CFR/’s Henry Siegman holds court today in the smartest moderated discussion I have ever read at WashingtonPost.com. Seigman, who has an excellent background article and exchange in the New York Review of Books, notes: The “old spiritual leader in a wheelchair” provided the religious justification for the killing of innocent Israeli civilians. He functioned not …
KMT Conspiracy Theories
by | 2004-03-22 | No Comments
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 …
