A quote from a New Yorker piece on Syria by Steve Coll.
Month: September 2013
The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday:
Thailand’s government has been pushing for a top-level dialog for months to find a way out of its deep-seated conflicts, and grandees such as former British premier Tony Blair and Finland’s former leader Martti Ahtisaari converged in Bangkok Monday for an independently run talk-fest on how the country can move forward.
But there’s a problem.
So far, Thailand’s opposition parties have refused to participate in reconciliation talks, going as far as to accuse Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s government of paying Mr. Blair 20 million baht, or $640,000, for his appearance fee at Monday’s forum – an allegation that both the government and Mr. Blair denied.
There’s more today from the Bangkok Post.
- The Lasting Power of Dr. King’s Dream Speech — The New York Times
- JustDelete.Me — “A directory of direct links to delete your account from web services.”
- Michael Pollan and Amy Harmon ‘talk’ it out — Columbia Journalism Review
- The Danger of Strategic Distraction — Center for a New American Security’s Shawn Brimley on Syria
- WhichFamousEconomistAreYouMostSimilarTo.com — Which famous economist are you most similar to? (Via Fergus Pitt)
- How to Make Perfect Coffee — The Atlantic
- As Clear As Mud: CrossFit, Tough Mudders, and the rise of social-physical challenges — Grantland
- HowManyPeopleAreInSpaceRightNow.com — How Many People Are In Space Right Now?
- In Thailand, Rubber Price Plunge Has Political Cost — The New York Times
- Video embedded above and on YouTube here: “Martin Luther King – I Have A Dream Speech – August 28, 1963”
(Previous link round-ups are available via the links tag.)