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- A Nation Mourns
This just in:
P.W. Botha, South Africa’s last hardline white president, died Tuesday, the South African Press Association reported. He was 90.
Known for his finger-wagging confrontational style and nicknamed the “Old Crocodile”Â? for his feared temper, Mr. Botha served as head of the white racist government from 1978 to 1989. Throughout his leadership he resisted mounting [...]
- Japan’s precarious addiction
As is most developed countries, Japan is addicted to oil. According to the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy 100% of Japan’s crude oil must be imported. Oil accounts for more than 50% of Japan’s total primary energy supply. This has dropped from around 75% in 1973 when oil shock which forced Japan to adopt [...]
- Lords of Logistics
Totally awesome.
- Try $5.62 a Gallon
The President of Senegal has an interesting take on the high price of oil. He notes that while American and European consumers complain about high prices, they are at least in a position to afford it. Small African nations for example, have been hit much harder and his explains the devastating effects expensive oil is [...]
- Shutting down Milblogs
Under Fire, Soldiers Kill Blogs
Some of the web’s more popular “milblogs”—blogs maintained by present or former active duty military personnel—are going quiet following a renewed push by U.S. military officials to scan sites for security risks.
Ten members of a Virginia National Guard unit have been tasked with reviewing both official and unofficial Army websites for [...]
- Lifestyles of the Cruel and Despotic
Grendel sent me a link to a photography series at the German newspaper Die Zeit’s website. On it are 17 photos of the atrocious decorating, design and architecture that the world’s worst loved. The link is in German but you don’t need German to see the pictures and read the names.
This all comes from a [...]
- Mapping the Gap, Part 6: Youth Bulge
[Prelude | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5]
Historians and political scientists have recognized for decades the correlation between youth and political unrest and revolution. The concept is referred to as the “youth bulge”—the presence of more than twenty percent of young people in the population signals [...]
- The End Game is Pakistan
The following is from an interview with STRATFOR founder George Friedman.
“[The United States] will play defense against Al Qaeda in the United States and Saudi Arabia. It will threaten Iran with war if Iran aids Al Qaeda. Most importantly, the United States will have to invade northwestern Pakistan. There are plans for this already. In [...]
- The last thing we want…
From CTV.ca
“Troops out now!” was a common chant by demonstrators across the country. Many seemed opposed to the fact Canada was involved in combat in Afghanistan, rather than carrying out a traditional peacekeeping mission.
When will the media learn about the myth of Canada’s “traditional peacekeeping mission”? Aaargh!!
While there is confusion over our mission in Afghanistan [...]
- New CIA Factbook
The latest version of the CIA World Factbook is out. It’s as recent as October 17th 2006. As Curzon has already noted, our intelligence services are providing this as a free service and for bloggers, it has become an essential one. While Wikipedia has been known to contain errors, the CIA Factbook is one [...]
