Global Issues
Aniffah-Clinton Interview at the US State Dept
Aniffah attacks Anwar in this interview; mentioning Najib and references to Altantunya together. Political observers have claimed it to be bad diplomacy… You decide!
The Competition for God
Apparently violence preaching is not monopolised by one religion This was a reply to a friend’s reaction on facebook to this cartoon strip by Jack Chick. And since facebook does not allow essay length replies, I thought I’d post it here instead where the limit to writing is till I run out of server space [...]
(for) Virgin Suicides
The recent suicide bombing attempt at Glasgow Airport has baffled the Scots; no, not because there are no virgins in Glasgow, but rather its a question of “why us?” Over drinks with some friends, we hypothesised that now, this little apparent muslim misadventure could be used against Islam: The IRA could now bomb Northern Ireland [...]
Starbucks Myth: BUSTED
Now some of us can drink their frappucinos in peace… From Starbucks’ Press Room August 03, 2006 Rumor Response: Misinformation on Israeli Armed Forces Support You may have heard a rumor or seen a web posting linking Howard Schultz and Starbucks with the Israeli Armed Forces. These allegations are false. As the premier purveyor of [...]
On Democracy
A friend has started to blog and his first post is indeed revealing – even of our own country… “There is no such thing as a half-democracy, it’s either a democracy or it’s something else. It’s a weak democracy, a strong democracy, a young democracy, a pink democracy, a potato democracy. It’s a bit like [...]
The Piracy Zero Sum Game
I read this somewhere on the internet today: The record companies would have us believe that the money made by CD pirates goes to fund the drug industry. But the money rock stars make from legal record sales ends up in exactly the same place. When they stop breaking the law, so will I. I [...]
Thai Travelogs: How The French Owe The Thais A Big One
I am back in Thailand again and this time I have done something right by buying the 1-2-call prepaid by AIS that gives you 1500 minutes of free GPRS. So no more excuses of not travelogging on the go (yes, I know that I am lagging behind with my Thai travelogs…) Last week I was [...]
Diego Garcia… err por favor?
The very first mention of Diego Garcia my mind raced for the latest signing by Liverpool to negate Chelsea’s quadruple onslaught for the up and coming English League Cup Final. But the very insertion of the name in between India and Tsunami over dinner with my parents and their friends does not realy concur very [...]
Quote of the Day
“I would like thank you Canadian people who came out to wave – with all five fingers…” – President George W. Bush at a Press Conference during his official visit to Canada.
Dumping the Historical, Religious and Emotional Bagages for the Middle East (Part One)
The problem in the Middle East is a viscious cycle and violence only begets more violence. The Holy Land of Milk and Honey that spans between the Mediterranean Sea and the River Jordan, the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Agaba has been the centre of conflict since the Hebrew exodus of 1446B.C. from Egypt [...]
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