Friday, August 8th, 2008 – 09:56:31 AM
(Yes, I am aware the troops on the bottom are flying the Russian flag.)
Sunday, December 9th, 2007 – 01:26:13 AM
One year ago this month, another faraway country under a repressive dictatorship seemed poised to shake off the shackles of tyranny. The all-pervasive personality cult of Turkmenistan’s President for Life Saparmurat Niyazov (known as Turkmenbashi) had singlehandedly crippled a nation. Education was severely curtailed and presented a warped worldview where only Turkmenbashi existed. Turkmenbashi was [...]
Wednesday, January 17th, 2007 – 11:46:24 PM
Kenton would like to highlight his Chinese-American brethren in politics. One has been elected to Congress.
This wins.
Sunday, October 22nd, 2006 – 10:39:49 PM
No, I’m not talking about Republican midterm prospects.
WASHINGTON - Majorities of Iraqi youth in Arab regions of the country believe security would improve and violence decrease if the U.S.-led forces left immediately, according to a State Department poll that provides a window into the grim warnings provided to policymakers.
The survey — unclassified, but marked “For [...]
Monday, May 8th, 2006 – 06:22:24 PM
Beyond our shores: vast acres of terra incognito.
According to the latest update in National Geographic’s periodic survey of geographic illiteracy, only 37% of American 18-24 year olds can locate Iraq on a map. I’m even less confident in their ability to tell a Sunni from their left elbow.
Rest assured, America’s stupid people! You are not [...]
Wednesday, December 7th, 2005 – 12:23:01 AM
A couple weeks ago, I drew an extemp question on whether China was moving forward in its promises for reform. I shuffled through the boxes and gave six and a half minutes of pessimism. I venture across the oceans to test the waters of policy in China a tad later to see, perhaps, if things [...]
Tuesday, September 6th, 2005 – 08:41:08 PM
War Reporting for CowardsChris Ayres240 pagesAtlantic Montly Press
750 Volts Rating: 6 out of 6 Metro Cars. (Corny, I’m aware.)
Outside of blogging, I actually do things, like read. (Please note the absence of hourly posts.) Read this book.
Chris Ayres was the Hollywood correspondent for the London Times before being sent to war, embedded with an artillery [...]
Monday, July 18th, 2005 – 11:23:15 PM
Christ, is it any wonder they hate us? I won’t embellish.
Campbell: Worst case scenario, if they do have these nukes inside the borders and they were to use something like that — what would our response be?
Tancredo: What would be the response? You know, there are things that you could threaten to do before something [...]
Friday, July 1st, 2005 – 08:03:48 PM
“You stole my color!”
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Arab party has asked an Israeli court to stop right-wing Jews using orange in protests against withdrawing from Gaza settlements, saying the color was already theirs.
“If we appear now in a march in the streets with orange, people will think we are settlers,” said parliament member Azmi Bishara [...]
Friday, July 1st, 2005 – 10:05:54 AM
…with the positive propaganda. This makes me retch.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Several Senate Republicans denounced other lawmakers and the news media on Thursday for unfavorable depictions of the Iraq war and the Pentagon urged members of Congress to talk up military service to help ease a recruiting shortfall.
Families are discouraging young men and women from enlisting [...]
