“‘Mislead’ is a strong word… Do I think somebody lied to me? No, I don’t. I think it was just, you know, they analysed the situation and came up with the wrong conclusion.” – George W. Bush on feeling he had been misled on the intelligence on Iraq.Read more
Posts tagged: #Iraq
Bush Could've Built Some Pyramids?
Putting things into perspective, from Metafilter: Cost of Iraq war may exceed $1 trillion dollars. That number is hard to comprehend. To get a grip on it, observe that the CIA says the average annual purchasing power of Iraqi citizens is $3,400, and there are about 7,500,000 males between 15-65 years old in Iraq. Divide this out, and it turns out that by the time we’re “done” with Iraq, we could have hired each and every man in Iraq andRead more
Protests Spread in Indonesia Over Caricature
Protests spread in major cities over caricature The Jakarta Post, Bandung, Semarang, Surabaya Despite calls for restraint, protests intensified in the country’s main cities Monday over the publication in European media of caricatures depicting the Prophet Muhammad. Protesters in most of the cities decried what they considered the use of freedom of the press to justify insulting Islam. About 200 protesters from the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) in West Java town of Bandung threatened to conduct searches for Danish nationalsRead more
America's Health Crisis
Of course I altered this image in Photoshop, but I felt as if this could become a strong statement if you read into the details. Weird? Perhaps. It may also just be the after-effects of having watched, “Super Size Me”. Obesity is killing far more Americans than September 11, heroin, and AIDs combined. The real victims in my opinion, are the children. They are influenced into poor eating habits by their parents first and foremost – without even knowing it.Read more
Step Into the Ring
E – Day is upon us. The way that I feel about this election – To be completely honest I don’t feel as if either candidate is what America needs right now. I will not state which one I would vote for, as it’s not worth the backlash that I would receive either way. Once again, the election has come down to harsh words, untrue statements, and childish name calling. We have to ask ourselves, “Is this really the bestRead more
American Tourists and SARS
Now that I’m completely off point… let me wander back. From what I’ve seen, Asia is a land that all of the world should devote time towards learning about. From any standpoint: travel, education, investing, militarily, arts, and culturally, Asia has a tremendous offering that many people will never learn about. If Americans have a holiday, we tend to visit beautiful places within our country, or those nearby. Now, there’s nothing wrong with that, but it’s simply a part ofRead more