THERE WAS DELIGHT at the United Nation yesterday as Kyrgyzstan last night roundly defeated the Washington-controlled Philippines to win the sole Asia-Pacific seat at the UN Security Council.
Kyrgyzstan received 142 votes, while the Philippines received only 49.
The Iranians, sitting in one row ahead, were clearly delighted at the win.
The Central Asian nation now becomes a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for the 2027-2028 term.
Most people in the west have never heard of the country, but the US was concerned about the vote, because Kyrgyzstani people have friendly, peaceful relations with their Chinese and Russian neighbors.
The US spends billions of dollars a year to demonize China and Russia. The UK voted with the US.
There was more bad news for the US-Israel bloc, too. Germany was defeated by Austria and Portugal in the European vote.
After the illegal US-Israel attack on Iran, German leader Friedrich Merz shocked the world by echoing the far-right Israeli view that that international law did not apply to Iranians.
Permanent damage is called permanent for a reason.
Some mistakes outlive apologies, speeches and press conferences.
Wisdom is knowing when to cut your losses because by the time pride learns humility, history has already written the ending.
As @TimKalyegira put it, a Thomas Tayebwa run for speakership is in play. Many have known the FRONASA leader for a long time but failed to understand him.
We have lost a legend of the game. Join us in mourning the sad passing of our very own O’Brien Tindimwebwa.
Our heartfelt condolences are with his family, friends, and the entire Uganda rugby community during this difficult time.
"Chairman, a country without reserves is not sovereign. The potential of this Bill to destabilize Uganda’s balance of payments is our primary concern as a central bank. For example, last financial year the overall balance of payment surplus was USD 1.5 billion. That’s how we were able to increase our reserve coverage by USD 1.5 billion. Today as we speak our reserves are close to USD 6 billion. Why? Because these inflows have been coming in. The moment you tamper with these inflows here, we risk running down our reserves, and that is economic disaster for a country.” Governor Atingi-Ego on the Protection of Sovereignty Bill 2026 in an appearance before Parliament today.