In my prior post, "Wikileaks.org: Secret US Embassy Cables", I didn't get a chance to say what I thought were wrong about this leak. I mean the leaking itself, not the content of it. Apparently, the Western media is still all over it, gloating at America's misery and milking it for every penny of advertising dollar they can get their hands on. Here is an example, the … [Read more...] about Western media’s gloating at America’s misfortune over the State Department’s cable leaks should stop
The bully has been stabbed by the smaller kid, but now what?
Lately we have been spending a lot of time discussing Korea. Yesterday I had a chance to discuss this issue with one of my best friends over lunch. This post is essentially a distillation of that conversation. There are few more important points people should bear in mind when thinking about what is happening in that region. The DPRK indeed bombed an inhabited area … [Read more...] about The bully has been stabbed by the smaller kid, but now what?
Wikileaks.org: Secret US Embassy Cables
Wikileaks made history on October 22, 2010, for making public the "391,832 reports ('The Iraq War Logs'), documenting the war and occupation in Iraq, from 1st January 2004 to 31st December 2009 (except for the months of May 2004 and March 2009) as told by soldiers in the United States Army." They are making headlines again, bigger headlines I think, for starting to release … [Read more...] about Wikileaks.org: Secret US Embassy Cables
大汗颂 (Great Khan) by 郭尔罗斯组合 (Gorlos Band)
Below is a performance by the Gorlos Band (郭尔罗斯组合), entitled "Great Khan" ("大汗颂"), at a music competition carried on CCTV. There is a mixture of throat singing and the Mongolian morin khur. It's a really neat composition to say the least. The thing that struck me while watching this video is the fact that China's continued lifting of millions of people out of poverty means … [Read more...] about 大汗颂 (Great Khan) by 郭尔罗斯组合 (Gorlos Band)
America enters Thanksgiving with trumpet for war over North Korea
As America enters this weekend of Thanksgiving celebration, North Korea's recent shelling of Yeonpyeong Island (currently held by South Korea) will be widely discussed among family and friends. Thanksgiving is a U.S. holiday to commemorate help the Massachusetts based Wampanoag Native Americans in the 1600's provided to the newly arrived European pilgrims to cultivate the land … [Read more...] about America enters Thanksgiving with trumpet for war over North Korea