Month January 2003

“Jihad of Peace”

Came across this story by way of Fark this afternoon. I honestly can’t tell whether Mr. Al-Atraqchi is serious or not. His (by now) cliched attempt to redefine jihad as a personal struggle with one’s inner demons suggests that he’s…

Musings

A thought occurred to me the other night: I don’t think I could ever be a Third World dictator. The amount of discipline one must maintain in order to run a country with an iron fist is far too daunting.…