with liberalism. This is strange given the nature that the coalition in the U.K has taken with David (Conservative) and Nicholas (liberal) as well as the looming epic battles between the Donkeys and the Elephants in the U.S.

So the simple view involves a merger between conservatism, tradition and the mob on one side with liberalism on another and possibly reason to as an adjudicator. 

Maybe this is the trend that Big Hat is trying to make use of. It seems to work in the U.S for elections but not for governance. The people who can get you into office will not necessarily have the power to allow you to rule and legislate.

And so the battle rages on. 

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