Mrs. Clinton, U.S. tactics, and the Korean Peninsula

In this article, I am concerned with the tone our government cares to use, considering that North Korea is one of many nations in which the U.S. would like to see or to orchestrate a leadership change. It would be in our imperial interests, not in the interest of U.S. citizens, to remove the Kim family from power in Pyongyang. In doing so, this would further the U.S. grip on East Asia. Understandably, Seoul and Tokyo share U.S. sentiment. With American resources being spread incredibly thin over central Asia, our economy and political system cannot handle another front of conflict. For these reasons and more, I am waiting for Beijing to better articulate their angle and intentions toward dealing with this potential crisis.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/22/world/asia/22diplo.html?ref=asia

"I am from" poem

I am from sitting chairs and book shelves
Vinyl records framed as art
I am from vegetable garden plots to fruit trees
A fire pit surrounded by benches made from logs
I am from the bookstore on the corner to bicycles
Rows of depression ear cookie-cutter style houses
I am from cedar shrubs and distant relatives
Many of whom I haven't seen since childhood
I am from my Mother's beef roast and potatoes
although I prefer curry cauliflower
I am from igloos and forts that my brother and I made annually
Until smoking herb became his new favorite hobby
I am from avoiding family gatherings
I am from a tattered briefcase nearly bursting at the seems