Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 23rd, 2006
American Bombing of Cambodia - revisited
As the public and press revisit the Khmer Rouge era, Ben Kiernan and Taylor Owen take a look at a less popular topic.
http://www.walrusmagazine.com/u/register/?ref=history-bombs-over-cambodia
If you have no email address, you can see another copy here.
http://tinyurl.com/lc7a5
Courtesy DAS Tags: Cambodia
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Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 22nd, 2006
Betty Ford and the GT Falcons
Talking to a Stranger Saturday Sept 30, 2006
Foriegn Correspondents Club rooftop terrace Saturday Oct 7 2006
Admission free! Drinks? They're at barang prices.
From 'What's On'. Tags: Cambodia,rockandroll
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Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 21st, 2006
Feeding the Ghosts
I'll be seeing nicely dressed families going to the pagodas for the next few days.
Like just about every culture, Cambodians have a holiday to pay respects to the departed: Pchum Ben. Most offices are giving their staff Tuesday through Monday off; the actual time of observance is ...
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Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 20th, 2006
Coup next door.
We interrupt your regularly scheduled blog for a news update:
Thai military coup.
via CamNews: http://tinyurl.com/s5jr8
http://tinyurl.com/zawqy
All over the news media shortly.
Damn. Over the last year, I was getting the impression that ASEAN countries were getting into the habit of resolving political differences more and more via institutions rather than ...
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Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 20th, 2006
Starbuckian
San Francisco, Christmas vacation, 2004:
I am walking the slanting streets of San Francisco. No matter where I turn, there is always a coffee shop within my sight. Starbucks coffee, to be precise. Just how much coffee does one city need?
There is room in the market for an upscale coffee ...
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