00:31 And here I am drifting away on my raft into the seas of imagination. Carlos Gardel accompanying me with his intimate voice making love to his music. Thats the nature of tango I would have to say. I leave in about ten hours, ready and packed. The end of another tumultuous semester and I […]
Iran: A Threat Ignored
In the dispute between the US and Iran it seems that the international community has shown little or no decisiveness. Iran has stated its dangerous intentions time and again yet most of the media seems too busy, too comfortable, and perhaps too confused to ask the hard questions regarding Iran. President Ahmedinajad has written an […]
Double-entendre Pontiff
Pope Benedict XVI’s trip to Turkey, thanks to being under tight security including shutting down major arteries, snipers and security checkpoints in Istanbul and portions of the public transit system in Istanbul went off with nary a hitch, and the main demonstrations during the duration of his stay were either far afield from his itinerary […]