Cambodians, and in fact people all over the world, are not taking the coming economic catastrophe seriously enough. One reason is that the ships that left the Middle East over a month ago are still arriving in Europe and other ports, so that shortages, even of oil, are not being felt yet. However, once their […]
Author: whatimnothearing
YES, TRUMP HAD A PLAN FOR IRAN ALL ALONG
Since the beginning of the Iran war, pundits have been criticizing Trump for not having a plan or an objective. He changes his tune every day. Many websites claim that Trump has lost the war and doesn’t know what he’s doing. I claim that Trump had clear objectives, and that he is achieving them big […]
TRUMP’S BALLROOM – NATIONAL SECURITY?
I hate to waste my time on this silly ‘assassination’ story, which is going nowhere. Social media is focused on whether it was ‘staged’ or not, but I believe that misses the point. Let’s suppose for a minute that the assassination attempt was real. Even if so, the spinners might have immediately recognized the opportunity […]
CHINA JUST BANNED FOR-PROFIT SCHOOLS
OK, for a nominally Communist country like China, for-profit education exacerbates class differences, since only the rich can attend the better schools. Therefore, an egalitarian government should outlaw profit-oriented schools. How about extending the ban to lower-middle-class countries like Cambodia or richer countries like the United States? The same class-dividing argument as in China also […]
HORMUZ MISINFORMATION
It’s hard to learn the truth about what ships are or aren’t passing through the Strait of Hormuz. Both sides have told so many blatant lies; it’s difficult to believe anything. Let’s start with the Chinese-owned tanker Rich Starry. According to the Times of India, “The Rich Starry resumed its outbound voyage overnight and sailed […]
THE U.S. $2 BILL IS A GOOD LUCK CHARM IN CAMBODIA
How odd! That the US two-dollar bill should become a good luck charm in Cambodia. When I arrived in Cambodia in January of 1995, the bills were everywhere. Every money-changing stall, and many other shops, had them on display — for good luck, not currency. There was a rumor that the United Nations UNTAC workers […]
CARGO PLANES ON A SEARCH AND RESCUE MISSION?
Two C-130 cargo planes, like those lost in Iran. How? Why were cargo planes assisting in a search-and-rescue mission? And why were they actually on the ground inside Iran? The more I think about this story, the less sense it makes. Did you see the photos of the desert terrain? Doesn’t look like mud to […]
“NO MEN PLAYING WOMEN’S SPORTS”
For culture warriors, transgenders in sports have been a hot-button issue. 180 schoolgirls murdered in Iran? Yawn! Child-rapist President? Bo-ring! But a transgender in women’s sports makes their blood boil. They have a point. Do you want your girls’ basketball team playing against a 110 kg (240 lb.) hulk like Luka Doncic, if he somehow […]
IS TRUMP SCHIZOPHRENIC?
Most Americans will recognize this photo. Trump had claimed that the hurricane would strike Alabama, but the weather service showed him the map with the projected path missing Alabama. Trump promptly took a sharpie and drew an altered black path that included Alabama. He thought that proved him correct. Was Trump lying? No, in his […]
IRAN PEACE TALKS — TACO?
What to make of Trump’s announcement that the Iranians have called him and asked for talks? If Iran was throwing in the towel, they wouldn’t want these talks to be known. They would want to appear strong publicly while acting weak in private. This would explain why Iran is denying that any dialogues are taking […]