http://www.jamesrmaclean.com/ Comment and Analysis from a Passionate Amateur en-us 2006-08-06T05:52:55+00:00 http://www.jamesrmaclean.com/archives/000983.html 4 August 2006 Beirut (Reuters) [ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5] It's now been 24 days since the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) launched "Operation Change of Direction." A week ago Israeli Air Force (IAF) jets bombed... James R MacLean 2006-08-06T05:52:55+00:00 http://www.jamesrmaclean.com/archives/000982.html This post has been moved to the Hobson's Choice wiki.... James R MacLean 2006-07-30T16:33:06+00:00 http://www.jamesrmaclean.com/archives/000981.html This post has been moved to the Hobson's Choice wiki.... James R MacLean 2006-07-25T16:31:35+00:00 http://www.jamesrmaclean.com/archives/000980.html 21 July 2006 Beirut (click image for more) [ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 ] In my previous post, I focused on the IDF response to Gaza-launched rockets. In that post, I made what some might find a... James R MacLean 2006-07-24T15:48:14+00:00 http://www.jamesrmaclean.com/archives/000979.html Recent photo of Gaza City (click image for more) [ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 ] The capture of Galid Shalit by Hamas' armed wing (25 June) accelerated political developments in Gaza City. The armed groups opposed to... James R MacLean 2006-07-21T20:24:55+00:00 http://www.jamesrmaclean.com/archives/000978.html Dead child, southern Lebanon (click image for more photos) [ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 ] This post has to begin with a twist: the Sixth Arab-Israel War began in May this year, not in mid-July; and it... James R MacLean 2006-07-19T18:36:27+00:00 http://www.jamesrmaclean.com/archives/000977.html This post has been moved to the Hobson's Choice wiki.... James R MacLean 2006-07-17T06:36:23+00:00 http://www.jamesrmaclean.com/archives/000975.html This post has been moved to the Hobson's Choice wiki.... James R MacLean 2006-07-15T10:42:30+00:00 http://www.jamesrmaclean.com/archives/000974.html This post has been moved to the Hobson's Choice wiki.... James R MacLean 2006-07-12T10:58:41+00:00 http://www.jamesrmaclean.com/archives/000972.html This post has been moved to the Hobson's Choice wiki.... James R MacLean 2006-07-10T00:30:27+00:00 http://www.jamesrmaclean.com/archives/000971.html This post has been moved to the Hobson's Choice wiki.... James R MacLean 2006-07-06T09:14:31+00:00 http://www.jamesrmaclean.com/archives/000970.html This post has been moved to the Hobson's Choice wiki.... James R MacLean 2006-06-29T22:46:23+00:00 http://www.jamesrmaclean.com/archives/000969.html This post has been moved to the Hobson's Choice wiki.... James R MacLean 2006-06-28T22:27:54+00:00 http://www.jamesrmaclean.com/archives/000968.html This post has been moved to the Hobson's Choice wiki.... James R MacLean 2006-06-28T10:38:24+00:00 http://www.jamesrmaclean.com/archives/000964.html The Misunderstood Miracle: Industrial Development and Political Change in JapanDavid Friedman, Cornell University, 1988 Generally speaking, explanations of Japan's extraordinary economic performance (1955-1975) fall into two categories. One is the market regulation hypothesis, while the other is the bureaucratic... James R MacLean 2006-06-03T02:25:52+00:00