An interesting video looking at the current economic crisis through the eyes of a World-systems theorist: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOP2V_np2c0[/youtube] … [Read more...] about Crises of Capitalism – video
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Su-33 Flanker-D
This is an awesome Russian fighter!!! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qa2E6X-xnnw[/youtube] … [Read more...] about Su-33 Flanker-D
Osh Update
The violence in Osh and Jalal Abad seems to be waning. Many Uzbek refugees are still in Uzbekistan, it is hard to say if they will return. Several sources are suggesting that ousted President Bakiyev and his son were behind these events. Eyewitnesses in Osh stated they saw Tajik masked men shooting at both the Kyrgyz and Uzbek. Interpol arrested President Bakiyev's son, … [Read more...] about Osh Update
Raw Video: Thousands Flee Violence in Kyrgyzstan (AP)
Osh and Jalal Abad are burning… :-(
Most of you probably never heard of Osh or Jalal Abad, two Central Asian cities located in southern Kyrgyzstan. I visited both of these cities in 1999 as part of my 4 month contract work with the American Councils for International Education (ACCELS/ACTR) where I ran the Freedom Support Act's "Future Leader's Exchange" program for high school students. This is how I … [Read more...] about Osh and Jalal Abad are burning… :-(