Drones and UN peacekeeping?
by Rashmee
Posted on January 16, 2013
The excellent Baobab offers prescient insight into the way things might change in the United …
Read MoreDon’t ask where best to be born but where best to live?
by Rashmee
Posted on January 2, 2013
One cannot but be struck by title of The Economist blog “Where to be born …
Read MoreBuy a gun at Walmart but not a bottle of wine
by Rashmee
Posted on December 16, 2012
Here, for what it’s worth, is my America-and-guns story. Arriving in this country from the …
Read MoreThe Pocahontas Principle of off-the-grid living
by Rashmee
Posted on December 11, 2012
Slate has kicked off its brand new photo blog (called Behold) with a look …
Read MoreThe Great American Battle for Principle – and it’s not Afghanistan
by Rashmee
Posted on October 1, 2012
SHARPSBURG (Maryland): We head for Antietam, site of the bloodiest one-day battle …
Read MoreLiteraturwurst and other good things
by Rashmee
Posted on September 30, 2012
Washington, D.C.: The sausage factory factor in news production. Twiggy in a newspaper dress. The …
Read More…and the lie floundered
by Rashmee
Posted on October 2, 2011
Sunday, Oct 2, 2011 The first day of the Afghan work week. It’s busy. The …
Read MoreIn the beginning was a lie
by Rashmee
Posted on October 1, 2011
Okay, so this blog starts with a lie. It’s meant to cover 365 days – …
Read MoreThe war touches Smallsville
by Rashmee
Posted on September 14, 2011
It is sobering to consider how crucially the war touches Smallsville. Here, in the middle …
Read MoreUnder attack in Kabul
by Rashmee
Posted on September 13, 2011
The American Embassy in Kabul is under attack. So says the BBC World Service. But …
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Rashmee has lived and worked in several countries in the past decade, including Afghanistan, India, Haiti, Tunisia, the UAE, US and UK