Greetings folks. I’ve been giving talks in Nashville, Tennessee (yesterday) and Birmingham, Alabama today — primarily for the respective Committees on Foreign Relations in these cities. More later on that — have to run.
I am struggling with a computer crash — an APPLE G4 17″ Powerbook — that I thought would never go bad, but it has. The computer won’t even boot from the disk. The apple just appears and a little whirling circle just whirrrrs.
Recently, I wrote an article for the Washington Post about a disturbing trend in Japan in which prominent voices on the journalistic right, intentionally or unintentionally, are animating the activities of ideological zealots and thugs.
I am involved with two liberal arts colleges founded in the revolutionary era. One of these is Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania and founded in 1783 where I’m on the Board of the Clarke Center. The other is Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland founded in 1782.
These pics should inspire some “open thread” chatting. The first is clearly a comment on “body languange.” The next below misinterprets canine-eze as my read of “grrrrr, bark, woof” is that the dogs are just excited about the likelihood soon of new representation at the UN. Open thread.
The Washington Post has run an article this morning stating that the administration’s effort to get John Bolton “confirmed” is now essentially dead — though Condoleezza Rice seems ready to deploy some theatrics to try and get Senator Lincoln Chafee to change his mind.
Today, 14 September, at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill (400 New Jersey Avenue, NW; Washington, DC), a conference titled “U.S. Strategy Towards Iran: Thinking Through the Unthinkables — Beyond a Binary Choice?” will take place from 10:30 a.m. sharp til 2:00 p.m.
Lincoln Chafee has triumphed in his primary vote count tonight. While many will groan about Chafee’s victory because it makes the Rhode Island contest a greater hurdle for the Democratic challenger, I am pleased that Chafee has knocked out the far-right Laffey.
I am chairing an event on Wednesday afternoon titled “Dismantling the ‘Global War on Terror’ Metaphor: Thoughts on Mending America’s Global Position” with George Soros. Soros will address themes in his recent book, The Age of Fallibility: Consequences of the War on Terror, which will be available at the event.
(photo credit: Serge Giachetti) I really enjoyed the meetings today in Iowa City. About 180 people showed up at the Iowa City Public Library and another dozen or so at the Prairie Lights Bookstore where TWN had a blog salon.
