Well, here goes.
I watched the terrorist attack on Mumbai on CNN and BBC. From their point of view, this was a very successful attack on the Indians. So now the terrorist have 2 Giant strikes under their belt: the 9/11, 2001 attack on New York City and Thanksgiving Day attack on Mumbai , India, 2008. It seems rather obvious that as long as they can pull off these kinds of attacks, global terrorism is never going to go away. We have to get ahead of the game again somehow and risk it that they will attack again as a result because, psychologically, they have to be No. 1. They seem to be behind the curve when it comes to technology and the internet. So, as they wire up everybody and listen in, they get more and more paranoid about how out of it they are so they decide to just kill everybody. You know, I think their motives go no deeper than this; they are suffering a massive inferiority complex of many unspoken words; it is easier to kill and get killed than grow up and have a mature mind because then they would have to give up these violent, meaningless ways. So, I support what everybody has been saying about sticking with it and keeping on with the projects and going to India and supporting peace in a globalized world.
Apparently, Hillary is going to announce that she is Secretary of State tomorrow, Nov. 2, 2008; and she will have the terrorist as security issue no. 1. I put down right about election day that Pakistan is a rogue nation and, boy, now I stick with this more than ever. This makes Iran, North Korea and Pakistan the most dangerous rogue nations. And, guess what? Pakistan is a nuclear power. So here is where power corrupts comes into play big time. Pakistan would love to put India under their heel and squash them. I think Hillary should form a committee on security issues in an extremely hazardous time right away.
These are my thoughts for today.
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008: Thanksgiving Day in USA; Terrorism war in Mumbai
Well here, goes,
I have been watching all day the reporting out of Mumbai on the terrorist attack there. I knew inside somewhere that the turned tables on the Terrorists' would not last very long. So, they have gone and done it again by striking in 10 places simultaneously in Mumbai just as the USA is about to sit down and thank the spirits for letting us hold the lead for 1 more day. But, they have struck again and reminding the world that they can do so at will, that they will fight to the death; that they don't want to have to deal the President-elect Obama. I don't think Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has registered on their bean brains yet. So, she sure has to co-opt them somehow and come out agead. I still say that I think they have sabotaged the Internet very deeply and somebody is always listening to us talk away so they can take this and blow it up.
India, why India? One of the reasons that was not talked about today is the fact that Indians are some of the best software developers on the planet and the terrorists are wondering if the Indian engineers can sabotage them. If the terrorists can always be a first strike, take them by surprise outfit, they will consider themselves winning. Of course, now I think it might get to the point that they will start considering the WMD's use because that takes them to the next plane of being out there first, of being in charge. It will never be a situation of detente like during the Cold War because the terrorists are not capable of any kind of co-operation. The religious world view is not one of a multi-dimensional one where there are numerous different worlds co-existing. Anthing that gets in their space, they blow it up. Because they don't know just what exactly the Indian engineers are doing or if they are secretly getting into their space, they strike like they did in Mumbai today, Thanksgiving Day in America 2008.
These are my thoughts for today.
I have been watching all day the reporting out of Mumbai on the terrorist attack there. I knew inside somewhere that the turned tables on the Terrorists' would not last very long. So, they have gone and done it again by striking in 10 places simultaneously in Mumbai just as the USA is about to sit down and thank the spirits for letting us hold the lead for 1 more day. But, they have struck again and reminding the world that they can do so at will, that they will fight to the death; that they don't want to have to deal the President-elect Obama. I don't think Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has registered on their bean brains yet. So, she sure has to co-opt them somehow and come out agead. I still say that I think they have sabotaged the Internet very deeply and somebody is always listening to us talk away so they can take this and blow it up.
India, why India? One of the reasons that was not talked about today is the fact that Indians are some of the best software developers on the planet and the terrorists are wondering if the Indian engineers can sabotage them. If the terrorists can always be a first strike, take them by surprise outfit, they will consider themselves winning. Of course, now I think it might get to the point that they will start considering the WMD's use because that takes them to the next plane of being out there first, of being in charge. It will never be a situation of detente like during the Cold War because the terrorists are not capable of any kind of co-operation. The religious world view is not one of a multi-dimensional one where there are numerous different worlds co-existing. Anthing that gets in their space, they blow it up. Because they don't know just what exactly the Indian engineers are doing or if they are secretly getting into their space, they strike like they did in Mumbai today, Thanksgiving Day in America 2008.
