Why a blog?

I am a news junkie and I want to write about what I read.

Lately, things have reached a tipping point. There are wars in Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Lebanon. There are wars brewing in Africa, particularity in Somalia, (unfortunately, this is not a surprise) and unrest in central Asia (neither is this). So called "fledgling democracies" in East Timor and Nepal are having a difficult time gaining traction. Although none of this news is new, per se, the simultaneity of these events is anomalous.

And so, over the edge I go.