#265 rebuilding haiti

For one living the other side of the globe, I glean understanding from the actual footage of catastrophe or apocalypse through the media — read, hear and see from videos and pictures. In the US, since 911, the rebuilding on the former World Trade Center site is yet complete. I wonder about this situation in Haiti. To rebuild [...]

#264 possible quake predicted 2 years ago

No one expected an earthquake to break out in Haiti even though she was warned 2 years ago by scientists a quake was possible. No one believed this could happen as there was no quake for the last 200 years in its natural history. No one was prepared for this tumultuous magnitude. The 7.1 magnitude [...]

#258 keeping a soldier in Afghanistan

Staggering! The US administration spends a million dollars a year to keep one soldier in Afghanistan! How true is this? Can the Afghans appreciate such sacrifice of a life and resources spent? Is this what it means to police and maintain peace in the world?

#257 transparency?

The US President Obama announced his strategy is to withdraw the US troops from Afghanistan in July of year 2011. This might assure and boost their morale but… Hmmm…how would the enemies receive this news?