Reflections of a Housekeeper, by Angela Burnes, week 33

The modern world is a strange place. We've got technological weapons that are so destructive they're only matched by the gods of myth. But even against all that, a group of guerrilla fighters can sometimes win the day, taking down a massive military apparatus and overthrowing the governments that pay for them.

If you look at the pictures of Che Guevara and Fidel Castro in the jungles of Cuba, it's hard to believe, but it happened. They drove Batista out, and they're still running the place. One side has bases populated by well-trained specialists; fighter planes and ships. While the photographs of the guerrillas show them sitting on horseback, or reclining on the ground with their troops, smoking, laughing, and poring over hand-drawn maps. The asymmetry and the unexpected outcome is awe-inspiring. Where there's a righteous will, anything is possible.

So maybe the Yaguara rebels have a prayer of winning. A real chance to bring freedom back to Anchuria. To chase away the foreigners and their bloody Dollars. To bring peace and contentment to the people, instead of endless strife, anger, and terror.