Dive into the archives.
- European Updates
The Christian Science Monitor, perhaps the only American news source I respect, has a fine article on the importance of CIA flights in Europe. Here’s a taste:
WASHINGTON ““ Stoking the smoldering international controversy over America’s conduct of its war on terror, a European Parliament inquiry has found that the CIA carried out as many as [...]
- Even Burma Gets It
A current article in the Asia Times discusses Burmese paranoia. According to the Junta, the US is planning to invade, possibly with Thailand as well.
Office in Yangon delineates three ways in which the United States might invade Myanmar – through agitating its citizens, in an alliance with insurgents and ceasefire groups or through a multinational [...]
- PRC People’s Daily responds to CA
Ten days after I wrote Handicapped by Values: The West v.s. China in Africa, the People’s Daily has published a commentary responding to those who would criticize China’s moves in Africa.
Reciprocity and win-win result are the cornerstone of China’s cooperation with Africa on energy. The bilateral exchanges go further than energy. What China does in [...]
- Dushanbe in Pictures
Elizabeth, one of our regulars who continues to leave challenging and insightful comments, has recently moved to Tajikistan. Unsurprisingly, I’ve been begging her to post a few photos of life in Dushanbe. Alas, they are up. Be sure to check them out!
- Another 4GW Mistake
The first Intifada was successful because it was largely non-violent and managed to turn world opinion against Israel. As Col. Thomas Hammes notes, the Palestinians ordered their people not to use molotov cocktails because it would replace the strongest weapon they had, namely the image of a young Palestinian throwing only rocks against heavily armed [...]
- The noose is tightening
Qaeda No. 2 Says U.S. Fails in Iraq
Published: April 29, 2006CAIRO, Saturday, April 29 (AP) — Hundreds of suicide bombings in Iraq have “broken the back” of the American military, Al Qaeda’s No. 2 said in a video posted Saturday on an Islamic Web site.
In the video Ayman al-Zawahiri, an Egyptian, also denounced the leaders [...]
- A very “special” ad
I saw this Army Special Forces ad at a conference a couple months back. This is a brilliant piece of work as far as advertising is concerned. Very creative, instant impact, perfect message execution… this ad has it all. “Marketing” and “branding” are sometimes considered bad words, but this ad proves what real branding is [...]
- Soviet Nostalgia
A recent adition to the blogroll is the Laika the Space Dog blog (for the genesis, read this). The blog is relatively new and there’s no ‘About’ page, but the blog’s mission appears to be displaying bizarre Soviet military hardware and other retro curiosities. Some recent examples include:
The world’s largest cannon (never shot [...]
- Razzle Dazzle
During WWI the German U-boat threat was exasperating. Any attempt to camoflauge ships failed miserably. Then Norman Wilkinson, a British artist and naval officer, came up with a solution. U-boats would aim there torpedoes at where a ship was going (tracking), so in an attempt to confuse the German torpedoist Wilkinson proposed painting ships with [...]
- Chess in Cambodia
This is a story from my overland trip through Cambodia in mid-2003. I had traveled overland with a friend from Thailand, toured the ruins of Angkor Wat, used some Soviet military aid (as shown in the picture above), and roamed the streets of Phnom Penh. We planned to spend a few days at [...]
