Dive into the archives.
- Dress Rehearsal
The Economist has an excellent article on the experiment in democracy in Bhutan, ruled by one of the world’s few remaining non-constitutional monarchies.
When the former king died in 1972, countries such as Portugal, Greece and Thailanad, some might have thought that Bhutan was a candidate political change from the absolute rule of a monarch. [...]
- Harry will go to war
Good. I’m glad. And I am sure HRH is excited for the chance to bring back some military glory to the tarnished Royals.
- Dress for success… or else!
The great debate over Islamic dress is not only happening in France and the UK, but also in Islamic countries. The war against cultural imperialism seems to start with outward appearances. I mean one of the great symbols of globalization is American bluejeans, and the imams know this. Heck, jeans were worn by rebellious youth [...]
- Tenet Speaks Out
Former CIA director George Tenet has just written a book titled At the Center of the Storm, and has written remarkably honestly about the CIA and the war on terror. Although I haven’t seen the book, his interview on 60 minutes at Georgetown University, with a few important excerpts, particularly on what happened on [...]
- I’m free!
YH sings, “No more sailors, no more boats, no more bunker delivery notes!”
Today was my last day as a bunker agent. By far, the worst experience in my life. If you want to know why, read my post On Leadership.
- Nuff mos’ wicked Osama speech, innit
Quality.
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- Trip Update
Most of you are probably wondering what happend to Chirol? We last left off in Yerevan. I headed up to Vanadzor and took a daytrip to a pleasant little town at the bottom of a gorge called Alaverdi. I then went back to Tbilisi, and on to Gori where I enjoyed the insanity of the [...]
- Yeltsin Passes
Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin, first President of the Russian Federation from 1991 to 1999, the first President of the Russian Federation, passed away yesterday.
Yeltsin brought enormous political change and the introduction of liberal democracy, but the collapse of the USSR saw enormous political, economic and social problems, not to mention widespread corruption, a dramatic decline in [...]
- In Formation
Planes from the USS Kitty Hawk, based in Yokosuka, Japan, flying in formation near Mt. Fuji, from a Yahoo! news file photo.
Read about my tour of the Kitty Hawk here and here.
