Archives for November 2008
God the Humanitarian
But since you rejected me when I called and no one gave heed when I stretched out my hand, since you ignored all my advice and would not accept my rebuke, I in turn will laugh at your disaster; I… continue reading »
Canute in Bosnia
Following through on yesterday’s post on Paddy, I turned to his recent Guardian editorial A Bosnian Powder Keg, co-written with Richard Holbrooke. It’s fair to say that these two have been amongst the most visibly influential people involved in the… continue reading »
NATO’s ARRC
While working on Exercise ARRCADE Fusion 2008, I was told that NATO is like Noah’s Ark – they always order two of everything. It was funnier when everybody was a bit drunk and there were bagpipes and an oompah band… continue reading »
While I’m waiting for free time:
Every time you throw away a plastic bag, it makes Global Warming Jesus cry.
Losing your voice
R.I.P. Studs Terkel. This man changed the way I saw people, the way I saw history, the way I saw life. A question for the mob: where are the Studs Terkels of the Web? I thought the Web would give… continue reading »
Words per minute #11: Eisenhower on War
Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. This world in arms is not… continue reading »