Am I the only one who is a bit put off by all this conservative support for the Pfc who allegedly leaked classified material to Wikileak? Have anti-war conservatives gone so far down the road that they no longer value honesty and duty or condemn oath-breaking and treason? Oh well, it’s all in a good cause, as Julius and Ethel Rosenberg used to say. Or was it Kim Philby?
NLM: The Delights of the Divine Office and Lay Life: Further Meditations
From last week: Jung So-ra Crowned Miss Korea and Chong So-ra crowned Miss Korea 2010 (MISSOSOLOGY • View topic - My Top 4 For Miss Korea 2010 and 2010 년 미스코리아)
Asia Times:
Mullen's 'unintended consequences'
Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the United States' joint chiefs of staff, seems to have forgotten his own insight into the "unintended consequences" of an attack on Iran. As he ups the ante with provocations, the admiral and other military planners are unlikely to share pundits' false notions. A surgical strike on Iran's nuclear facilities would achieve nothing but unleashing chaos throughout the Middle East. - Kaveh L Afrasiabi
India wants its crown jewel
Visiting British Prime Minister David Cameron has refused to return the contentious - and priceless - Kohinoor diamond to India. The purportedly cursed gemstone, which was given to Queen Victoria and now resides in the Tower of London, once belonged to various Hindu, Mughal, Persian, and Afghan rulers. Now like much colonial plunder, it has become an emotive symbol of former subjugation. - Raja Murthy
Cantonese cultural warriors fight back
On both sides of the border separating Hong Kong and mainland China, protesters who feel their Cantonese dialect and heritage are under threat by the Chinese leadership's obsession with national unity have taken to the streets. Amid arrests in Guangdong on Sunday they have made it clear that nothing can force them to give up their native tongue. - Kent Ewing
Energy Bulletin:
Crop to Cuisine: Urban farming, food safety, and the new generation of farmers (original)
Dov Hirsch, Crop to Cuisine
This week, Crop To Cuisine steps into the field of urban farming. Food Safety Expert, Bill Marler, addresses the right to eat whatever you want. And Crop To Cuisine continues its series on the new generation of american farmers, From The Ground Up. All that and more.
(mp3)Counterpunch:
Ron Jacobs, Afghanistan: a War Correspondent's Viewpoint
Gareth Porter, Obama Junks 2008 "Troops Out" Pledge
Mike Whitney, Looming Changes at the Fed
Doug Giebel, Flip-Flops and Failures
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