Mumbai massacre

There isn't anything that I have to say that probably hasn't been said before. I just want to make a note of an op-ed by Thomas Friedman in The New York Times today. While I am not a great fan of Friedman's often superficial hysteria, I think he gets it this time. He indicates what I think (It is hard to say for sure on these subjects) that fundamentalism is inherently a problem that will have to be solved from inside. No amount of surveillance, counter-violance or wars by outsiders are going to resolve it. People in whose midst terrorists grow -- whether they be the people from Karachi or Columbine -- will have to deal with their own devils.

Jaipur this time

The horror continues. Mumbai, New Delhi, Hyderabad and now Jaipur. A very careful, systematic, city-by-city attack. More splattered body parts and more questions about how India is going to fight this disease that exists within it. This horrible venom that boils up every few days and destroys our clinical belief in a country that we assuredly consider united.

Every time this happens I question if there is ever an end to this. I don't really see an end in site. The economic growth should have helped but it doesn't seem to be widespread enough to eliminate all discontent.

This is clearly an economic problem more than a religious or political one. If there weren't enough poor people, there would be less animosity, less vitriol and less incentive to blow other people up.

World is a better place already!

The Saudis are "pardoning" rape victims! Where is the world going? Will they actually allow women to drive next or (gulp)...vote?