November 2010
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Is Afghanistan Worse than Vietnam? →
Robert Wright argues that the war in Afghanistan is strategically worse for the U.S. than the Vietnam War was. (N.Y. Times)
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Attention air passengers: It may be safe to use... →
Turns out that there are no known cases of cellphones causing airplane accidents despite being used—surreptitiously and illegally—on almost every flight. (Boston Globe)
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Release of Myanmar Opposition Leader Anticipated →
Aung San Suu Kyi is expected to be released tomorrow. This is like Mandela being set free. Maybe someday democracy will rise in Myanmar too. (N.Y. Times)
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“The United States now arguably has a more unequal distribution of wealth than...”
– Nicholas Kristof on Our Banana Republic
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Clinton Says Khmer Rouge Trials Should Continue →
It’s awesome to see the U.S. stand up for the right thing concerning the trials of the men who committed genocide in Cambodia. Too bad it’s taken this long. On the other hand, when I visited Phnom Penh in 2002, I couldn’t bring myself to visit Tuol Sleng prison. It was just too traumatic for me. I can relate to the desire to move on (but of course, I’m not a victim of the...
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