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Why I placed that Ban Blair-Baiting ad
by Stan Rosenthal The hate-speech directed at Blair must be countered “Bliar is a war criminal and should be tried and executed – let’s bring back castration, disembowelling, hanging, and quartering since he is also a traitor.” This is a more extreme example of the sort of hate-speech being incessantly directed at our former Prime … Continue reading
Yulia Tymoshenko: Princess of the Orange Revolution
Like they say in Ukraine: You can’t stop her in any normal political way. You can’t beat her on TV, you can’t out-argue her on the town square. If she had more biological time on earth, she’d become president of the Ukraine, president of the EU, president of the U.S. The only thing that can stop her is Tymoshenko herself.
Noynoy Aquino: the straightest guy in town
by silent sinner Whatever doubt I had about a possible Noynoy Aquino administration had been effectively put to rest by the speech he gave at the Makati Business Club last Thursday. It wasn’t just a good keynote speech. It was probably the best policy speech I’ve heard from a Filipino politician in recent years. It … Continue reading
2010 Elections: New Heads of State and Heads of Government
by Caela (Ed: silent sinner) Here is an overview (albeit incomplete) of the possible batch of new and not-so-new leaders in the world stage this year either making their debut at International events as head of state/government or will be lucky to be saying “I’m back!”.
The Middle East Game: von Neumann Solution
In this case, we look at this from a mathematical point of view, since infinitely long games are not considered outside the field of mathematics. We have to consider the possibility of an infinitely long game for they have elections, no time limits. They are willing to fight no matter how much it costs them or how long it takes. The resources are infinite: one side with the nuclear arsenal of the obscenely powerful and the other with the incandescent, destructive power of the utterly delusional.
The Blood, The Backhoes and The Bodybags: Warlordism in the 21st Century
by Neil The Satirical Filipinos are used to seeing brains splattered across the pavement during election time. Election period is every gun smuggler’s, hit man’s and corrupt politician’s candyland; for guns, goons and gold are very much in circulation this time of the year. Thus a politician receiving a bullet through the head or getting … Continue reading
Philippines, Indonesia: Exceeded Growth Expectations
While the BRIC and N-11 saw sharper contractions than developed countries in general, Goldman Sachs said these economies also posted stronger rebounds. The investment bank grouped the BRIC and the N-11 in terms of the differentiation, with the Philippines still at the top tier.
“This group of winners includes Brazil, China, India, Egypt, Indonesia, and the Philippines. They have experienced a relatively mild slowdown, and have shown an impressive rebound in growth and activity this year.”
In the middle group are Korea, Nigeria, Turkey, and Vietnam, which have also seen impressive rebounds despite relatively sharp contractions, Goldman Sachs said.
Meanwhile, Iran, Mexico, Pakistan, and Russia belong to the bottom level given the depth of their recessions and sluggishness of recoveries.
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