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Kate Lefko-Everett is a Cape Town-based researcher for the South African Migration Project points out another reason that local xenophobia is so galling to other Africans. "During apartheid, there were so many South African leaders who lived in exile, political refugees who were treated as heroes in foreign...
“This is a man who made the claim—galling to some and glorious to others—that ‘American’ means ‘black’ and not ‘white,’ as was, and still is...
“I think what was particularly galling about it is that we are one of the top programs in the country—we are currently ranked number 2 out of about 600 teams. And we can barely afford to compete!”
The gold medal that got away may have been galling for the Chinese. At the Watersports World Championships in Melbourne, which ended on April 1, China completely dominated the diving competition, with its male athletes taking nine out of 10 golds on offer and bagging several silvers and bronzes too...
That perceived lack of solidarity from Washington - busy thanking Tokyo's rival Beijing for its decisive efforts at the talks - is especially galling given the Japanese government's steadfast support for the war in Iraq, up to and including President George W. Bush's recent "surge" in troop levels. But...