- Israel makes a fresh push into Lebanon.
- Lebanon is getting all the press while Sri Lanka is being ignored, but that’s where an equally deadly government-militant battle is currently going down. Sadly, civilians are being killed daily in the fighting.
- Adamu from MF has initial thoughts on life in Bangkok.
- ROK Foreign Minister Ban urges Japan to “normalize” relations with South Korea, while Japan bolsters its defences as fear over a North Korean attack grows.
- A Brazilian man died when he tried to open a rocket-propelled grenade with a sledgehammer. (Thanks to Gollios for the tip.)
- A Russian double agent was jailed for 13 years for selling secrets about Russian agents in Europe to MI6, just as a Russian was deported from Japan for exporting technology that could have high-tech military uses.
- Nepal’s Maoists will keep their arms under a new deal but will be confined to barracks. Expect this to blow up in everyone’s face in the not too distant future.
- Should we stay or should we go? Marmot looks at President Roh’s push for control over its military in the case of war and the US forces stationed near the DMZ.
- Joe Lieberman lost the Democratic primary for US Senate to anti-war candidate Ned Lamont. Although Lieberman will run as an independent, Democrats are abandoning him in droves.
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Comments to this entry
Left Flank
August 10, 2006
1:31 am
Why can't Seoul learn to shut up? ROK Foreign Minister Ban, Ki-moon goes to Tokyo ostensibly for the funeral of former Japanese PM Ryutaro Hashimoto, talks with his Japanese counterpart, and then meets Chief Cabinet Secretary and candidate Shinzo Abe....
snow
August 10, 2006
4:47 pm
If interested in the latest stupidity from the Korean government, please do check out Marmot. Taking over wartime command when it seems that almost everybody says they are far from capable at this point? Roh is as incompetent as they come. Keep it up Roh and hopefully we can say goodbye to US troops stationed (held hostage) here.
I truly fear that the Maoists in Nepal may became the next communist version of the Khmer Rouge. I pray that I am wrong in this fear.
Nick
August 11, 2006
2:18 pm
Surel a frontrunner for the Darwin Awards, no?