Two Words: ROAD TRIP The head of the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (Esfandiar Rahim-Masha’i) has said: Foreign tourists can visit Iran’s nuclear centers. In order to learn more about this report, we’ve telephoned the deputy head of the Tourism Organization. Hello, Mr Malekzadeh. Please go ahead. (Mohammad Sharif Malekzadeh) In the discussion that …
North Korea's banking trouble
by | 2006-10-06 | 2 Comments
In addition to focusing on the nuclear, the US has been pressuring financial institutions to crack down on NK for drug trafficking and counterfeiting. In yesterday’s Financial Times, Anna Fifield and Guy Dinmore write: North Korea’s leadership is under severe economic pressure. Financial sanctions imposed by the US in September last year appear to have …
More North Korea Nuclear Testing Rumors
by | 2006-10-06 | 1 Comment
Pick a test site. Any test site. From the Korea Herald The Seoul government is now working closely with U.S. intelligence agencies on identifying the North’s possible test site. [snip] However, all acquired intelligence has been dependent on statements by North Korean defectors without satisfactory verification. Some analysts said North Korea may conduct nuclear tests …
Shameless Other-Promotion
by | 2006-10-05 | 2 Comments
My friend and former co-worker Chris McIntosh has earned a slot at TNR’s post-season baseball-blog Deep in the Count. The blog has some very good writing, although it’s premised on the inane assumption that baseball is not boring. Here’s his bio: Chris McIntosh is a diehard Atlanta Braves fan by birth (yes, we do exist), …
