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HEADLINES FROM WORLD PRESS

Posted on May 25, 2013 by | Leave a comment

We offer samples of headlines that appeared in the world press along with our comments.

UK, Independent:  ”Honeymoon Over”

With Republicans in Congress, it never began.

New Zealand, New Zealand Herald: “Missing Man’s Body Found”

That means he is not missing.

Denmark, Copenhagen Post:  ”Demonstrate Against Freedom of Information”

I guess they want freedom of non-information.

Russia, Moscow Times:  ”Attack One Muslim, Attack All”

I guess that is rationale to attack all Christians.

China, China Daily:  ”Hold Off Hurricane”

That will require a  lot of blowing.

Australia, Sydney Morning Herald:  ’Politician KO’d By Kangeroo”

Finally, a constituent got mad.

Netherlands, Dutch News:  ”Nude Girl Fetches 2 Million”

I assume she only fetches one million if clothed.

 

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Cold War Blows Hot

Posted on May 25, 2013 by | Leave a comment

The Republican party is determined to renew the cold war with Russia. It appears that Republicans have yet to get the message there no longer is a Soviet Union and that Stalin has been dead for over sixty years. President Obama seeks to work with current Russian leader, Vladimir Putin on plans to reduce nuclear weapons and to ensure that both nations no longer fear being attacked with missiles. Obama is willing to share missile defense data with Putin in order to make certain there is no confusion regarding possible missile attacks. Republicans want to deny this sharing of data because…….?

Guys, Putin is a semi-dictator, but he is ready to reduce nuclear concerns. Russia lacks any capability of attacking any nation. It has an army that is ill equipped, ill led, and soldiers who lack any fighting spirit. End the Cold War-NOW!

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To Russia With Love

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The Berlin Wall was torn down in 1991 as people in Europe decided it was time to end decades of rule by the Soviet Union. In the aftermath of this act, hope arose, not only in Russia, but throughout Europe that a new day was dawning in which totalitarian ideas would cease for the people of Russia. Ah, that was then, and today is now for a land controlled by a former agent of the KGB who goes by the name of Vladimir Putin. The European Union  send a clear message to Putin Land that a July law which declares that NGOs which receive any funding from outside sources must register as “foreign agents.”

In other words, if an NGO whose goal is to reduce violence against gays received a  single ruble from a non-European source it must now admit it works as an agent for foreigners. The law is simply another ploy by Putin to crack down on those who do not accept his rule. The dream of 1991 has come to an end in Russia. A dictator by any name is still a dictator.

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Think It, Don’t Say It

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A few hundred years ago, Christians were very concerned when people spoke ill about their religion or other religions. The name of the game was to keep silent if you did not have anything nice to say. Turkish-Armenian writer Sevan Nisanyan has been sentenced to jail in Turkey for 58 weeks because he made fun of Allah or Mohammed or someone who lived hundreds of years ago. The prosecutor charged him with “insulting the religious beliefs held by a section of society.” His crime was setting up a blog entitled: “We need to fight hate speech. Making fun of a Arab leader who claimed he contacted Allah hundreds of years ago” is not hate speech.

It is quite proper to insult any political leader in Turkey who is part of the government, but don’t dare insult government officials or make fun of any  religion–other than Jewish, that is.

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Don’t Mess With Them Chechens!

Posted on May 25, 2013 by | Leave a comment

During the 1990s, the Russian government under leadership of Vladimir Putin launched a horrible war against the people of Chechnya. The result was massive death and thousands of people fled their country seeking some peace and quiet in life. Among those refugees were many who came to America seeking a more hospitable place to live. Somewhere along the road of life, some who had taken refuge in the United States concluded that America had something to do with oppression of the people of Chechnya. One result was the Boston Marathon Massacre carried out by Tamerlan Tsarnaev and his brother Dzhokhar. Yesterday, some police in Boston halted a young Chechen boy named Ibragim Todashev and questioned him about his friendship with the boys.

The rest is unclear. Ibragim grabbed something and lunged at an FBI agent only to be shot down. We now have another mystery as to whether this young man was involved in planning the bombing. It also goes to make clearer that American involvement in Muslim countries only compounds problems, rather than solves them. There is no doubt Mr. Todashev has a record of personal violence. As always, violence begets violence.

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NOBODY ASKED ME BUT

Posted on May 23, 2013 by | Leave a comment

We offer observations on the human condition from a 22 year  old  mind trapped in an 82 year old body.

