Author Archives: Mash

Why Hillary Clinton Will Never Get My Vote

Posted on March 3, 2008 by Mash

First, she propagates the "Obama is a Muslim" double-smear last night on 60 Minutes using carefully parsed conditionals. Given the opportunity by Andrea Mitchell to revise her answer today, she passed. Then today she thinks the Republican nominee would be … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | 4 Comments

In their March issue, Daily Star newspaper’s monthly magazine Forum has published our article on Bangladesh’s declaration of independence. The article, entitled "Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendro and Bangladesh’s Declaration of Independence", is based on the post we wrote in January. … Continue reading →

Posted on March 2, 2008 by Mash | 3 Comments

Hope Just Kicked Fear’s Ass

Posted on February 29, 2008 by Mash

Facing polling trends that look like this in Texas, Hillary Clinton pulled out the kitchen sink, wrapped it up with fear, and tossed it at Barack Obama. Today the Clinton campaign released the following ad in Texas aimed at scaring … Continue reading →

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Only Connect

Posted on February 24, 2008 by Mash

Last week I received an email from a dear friend. The email came from Sweden, on Valentine’s Day. I have spent the better part of this week trying to craft a response. I have failed. This post is my attempt at … Continue reading →

Posted in Bangladesh, Human Rights, Personal, Torture | 12 Comments

Samantha Power On Sergio Vieira De Mello

Posted on February 20, 2008 by Mash

A remarkable woman has written a book on a remarkable man who lived an extraordinary life. Tonight I went to hear Samantha Power speak at Politics and Prose on her new book Chasing the Flame: Sergio Vieira de Mello and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Policy, Human Rights, International | 8 Comments