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HEADLINES FROM WORLD PRESS

Posted on May 22, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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

UK, Guardian:  ”Boyfriend Says Vagina Repulsive”

What a prick.

USA, Daily News:  ”He Thought She Was Pregnant”

Let me explain about the birds and bees.

New Zealand, New Zealand Herald:  ”Cop Faces Drug Charges”

OK, now we should halt and frisk all cops.

Turkey, Hurriyet:  ”Assad Should Go”

The question is-where?

Russia, Moscow Times:  ”Spies Square Off”

Why not just share information and make life easier for spies?

Denmark, Copenhagen Post:  ”Too Many Smart People”

Boy, is that a dumb remark.

USA, aol:  ”Governor Orders Bibles Back In State Owned Cabins”

Did he check with God?

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Drone On With Death

Posted on May 22, 2013 by | Leave a comment

President Obama will present to the nation his rationale for sending drones to kill enemy forces and the  overall strategy of countering terrorism. There is no doubt that drones have and will be capable of killing terrorist leaders. There is also no doubt drones also kill innocent people in the process. The essential theory of using  drones is to kill leaders. Unfortunately, there is no example in the twentieth century that killing leaders led to the collapse of a terrorist group. Osama bin Laden is dead, but al-Qaeda has GROWN IN POWER since that death. Al-Qaeda is now in Mali, in Chad, in Libya and its allies are now in Nigeria-DESPITE THE DEATH OF OSAMA BIN LADEN.

In the process of using drones the United States has gained the hatred of millions. We challenge President Obama to provide evidence that killing leaders ends terrorism.

Oh, he will also talk about Guantanamo. On that point, he is right, close the damn place once and for all.

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Prohibition In Egypt

Posted on May 22, 2013 by | Leave a comment

Once upon a time the nation of Egypt had a dictator. He was a tyrant, he abused people, tortured them and even killed opponents. But, he was wise enough not to pester establishments which sold alcoholic beverages because tourists came to
Egypt not only to gaze in wonder at its historic monuments, but they also wanted to enjoy the good life and that meant alcohol. And, to the bad dictator was deposed and soon there appeared good solid Islamists who disliked alcohol. Now, liquor stores have new problems. “Our problems are with the Salafis(ultra conservative Muslims) who harass us, either verbally or with violence.”

The Muslim Brotherhood is in charge of the government. They want to return to the eighth century. I have a  hunch they drank alcohol in the good old days. Of course, then, they did not depend on tourist dollars to survive.

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Nazis Redeux

Posted on May 22, 2013 by | Leave a comment

It is now clear the school system of Greece deserves a large F on its teaching of the history of Greece. Believe it or not but during the years1940-1945 there were same bad guys who occupied the country. They were called-NAZIS. The bad guys killed thousands of Greeks, they sent thousands to work as slave laborers in Germany and they sort of looted the nation of its goods. Millions of Greeks starved and barely survived. So, with this piece of historical information, what is now happening in Greece?

The Golden Dawn political party has a model-Nazi Germany. It seeks to retrun to the good old days when Nazis controlled Greece. Oh, instead of hating and killing Jews, the Golden Dawn Nazis want to hate and kill Muslims. The Nazis destroyed Jewish synagogues and now Golden Dawn wants to prevent Muslims from building a mosque in Athens. Party spokesman,Ilias Kasidiaris informed the world: “If a mosque is constructed for Islamist criminals in Greece, a front of 100,000 Greeks headed by the Golden Dawn  will be created.”

So, who heads off the Golden Dawn criminals–Nazis from Germany?

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666-The Devil Himself

Posted on May 22, 2013 by | Leave a comment

Turkey over the past century has evolved into a modern society in which basic rights for people are guaranteed. But, along with the movement toward modernism, there remains a large segment of society in which males long for the good old days when women obeyed their commands. Next to bikini clad  gorgeous
Turkish women who display their bodies with pride, there exists as many women who fear to be who they wish to be due to husbands demanding obedience. The Turkish Family and Social Affairs Minister, Fatima Sahin, reported that between the years of 2009-2012, at least 666 women were murdered due to family violence. Husbands played a key role in these murders but also did other male relatives.

The bad news is that few experts agree the real number is 666. Most probably, there were hundreds of other killings that were never reported. Nor do these figures   deal with  women who were beaten or verbally abused and had to endure such treatment. We do know that in the third quarter of 2012, some 4489 women sought shelter in state institutions because of domestic violence.

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NOBODY ASKED ME BUT

Posted on May 21, 2013 by | Leave a comment

We offer observations from a 22 year old mind trapped in an 82 year  old body.

NOBODY ASKED ME BUT

Some walk with hand near crotch.

A child first places knees on chair before getting seated.

I can actually exist without Facebook.

