A convoy of 20 supercars was speeding down the Chūgoku Expressway, trying to get to a supercar gathering in Hiroshima. The mere sight of such an apparition can turn heads and cause accidents. The convoy entered a left-hand bend at 90–100 mph, though the posted speed limit was 50 mph. The highway was wet. And the rest was very expensive.
Monthly Archives: December 2011
Afghanistan: “There Will Be Civil War”
by Wolf Richter • • Comments Off on Afghanistan: “There Will Be Civil War”
Delegations from 100 countries and organizations will meet on Monday in Bonn for a conference on Afghanistan—1,000 participants in all, including Hilary Clinton, Hamid Karzai, Angela Merkel, and 60 foreign ministers. Goal: “Laying the foundation for a better future of Afghanistan.” But just when official optimism gets frothy, classified documents surface that predict a dire future.