Monthly Archives: August 2006

Asia Blog Awards

Posted on August 31, 2006 by Mash

The nominees for the 3rd annual Asia Blog Awards have been selected. To my surprise I found out that I have been selected as a nominee for Best Bangladesh Blog Q1 2006/2007.  The complete list of nominees for Best Bangladesh … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog Reviews, Personal | 13 Comments

Moral Confusion

Posted on August 30, 2006 by Mash

"Force always attracts men of low morality, and I believe it to be an invariable rule that tyrants of genius are succeeded by scoundrels." – Albert Einstein In Salt Lake City yesterday, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld warned against moral … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Policy, Iraq, Politics, Terrorism | 12 Comments

Journalism?

Posted on August 26, 2006 by Mash

I am back from my hiatus and thought I would start off slow. I usually don’t write about this kind of stuff but I just ran across an article in The Washington Post that I must share with you folks. … Continue reading →

Posted in Media | 25 Comments

Mash Takes A Holiday

Posted on August 24, 2006 by Mash

I am sorry folks for the sudden disappearance. My daughter arrived last Monday from her long vacation. I took the last two days off from work to spend time with her.  We have been very busy catching up and spending … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal | 7 Comments

Forever Young

Posted on August 19, 2006 by Mash

Today, August 19th, 2006, a little girl named Abeer Qasim Hamza al-Janabi would have become 15-years-old. Instead on March 12th of this year, her life and the lives of her baby sister and her parents were ended by monsters amongst … Continue reading →

Posted in Human Rights, Iraq, Personal | 11 Comments