Yes, this was exactly what I was going to post earlier. Awkwardly unkempt, taciturn and subtly menacing people suddenly finding themselves in stiff environments and gold chairs, and backdrops of care… (View Post)

I agree with Selebian ; Trump was the one who first did a deal with them, releasing 5000 of their top commanders and then effectively signing away the country by immediately offering a departure date… (View Post)

Donald Trump returning threatens the very continuation of western democracy itself, as we saw in January, so I don't find it hard to agree with Kinabalu personally. (View Post)

I always think Turkey an interesting case, as a bellwether of democracy and religion. It has some of the characteristics of what might be described as a fundamentally religious culture, but also had … (View Post)

An excellent thread header. The status of the middle and far east in the 1960's also deserves much more attention in general. A slightly more positive sign today is that the Taliban seem quite k… (View Post)