Wednesday, September 25, 2013

NYTimes: Street Vendor’s Execution Stirs Anger in China

This may be the spark that ignites political change in China.

Street Vendor's Execution Stirs Anger in China

Some compared Xia Junfeng's fate with that of another convicted killer, Gu Kailai, the wife of a fallen official, who was spared the death penalty.

http://nyti.ms/1fBSZNF


Stuart

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

NYTimes: Enigmatic Leader of Iran Backs Overture, for Now

The Ayatollah is a conductor of the Iranian "orchestra."
His ear is the sense of his people recently polled.
He is trimming the sails on the Iranian sailship.
He is adjusting the seasonings on the Iranian soup.

His ministers are his seasonings, instruments, sails and pulleys.

Enigmatic Leader of Iran Backs Overture, for Now

Iran's new president, Hassan Rouhani, is getting all the attention, but Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader, remains the man behind the curtain.

http://nyti.ms/1bCsRlF


Stuart