These are my thoughts for today.
Monday, November 24, 2008
Monday, Nov. 24, 2008: Sihanoukville, Cambodia
Well, here goes
I am almost done with "Cambodia: Year Zero", which is all about the Cambodian Genocide and the instruments of execution. To me, one of the most disturbing aspects of this historical revelation is the degree of nihilism in Cambodian society itself. Nihilism is the loss of belief in anything in and about your life. Cambodian nihilism played a huge to astronomical role in the execution of orders at S-21. Any person with anykind of a value system would have run away from that dark and damp hell; but not the Cambodians employees at S-21. Their main goal was to please their employer so that they would not end up in the execution line itself. In the recorded statements, there is no feeling for the things that they did to the supoosed traitors. Evereything was fantasy at this place; there was very little grounding in reality or actuality. They made up everything so that they could reationalize their atrocious behavior. It continues to be documented today that the torturors and guards feel no remorse at what they did. It is truly amazing in some of these places how the good is gone and the evil is still here. Evil, apparently will do anything to hold their ground; while the good is used as the excuse to continue
demonic or demon possessed behavior.
I was right about the feeling that some Chinese was the one responsible for training the Cambodians in the first place. The behavior of the Khymer Rouge in not Cambodian in origin, it came here from a Chinese who was in with the "Gang of Four". I, for one, think that India is a much better role model for Asians, even with the SB debacle. Indians have religion and spirituality, the only things that are going to get this part of the planet back on track to humanity. Of course, I think India should be able to reserve the option of only getting themselves out of here and to hell with the rest.
These are my thoughts for today. I only speak in little snipetts because of the inflammatory nature of my studies.
I am almost done with "Cambodia: Year Zero", which is all about the Cambodian Genocide and the instruments of execution. To me, one of the most disturbing aspects of this historical revelation is the degree of nihilism in Cambodian society itself. Nihilism is the loss of belief in anything in and about your life. Cambodian nihilism played a huge to astronomical role in the execution of orders at S-21. Any person with anykind of a value system would have run away from that dark and damp hell; but not the Cambodians employees at S-21. Their main goal was to please their employer so that they would not end up in the execution line itself. In the recorded statements, there is no feeling for the things that they did to the supoosed traitors. Evereything was fantasy at this place; there was very little grounding in reality or actuality. They made up everything so that they could reationalize their atrocious behavior. It continues to be documented today that the torturors and guards feel no remorse at what they did. It is truly amazing in some of these places how the good is gone and the evil is still here. Evil, apparently will do anything to hold their ground; while the good is used as the excuse to continue
demonic or demon possessed behavior.
I was right about the feeling that some Chinese was the one responsible for training the Cambodians in the first place. The behavior of the Khymer Rouge in not Cambodian in origin, it came here from a Chinese who was in with the "Gang of Four". I, for one, think that India is a much better role model for Asians, even with the SB debacle. Indians have religion and spirituality, the only things that are going to get this part of the planet back on track to humanity. Of course, I think India should be able to reserve the option of only getting themselves out of here and to hell with the rest.
These are my thoughts for today. I only speak in little snipetts because of the inflammatory nature of my studies.
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008: Sihanoukville, Cambodia
Well, here goes.
Right now, it seems that Hillary is going to be the next Secretary of State, which is a big Hurray for we Americans who are living abroad because our image has been in the ditch along with the financial crisis. I predict that Hillary will be of great help to restore a more sane image of us and will help to build alliances, create allies and go after the terrorists in a new way. You know, I think the terrorists have so deeply sabotaged the Internet, that they have been able to look like they know just exactly what they are doing; now Hillary can go after them in a new way and take them by surprise. Maybe, if successful, the tables have turned. No more worn-out excuses about this and that and all of the terrible things that the American have done that created the Age of Terrorism in the first place. I saw Kingdom on HBO, which is excellent by the way, that posited the theory that the Arabs are very zenophobic about foreigners and that they can't stand to see them walking about free and easy. So what do they they do? Instead of getting an education like the rest of us, the build bombs and kill people. Its the latest version of insanaity to hit the planet after the gulag communists of the 60's and 70's when they attacked and decimated so many innocent societies that weren't free to kick their asses out of their countries.
