The three topics in the title are really disjoint. I have been wanting to blog about them over the last few days but decided to give a quick take on each in this post. Seeing the mindless buying of salt in China, I am reminded in a land of 1.3 billion people, there must be at least some millions of lemmings. That being the case, I do believe at any moment in time, there … [Read more...] about Fukushima, dropped phone calls, and a three-minute summary of U.S. foreign policy
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Russia Today: Libya “Bombing not quite ‘no fly zone'”
CNN Reports China putting political differences aside to help Japan
Chinese U.N. Ambassador to International Media, “You are the sixteenth member of the Security Council.”
Ronda Hauben has an excellent article on how the international media can play a constructive role with United Nations in fostering peaceful relations between nations. Her article appeared in the the 4th Media. She is a correspondent at the United Nations for a number of media organizations. "International Media 'the 16th Member of the Security Council'" Ronda … [Read more...] about Chinese U.N. Ambassador to International Media, “You are the sixteenth member of the Security Council.”
Russia Today: “Tsunami wave spills over seawall, smashes boats, cars”
While watching it, my knees felt weak. In general, I feel the world is responding with support for the Japanese people. During the 2008 Sichuan 8.0 magnitude earthquake, I remember supportive reactions from around the world too. In our world seemingly full of conflict, it is kind of weird that it takes tragedies of this proportion to see the "good" in us. And I like this … [Read more...] about Russia Today: “Tsunami wave spills over seawall, smashes boats, cars”