Author: rba

   Afghanistan did not fit into the mental maps and ideological constructs of the [insert Country] leaders.  Their analysis of internal social processes in Afghanistan was done through the conceptual lens of...

Jenny Anderson/NYT:  Wall Street Pursues Profit in Bundles of Life Insurance:  “The earlier the policyholder dies, the bigger the return — though if people live longer than expected, investors could get...

Xinhua:  Nagasaki holds ceremony to mark 62nd anniversary of nuclear bombing “In front of about 5,700 peace activists, foreign guests, Japanese officials and representatives of the bereaved families, books with 3,069...

SIGIR Quarterly + Semi-Annual Report to Congress – July 2007 “To date, SIGIR has completed 95 project assessments, 96 limited on-site inspections, and 342 aerial assessments. In three of the four sustainment reviews...

Treading on ground once reserved for outright demagogues, the U.S. Senate passed the Lieberman Amendment to the Defense Appropriations bill on a 97 – 0 vote, thereby codifying stupidity as a qualification for membership in...