Yesterday the Irish made peace with themselves. Norther Ireland agreed to a joint government with protestants and catholics coming together. This ends, or hopefully ends, years of civil strife and blood shed on the island. Ireland like many other garden spots on this planet has seen more years of war with itself than peace. Let’s hope this is the start of a new era and not just another long ceasefire.
The funny thing about reading/watching the news everyday is how similar it can be from year to year. Now, you older folks know I am sure how true this is, as you have seeing it happening far longer than I.It should come as no surprise to anyone that there was no connection between Al Qadea and Iraq. For the last couple of years we have seen time and time again how the Bush Administration out right lied to us, the American people, to fight a war for dollars. It is old news, I don’t care how much you dig up, we know, moving on.
This is nothing new, every president from Washington on down has told his fair share of lies. The degree and severity of the lie, well I guess that is where the real conversation comes into play. Bush and his cronies were dead set on throwing a war party somewhere, even before 9/11. They wanted to bring peace and democracy to the world. In other words they wanted to line the pockets of American companies. Which if you think about it, I know thinking, is what we have been raised to do. Capitalism.
Do not misunderstand me; I am not your typical pinko liberal, hush you kid’s in the back. I am just as much to fault as the next guy. Ok maybe not as much to fault, I didn’t vote for that yahoo. We are participating in this country, in this way of life. Until we, us liberal dissenters, stop paying taxes, stop driving our SUV’s, flying across the country in gas guzzling jets, falling asleep in front of the TV and everything else we do that contributes to the amassing of crude oil and un-check spending. WAIT, that’s everything I love? Maybe it is time to switch sides. Do you think the Neo-cons have room for another? I look good in a red tie, flag pin and gold cross necklace.
Al-Aqdea-Iraq Connection non-existent
It seems that while Saddam has been in captivity the Marines on guard have been putting on a little movie night for the former dictator. Unfortunately for him it has been the same movie, South Park the Movie. You know the one where he teams up with Satan to take over the world.South Park
An open mic caught Tony and George talking about the mid-east crisis. Bush not realizing the mic was on, or maybe not giving a shit, said this shit gots to stop!
My favorite part is not that he says shit; it is that he is chewing something really big in this clip. Once again our President comes off as such a huge hick!
Once again we are seeing things unfold in the Mid-East leaving me dumbfounded. After all these years, at long last I thought we were beginning to see some real progress with the Palestine/Israel situation. Moreover, I thought for sure I would be able to return to Beirut for a vacation next year. All is lost now.
If you have not been following the current news in the region you are either one, Rip Van Winkle, and are still asleep, or you are an American. It has become a total fucking disaster. I am trying to stay positive, thinking we can move back from the brink. But, the reports coming out the region, along with the lack of return of soldiers, says all out war maybe upon us.
How do we stop this? We don’t. I am constantly hopeful that the situation in the Mid-East is going to change. I argue quite often to the contrary, but in my heart I want the blood letting to end. The facts of the matter or easy to read. Over the last 5000 years, give or take a couple, these two groups of people have been slaughtering each other of the same piece of worthless land. I mean, I could understand if this was some prime real estate, Ireland, the Falklands, Cuba, Hawaii, China, insert your idea here, but shit it is SAND! Religion mucks it up again. If you take the religious aspect of the conflict out, which I understand you cannot do, what is left. Ignore the oil for a minute. Can some one say Africa?
Let us hope in the coming weeks, especially the next two, this little “misunderstanding†doesn’t blow up, into a full out, war!
Very cool time laps of the pyramids in Egypt. It was on dig.com, so you might have some issues loading.
With little to no violence and high voter turnout throughout the region, it looks like the Palestinians have pulled off a successful election process. I was just read the piece from the BBC online, and it was so upbeat I couldn’t believe what I was reading.
The results of the election are still two or so weeks out. I am sure in the next week we will begin to have a sense of where things lye. Given the choice between the two, Fatah or Hamas, I am not sure if I would have voted. The reality of Hamas having any real say in the government is too scary. There is nothing like having a terrorist organization part of your coalition government. You have got to love democracy mid-east style.
Looks as though a fella who was trying to bring a little fun through the Singapore Airport in 2002 got himself in some trouble. Singapore has hung 420 people since 1991 for drug related charges.
I was just having this conversation with my father a couple of days ago. He told me if you have drugs in this country, you die. I thought it was a little harsh and kind of shrugged it off. Look s as thought this poor fella will not be so lucky.
Heroin does kill.
As the third deadline for an Iraqi constitution passes us by, it makes me think. I wonder whether or not these newly freed citizens will be able to pull this off. Citizens, wait I mean, I wonder whether the politicians and power brokers can pull it off. Let’s face it the regular everyday “Joe†in Iraq is more worried about food water and his or her life. Whatever happens to the government is of little concern, just as long as the killing stops! If any kind of constitution comes out of this it will be victory for someone, right?
Given that, it makes me think of all the shit that has gone down, 1800 American military lost. Countless lives destroyed and the world is watching. My hope is that some good can come at of all of this loss. I sit here reading through the various articles about the process, and it doesn’t look great. It looks like a bunch of dudes hanging around a big table trying to figure out just how much they can steel. Which, if you look back at some other little get together, there was some thievery going on there too, and it turned out ok?
Predictions, women are screwed, religious freedom out, Sunni’s are toast and in the end if we are lucky the Iranians will rule the day. Now, I know, that is a really pessimistic way of looking at the situation. Given enough reading on the matter, you will see what I am talking about. So, let’s say it does work out. The Iraqi congress will send it up for a referendum vote and a new day will dawn! Easy!
If everyone is happy and Iraq becomes some kind of free, western loving, country, does that mean we can go home? Is it at that point we will be able to fly a banner reading “Mission Accomplished†What is the chance if everything goes well, which I think it really does have some very small chance, will we be out by the end of the decade? Anyone?
Been reading about the Pope this week. He has been in the fatherland, you know drinking and chilling out with his “war†buddies. There has been a lot of talk about the Nazi’s; you know those crazy assholes who fucked with everyone and some Jews. Anyway, there is lot of talk about trying to make it right, play it down and up to show the people the Pope ain’t no Jew haten Nazi.
Wait, he is the Pope, gods man on earth. Why would god let a Nazi be Pope?
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Am I the only one who thinks this Pope is a little scary?
