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We walked up on this cow eating a potted plant that it has knocked over. What you cannot see in this photo is that there are two of them, both nearly eaten. A lady came out of the store a mo ...

We walked up on this cow eating a potted plant that it has knocked...

A view of the back of Naqqar Khana from Diwan-i-Aam - where the King's throne is.

A view of the back of Naqqar Khana from Diwan-i-Aam - where...

Filming Bollywood.jpg

Filming Bollywood.jpg

Isa Khan Niyazi's Tomb

Isa Khan Niyazi's Tomb

Another Three Hours?

I am working on this post on my Iphone. I am guessing it will post when I land as there is no connectivity on this 747-400. Such an old crappy jet. I am a little amazed Lufthansa is this cramped and dirty.

I have been in transit since 7pm Friday evening NYC time. I have no [...]

Newfest ‘08: Be Like Others

7245|200For years now I have been going and seeing movies that are part of Nefest, the NY GLBT Film Festival. Besides the obvious silly gay films from around the world, I am often struck by some of the documentaries. I tend to see about 12 movies, with a 50/50 breakdown of serious to fun.

Last night [...]

You Wanna GET FUCKING MAD?

WAKE UP PEOPLE! Watch Frontline

Iran, Iraq, Global Warming, Technology Gap, Drugs for Kids, Suburban Despair, Lawlessness of USA, Katrina, White House as THE SEAT OF ALL EVIL, WHO WILL WE VOTE FOR? WHAT KIND OF NATION WILL BE?

EUROPE: What are you going to do now?

Hot on the heals of accusations of war crimes, excessive force, and other hot air from the Old World there comes news of an impending problem in Gaza:

Yuval Diskin, director of Israel’s Shin Bet Security Services, told the Knesset last month that since the Jewish state withdrew from Gaza, the Palestinians successfully have transferred from [...]

Nasrallah Wins The War

So says this week’s The Economist cover story. A quote from the opening paragraph:

Israel’s prime minister set himself an absurd aim�the complete demolition of Hizbullah’s power in Lebanon�and failed to achieve it. The shrewder Mr Nasrallah said victory would consist merely of surviving, and Hizbullah, however battered, did survive.

They want to be martyrs? We should [...]