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Some Items of Interest
- Zachary Abuza had an opinion piece in the NYT a few days ago. In it he offers a way out of the political impasse that seems a bit improbable to me. Hoping that vote buying will be prosecuted for all parties that take part in the practice, for instance, seems about as probable as pigs flying.
- Good AP story on the insurgency in Southern Thailand. It is a good overview of the problem but, like most pieces written about southern Thailand, isn't too in depth. I'm working on a post now that I should get up tonight or tomorrow on the insurgency there and possible solutions.
- Newsweek reports on how U.S. troops are now being using iPod Touches and iPhones in Iraq and Afganistan. This shows how the old school Military Industrial Complex is becoming less and less relevant in modern warfare as open source warfare is becoming the new style of conflict.
- Extremist Tide Rises in Pakistan from the Washington Post. Good article on what is going on in the Swat Valley. If the Pakistani authorities actually think that their deal with the local Taliban will lead to peace then they are dumber than I could ever imagine.
Dear Bankok Bill,
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, I want to tell you what you might already know (but it's always nice to hear it from someone else): "Bangkok Bill's Bangkok Thoughts" is off to a great start! If your photos and stories in your first month as a blogger are any indication, you've got a real talent for this.
We like what you're doing and want to give your work more exposure here in the United States and around the world.
My name is John Wilpers. I am the Global Blog Coordinator for GlobalPost, a new international news organization that launched on Jan. 12. We were featured in the New York Times last month. We have also been featured in the Wall Street Journal, National Public Radio, MSNBC, MediaShift on PBS, the Columbia Journalism Review, the Online Journalism Review, and many more. In barely three months, we have had 250,000 unique visitors and 1.1 million page views. Our readers have come from every country in the world except North Korea, Chad, and Eritrea!
My job is to build a list of blogs that will appear on GlobalPost where we have approximately 65 correspondents in some 46 countries plus high-profile correspondents writing about nine major themes.
We are looking for enlightening, informative posts from bloggers writing (in English) about the country they live in or care deeply about, including Thailand.
So, I would like to extend an invitation to you to have the most recent post of your blog included on the Thailand page of GlobalPost.com as part of our “Global Blogs” service.
The way it would work if you accept our invitation is that we would use your RSS full-text feed to place your most recent post on your personal page on GlobalPost.com. We would point back to your actual blog for comments and for archives, hopefully driving lots of traffic to your site. Each time you write a new post, it would replace the older one so only one post would appear on GlobalPost.com at any one time.
By appearing on Global Post’s exciting new international news website, your words, viewpoints, and pictures would gain worldwide exposure. In barely two months, we have had 250,000 unique visitors and 1.1 million page views. Our readers have come from every country in the world except North Korea, Chad, and Eritrea!
You do not need to do anything differently. We do request that you point back to us from your blog (we will send out the code for our badge if you accept). We also ask that you use our GlobalPost headlines widget, but that’s not a requirement.
You should know that we have a few guidelines that we observe here at Global Post (after reading your work,however, it's clear these rules don't really apply, but they do give you a good sense of our culture):
1) We do not publish racist, sexist, or misogynist comments (unless those comments are the subject of the post).
2) We do not publish obscene language or photos. While we recognize that obscenity can be difficult to define, we know it when we see it and we will let you know if we think you have crossed our line.
3) We do not permit plagiarism. Any work taken from another source must be attributed to that source.
4) We do not publish libelous or slanderous language.
5) We do not tolerate repeated errors of fact or misrepresentations of facts or quotes.
6) We do not publish work inciting violence.
Failure to observe these guidelines would result in the removal of your blog from GlobalPost. We would contact you, of course, to discuss the post in question.
Because we have a broad multicultural audience holding every conceivable political and religious viewpoint, we want to respect their views while also possibly challenging them. We will host controversial work. We will encourage robust debate of the hottest topics. We will not stifle discussion, only abuse of people, belief systems, and laws.
We hope these guidelines are acceptable to you.
I look forward getting your permission to put your full-text RSS feed on our site. Thank you!
Sincerely,
John Wilpers
Hi, Nice post thanks for sharing. Would you please consider adding a link to my website on your page. Please email me back.
ReplyDeleteThanks!
Joel
JHouston791@gmail.com