So, what is going to be the next insanity?
I am reading Cambodia: Year Zero which is an analysis of the mind-set and the procedures and techniques used at S-21. To me this is all new, I have never known anything like what occurred at S-21 but apparently it is very similar to the "purges" that have been taking place in Communist countries for a long time. It seems to me you have to be pretty stupid to want to be a communist because they have nothing to offer but pain and illness. No freedoms, no education, no liberties, no economic plans that work, no rule of law. This one is the clincher, the no rule of law, because there is something very intoxicating about being beyond the bounds of society and its laws that creates maniacal urges in people to try and control everything for themselves and not by prescriptive laws either, by the unspoken ones instead.
I know that all of my friends are educated and have already read all of these books and, maybe, I am the late comer. I consider myself very lucky to be able to read all of these books now and maybe I have penetrated the tourist veneer of travelling and am now on a better and more realistic level.
These are my thoughts for today.
Right now, it seems that Hillary is going to be the next Secretary of State, which is a big Hurray for we Americans who are living abroad because our image has been in the ditch along with the financial crisis. I predict that Hillary will be of great help to restore a more sane image of us and will help to build alliances, create allies and go after the terrorists in a new way. You know, I think the terrorists have so deeply sabotaged the Internet, that they have been able to look like they know just exactly what they are doing; now Hillary can go after them in a new way and take them by surprise. Maybe, if successful, the tables have turned. No more worn-out excuses about this and that and all of the terrible things that the American have done that created the Age of Terrorism in the first place. I saw Kingdom on HBO, which is excellent by the way, that posited the theory that the Arabs are very zenophobic about foreigners and that they can't stand to see them walking about free and easy. So what do they they do? Instead of getting an education like the rest of us, the build bombs and kill people. Its the latest version of insanaity to hit the planet after the gulag communists of the 60's and 70's when they attacked and decimated so many innocent societies that weren't free to kick their asses out of their countries.
So, what is going to be the next insanity?
I am reading Cambodia: Year Zero which is an analysis of the mind-set and the procedures and techniques used at S-21. To me this is all new, I have never known anything like what occurred at S-21 but apparently it is very similar to the "purges" that have been taking place in Communist countries for a long time. It seems to me you have to be pretty stupid to want to be a communist because they have nothing to offer but pain and illness. No freedoms, no education, no liberties, no economic plans that work, no rule of law. This one is the clincher, the no rule of law, because there is something very intoxicating about being beyond the bounds of society and its laws that creates maniacal urges in people to try and control everything for themselves and not by prescriptive laws either, by the unspoken ones instead.
I know that all of my friends are educated and have already read all of these books and, maybe, I am the late comer. I consider myself very lucky to be able to read all of these books now and maybe I have penetrated the tourist veneer of travelling and am now on a better and more realistic level.
These are my thoughts for today.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008: Sihanoukville, Cambodia
Well, here goes.
I have now finished "Sideshow", all of it including the "Notes" section in the back. I think that Shawcross wanted to show that Kissinger and Nixon, when it came to SE Asia, liked to mislead, to put it one way. I think they liked the secret part of the bombing campaign because they thought they were pulling the wool over the Congress and the Nation's eyes and carrying out a policy that most certainly would have consequences but no one to blame for them. Nixon had Watergate because he never did understand some of the fundamentals of the American liberties and apparently Kissinger showed a lot of contempt for them too. I don't think the welfare of Cambodia was ever a concern for these 2; I do think it was a concern for the Pentagon and the State Dept., but not enough of a one to have some backbone and see what was really going on. It was an employee of the Pentagon that fudged all of the numbers for Menu and then lied to the Congress about it. Of course, this was also the end of the 60's renaissance of the American consciousness and many (educated) people began to want to know what was really going on. Many people began to understand that to have a real quality of life, you had to know what was going on. In a sense, some Americans woke up. The secret bombing of Cambodia was never a part of the anti-war movement; it was only about pulling out of the war because the Vietnamese did not want us there. That they fell prey to the bloodthirsty Communists is a karma of their own making. Today, people like to say that SE Asia is really capitalist; but, I am not sure of it at all. I don't think they are anything yet; they still have not had any education or literacy training about democracy and liberties..
