http://therazor.org Fri, 12 Oct 2007 20:40:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Prime Minister Gen. Soe Win, reviled for his role in a bloody attack on Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her followers in 2003, died Friday after a long illness, relatives and state media said. He was 59 and was said to have been suffering from leukemia… Soe ... http://therazor.org/?p=889 Via Andrew Sullivan From a reader with first-hand experience in Burma: If freedom is to be gained in the near-term, the Burmese junta need to be dealt a death blow that can only be administered through military defeat. While I admire Aung San Suu Kyi, I’ve come to the conclusion that only guns ... http://therazor.org/?p=882 Indonesians march to show their gratitude for American aid after the Tsunami disaster. I’m glad I didn’t donate a dime to the relief effort. UPDATE: Out of curiosity, I searched for the figures for how much aid we donated. According to this article, total tsunami aid from the US government, corporations and individuals ... http://therazor.org/?p=881 New sports for the 2008 Beijing Olympics: Monk shooting - Odds are Myanmar will do well in this event. Village Burning - In this team sport, competitors vie to rape the inhabitants of a village then burn the huts afterward. Watch the Sudanese - they’re early favorites for the gold in this ... http://therazor.org/?p=880 Before the Kid was born, I wrote a poem about him on the only computer I had at the time, an Apple Powerbook 145b. I recently mentioned the poem to him, and he wanted to see it; so I pulled the Powerbook out of storage, plugged it in, pressed the ... http://therazor.org/?p=879 The more I read about sports - a relatively new pasttime for me - the more I’m beginning to think it’s some of the best writing around. Take this article by Bill Conlin of the Philly Daily News. Conlin begins by talking about the falling dollar, and how gold is becoming ... http://therazor.org/?p=878 You’ll know that African-Americans have achieved equality when they don’t feel compelled to support thugs: Martin Luther King III, son of the slain civil rights leader, said the scene was reminiscent of earlier civil rights struggles. Marching for voting rights is one thing, but for 6 toughs who beat 1 kid ... http://therazor.org/?p=876 Last week the Family traveled to southern California to see the Marine - the Wife’s son. The Marine was in the field for the first few days of our trip, but was able to spend a day or two with us. It was the first time I had seen him ... http://therazor.org/?p=875 St. Louis county has scores of incorporated areas. Some of these areas pay the county to provide their own police protection, others hire a cop or two. In order to pay for their own force some of the incorporated towns set up speed traps. These are widely known by the ... http://therazor.org/?p=874 NOLA residents need to stop whining. http://therazor.org/?p=873