It has been reported many times in the news that Osama bin Laden is hiding in Pakistan and that the Pakistan government probably knows where he is. So is there any real wonder why there has been a huge lack of private donations for disaster relief from the countries that see Osama bin Laden at the very top of the most wanted list. [Read more →]
There are few people in the world that think the up coming November elections in Burma will be elections. For the most part it is an exercise to simply take some of the heat off the junta by mimicking something that resembles an election. [Read more →]
Most people in the world are laid back about religion and do not get too upset when other religions say and do things that drives that particular faith. But over the past 2 years or so the Muslim faith has infringed on non Muslims in less than passive ways, and all this tends to add fuel to the anti Muslim fire. [Read more →]
Thailand’s political crisis is just that, a crisis. But when looking at the Thai crisis it is very important to remember that the real reasons are not of face value, and that is why dialog will not work. [Read more →]
From the vantage point of a fly on the wall looking at the events in Bangkok by Thaksin’s Red Shirt protesters, you would have to admit there are some serious questions about the mental states of the Red Shirt leaders. Some of their latest actions are now being driven by their survival instincts. The Red Shirt leaders have clearly realized that they too have followed their convicted fugitive Icon Thaksin Shinawatra past the point of no return. [Read more →]
In Thailand there is certainly a lot of hype of doom and gloom being predicted by pro Thaksin supporters if Thaksin is found guilty and his fortune is confiscated. So Connecting the Dots has decided to pull out our Ouija board and tell you what we think because our crystal ball is in the shop for upgrades. [Read more →]
Every now and again something just takes off like a rocket. But like most rockets they either find orbit or get a quick lesson in gravity. The question is what will be the fate of Twitter. [Read more →]
It is becoming very obvious that sooner or later there will be significant political changes in Iran. Between the street protests that were spawned by the rigged presidential elections, and the United Nations up in arms about nuclear arms, to say the heat is on is an understatement. [Read more →]
There has been a disturbing trend of late, and that trend is countries trying to extend their laws beyond their borders. So imagine how that will fly once it fully takes hold. [Read more →]
Call it what you will, but when you openly support a traitor in your own country there is something clearly wrong. This simply says you are not loyal to your country or you have been blinded by some illusion. [Read more →]
As Connecting the Dots digs deeper into this path setting question for Thailand, some very uncomfortable thoughts are floating about. But some of those thoughts have basis in rumor, while others have basis in fact. [Read more →]
Long have past the days when news was delivered by courier or a stranger who may be passing through the village. Long have past the days where religion was a tool of power less one religion. Seeing that news can now travel in an instant to anyplace and everyplace, eyes are being opened and conclusions are being drawn by people who still live under the punishment whip. [Read more →]
Iran’s Ahmadinejad interview with NBC news allowed the truth to be known about the recent elections for President of Iran. What came out of Ahmadinejad’s mouth did not match what his body language said. [Read more →]
The strictness of Islam laws both fuel and motivate the Taliban. So if the Islam laws are the fuel, perhaps a change in the laws may empty the Taliban’s tank. [Read more →]
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