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Tag Archives: US
The Voice of Murder
The subject of the bloody 1965 Indonesian mass murder of suspected communists is not often openly discussed history even in today’s Indonesia. Given the pervasive silence, estimates vary on the actual number of people killed, but it’s generally accepted as … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign affairs, History
Tagged 1965, antidemocratic, Asian communism, Associated Press, Autocracy, banyan tree, Cambodia, China, CIA, clove cigarettes, communism, communist, Darmo, death tool, decapitation, democracy, freedom, Hamid, History, Indonesia, Indonesian, Indonesian massacre, islam, Islamic clerics, Javanese sarong, mass graves, mass murder, murder, Nahdlatul Ulama, nationalism, PKI, pogrom, preemptive murder, prisoners, purge, Quran, religion, sledgehammer, Suharto, Sukarno, Sulchan, US, Vietnam
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US-Georgia Solidarity Pin
Republic of Georgia-US flag lapel pin for sale. Have you ever wondered why people who say flag pins are “empty gestures,” ironically always seem to be the same folks who think issue-ribbons (breast cancer, AIDS, etc) are meaningful (and vice … Continue reading
Posted in Around the Web
Tagged AIDS, breast cancer, flag pin, flags, Georgia Republica, idealism, lapel pin, loyalty, mankind, patriotism, Republic of Georgia, ribbons, solidarity, US
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Photos from the Front
89 amateur snapshots from the war in Georgia. Some are rather gruesome, so avoid this link if you’ve a weak stomach. It was good to see some US munitions and equipment in Georgian hands too.
Posted in Foreign affairs, Lee's Page
Tagged amateur, equipment, front, Georgia, munitions, photos, Russia, snapshots, South Ossetia, US, war
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US Easily Defeats Greece
Looking like the Redeem Team is exactly that so far. Greece fell 92-69 in Beijing, securing our quarterfinal berth.
Posted in Around the Web
Tagged basketball, Beijing, China, greece, olympics, quarterfinals, redeem team, redeption, Sports, US
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QandO Podcast
McQ, Dale and I discuss the Russian campaign against Georgia over South Ossetia. Generally I feel that our support should belong to Georgia. However, Georgia has severely miscalculated in this matter, and frankly our options are limited. At best, we … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign affairs, Lance's Page
Tagged Abkhazia, airspace, campaign, Dale, discuss, Georgia, Lee, McQ, NATO, negotiated settlement, peacekeeeping, peacekeepers, Putin, Russia, South Ossetia, sovreignty, US, war
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Restructure State to Save It
Cross-posted from Registan.net, your one-stop shop for news and analysis of going on in Central Asia and the Caucasus. Thirteen months ago, I noted the problems caused by the U.S. State Department having dramatically different divisions than the military COCOMs. … Continue reading
Posted in Developmental economics, Foreign affairs
Tagged Domestic Politics, government, policy, State, US
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Savimbi Gets Robbed
The tomb of Jonas Savimbi in Moxico has been looted by graverobbers. A number of items were stolen including his bronze epitaph. A bit of a sad addendum for the former US ally and UNITA leader who had battled the … Continue reading
Posted in Around the Web
Tagged Angola, Angolan Civil War, Cold War, Cuba, epitaph, Jonas Savimbi, Maoist, Marxist, Moxico, MPLA, Soviet Union, tactics, UNITA, US, Vice Presidency
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The Scale of the American Economy
Click to enlarge I thought the map Lance posted from the other day (originally from Strange Maps), which expressed the GDP of foreign countries as US states, based on their approximate equivalent GSP, was a pretty interesting visualization. However, I … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Lee's Page
Tagged , American, business, chart, China, Economics, economy, GDP, Germany, GSP, image, map, regions, scale, states, strange maps, UK, United Kingdom, US, visualization
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