Getting adjusted and taking care of a long list of errands for my 2 weeks in Portugal that have just begun. Will return to posting AND podcasting, this weekend. Here's a photo from today.
Last week Indonesians voted in only the second presidential election in their nation's history. A race between three major coalition parties, it was the Democratic Party Coalition of current President Yudhoyono that cruised to victory with 60% of the vote. A former military man who was known to many...
Even if you've never been to Minnesota (I haven't) you've likely heard of the Mayo Clinic. To me the name is synonymous with some of the best healthcare a person can get. However up until today I never knew the details of how the Mayo Clinic works, how it was...
The struggle of West Papua is many decades old, going all the way back to the colonial era. Recently the Indonesian Military police began another in a long running tradition of terror campaigns, as they burn down homes, round up or kill anyone suspected of being part of the...
The last week I've seen the small articles appearing in different corners of the internet. A few emails from friends who work on the issue. Word was that the Indonesian military was going into West Papua and rounding up the opposition, burning down homes, and generally terrorizing the population....