These are my thoughts for today.
I have now finished "Sideshow", all of it including the "Notes" section in the back. I think that Shawcross wanted to show that Kissinger and Nixon, when it came to SE Asia, liked to mislead, to put it one way. I think they liked the secret part of the bombing campaign because they thought they were pulling the wool over the Congress and the Nation's eyes and carrying out a policy that most certainly would have consequences but no one to blame for them. Nixon had Watergate because he never did understand some of the fundamentals of the American liberties and apparently Kissinger showed a lot of contempt for them too. I don't think the welfare of Cambodia was ever a concern for these 2; I do think it was a concern for the Pentagon and the State Dept., but not enough of a one to have some backbone and see what was really going on. It was an employee of the Pentagon that fudged all of the numbers for Menu and then lied to the Congress about it. Of course, this was also the end of the 60's renaissance of the American consciousness and many (educated) people began to want to know what was really going on. Many people began to understand that to have a real quality of life, you had to know what was going on. In a sense, some Americans woke up. The secret bombing of Cambodia was never a part of the anti-war movement; it was only about pulling out of the war because the Vietnamese did not want us there. That they fell prey to the bloodthirsty Communists is a karma of their own making. Today, people like to say that SE Asia is really capitalist; but, I am not sure of it at all. I don't think they are anything yet; they still have not had any education or literacy training about democracy and liberties..
These are my thoughts for today.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008: Sihanoukville, Cambodia
Well, here goes for a try.
I was reading the "Notes" at the back of the book "Sideshow". It is a rebuttal from the Nixon Administration that Shawcross got it all wrong; that he had too much bias as a Leftie; that he overlooked some important documents in order to make his argument solid. To my way of thinking, nobody discusses what the Khymer Rouge were in their own right; or how did they garner so much power as to be able to do in the Lon Not Govt?. Sideshow argues that the Nixon-Kissinger Doctrine is what brought the Khymer Rouge to power. This last bit is somewhat believable because Kissinger would not stop the secret bombing until he was forced to by the Congress. He never apologizes for breaking the law and lying to Congress or to carrying on a "secret" policy vis-a-vis Cambodia without anybody knowing about it. Apparently, the Pentagon never questioned the procurement of much armaments either. From, my point of view, the period from 1970-1979, I was in N./E. Africa and India, I did not know about Cambodia. In fact, nobody in India was talking about anything other than their own political leanings. When I arrived in India, they were very much in with the Soviet Union; when I left India, they had decided to become a Democracy. Do I think they were watching the sideshow in Southeast Asia? Yes, I do. I think they were greatly influenced by the behavior of the Khymer Rouge. You know, Indians were also lost and in S-21. Asians never really talk very much about politics, or individual liberties, or rights because they have no tradition from which they can garner some experience to talk about these things. However, I feel the general concensus is that when Asians thought about the Khymer Rouge behaviors that were so alarming in their cruelty and that it was done in the name of Angka and Communism, they decided Democracy was a better choice.
Has this fated Cambodians for years to come? This is a very interesting question vis-a-vis China and Vietnam both Communist neighbors, today, to Cambodia.
These are my beginning thoughts for today.
I was reading the "Notes" at the back of the book "Sideshow". It is a rebuttal from the Nixon Administration that Shawcross got it all wrong; that he had too much bias as a Leftie; that he overlooked some important documents in order to make his argument solid. To my way of thinking, nobody discusses what the Khymer Rouge were in their own right; or how did they garner so much power as to be able to do in the Lon Not Govt?. Sideshow argues that the Nixon-Kissinger Doctrine is what brought the Khymer Rouge to power. This last bit is somewhat believable because Kissinger would not stop the secret bombing until he was forced to by the Congress. He never apologizes for breaking the law and lying to Congress or to carrying on a "secret" policy vis-a-vis Cambodia without anybody knowing about it. Apparently, the Pentagon never questioned the procurement of much armaments either. From, my point of view, the period from 1970-1979, I was in N./E. Africa and India, I did not know about Cambodia. In fact, nobody in India was talking about anything other than their own political leanings. When I arrived in India, they were very much in with the Soviet Union; when I left India, they had decided to become a Democracy. Do I think they were watching the sideshow in Southeast Asia? Yes, I do. I think they were greatly influenced by the behavior of the Khymer Rouge. You know, Indians were also lost and in S-21. Asians never really talk very much about politics, or individual liberties, or rights because they have no tradition from which they can garner some experience to talk about these things. However, I feel the general concensus is that when Asians thought about the Khymer Rouge behaviors that were so alarming in their cruelty and that it was done in the name of Angka and Communism, they decided Democracy was a better choice.
