Aug 29, 2010

News, Views, and Entertainment on Core Topics, Sunday, Aug 29, 2010

Landscape of Beautiful Balochistan, PakistanImage via Wikipedia


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Southeast Asia
- All countries are now covered in a separate posting to this blog
and to Burma Monitor blog at http://burmamonitor.blogspot.com/

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The Muslim World


Jamil Bugti proposes re-demarcation of Balochistan
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\08\29\story_29-8-2010_pg7_16

In Chechnya, A Blood Feud Ends—and a Despot Digs In
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2014319,00.html?xid=newsletter-daily

Upstarts Chip Away at Power of Pakistani Elite
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/29/world/asia/29feudal.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=globasasa21

Top Karzai aide says U.S. must alter its strategy
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/28/AR2010082803420.html



American Studies

For Obama, Steep Learning Curve as Chief in Time of War
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/29/world/29commander.html?ref=todayspaper


Global Issues

Following Workers’ Trails of Tears in China
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/29/movies/29home.html?ref=todayspaper

Advice on Using Credit Cards While Traveling Abroad
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/29/travel/29prac.html?ref=todayspaper


Minority Groups

New Dissent in Japan Is Loudly Anti-Foreign
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/29/world/asia/29japan.html?ref=todayspaper


Internet Studies


Google continues its assault on the price of a phone call
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/27/AR2010082702107.html

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