Saturday, May 28, 2005
The Nature Of The Insurgency In Iraq
This is a report by Anthony Cordesman who is one of the leading thinkers on International Affairs in the US
Wednesday, May 25, 2005
Imperial Discourses - a lesson in context creation
Tipu Sultan was one of the more interesting leaders of pre-colonial inda. A man who fought bitterly to preserve his kingdom in the face of the expanding East India comapy and his lazy nieghbours.
This article does a good job of exploring the parallel nature of ccreating a discourse to justify the ultimate subjegation of a people.
This article does a good job of exploring the parallel nature of ccreating a discourse to justify the ultimate subjegation of a people.
Palestinian Authority Sees Flashy Trains And Looses Sight Of The Big Picture
Interesting story this.
It seems the RAND corp, universally famous for putting the count into bodycount for their contributions to the history of the world, especially the Cold War , have given the Palestinian Authority a vision of the future of Palestine.
Lots of lovely trains, shiny airports, development and jobs it seems.
I believe its a case of showing you the Lexus and cutting down the Olive tree. I'd love to be proved wrong
It seems the RAND corp, universally famous for putting the count into bodycount for their contributions to the history of the world, especially the Cold War , have given the Palestinian Authority a vision of the future of Palestine.
Lots of lovely trains, shiny airports, development and jobs it seems.
I believe its a case of showing you the Lexus and cutting down the Olive tree. I'd love to be proved wrong