Somewhere in this promised land the sun is shining.

A family meal, once upon a time in America.

Some walk slowly to dispose of garbage, good to the last bite.

Tee shirts inform world who you like.

Hate others and wind up hating self.

I have had few “eureka” moments in life.

I wonder how many Catholics each day think about the Pope.

The past shaped who I am today, cherish the past.

A “love me” message on butt-an invitation?

Some chew vigorously, some, gently.

The body is my friend, I treat kindly my friends.

When tomorrow is today, today is yesterday.

I am a nonchalant person, except about human cruelty.

Cherish unconditional love, not in great quantity.

I still wonder what Obama will fight to the death to preserve.

In the end our hair is white, such is the human condition.

From whence we come, we return–eventually!

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Sad Stories From Afghanistan

Posted on May 21, 2013 by | Leave a comment

As I recall, among the reasons that President Bush cited for invading Afghanistan was to protect the lives of  Afghan women. Mrs.Bush was greatly concerned about the abuse endured by this females who lived in homes in which men could beat and torture their own wives, and even kill them for not being “moral.” Twelve years later, Human Rights Watch reports the number of Afghan women who have been jailed or forced into abusive marriages continues to rise. About 600 women are in jail for the offense of fleeing an abusive marriage. Eighteen  months ago there were 400 in jail for this “crime.” A basic problem is refusal of the Afghan Parliament to pass legislation that would protect the rights of women in their country.

More than half of women in jail are there for a “moral crime.” This means they refuse to allow their husband to beat the hell out of them. Or, they were a woman whose husband charged that she “looked at a man” without his permission. Raped women in Afghanistan head for jail because they allowed themselves to be raped.

Just about all funding for homes to protect women who has fled abusive marriages come from overseas sources. American forces will depart from Afghanistan along with money to protect women. Yes, America did bring freedom to Afghanistan.

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Spies Out In Cold

Posted on May 21, 2013 by | Leave a comment

Among the more  shocking aspects of the Obama administration is its fascination with spies and espionage and secret cabals seeking to undermine the American goveernment. The Justice Department has named Fox News correspondent, James Rosen as a co-conspirator in a 2010 espionage case against State Department security adviser, Stephen Jin-Woo Kim. Kim is charged with handing over to Rosen a classified government document that said North Korea would probably test a nuclear weapon. The FBI has seized Rosen’s emails and all messages to Kim. However, Rosen, as of  yet has not been charged with any crime.

OK, the secret is now out. North Korea intends to test a nuclear weapon. Gee, who would have guessed this without the intrepid work of the FBI. This is simply another example of much ado about nothing. The world knows that North Korea is working on nuclear weapons. How can there be a serious crime when a reporter obtains information about what the entire world knows??

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Death By Acts Of Nature

Posted on May 21, 2013 by | Leave a comment

I confess to feelings of relief on learning that a tornado ripped through the state of Oklahoma and killed either 94 or 54 or 24. The figure continues to change as new reports  come in from areas that were devasted. We know that an elementary school was wiped out as was a hospital.The two mile wide tornado tore apart the city of Moore, Oklahoma. My relief was that deaths in America or in the Middle East or in Africa were not the result of human action-just dear old nature showing her angry face to the world. For once, we can cease blaming this or that group of humans and fix anger at Mother Nature who apparently is upset about something.

I suspect that in the history of our human race it is rare to identify a time period in which one war or another was not raging. How about a truce among we humans that transfers all killing over to Mother Nature?

Oh, report in from Washington D.C. The Republican party wants an investigation in order to discover why President Obama did not protect the people of Oklahoma from natural terrorists. And, he never used the word-TERRORISM!!

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Nude In Tunisia

Posted on May 21, 2013 by | Leave a comment

Tunisia was a colony of France for over a hundred years which meant that thousands of young Tunisians spent part of their  lives either visiting France or attending school. It is not surprising  that modern Tunisia contains a solid core of conservative Muslims along with a more secular minority which seeks a modern democracy that enshrines the idea of free speech and free  dress. A Tunisian feminist, Amina Tyler, has shocked the entire nation by sneaking into Tunisia’s holiest city and then attempting to shed her clothes in protest against the growing power of Islamists who want women back in the veil. Ms. Tyler is a member of the Ukranian feminist group, FEMEN, whose main tactic is baring breasts and going nude in order to show the world they mean business.

Ms.Tyler once in Kairouan, took off the veil, displayed her jeans and showed her blond hair. The Interior Department might charge her with “provocative acts” that are against the  morals and traditions of Tunisian society. Of course, when Salafis attack liquor stores or beat up people who do not dress the right way, they are simply carrying out Tunisian morals.

The Arab Spring began in Tunisia. It is time for Tunisia to adhere to its original ideas of creating a free society.

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