Archive for November 1, 2005
Cost of “Democracy”: I was reading in the WSJ an (very very general and undetailed) itemization of the US “reconstruction” budget for Iraq. And I read that some $ 576 million were spent on “democracy.” What on earth is that? How were those millions spent on “democracy”? How do you spend money on democracy? And [...]
Posted on November 1, 2005 by As'ad
Festival of Nausea. Again, when I travel I am forced to consume US TV “news” media, which are far more unintelligent than the print media. I saw that all networks went into live coverage of Bush’s speech on Avian Flu. This guy can barely speak coherently or intelligibly on political issues, and the media are [...]
Posted on November 1, 2005 by As'ad