We are form and we are formless. A brooding sonnet to the conflict in North Korea. Not a festive reprise to the holidays. Themes include unprovoked shelling of Yeongpyeong-do by North Korea, over military exercises by South Korea (which allegedly crossed the Northern Line Limit); the sorrow of an ancient family divided; the cultural and […]
Category: foreign affairs
WOLVERINES!!!!!
A throwback Monday song. By the skin of my London Fog. Themes include the dubious ratification of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START); 1984 Cold War movie classic, Red Dawn; and the the divergent views on the effectiveness of the treaty’s terms for America’s national security and missile defense. And, for all you nerdy, nerds […]
Field of Dreams
I was scrambling for the right topic late into the evening. A lot of stories are lingering from last week that already saw some coverage from this site. My own experience in the Middle East puts this matter squarely within the bailiwick of my emotions, if not my perspective. As in all matters, there […]
The Indian O! – Myanmar Election Awareness Monday
Another crazy weekend. My daughter was sick and my mom broke her neck. Not a euphemism. Literally, broke a vertebrae. So I made a marathon run over to Knoxville, TN and then back today. About 6 hours round trip. Wrote a Myanmar rap on the way. Of course I did. Want to hear it? […]
Friendly Skies
And getting friendlier. A cadre of delayed passengers almost killed the boarding pass handlers last night at Charlotte Douglas International’s C10 gate who had, only moments before, permitted the departing plane to taxi away, notwithstanding information that a companion flight had been substantially delayed. No one seemed particularly relieved that they might have instead just had […]
MONDAY CONFIDENTIAL
This post will self-destruct unless you quickly and repeatedly press play. Commentary on recent classified document dump by Wikileaks of nearly 400,000 Iraq War documents, which may or may not include evidence of war crimes, torture in secret prisons, significant civilian casualties, and even limited caches of WMDs. Themes include substantial controversy over the propriety […]
The Last Shall Be G8
Summary of G8 Summit with emphasis on the disproportionate cost/benefit calculation of reducing emissions as between first and third world countries. Themes include power and responsibility. Performed by ipoet. Music produced by Sivion. http://www.ireport.com/themes/custom/resources/swfplayer/mediaplayer.swf
Green Out
A summary of recent events in Iran following the election on June 12, 2009, put to song. Themes include the effect of technology and modernity on antiquity and revolution. Performed by ipoet. Music produced by Mozingo. http://www.ireport.com/themes/custom/resources/swfplayer/mediaplayer.swf
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