Harini Calamur's Writings
……. is somewhere between US$500 and US$ 2500 in occupied Iraq. Yes, I know that power was “handed” over, but as long as the US Armed forces remain on Iraqi soil, with the kind of mandate that they have – Iraq will…
I was surprised to hear that there was something called the World Stupidity Awards, but not really surpised that George W Bush won. Everytime I see him in action, I thank God for being born an Indian and being blessed with an…
…. (if you kill one of ours, we will kill four of yours) – or something very close to that – were the immortal lines spoken in the film Sholay. The scene is stark – Ahmed (Sachin) on his way to town…
Had Ronald Reagan not died, he would have enjoyed reading his obituaries. Much of it has been at two extremes. Those on the left who villify him and those on the right who deify him. But, to be fair, compared to the…
In A Plea for Enlightened Moderation, President Musharaff – no less makes an impassioned plea – for, well, enlightened moderation. He says: The world has become an extremely dangerous place. The devastating power of plastic explosives, combined with high-tech remote-controlled devices, as…
In one of the most chilling articles, that I have read in recent times, author Steven E. Landsburg advocates the death penalty for computer hackers. He presents an extremely calculated basis for his recommdation. It is all in economics. The computer hacker…
The latest that seems to be coming out of an increasingly sordid war, is that the American’s blue eyed lap dog – Ahmad Chalabi was an Iranian Spy. This does not come out of a Liberal, or a loony or a conspiracy…
During the second world war the British Soldiers used to refer to their American Allies (GI’s) as being “oversexed, overpaid and overhere” I think that the phrase that can be applied to the US invasion force in Iraq is “over inept, over…
“Take the worse case and multiply it several times over.” – Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore. on the pictures of abuse and humiliation from Abu Ghraib. How much worse? I have, like millions of others, seen selected pictures in newspapers, television channels, and…
From the organisation that brought you the “world is flat” comes the new blockbuster Condoms cause AIDS. Awaited eagerly the rest in the series of brilliant, intellectual thought: Life causes Death Barefoot and Pregnant – women in the modern world Only followers…