John Liebhardt · February, 2008

I am a freelance journalist living in Suva, Fiji.

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Latest posts by John Liebhardt from February, 2008

Is Africa still Obama country?

  February 22, 2008

Since my last post, candidate Barack Obama has won two states – a caucus in Hawaii and a primary in Wisconsin – and seemingly appears the candidate to beat for the Democratic nomination. Some African bloggers are not discounting the chances of Democrat Hillary Clinton from catching Obama, but others are beginning to discuss the possibility of November showdown of Obama versus McCain.

Africa: Will Hillary ever be as popular as Bill Clinton?

  February 14, 2008

Political campaigns – at least in the United States – take place in a bubble, sometimes far apart from reality. It’s not a completely fictitious world, this bubble. It looks and smells and feels a lot like the one we inhabit. Candidates speak the truth when they preach hope or...