Posted in War of Misinformation on February 23rd, 2009 10 Comments »
There is yet another obscure way our government is trying to fight the so-called “war on terror” (besides actually stopping it).
Pomegranates.
Apparently these delicious (but ridiculously hard-to-peel) fruits are the key to fighting terror in Afghanistan and thwarting the Taliban. Unable to keep local Afghan farmers from growing the lucrative opium poppies, the U.S. government is [...]
Posted in India on February 9th, 2009 7 Comments »
Last night, as my next-door neighbors celebrated their daughter’s second birthday, her older brother (all of 6-years-old) ran into the hallway and began to set off firecrackers.
It’s a long, echoing, concrete hallway on the 11th floor. Not exactly a venue you would expect for a firecracker celebration. Each blast sprayed small colorful confetti across the [...]
Posted in War of Misinformation on February 3rd, 2009 5 Comments »
There may be a new administration in the U.S., but tell that to Iraqis, Afghans, or Pakistanis.
Even China’s Prime Minister Wen Jaibao is paying for Bush’s eight years of failure.
Less than three days after taking office, President Obama has continued the failed U.S. policy of dropping bombs from unmanned drones to fight the so-called “war [...]