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Drama erupted at the U.S media briefing when RT (formerly Russia Today) reporter, Gayane Chickakyan posed a straightforward question to US State department spokesperson, John Kirby. The question borders on the US backing of illegal Turkish troop’s deployment on Iraq’s territory. Rather than answer the question, Kirby completely lost his composure, throwing all diplomatic ethos into the wind by taking personal issue with the reporter, the media organisation she works for and ultimately her country, Russia.  Gayane Chickakyan had asked U.S State Department spokesperson if United States supports deployment of Turkish troop to Iraq’s Kurdistan region without the consent of Iraq’s central government. The US spokesperson parried the question. The reporter pressed further to ask if U.S was aware of Iraq’s parliament decision to review its security agreement with United States based on the tacit support it gives to the illegal Turkish incursion. John Kirby stressed he was not awar

FIFA's President: Sepp Blatter; Credit: nextimpulsesports.com Hardly anyone who follows soccer would doubt the world’s soccer organising body is corrupt. The corruption is systemic and deeply entrenched that it will take more than rounding up few officials of FIFA to clean up the big mess within the organisation. America’s FBI and Department of Justice swung into action by making arrest of FIFA officials in Switzerland on the eve of FIFA’s congress. Fourteen officials were indicted, two of them American citizens. The FBI claimed their offences range from bribery, kickbacks, racketeering to other forms of underhand deals worth US$150 million. The investigation covered offences which were committed over two decades.  Much as probing criminal conducts of FIFA officials is commendable, it however raises serious question as regards the use of American powers beyond its jurisdiction. FIFA is an international organisation domiciled in Zurich, Switzerland. Hence, probing such orga