How different politics, and honour, can be in other countries. South Korea’s prime minister offered his resignation and an apology Tuesday for playing golf while a national rail strike disrupted his country. Lee Hae-chan’s resignation was accepted by the country’s president If only other leaders were so honourable and held to such impeccable standards. Need …
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Wind Power Economics
In the comments of my previous post on Manitoba Wind Farms, David Billington asked, ” It would be interesting to know the economics of wind energy compared to fossil fuels as a source of electric power.” Indeed it would. And as if it were simply meant to be… out came a very timely article. It’s …
This is how wars start… Iran and the US
Last November, the UK government accused Iran of supplying Iraqi insurgents with advanced bomb making materials originating from Hezbollah in Lebanon. Yesterday, March 7, the United States, through Donald Rumsfeld, accused Iran of “infiltrating Iraq” with para-military forces to stir up trouble, mainly in the South. Asked whether the alleged insertion of Iranian forces into …