Financial Times: Ten years ago Christine Spolar reported on the Iraq war. Last month she returned to find her old colleagues and friends living in fear, and a city traumatised by spiralling violence[...]
Archive for July, 2014
July 10th, 2014 - 10:24 am § in Misc.
README: On scene in Baghdad
PHOTOGRAPHY: Ukraine
Sign on bus illustrates history of Ukraine as seen by Russian loyalists,[...]
July 10th, 2014 - 12:01 am § in Misc.
Germany Back Selling U boats
Isn’t This Part of the Prodrome of WWII? The German defense industry is increasingly looking to Asia as a growing market for its products. Conflicts in the Far East have led to a demand for the kind of giant — and expensive — submarines that come from shipyards in northern Germany.[...]
July 9th, 2014 - 8:47 am § in Israel/Palestine, Misc.
HAARETZ: Israel v. Gaza ,,, war as a part of everyday life
Haaretz, Leading Israeli Newspaper seems unreal. In the Middle of a war, the war seems almost normal. Business in south hurting as workers, shoppers stay home LIVE UPDATES: Third rocket intercepted over Tel Aviv area today The Israeli air force expanded its offensive against Hamas militants in Gaz[...]
July 9th, 2014 - 4:13 am § in Misc.
Hygge: Grilling the Sausage
from The Guardian For the love of sausages (excerpts) by Nichola Fletcher Buy it from the Guardian bookshop British people adore their bready bangers. Germans, on the other hand, are proud of their high meat content and their sausage laws dating back hundreds of years. I recently met an Italian blac[...]
People of Color: What is the antonym for POC?
CENSORING IGGE A ruckus has arisen because of an op-ed in the monthly West View News of the West Village in New York. The author, James Collier, used the N word to make the all to real point that “far right voters hate Obama …America’s increasing tolerance of far-right o[...]
CHINA Contending for rule of the high seas
China reportedly shows off next-gen submarine at PLAN A large part of US military strategy is based on the ability of American carriers to dominate (and pacify) the seas. That may be challenged by the increased purchase of quiet diesel electric submarines capable of challenging the local use of c[...]
July 8th, 2014 - 4:51 am § in Misc.
People of Color: The Ad
Among the many reasons I detest the word “People of Color” is that it is based on the sort of stereotype shown in this ad. Would the woman be less servile if she had western eyes, blonde hair and dressed in a French maid costume? Equally bad are activists, like the Chicago teachers uni[...]
July 7th, 2014 - 5:34 pm § in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Royal Largesse
SR1.39bn aid to brighten up festivals for the needy Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has ordered the payment of SR1.39 billion in emergency assistance to poor families in the Kingdom. “Families subscribed to the social insurance scheme…[...]
July 4 Coup: Rick Perry to Fire UT President
In case you missed the news about “The July 4th Coup,” on Friday news outlets reported that the outgoing UT System Chancellor, Francisco Cigarroa, apparently gave UT Austin President William C. Powers Jr.. an ultimatum: quit your job by July 4, or be fired by the Regents this week. A p[...]