Has this fated Cambodians for years to come? This is a very interesting question vis-a-vis China and Vietnam both Communist neighbors, today, to Cambodia.
These are my beginning thoughts for today.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Tuesday, 18. Nov., 2008: Sihanoukville, Cambodia
This is a continuation of the blog done earlier today.
I want to add some more to the discussion about Hillary Clinton being the next Secretary of State. It seems that people are afriad that certain countries will exercise undue influence on Bill Clinton to get something for themselves from Hillary, the Secretary of State. First of all, people can simply sign a disclaimer and oath of allegiance that they will not use "insider" influence to get something from the State Dept., like in some kind of dark deal whereby a so-called Clinton Global Initiative donor gets some "insiders'" benefits in exchange for providing valuable information on WMD's or possible Terrorists. This certainly is a possibility but, so far, the Clinton's have not really attracted that kind of association. Besides, ex-President Clinton seems like a rather patriotic type and would not participate in such an endeavor.
On the other hand, this kind of "insider influence" could be used to garner good results too.
It certainly seems the farthest along we have gotten on getting at some of the "real" information regarding "WMD's"; actually terrorists is another thing.
These are the continuation thoughts for today.
I want to add some more to the discussion about Hillary Clinton being the next Secretary of State. It seems that people are afriad that certain countries will exercise undue influence on Bill Clinton to get something for themselves from Hillary, the Secretary of State. First of all, people can simply sign a disclaimer and oath of allegiance that they will not use "insider" influence to get something from the State Dept., like in some kind of dark deal whereby a so-called Clinton Global Initiative donor gets some "insiders'" benefits in exchange for providing valuable information on WMD's or possible Terrorists. This certainly is a possibility but, so far, the Clinton's have not really attracted that kind of association. Besides, ex-President Clinton seems like a rather patriotic type and would not participate in such an endeavor.
On the other hand, this kind of "insider influence" could be used to garner good results too.
It certainly seems the farthest along we have gotten on getting at some of the "real" information regarding "WMD's"; actually terrorists is another thing.
These are the continuation thoughts for today.
Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008: Sihanoukville, Cambodia
Ok, here goes the blog again.
I have finished "Sideshow" by Shawcross which is a detailed account of the Nixon-Kissinger discussions about Cambodia. It is recommended reading. I would say that I think Kissinger knew exactly what he was doing but Nixon did not. What probably evolved was a very convulluted relationship where Kissinger actually made the decisions and Nixon just went along because he was so flattered to have Kissinger as a buddy. It seems to have worked because Kissinger did just about whatever he pleased as Secretary of State without real consideration of the real interests of the USA. Who was he to say what our policy was going to be vis-a-vis Cambodia and Vietnam? What he did was take it out of the hands of the Congress and even his own State Department in order to have his own way. It seems a rather problematic attitude as far as I am concerned. To this day, Cambodians, not just the Khymer Rouge, blame Americans for what went on; they have not been educated to know what was really behind the bombing of the sanctuaries that created the Khymer Rouge. It didn't really create the Khymer Rouge, it gave them impetus to sack the country that they apparently never liked in the first place. Not your real patriots. Cambodia seems filled with such an odd assortment of demons, one wonders
if it will ever return to some kind of normalcy. Right now, from my point of view, I think it probably is about a 50-50 wager as to how decent a county will emerge from these ashes.
