US Foreign Policy | LAGBAJA (sombody)

Approaches to security metrics
There are three approaches to security metrics; qualitative, quantitative, and hybrid. A qualitative approach is one where security is measured on a sliding scale of : SECURE -> INSECURE. Various levels or shades of security (or insecurity) can be determined as a measure of some stated policy. A grid/matrix of values can then be designed in such [...]
Motorola Droid X
At 65.5 x 127.5 x 9.9 mm, this will be the biggest mobile phone form factor I will ever get. I thought the IPone was a monster of a phone, and reluctantly accepted to carry a Treo, and later a Curve. But the Droid X by Motorola is also my most anticipated smart phone. I [...]
Mr. President. When you’re in a hole. Stop digging!
The biggest problem with this president and the presidency is not just the jobs numbers as the pundits will like to make you believe. It is the increasing perception by the coalition thatelected him, that the president is in bed with the same group that screwed the country up. Both on the left, and the [...]
The President and the pile ons
Barack Obama’s ascendancy to the United States Presidency was a cinderella moment in American history. A black looking mulato who hardly knew his father and is married to a great-grand-daughter of slaves won the Presidency with one of the largest electoral margins in history and so much promise at a time when the national mood [...]
The move to 64 bit computing
Since 2003, there has been a concerted move by the computer industry to migrate to 64 bit computing, first with the AMD’s 64 bit general purpose machine, and Microsoft’s 64 bit XP. Most operating system vendors, including Apple began to seriously release 64 bit versions of their software in 2007, and the number has grown, [...]
HTML 5 : A new page is turning…
A new page, in the internet (inter-web as some on the US right will call it) is turning, albeit slowly. Internet 5 standard is finalized, mostly, and the major players are readying their best shots. Microsoft Internet Explorer 9, Google Chrome 6, Safari 5 are all promising to deliver the most profound update to the [...]
A crazy nation ups the ante
There’s been news lately of the political class in Nigeria outdoing themselves again. Most Nigerian Newspapers carried the distressing news of Nigerian politicians planning a jamboree in London – A summit to celebrate Nigeria’s 50th independence anniversary in London. It’s like the United States organizing a jamboree in London to celebrate its 250th independence anniversary, or India organizing a jamboree [...]

Acting President for Nigeria : Goodluck Jonathan

Feb 092010

In an unprecedented move, and a show of confidence in a little known, but markedly loyal deputy, the Nigerian legislation earlier Tuesday, February 9, 2010 passed resolutions officially recognizing Vice President Goodluck Jonathan as the nation’s acting President. This move comes in the wake of President Musa Ya’Ardua’s continued absence from the country after his [...]

The Chinese conundrum

Jan 302010

China with its 1.3 billion people, and a size almost 80% of the US, and an economy more than 16% of the United States – and driven mostly by its trade relationship with the United States and US led globalization is becoming a looming threat. China is often referred to by Western media as sophisticated [...]

A coup in the Americas : Why Honduras matters

Jul 012009

Honduras with 7 million people and over 11,000 sq miles is hardly themost important country in the world, but in America’s world, there can hardly be found a more important testing ground for the Obama doctrine of “America’s constructive engagement with respect and through consultations”. Central America has had a tortured history as has much [...]

Tortured Policies

May 222009

Yesterday, a great thing happened in a great country. Two very competing opinions were expressed very openly; one by a sitting president as head of both a new administration and a ruling political party; the other by an immediate past vice president and aspiring spokesman for the opposition party. The exciting part of the display [...]