If you’re interested in the middle east, take a look at this. It’s an edited transcript of a discussion about Saudi Arabia’s changing education system. Many of the comments are from intellectuals who were educated at a more liberal time. It’s amazing to see how concepts such as logic and science are slowly being wiped out by the loony Taliban and other extremists.

What’s worrying is that the violence that the US is contributing to the region can easily be used in extremist propaganda. I just don’t see how western military force can resolve these issues. Perhaps the neo-cons have learnt this the hard way.