Day November 2, 2003

Khodorkovsky

Khodorkovsky Buried deep in this LA Times article, among all the hand-wringing about how Putin’s crackdown makes things difficult for US investors, are some solid reasons why Khodorkovsky was arrested for tax evasion, fraud and embezzlement. … Khodorkovsky is being…

Can you help poor Rumsfeld…

Can you help poor Rumsfeld find his mojo? Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said he does not know whether or not he has lost his mojo, as a leading news magazine suggested, because he doesn’t really know what mojo is. Well,…

The L.A Garment District

The L.A Garment District The Garment District in L.A. is an amazing place. There are hundreds, probably thousands, of small stores in this roughly 40 block area. African fabric stores. A cluster of Italian men’s shoe stores. Across the street…

Fidel Castro states the obvious

Fidel Castro states the obvious Cuban President Fidel Castro praised California Gov.-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger’s muscles but wondered how much brain power the former Mr. Universe has. “To judge from the photographs, he has a lot of muscle, but they have…