random samplings of a restless mind scanning life's canopy
Uh Oh!! The Americans have found large deposits of valuable minerals in Afghanistan, reports the newspaper of record (and empire)!! Poor, poor, coulda-been-rich but now destined to forever remain poor, Afghanistan!! So now, since it should be obvious now that the Americans are never leaving Afghanistan (how could they, morally, abandon all these minerals stuck under an unstable country?!), now seems like a good time for my American friends (and other citizens of global empire) to get an important history lesson. Specifically, the history of what happens when an economically valuable natural resource just happens to be found stuck under the soil of some poor developing country (especially if said country lies in or around the Middle East like Afghanistan). The History of Oil, as told, inimitably, entertainingly, by Rob Newman! Enjoy right here, in 9 parts, or buy the DVD via Rob Newman's own website or on Amazon UK (seeing as how the US Amazon store doesn't seem to carry the title!). And remember this lesson the next time you hear about the American plan to bring democracy to Afghanistan!Part 1:
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I'm a reconciliation ecologist studying the responses of wildlife to human influences through an evolutionary lens. I seek ways to apply evolutionary ecology towards reconciling biodiversity conservation with human development. Also a father of two girls; photographer; birdwatcher; bookworm; cinephile; and explorer of the internets.
I'm a reconciliation ecologist studying the responses of wildlife to human influences through an evolutionary lens. I seek ways to apply evolutionary ecology towards reconciling biodiversity conservation with human development. Also a father of two girls; photographer; birdwatcher; bookworm; cinephile; and explorer of the internets.
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