Tag Archives: Asia

Photo of the day: Karakul Lake, Xinjiang, China

Posted on March 21, 2012 by

Another photo from Karakul Lake, on the Karakoram Highway in Xinjiang, China, very near Pakistan. I cannot think of a more beautiful, eerier, lonelier place in the entire world. The Pamir Plateau is called the rooftop of the world. At … Continue reading →

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Photo of the Day: Bicycle Taxis, Malacca, Malaysia

Posted on January 29, 2012 by
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Does the Obama Administration Know America’s Allies From Its Enemies?

Posted on November 20, 2011 by

Two separate items from this week indicate that it probably does not. First, we have US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta speaking at a shipyard in Groton, Connecticut as he toured a new navy submarine which is nearing completion: We face … Continue reading →

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Obama Thinks Hawaii is in Asia (Doesn’t He Realize It is One of the 57 States?)

Posted on November 16, 2011 by

This is Barack Obama bloviating at the APEC presser: He starts poorly and goes downhill from there. His rhetoric about sharing the burden and not letting the politically well-connected profit from things is mind-numbing in its mendacity and stupidity. In … Continue reading →

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