NOBODY ASKED ME BUT

I no longer possess the unlimited energy of an 8 year old.

Two white shirted men in coffee shop-executive meeting?

Some walk in hurried small steps, some do not.

Leave a child alone, she will find a  way to entertain herself.

As a child I considered tests to be boring and  confusing.

Paying taxes is simply paying what one is due in order to live in America.

If you desire to fail, you will.

My mother would be lost in this fast food world.

Some seek a connection with a machine, some with people.

To be poor in America is to be unnoticed.

Some count bodies, I count butts.

To eat alone is to think alone.

A tall thin attractive woman always captures my attention.

I wonder which is more productive, meeting in coffee shop or in office.

I no longer am a brisk walker.

The only enduring fame is that within your family.

In modern America the quickest way to fame is to shoot someone.

I feel warm snuggling my back against the couch.

I do not play with fingers while waiting, some do.

As ye sow, so shall ye reap. Still true.

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Barack Obama Smells BO

Posted on May 23, 2013 by | Leave a comment

In a speech at the National Defense University the president raised some interesting issues such as continuance of powers given to him to kill who the hell he desires if only he supports those murders with some evidence that bad guys were out to harm the United States of America. He also wants to close down Guantanamo Bay prison because it finally  dawned on him that millions of Muslims in the world do not like him around and killing people-particularly, those of the Muslim faith.

I guess this is a good step to restore basic American values such as an independent free press that can print whatever  it desires. I realize a Fox News reporter printed the secret story that North Korea might threaten use of nuclear weapons. I must confess joy at being let in on this story.

Now, if former constitutional professor Barack Obama can shift his focus from sending drug users to jail and send a few Wall Street criminals to prison, perhaps, he can go down in history as a defender of the United States against Wall Street terrorism.

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GOP Creative Thinking

Posted on May 23, 2013 by | Leave a comment

Extremism in the service of God allows an individual to engage in distortion and lies because the end goal is-truth. The White House released to Republicans over 100 pages of Benghazi emails which were then released to the public by congressional Republicans. According to CBS News, Republican versions of some emails used alternative language than that given by the White House:

White House: “We need to resolve this in such a way that respects all the relevant entities, particularly the investigation.”

Republican: “We must make sure that t he talking points reflect all agency equities, including those of the  State Department and we don’t want to undermine the FBI investigation.”

White House; “The penultimate point could be abused by members to beat the State Department for not paying attention  to Agency warnings”

Republican: “The penultimate point is a paragraph talking about all the previous warnings provided by the Agency(CIA) about al-Qaeda’s presence and activities of al-Qaeda.”

We need a special commission to investigate the Republican party in Congress!

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Forgotten European Youth

Posted on May 23, 2013 by | Leave a comment

Among the tragedies of Europe’s dance with austerity has been a dramatic rise in unemployment throughout the region. An estimated 50% of young Spaniards lack jobs and similar figures are evident in Greece or Italy or even Sweden. Hundreds of Swedish young boys and girls went on a rampage through the streets of Stockholm showing their anger at being ignored and having their lives put on hold. They set fire to over 300 cars, burned down a restaurant and threw stones through store windows. There are even reports of a police station being burned to the ground. The initial outbreak most probably arose from police killing a 69 year -old man who was wielding a machete. Young people felt the police over-reacted.

It is time for Europe to abandon the austerity tactic and go back to some old fashioned John Keynes stimulus to the economy. Sweden might borrow the Depression CCC which placed one million young Americans to work on infrastructure tasks. FDR even pushed through bills that paid artists to paint or musicians to play music of people to put on plays. Provide meaningful work and riots will cease and desist.

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Don’t Steal My Valor!

Posted on May 23, 2013 by | Leave a comment

Congress is greatly concerned that some men who never served in their nation’s armed forces will go around pretending to have been in combat. The Stolen Valor Act makes it a federal crime to falsely claim to have received a military medal for valor in action. Maximum punishment is a fine that could range up to $100,000 and even result in a year in prison. For example, claiming to be a combat veteran on a job application can result to a one way pass to prison.

I wonder if there is need for a new bill about Stolen Valor. As I recall, Vice President Dick Cheney wanted war and strongly urged the invasion of Iraq. Of course, this is the same man who obtained SEVEN draft deferments during the Vietnam War because –”I have more important things to do.” Then again, George Bush spent the Vietnam War in southern regions of the United States of America.

Shouldn’t it be a crime to place others in combat if you are a coward who fought against going to fight?

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