Apparently, Bush is staying the course. 14 September 2007: “The principle guiding my decisions on troop levels in Iraq is ‘return on success.’ The more successful we are, the more American troops can return home.” 11 January 2007: “The situation in Iraq is unacceptable to the American people – and it is unacceptable to me.… Read More: Mindboggling quotes by George Bush »
Bet you didn’t know about these Paramount Pictures and Pixar Animation remakes.
Singapore Democrats ran an interesting article on how Lee Kuan Yew destroyed Lim Chin Siong with the help of the British. Some excerpts: “Lee [Kuan Yew] is probably very much attracted to the idea of destroying his political opponents. It should be remembered that there is behind all this a very personal aspect… he claims… Read More: The bogeyman is among us »
Over the weekend, I was back in Singapore to process some documents at the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority and I observed that the place was flooded by mainland Chinese either applying for citizenship or passport. This got me thinking: these people are unlikely to vote against the establishment, since by opting to come to Singapore,… Read More: There’s no place I’d rather be? »
In Singapore, it’s quite the opposite – everything comes down to the PAP. Related story: America’s most dangerous unindicted criminal
Here’s the translation of a famous 1976 poem by Friedrich Gustav Emil Martin Niemöller: When the Nazis came for the communists,I remained silent;I was not a communist. When they locked up the social democrats,I remained silent;I was not a social democrat. When they came for the trade unionists,I did not speak out;I was not a… Read More: First they came… »