Posted in India on April 29th, 2009 4 Comments »
I stood near the open door of the Mumbai metro train as it approached the next station, trying to ignore my perspiration-soaked shirt pasted to my back. It wasn’t yet mid-morning, but one of the world’s most populous cities was already a bustling mass of commuters.
A middle-aged passenger in front of me with thin-rimmed spectacles [...]
Posted in Afghanistan, War of Misinformation on April 21st, 2009 18 Comments »
A story about a women’s shelter in Afghanistan should be an opportunity to showcase what can really drive progress. It could be a chance to commend those handling the day-to-day operations. It might be an opening to demonstrate what role Islam plays in women’s lives who, although they have been victims of a brutal misogynist [...]
Posted in War of Misinformation on April 14th, 2009 17 Comments »
I thought the U.S. military was funded by American taxpayers for the purpose of protecting our population (yes, rescuing an American hostage from pirates falls under “protection”).
But there is a difference between rescuing a kidnapped American citizen and providing routine sea patrols outside of U.S. jurisdiction – something that sounds more like corporate security at [...]
Posted in War of Misinformation on April 7th, 2009 8 Comments »
After the shooting rampage in Binghamton that left 13 people dead, the city’s police chief – the man charged with protecting the citizenry – said in a moment of stupidity:
“If some crazy lunatic decides to pick up a gun and go someplace and start shooting people, I really don’t have the answer how…[to] prevent anything [...]