Tag: politics
All the articles with the tag "politics".
The other war
Insight on the war in Afganistan.
Hired Guns
I mentioned this story before. Here is the text of the Esquire story 'Hired Guns' . This is a very interesting story, I highly recommend reading it. After reading the story it is easy to understand ho…
Missile defense
Text of a speech Dr. Rice was supposed to give on 9/11 - outlined a Bush administration policy that would address "the threats and problems of today and the day after, not the world of yesterday" the …
Freelance terrorism researcher
This was an interesting story, sounds like the FBI needs a kick in the ass: Clarke 'Outsourced' Terror Intelligence . Richard Clarke was so frustrated by the FBI's inability to identify Islamic radica…
Clarke's impact
This is an interesting write-up: TNR Logic Jam
Black Ships and Samurai
Black Ships and Samurai . 200 Japanese and American graphics depicting the 1853-1854 mission by Commodore Matthew Perry that led to the opening of Japan to the outside world. The Core Exhibit brings t…
Free markets
Much of the right in the US believes that free markets make the best decisions. I'm not sure what they think of this: Gay-tolerant societies prosper economically . This is an interesting article - All…
Get a CLUE
CLUE and Choicepoint being used for Govt investigations . Ah choicepoint, my old nemesis. A while back I was in a 6 month fight with AAA about my driving record being linked to some crash that occurre…
Cactus bomb 1, Sanuk 0.
The cacti in Anzo Borrego drop little Cactus Bombs. This is a little blob of cactus, with spines on all sides. They get stuck on things and become new plants. My Sanuk sandals are very comfy, and very…
On the record
I seem to be on the road to recovery from this weird chest pain thingy. An infection around my lungs or something.. I love it: Iraq On The Record - prepared at the request of Rep. Henry A. Waxman, is …