One wonders how advocates for centrally planned economies still gain a voice. The concept that a relative few on a committee of sorts should be given the power to effectively manage a country’s economy is seen by many as a good thing. The justification for this point of view is largely an emotional one, often…
Gear
All-purpose Camera Review
by Lucian Dixon •
My vote for the best all-purpose camera in the world goes with no hesitation to the Nikonos V “underwater” camera used not just underwater but everywhere! Here’s why: it is… * sturdy * impervious to water, sand, mud, grit, rain, snow * quiet (no mirror noise) * easy to handle (it has a great hand…
The Places
Peace in Sri Lanka?
by lukebrown •
Founded in the 1970s and commencing their armed struggle for an independent Tamil state in the north and east of Sri Lanka in 1983, against the Sri Lankan government, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) have wrought havoc upon this small island off the coast of India, for the last two decades. A brutal…
The Politics
Press Freedom in Africa
by lukebrown •
It is fairly well known that the last couple of years in Zimbabwe have seen an increasingly harsh crackdown on journalists and newspapers, local and foreign, critical of President Mugabe’s brutal and desperate attempts to remain in power. According to Reporters sans Frontieres (Reporters Without Borders – RSF), an organisation dedicated to protecting the free…
The Players
Aum Shinrikyo: The horror…
by Brandon Watson •
On March 20, 1995, membersof the Aum Shinrikyo cult executed a Sarin nerve gas attack in the Tokyo Subways, which killed 12 people and injured more than 3,000(another 1,500 psychological injuries were documented on top of this number). In the following months, four more attacks were executed,though these with no casualties. The cult leader, Shoko…
Photos
Photos of Turkey
by Lee Ridley •
This was taken in a valley just south of Van in south-east Turkey. The girl in the pink dress was wandering among the cows and eyed us suspiciously as our car pulled up and my camera appeared out the window. Nikon F80/Sigma 170-500mm River Micinger in Hosap, south-east Turkey. I was hiding behind some bushes…