Monthly Archives: April 2004

Porphy sees an upcoming civil war in Saudi Arabia. Read Porphyrogenitus: April 18, 2004 – April 24, 2004 Archives for Porphy’s reaction to a NY Post article entitled: Al Qaeda’s Saudi War. Well, looking back over it, not much of … Continue reading →

Business Week examines Aldi’s and finds a tight supply chain with a focus on value. Read The Next Wal-Mart? for the entire article. Quoting (selectively) from the article, the privately held company appears to be on a roll. Aldi is … Continue reading →

Michael J. Totten says in Paranoid Blowhard that Limbaugh’s latest rant is the result of living his life in a dittohead echo chamber. I think he’s still has some hallucinations leftover from going through detox. Or perhaps the detox didn’t … Continue reading →

For those who reflexively call each conflict that the US engages in “another Vietnam”, Arnold Ahlert in Vietnam’s Real Lesson has some points to make. I would change the wording from “Democrats” to “Liberals/Progressives”, but the opening statements ring true … Continue reading →

ABC news is reporting that Allan Larid is accusing the mining company Echo Bay of paying Abu Sayyaf over $2 million (in addition to material support) to leave them alone while developing a gold mine in the Philippines. Read Blood … Continue reading →

David Adesnik over at Oxblog writes about a presentation by Prof. Sung-Yoon Lee of Tufts. In Blackmail is not Enough, David reports: The analytical linchpin of Prof. Lee’s approach to North Korean behavior is his conclusion that the Pyongyang dictatorship … Continue reading →

Over at Centerfield, Centerfield: Kerry’s Shift Is Well Underway. The key question, is “How will the anti-war portion of the left respond to Kerry’s shift?” While there is some question as to whether we should have gone into war in … Continue reading →