Monthly Archives: August 2013
India/Pakistan border closing ceremony
India/Pakistan border closing ceremony
Every evening the border between Pakistan and India is closed in a highly entertaining ceremony that garners a huge audience and lots of tourists…
CIA reveals US aid when Iraq used chemical weapons on Iran in 1988
CIA reveals US aid when Iraq used chemical weapons on Iran in 1988
Article from Foreign Policy on the CIA documents that acknowledge the aid the US gave to Saddam Hussein’s Iraqi army in 1988 so that he could use sarin and mustard gas on the opposing Iranian forces. Topical because of the current administration’s hand-wringing over Syria. If you are in my Political Geography class this semester, this is your first chance to get participation points by commenting on the article and what it means to the current debate. Be civil…
Shanghai – then and now
A view of Shanghai’s commercial district, twenty-five years ago, and today. From The Atlantic
Protest – 1979 to the present
An interactive map from Foreign Policy showing media reported protests around the world from 1979 to the present.
Varanasi, India
Rooftops of densely packed homes in Varanasi, India
“Paranoia about…
“Paranoia about nature, of course, distracts attention from the obvious fact that Los Angeles has deliberately put itself in harm’s way. For generations, market-driven urbanization has transgressed environmental common sense.”
Mike Davis Ecology of Fear 1998
All the bairns o' Adam 