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Monthly Archives: February 2009
Better Off If the Europeans Had Never Got Involved
In a SPIEGEL ONLINE interview today, Jeremy Shapiro, Director of Research at the Center on the US and Europe at Brookings Institution in Washington, DC, mentions that the Unites States would have been better off if the Europeans had never … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Germany, USA
Tagged Brookings Institution, Center on the US and Europe, Enduring Freedom, Isaf, Jeremy Shapiro, Nato, Spiegel online, War Against Terror
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They’ll Never Forget!
On the 2nd of August 1990, Kuwait, the small country in the corner of the Persian Gulf, was invaded by Iraqi troops. The tanks overran the tiny post Abdaly, about 50 km north of the Al Mutlaa ridge. Saddam Hussein … Continue reading
Posted in Iraq, Kuwait, UAE
Tagged incubator lie, Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, Kuwait Liberation Day, Kuwait National Day, Operation Desert Storm
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No New Concern?
Of course, the old ones were repeated. In the latest report on Iran of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which had been published yesterday, it is once more concluded that, “[r]egrettably, as a result of the continued lack of … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, NPT
Tagged Additional Protocol, Arak, Esfahan, Fuel Enrichment Plant, Fuel Manufacturing Plant, Green Salt Project, IAEA, IR-40, MKO, Natanz
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Kind of Blue
When did I eventually buy this recording (on CD, of course)? It must have been in the late 1980s. When I became interested in Jazz, 1977 or 1978, it was that of Miles’ epigones: Chick Corea, whatever he did; John McLaughlin’s … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged Bill Evans, Cannonball Adderly, Cool Jazz, John Coltrane, Miles Davis
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Opportunities
Two weeks ago, Iran had launched its first satellite into orbit. It is hoped (and Iranian officials are not getting tired to emphasize) that Hope (the name of the satellite, omid in Farsi) will increase our knowledge and eventually lead to … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, Science, USA
Tagged Exploration Rover Opportunity, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars, Meridiani Planum, NASA, Omid, Victoria Crater
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