Missionary Man

No commemoration of a geopolitical catastrophe, particularly in the middle of an economic crisis, would be entirely complete without the presence of a memento mori, and the Heathen Chinee have politely allowed the Ascended Incarnation of the Reverend Blair to attend their VJ Day ceremonies. It is not as yet clear whether the godfather of modern Iraq and attending midwife to the birth of Islamic State will be marching in any parades, but his presence will almost certainly mean that currency starts moving in the beleaguered Chinese economy. When his reverence condescended to bestow his wisdom upon the Heathen Chinee in a lecture tour a few years ago, a reported half-million dollars inveigled its way into Tony's wallet as a small spiritual return for a single sermon.