Pragma Synesi – interesting bits

Compendium of interesting bits I come across, with an occasional IMHO

The Oily Americans

Oldie, but a gives a good idea of how the United States meddled in the Middle East.  Things haven’t changed, have they?

From Time magazine, Monday, May. 19, 2003:

The Oily Americans

By Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele

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September 30, 2009 Posted by | history, politics, terrorism | , , , , , | Leave a Comment

Linking population growth and violence

Young, alive but not very heaven

Jan 31st 2008
From The Economist print edition

Quick tempers come with quick population growth

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February 22, 2008 Posted by | anthropology, economics, politics, terrorism | Leave a Comment

The origin of the word “terrorist”

From the New York Times:

Bush’s Dangerous Liaisons

Very interesting…

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October 29, 2007 Posted by | history, politics, terrorism | , , , , | 2 Comments

   

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