We’ve been following developments surrounding the trial of Charles Taylor closely (there are too many previous posts to list – if you are interested in the background, just search fukn.us for ‘Charles Taylor’…). He has been brought to trial at the UN Special Court in Sierra Leone. Previous rebel leaders have been broken out of…
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Diet Coke and Mento's
I don’t know why, but I am sure these guys are Germans. (Thanks Lena!) The ExperimentÂ
Ghanaians say stylish goodbye with fantasy coffins
I never wanted to be buried before, but now that I know I can be buried in a giant carrot….for more pictures go here or here cd Fantasy coffins shaped like Coca-Cola bottles, chickens, cars, cameras, birds and bibles are all on sale in Teshie. First popularized in the 1950s, the coffins cost between $300…
Fare Wars in Hawaii
 If you are coming to Hawaii, you will be pleased to know that because a new airline has entered the interisland market, you can fly between islands for Free! Mink Hippie and I are making good use of the low fares. Recently fares were as much as $100 each way. I love capitalism when…
He is really really dead! I mean really really really dead.
After months of the war going badly for the US and the new Iraqi government, officials got a nice plum today when they killed Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the head of Al Quaida in Iraq. As might be expected, those that support the plans of the two governments cheered and fired rifles into the air to…
Honolulu Army Officer Refuses to Deploy to Iraq
Army Lieutenant Refuses to Deploy to Iraq I want to offer my congratulations and support to 1st Lt. Ehren K. Watada, the first commissioned officer in the U.S. military to refuse to deploy to Iraq. Watada is the 28 year old son of the state of Hawaii’s former campaign spending director. As stated in the…
Chess queen triggers 'Gormallygate'
The “Anna Kournikova of Chess” is 19 years old, and likes “…green lights, cooking, pina colada’s, vodka, red wine, Kahlua, dwarfs and the odd Cuban cigar.” (Thanks MeFi.) There’s making moves in chess and making moves in night clubs – and you wouldn’t think the two would involve the same players. Think again. To the…
Who is in Charge of Iran?
If you read the news at all these days, chances are that you are hearing a lot about the firebrand President of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. He is the guy that is calling for Isreal to be wiped off the map, he is the guy that is being blamed for Iranian nuclear ambitions, he is the…
Diamond Mischief in Sierra Leone
Diamond Mischief in Sierra Leone This story illustrates some of the tribal complexities and inherent problems in creating sustainable economies in third world nations and more specifically in West African nations such as Sierra Leone, one of the worldâs poorest countries and ranked at the bottom of just about every list of struggling nations. Sierra…
Expat Oil Workers Abducted in Nigeria
Since this story broke, all eight workers have been released. In the meantime, 5 South Koreans have been taken….this is a non stop cycle. Â It seems that Iraq is not the only place that blood is flowing over oil. In Nigeria, Africaâs largest oil producer, an increasing number of attacks and abductions have been…