The European Parliament has passed a proposal (571 in favor, 38 against) to treat Internet censorship by national governments as a trade barrier. The proposal was submitted by European Parliament member (MEP) Jules Maaten of the Dutch conservative VVD party. The adopted Maaten amendment calls on the European Commission, “to specifically deal with all restrictions to the provision of Internet and […]
Greed Revisited
More and more it appears as if 2008 might become The Year The Truth Began To Be Spoken — particularly in these United States. That’s sure to be a welcome transformational experience for a culture long steeped in smiley-faced spin control. At first The Truth may appear to be hurtful, but that’s not its purpose. […]
Pakistan On The Long Road To Freedom
Two events in the last three months have radically changed the course of Indo-Pak relations, and have the potential to radically alter the future direction of South Asian history. The first of these events took place on November 24, 2007. On this day, a suicide bomber detonated himself beside a bus at the entrance of Camp […]
Tip in coin collection
Tip in coin collection I started collecting coins early at the age of 10. I was not really interested in coins then. But I was just being stirred by my brother who was already a serious coin collector. Like all kids, I was simply a copy cat in coin. When I grew and […]
Part 13: El Camino de Santiago
Camino Day 13 Buenos Dias Los Amigos, Today’s stage took us the massively impressive distance of 34 kms, from Leon to Hospital de Orbigo. This morning and last night were like the first day of school all over again. Exactly the same as at Roncesvalles, where we started some 22 years ago, there was a […]
Birthpangs of Publishing
It literally began with a dream of a little girl holding a butterfly in her left hand. Then it grew. No matter how I wished it away, it stuck onto me like a leech. So I decided to put my energy into it, and the words rushed at me in orgasmic fashion. It was 2004. […]