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Face of Zimbabwe:2009 - An update

The other day Adam referenced a post at This is Zimbabwe. Thanks to the people at that blog he has permission to post the item in full. So for those who did not see the post , here is the full content… more →

The Inquiring Mind

Economic sanctions, Google Ads and propping up despots

davidkirkpatrick wrote 4 months ago: Interesting bit of analysis on the unintended consequences of government sanctions against out-of-fa … more →

Tags: Politics, Business, technology, iraq, twitter, economic sanctions, Google AdSense

Face of Zimbabwe:2009 - An update

adamsmith1922 wrote 1 year ago: The other day Adam referenced a post at This is Zimbabwe. Thanks to the people at that blog he has p … more →

Tags: Africa, Social commentary, Zimbabwe, Mugabe, Zimbabwe, This is Zimbabwe, Necessities of Life

Letter from Rangoon - a trip into the Golden Land

adamsmith1922 wrote 1 year ago: Scoopit! Riot police in the Sule Pagoda - Yangon George Packer has a very interesting article in The … more →

Tags: media, Burma, Freedom, Social commentary, Abuse of Power, George Packer, Burma, Oppression!

Enough is enough

adamsmith1922 wrote 1 year ago: <a Scoopit! Reading Michael Savage’s blog at The Independent, Adam came across a reference … more →

Tags: Politics, free speech, governance, Africa, Zimbabwe, Freedom, Abuse of Power, Mugabe, Zimbabwe

Burma-source for updates-help essential

adamsmith1922 wrote 1 year ago: Scoopit! Burma still suffering, but off the international front pages. See Irrawaddy web site for es … more →

Tags: Politics, free speech, Asia, World, governance, Burma, Freedom, Rant, Natural Disasters

Burma-Update on the devastation

adamsmith1922 wrote 1 year ago: QUOTE OF THE DAY It is being made into a man-made catastrophe by the negligence, the neglect and the … more →

Tags: INTERNATIONAL, Asia, World, health, Burma, Social commentary, Natural Disasters, Burma, News

Burma-tales of survival

adamsmith1922 wrote 1 year ago: BOGALE, Myanmar — It is a disaster still shrouded in secrecy. The world is growing accustomed to see … more →

Tags: INTERNATIONAL, Asia, World, UN, Burma, Social commentary, Natural Disasters, governance, New York Times

Burma tragedy:New York Times reports — 1 comment

adamsmith1922 wrote 1 year ago: More pictures of the Burma tragedy from the New York Times An article on the situation is here, but … more →

Tags: INTERNATIONAL, Asia, World, media, MSM, Burma, Social commentary, Natural Disasters, New York Times

Saturday Rant-10 May 2008 — 1 comment

adamsmith1922 wrote 1 year ago: This Saturday there are a few things to rant about, but I am going to stick to 3. Firstly is The Mya … more →

Tags: free speech, humour, Greens NZ, USA, INTERNATIONAL, New Zealand, World, governance, Blogosphere

Food Shortages - Impact of Burmese Disaster

adamsmith1922 wrote 1 year ago: The cyclone that hit Burma has caused severe damage in the Irrawaddy delta. The FT reports. This has … more →

Tags: INTERNATIONAL, Asia, governance, Agriculture, Thailand, Agri-Development, food-issues, Grain production, Burma

Olympic Games: A joke, a very bad joke — 3 comments

adamsmith1922 wrote 1 year ago: One of the FT’s Blogs has this excellent item on why it is time to kill off the Olympics. I ha … more →

Tags: Politics, Beijing Olympics, History, INTERNATIONAL, Sport, good ideas, World, governance, Blogosphere

Burma: Glimpses into the Golden Land — 1 comment

adamsmith1922 wrote 1 year ago: When he lived in Singapore Adam had always wanted to visit Burma, but unfortunately never made it. T … more →

Tags: Politics, free speech, Foreign Policy, INTERNATIONAL, Asia, World, governance, Blogosphere, Burma


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