Afutilestan (VII): The Great Game Revisited

Geography is destiny, Napoleon is reported to have said. I began to appreciate that political truism early on, thanks to marathon games of  Risk I  played as a kid.  According to Wikipedia, Risk was originally released in France in 1957, as La Conquête du Monde—The Conquest of the World. It was likely modeled on the period of history that historians …

Sailin’ Palin: Bush Doctrine— What Bush Doctrine?

YeeeeeeeeeeeHaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwww!!!!!Kill’em all and let God sort’em out!!!!

Obama: One Step Ahead

“A Head of Our Times” —Terry Kruger Yesterday, Barack Obama appeared with Indiana Senator (and veep prospect) Birch Bayh at a forum at Purdue University where he continued to articulate his national security vision. As The Indiana Star reported it: … Obama argued that the Bush administration has not stayed “one step ahead of the threats of the 21st century.” …