My favorite Taiwan watcher, who shall remain nameless due to professional conflicts, just called me to share this little nugget: The KMT has made nine allegations of misconduct during the recent election. Nos. 1-8 are what you might expect: Specific allegations of mundane misconduct at various polling stations along the lines of 3. At a …
Q: How Many Canadians Does It Take To Screw Missile Defense?
by | 2004-03-22 | No Comments
A: 100, I hope. This is Canada-month for me: I was just in Montreal for a conference; I am heading to Switzerland for a space security workshop hosted by DFAIT to give a talk on missile defense and space security. One hundred prominent Canadians have signed an open letter to Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin …
Taiwan Election Close; Chen Wounded in Shooting
by | 2004-03-19 | No Comments
Saturday/’s presidential election in Taiwan will be close. The last crop of opinion polls (which were prohibited during the ten days prior to the election) showed incumbent Chen Shui-bian had closed to a statistical tie with the KMT candidate, Lien Chan. The race is now a statistical tie, with the election likely to be decided …
Does Rumsfeld Still Want to Withdraw From Kosovo?
by | 2004-03-18 | No Comments
NATO is sending additional troops to quell the violence in Kosovo, which the OSCE believes was organized. In August, Rumsfeld suggested we reduce U.S. forces in Bosnia and Kosovo. It reminds me of when Governor Bush campaigned on withdrawing all U.S. peacekeepers from the Balkans, before “getting mugged by reality” to borrow a phrase from …
