Have you thought to yourself, "man, this talk about freedom, God, human rights, and we are for good while people we don't like are evil has become so trite and boring?!" I actually thought the following round-table of Vladimir Putin dishing out his views on America refreshingly interesting. I have my opinions, but I often wished American politicians would be equally willing … [Read more...] about Putin talks to Russia Today about NSA, Iran, and American mindset
US Botches Extradition, Snowden Goes to Russia, Ignorant Media Accusations Fly
Sometimes, a story is not a story, because it is inevitable, except for the ignorant accusations that demonstrate how one side is completely filled with hot air and not much competence. Such is the case of the dramatic "escape" of Edward Snowden from HK to Russia (of all places). It was expected, because even US probably anticipated some kind of Snowden escape, to … [Read more...] about US Botches Extradition, Snowden Goes to Russia, Ignorant Media Accusations Fly
NYU and China Aid Fight Over Cheng Guangcheng And The “Human Rights” Turf
The American Left hates China, the Right hates China, and Chen Guangcheng is stuck in the middle of two very passionate groups gunning to be the thought leader of America's democracy battles and the war on China's soul (or lack of): - Last week, Chen Guangcheng accused NYU of kicking him out due to pressure from the Chinese government over NYU’s Shanghai campus plan. … [Read more...] about NYU and China Aid Fight Over Cheng Guangcheng And The “Human Rights” Turf
Toward a Japan-Anchored Asian Order?
Peter Lee wrote an interesting piece at Asia Times titled "India places its Asian bet on Japan" today regarding his take of India's recent rapprochement with Japan. Before reading this piece, I had regarded Singh's recent trip to Japan as nothing much more than two second-rate power trying to form a second-rate alliance against a perceived first-rate power. But perhaps there … [Read more...] about Toward a Japan-Anchored Asian Order?
The Snowden Question: If the West Doesn’t Give Refuge, Who Will?
As I have compared and contrasted before, the US can be particularly vicious and relentless, when it comes to hunting its "fugitives", such as Bobby Fischer, etc.. And it really doesn't matter how long Bobby Fischer went on the run, the US government doesn't have much of a history of forgiving (unless you are an elite campaign contributor, which often will get your a … [Read more...] about The Snowden Question: If the West Doesn’t Give Refuge, Who Will?