Dive into the archives.
- The Forgotten Genocide
SIDENOTE: On November 22nd I talked about how the third nominee to head Iran’s Oil Ministry was in danger of being rejected; on November 23rd it happened. And three days ago I was writing about the growing threat of terrorism in Bangladesh; today, the deadliest attack in Bangladesh yet killed at least 13 people, [...]
- Canadian news round-up
Here are some interesting news items to come out of the Great White North today:
Government Dissolved—The minority Liberal government was brought down by a no confidence vote after the release of the first Gomery Report. Canadians will be going to the polls 23 January, the first time in 25 years that an election has been [...]
- Should Bush say sorry?
Discussion of pre-war intelligence before OIF has been hotly debated in the press and has resulted in 5 official inquiries from 3 different governments. Regardless of Saddam’s numerous transgressions, both those known before the war and those evidenced afterwards, debate and inquiry still center on the argument over the existence of WMDs.
Now, there is a [...]
- Doubly Landlocked
There are only two countries in the world that are doubly landlocked, that is, all of whose neighbors themselves are landlocked. Without cheating and using google, Wikipedia, etc. Which ones are they?
- Regime Change
There’s been a spate of Westerner kidnappings in Iraq over the past few days, most recently of a German woman and her driver:
A German woman has been kidnapped in Iraq, according to reports from German state television. The Germany foreign minister has confirmed that a woman and her driver disappeared last Friday. The hostage takers [...]
- The Controversial Textbook, Translated
Sun Bin is is saying that the controversial “Tsukurukai” textbook, which is responsible for much ill will towards Japan from South Korea and China, states that the Nanjing Massacre never happened. I wasn’t sure what the text said, but the Tsukurukai web site makes about half the textbook available online. So I went [...]
- Kaplan reviewed in the NY Times
From yesterday in the New York Times Book Review, a beautiful review of Kaplan’s career and a brutal review of Imperial Grunts. The link is here for registered users, an abridged excerpt follows.
- Ron Agam 9/11 Photos
The photos are well worth your time, check them out.
- A note on war
Zenpundit asks a cultural question about the role of music in warfare.
