The Muslims figured it out: Europe is the cancer, Islam is the answer. Or at least Islam predicts this conclusion anyway… but not just about Europe (apparently Buddhists are bad too… now that’s crazy…). Coming from an American perspective, the sign this guy’s holding might not make sense — many Americans aren’t aware just how […]
Conveying Observations About Iraq and Other Garden Spots
I’ve been speaking today with several members of my battalion who recently returned from a rotation in Iraq about their feelings on which direction the country may be headed, what is working and what isn’t, and why we are where we are. Understand that their views (and mine) are generally pro-invade-Iraq, but keep in mind […]
The Surge and Politics
It seems that the much vaunted Surge is working in Iraq. I’ve been pretty slow to say anything of the sort, as I was not sure how to rate the “success” I keep hearing in the media. Weren’t the media types almost uniformly calling Iraq a huge waste of life, waste of time, America’s Vietnam, […]
Negotiating with Terrorists
Korea Finds Escape from Its Real Issues, Rewards Terrorists Again Instead South Koreans can rest easier knowing that their government is following many an EU member’s lead and doing something a Taliban affiliated group likes. This sounds horrible when I stop the sentence there, of course, but South Korea is trying to do only enough […]
Spam
When you get as much spam as I do in a day you begin to question the nature of man and force yourself to look deeply into the rotten abyss of the internet. Like many internet users I have multiple email addresses. I found this to be the only viable solution to the ridiculous spam […]
New Laptop Set-up: Prepare for Battle Against HP, MS and Yahoo!
Once again Microsoft has pissed me off. That’s no shock on its own, but they had help this time from an unexpected accomplice: Yahoo. Usually, I like Yahoo. I’ve liked Yahoo for a while and have been a long-time customer, both as a user of free stuff and as a paying customer. So far everything […]
Support for the Iraq Campaign
Watch out, everyone… “Republican support for the war is slipping” says this article. This means, of course, that two senators have decided that having the war move to America instead of stay in Iraq is a good idea. Whenever I run farther than a half-marathon I start telling myself that walking sounds a lot better […]
Points on Environmentalism
Environmentalists still like ramming their heads against brick walls. Lately environmentalist stories and short-sighted “green” ideas have been blooming on the internet faster than Chinese algae. Christian Science Monitor hit the nail on the head about carbon emissions today with this article, and then went completely the other way with a mainstream-friendly article (one can […]
DPRK Handling
[Pic unrelated: On sale at Jusco. They have no idea how this appears to a Westerner.] I’m writing because I’m a little upset about the shallowness of the Left’s current stance on the North Korean nuclear and ballistic missile issues. Even more broadly, I’m disappointed in the way the media flashes past complex issues like […]
Korean Bathroom Signs
I love Korean bathroom signs. There, I’ve said it. Bold. Informative. Leaves nothing to the imagination. I took this picture the last time I was walking through the bus station in Seoul. Its a good thing, as I now have a personal reference to the One True Way. Sadly, however, the wisdom of this sign […]