M. Zuhdi Jasser, a Pheonix physician writes about the flying Iman’s story. His explanation of what happened, and why, is very good and worth reading, but the most important thing I think is this section:
As a devout Muslim, I have watched this painfully protracted saga unravel, fearing what comes next. The media, especially print media, […]
TCS Daily
In a report out today, The World Bank looks both at current economic growth rates and projections for the next 25 years. The report, Global Economics Prospects 2007 says “developing economies are projected to grow by 7.0 percent in 2006,more than twice as fast as high-income countries (3.1 percent), with all developing regions growing […]
washingtonpost.com
The Army and Marine Corps are planning to ask incoming Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Congress to approve permanent increases in personnel, as senior officials in both services assert that the nation’s global military strategy has outstripped their resources.In addition, the Army will press hard for “full access” to the 346,000-strong Army National Guard […]
globeandmail
Mourners at the funeral of Augusto Pinochet on Tuesday booed the defence minister whose government denied him a state ceremony, exposing the deep divisions in Chile over the former dictator’s legacy.The funeral service was held after nearly 60,000 mourners, many in tears, filed past Mr. Pinochet’s glass-covered casket throughout Monday and early Tuesday at the […]
TigerHawk expounds on this Instapundit post praising drug companies. His entire post is certainly well worth reading, but I want to highlight one small bit that I think is extremely important to think about.
There is nothing more complex than the selling of any new medical technology. Why? Because the person who must be persuaded (your […]
washingtonpost.com
Iran opened a conference on Monday to examine the Holocaust and question whether Nazi Germany used gas chambers to kill Jews, drawing condemnation in the West and criticism from Iran’s Jewish community.Jewish rabbis were present at the government-sponsored event “Review of the Holocaust: Global Vision” alongside academics from Europe, where some countries have made it […]
Robert Zelnick writes in The Christian Science Monitor
When does diplomacy become fantasy? Viewed in the cold light of day, the panel’s “New Diplomatic Offensive” would qualify.
Obviously a statement I agree with. Go read his entire piece, I think it worthwhile.
Richard Fernandez at Pajamas Media on The Baker Report
The report concludes from the outset that the failure of local and regional actors to act rationally,and not any obviously crazy American policy, lies at the heart of Iraqi instability and the threat of regional Sunni and Shi’a clashes. The question is whether any American redeployment — […]
This study is getting a fair bit of attention.
The richest 2% of adults in the world own more than half of global household wealth
according to a path-breaking study released today by the Helsinki-based World Institute for
Development Economics Research of the United Nations University (UNU-WIDER).
The most comprehensive study of personal wealth ever undertaken also reports that […]
Reuters.com
Six world powers failed on Tuesday to agree a draft U.N. resolution to slap sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, and after months of haggling France said several key differences remain between the West and Russia.With agreement still proving elusive at talks between senior officials in Paris, France, Britain and Germany felt the time […]
