Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Saudi Arabia’s massive oil deposits and its 9.53 million barrels per day (bpd) of petroleum production make it an enormous […]
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Omar Khayyam (71)
Now that the rose of your good fortune is blooming, why are you standing there with no glass in your hand? Have some wine– fate […]
The Arab Revolutions Continue, its Just not Mostly on American TV
Friday is a traditional day of protest in the Arab world, and yesterday did not disappoint. In addition, there were some important developments in the […]
Geraldo wears the Hoodies he Blames for Shooting
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Omar Khayyam (92)
The sky is a belt woven from our tattered lives. The mighty river was formed by all the tears our eyes have shed. Hell is […]
Tron Dance from Japan: Homage to to the Modern Body
Japan’s Wrecking Crew Orchestra performs an innovative light dance in uniforms like those in the classic science fiction movie Tron. I see the performance as […]
Is Iraq’s Arab League Summit being Overshadowed by Sectarian Violence?
Iraq is planning to host the summit of the Arab League in Baghdad next week, in a bid to underscore its reemergence as an independent […]
The US Congress’s UNESCO Problem: Daily Show
Comedy Central’s John Oliver sends up the US congressmen who stupidly and wickedly cut off funding to UNESCO because 100 member nations voted to admit […]
Omar Khayyam (67)
They say that drunkards are consigned to hell; but that makes no sense and the heart cannot accept it. If lovers and lushes are going […]
AH-64 Apache Helicopter Crashes in Afghanistan
Apache helicopter crash in Afghanistan– incredibly no one was hurt. Apparently this video was leaked, and we don’t hear about woundings, crashes and other negative […]
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