The story of a woman on the morning of a war/ Tell me if you could exactly what we're fighting for – The Red Hot Chili Peppers This morning I woke up real early and practiced my minimal wu shu. It promised to be a beautiful day – the urban rooster gang was...
The much-anticipated "shock and awe" strategy breathlessly awaited by our image-hungry media has somehow morphed into a war of bluff and bluster. Instead of launching an all-out military assault, the U.S. military strategy is, at least initially, a political...
I believe in this beautiful country. I have studied its roots and gloried in the wisdom of its magnificent Constitution. I have marveled at the wisdom of its founders and framers. Generation after generation of Americans has understood the lofty ideals that underlie...
"Bosnia is a country of hatred and fear." - Ivo Andric, 1920 It will soon be eleven years since Bosnia was recognized as an independent state, yet it has never functioned a single day as such. Most of its Croats have long since taken Croatian citizenship,...
Now that George Bush has quit pretending to weigh the pros and cons of war, and has issued an unacceptable ultimatum to Saddam Hussein, we can expect the war to begin before the week is out. Democratic Senator Joe Lieberman was first out of the box with the slogans of...
Britain’s relationship with America has shaped British politics for thirty years, and it isn’t going to stop now. Just Another Episode In Britain recently politics has entered a rare interesting phase, the Labour Party is turning on its biggest asset and...
I write before President Bush's address, on the assumption that it will offer an ultimatum that will trigger war within days, without offering justifications that persuade me this war is necessary, justifiable or constitutional. So what do we do once the war begins?...
Before the ink on President Bush's new budget had dried, one man was already uncorking some bubbly. No, it wasn't Mitch Daniels. It was Norman Pattiz, Middle East Director at the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), the federal panel responsible for beaming American...
As we shiver in the shadow of war, waiting to be shocked and awed by the malevolent magnificence of militarism in action, some in the antiwar movement are calling for "direct action." What this amounts to is what happened the other day in downtown San...
Jiang is putting the pieces into place to solidify not only his legacy, but the ideas of Old Deng and the position of his protégé, Hu Jintao. The 10th National People's Congress this month was a showcase for the New Generation of leaders and Jiang's...
