Far East Cynic

“Dictators of the right and the left fear the political cartoonist more than they do the atomic bomb. No totalitarian government can afford to be ridiculed” -Art Buchwald- I received an e-mail from a friend in the States that I had not heard from in a long time. We exchanged

Scandals, Scandals and more Scandals. Every time one turns around, turns on the TV or reads the newspaper there are still more of them. Here’s some recent examples of buffoonry: Japan– A Japanese economist found guilty of peeking up a schoolgirl skirt with a mirror was ordered to forfeit it

Went with Harumi on St. Patricks day to hear an American-Irish band called Innisfree at one of the clubs. I was so shocked that she suggested going, I nearly fell over in my chair! After all, this is the woman who lied to me about being a party girl, and

There should be dancing in the halls of the Pentagon today. Paul, “We’ll invade any ol’ country we want to” Wolfowitz is on his way out. Of course the fact that he’s going over to the World Bank and will be able to help screw up the whole world economy

There should be dancing in the halls of the Pentagon today. Paul, “We’ll invade any ol’ country we want to” Wolfowitz is on his way out. Of course the fact that he’s going over to the World Bank and will be able to help screw up the whole world economy

Ah, what a week it has been. Tung Chee Wa gets sent packing, and Lebanon backs Syria into a corner. The papers are starting to speak the unspeakable, namely that maybe George Bush ( perish the thought!) might be right about the spread of democracy in that Arab world. Either

Ah, what a week it has been. Tung Chee Wa gets sent packing, and Lebanon backs Syria into a corner. The papers are starting to speak the unspeakable, namely that maybe George Bush ( perish the thought!) might be right about the spread of democracy in that Arab world. Either

Greetings all, I’ve been away for 11 days and what a 11 days it was. Singapore, Bahrain, Guam and Osaka, a whirlwind tour if there ever was one. Hated not being able to post, but it was tough to do so with only a dial connection on my laptop. There

Greetings all, I’ve been away for 11 days and what a 11 days it was. Singapore, Bahrain, Guam and Osaka, a whirlwind tour if there ever was one. Hated not being able to post, but it was tough to do so with only a dial connection on my laptop. There