When I was still in school – either high school or an undergraduate in college, I can’t remember which and it doesn’t matter – my classmates and I watched a documentary on the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Although I remember nothing about the setting or the rest of the documentary, one segment of the film was … Continue reading
Category Archives: Politics
North Korea’s Special Forces Expansion
Today we are featuring an article on the evolution of North Korean military strategy. I found the information on the training the commandos go through to be of particular interest: North Korea Swiftly Expanding Its Special Forces Commandos Trained in Terror Tactics In Effort to Maintain Military Threat SEOUL — North Korea has massively increased … Continue reading
The Myth Of “Public Service”
I know Teddy Kennedy died months ago, but this guest essay from Bill Bonner is no less relevant today than when it was initially published: We were going to let Ted Kennedy go to his grave without mention. The newspapers, television and radio shows have mentioned it enough. Even the foreign press has taken note … Continue reading
An Interview With The Taliban…
I stumbled across what I think is an interesting series of interviews with Taliban members in Newsweek magazine. I have posted it below for your convenience: By the way, I also strongly suggest the series in the New York Times by David Rohde about his capture and subsequent escape from the Taliban… The Taliban in … Continue reading
AQIM (Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb) Pictures
Bolivia Overview
This was originally intended as a PowerPoint presentation, but after that didn’t happen, I thought I had put too much research into it to just delete it. So, what better forum than here? Bolivia Overview – (Constructed by Justin Ames) Bolivia, named after independence fighter Simon BOLIVAR, broke away from Spanish rule in 1825; much … Continue reading
Is This What America Has Become?
In spite of decades of knowledge that science has brought forth about basic cause and effect of our actions, we are still seeing more rather than less specimens like this. POSTSCRIPT: Not that it’s relevant, but here is a description of the American consumer pictured that was included with the email from my American source… … Continue reading
The Velvet Rocket 