Author Archives: Mash

The Talented Dr. Richard Benkin

Posted on March 12, 2007 by Mash

[Hat tip to Shafiur via his comment and another hat tip to Salam Dhaka and Shuchinta] It turns out that Dr. Richard Benkin, the "reporter" who is the source of stories about Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury and Mr. Choudhury’s supporter, is registered … Continue reading →

Posted in Bangladesh, Foreign Policy, Politics | 16 Comments

Profiting From Chaos

Posted on March 11, 2007 by Mash

Now that the warlords are back in control in Somalia, it is probably not surprising that the country is devolving into chaos again. After America’s Ethiopian allies drove the Islamic Courts Union out of power a few months ago, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Policy, International, Politics | 4 Comments

A Little Bit Of Fraud

Posted on March 11, 2007 by Mash

For some fun on a lazy Sunday, read the comments (comment 5,  comment 6, comment 7) by the poster from Bangladesh claiming to be both ‘Steve Johnson’ and ‘Abul Hashem’ in response to my post on Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury. … Continue reading →

Posted in Bangladesh, Israel-Palestine, Middle East Conflict | 3 Comments

Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury: More Dialogue

Posted on March 9, 2007 by Mash

I received another email from Rabbi Sue Levy. I wanted once again to share our continuing conversation with the reader. I thank Rabbi Levy for the opportunity to engage her in discussion about Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury. Rabbi Levy’s email … Continue reading →

Posted in Bangladesh, Israel-Palestine, Middle East Conflict | 23 Comments

Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury: The Conversation Continues

Posted on March 8, 2007 by Mash

Rabbi Sue Levi, a contributor to the Weekly Blitz, has sent an email in response to our email conversation regarding Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury. Her email and my response are below: Dear Mash, I want to clarify three things about … Continue reading →

Posted in Bangladesh, Israel-Palestine, Middle East Conflict | 1 Comment