I’ve written about this film before, but I’ll say this again: when director Alex Cox made his 1987 film Walker, it was a courageous and darkly funny commentary on US policy in Nicaragua.

More than 20 years later, it’s now a courageous and darkly funny commentary on US policy in Iraq.

The only question: in 20 years, which country about which it will be a darkly funny commentary concerning US policy therein?

(OK, you try writing that sentence more elegantly. I can’t get it quite right.)

Anywho, Walker. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll invade a smaller country to enchance your own power while fully convincing yourself you’re only doing it for the good of the locals.

Click here or on the pic for Amazon.

I’ve written about this film before, but I’ll say this again: when director Alex Cox made his 1987 film Walker, it was a courageous and darkly funny commentary on US policy in Nicaragua.

More than 20 years later, it’s now a courageous and darkly funny commentary on US policy in Iraq.

The only question: in 20 years, which country about which it will be a darkly funny commentary concerning US policy therein?

(OK, you try writing that sentence more elegantly. I can’t get it quite right.)

Anywho, Walker. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll invade a smaller country to enchance your own power while fully convincing yourself you’re only doing it for the good of the locals.

Click here or on the pic for Amazon.

From Peru:

FujimoriOnTrial.org.

From Peru:

FujimoriOnTrial.org.

Pudu working it for the camera at Fernando’s Hideaway in Chile:

Pudu not shy.

PS — What I call "Fernando’s Hideaway" here is actually Fauna Andina, a private reserve that cares for vulnerable and endangered local species in rural Chile. The guy who runs the place, Fernando, may know more about pudus than anyone alive, and one of his favorite hobbies is caring for his tiny flock. (Some were previously mistakenly taken in as pets, which doesn’t work; some have been found injured; and others are the offspring of Fernando’s prior pudus.)

I’m gonna try to set up a PayPal thing where people who appreciate the pudu can chip in a buck or two to help Fernando keep his pudus healthy and happy. Thanks!