Leigh in Azerbaijan

If it’s true that Azerbaijan has recognised the elections in Iran, it is a major statement of policy on democracy in Azerbaijan.  Seemingly Azerbaijan is not concerned with an image of moderation regarding international affairs.  More importantly it is not concerned with appearing to be a healthy democracy.  Why would a country recognise the Iranian [...]

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Russia ready to submit proposals on construction of nuclear power plant in Azerbaijan
Now that’s a worry.
While I’m here.  We had a bomb threat this morning.  I arrived at school at 7.25am and at 7.40am we were told to leave the building.   We ambled out wondering what the story was, knowing we had never been asked [...]

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Sharing thinking from Dr David Kilcullen, an Aussie advising the current and previous military campaign in Iraq, despite having advised the Bush regime not to invade Iraq.  Here’s excerpts from his book, Accidental Guerilla.
As soon as you use “jihadi, mujhadeen, salafi” it gives the insurgents credibility as holy warriors.
Al-Qaeda and Taliban actions are justified by [...]

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Interesting night!  All I knew was that jazz was happening at the prestigious Philharmonia Hall, courtesy of the Azerbaijan-German Society and thanks to the Minister of Culture who granted the use of the Hall as it was the pianist’s birthday.
They love their speeches here.  A German man spoke with an Azeri woman interpreter interpreter and [...]

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I was proud of my students today.  They brainstormed this creative paragraph on the data projector, to describe being bored in a library, as part of our unit on communicating our emotions called Deal With It.  (The Principal is resisting the next unit being called Get A Life.)  They voted to situate it in a [...]

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