As for Hillary being the Secretary of State, I am still for her even though I am aware of the conflict of interest concerns. I doubt that the Clinton Global Initiative has that kind of leverage to be able to influence the Secretary of State; big politics is never that concerned about the little issues; however, because these little issues terrain are the breeding grounds for exploitation and terrorism, it is in these little places, the Clinton's power could be extremely beneficial. I think this resource could be put to benefit the world, especially the world of little issues as well as the world of exploitation and terrorism at the same time.
These are my thoughts for today.
I have finished "Sideshow" by Shawcross which is a detailed account of the Nixon-Kissinger discussions about Cambodia. It is recommended reading. I would say that I think Kissinger knew exactly what he was doing but Nixon did not. What probably evolved was a very convulluted relationship where Kissinger actually made the decisions and Nixon just went along because he was so flattered to have Kissinger as a buddy. It seems to have worked because Kissinger did just about whatever he pleased as Secretary of State without real consideration of the real interests of the USA. Who was he to say what our policy was going to be vis-a-vis Cambodia and Vietnam? What he did was take it out of the hands of the Congress and even his own State Department in order to have his own way. It seems a rather problematic attitude as far as I am concerned. To this day, Cambodians, not just the Khymer Rouge, blame Americans for what went on; they have not been educated to know what was really behind the bombing of the sanctuaries that created the Khymer Rouge. It didn't really create the Khymer Rouge, it gave them impetus to sack the country that they apparently never liked in the first place. Not your real patriots. Cambodia seems filled with such an odd assortment of demons, one wonders
if it will ever return to some kind of normalcy. Right now, from my point of view, I think it probably is about a 50-50 wager as to how decent a county will emerge from these ashes.
As for Hillary being the Secretary of State, I am still for her even though I am aware of the conflict of interest concerns. I doubt that the Clinton Global Initiative has that kind of leverage to be able to influence the Secretary of State; big politics is never that concerned about the little issues; however, because these little issues terrain are the breeding grounds for exploitation and terrorism, it is in these little places, the Clinton's power could be extremely beneficial. I think this resource could be put to benefit the world, especially the world of little issues as well as the world of exploitation and terrorism at the same time.
These are my thoughts for today.
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Sunday, Nov. 17, 2008: Sihanoukville, Cambodia
OK, here I go again after trying 3 times yesterday only to have it disappear down some internet dark hole but not on my files.
Yesterday, I was trying to talk about the UN Study again and focus in on the behaviors or the tell-tale symptoms that might be evident with a trafikker of WMD's. This is a rather difficult area to figure out because the trafikker does not fit any kind of routine profile; it can be any person who has a grudge and who wants to dump some WMD somewhere. I did figure out that the trafikker, like the terrorist, is a small and insignificant person in his or her world; and that person wants to be "famous"; wants to be a big star. The smallness of their lives gets to them and they go looking for the opportunity to do the traffiking. The trafikker is the most dangerous link or element in the circle because this is the link that will actually carry out the deed.
So, I guess the best way to deal with the uncertainty is to list all of the "likely" persons, groups and religious and ideological fanatics around and attempt to profile them. This certainly would give a good base to work from. The person or persons is/are fairly uneducated and do not have an integrated personnality; in other words, do not have the capacity to appreciate just how dangerous a WMD is. They live in a world where murder is not wrong if you can come up with somekind of ideological reason to do away with the "other side".
So far, in the world that we live in, the Islamic terrorists and the ideological communist fanatics are the most well known probable groupings.
Oh, yes, I think Hillary would make a real good Secretary of State; and besides Bill has built up quite a sizeable base of resource people all over the world.
These are my thoughts for today
Yesterday, I was trying to talk about the UN Study again and focus in on the behaviors or the tell-tale symptoms that might be evident with a trafikker of WMD's. This is a rather difficult area to figure out because the trafikker does not fit any kind of routine profile; it can be any person who has a grudge and who wants to dump some WMD somewhere. I did figure out that the trafikker, like the terrorist, is a small and insignificant person in his or her world; and that person wants to be "famous"; wants to be a big star. The smallness of their lives gets to them and they go looking for the opportunity to do the traffiking. The trafikker is the most dangerous link or element in the circle because this is the link that will actually carry out the deed.
So, I guess the best way to deal with the uncertainty is to list all of the "likely" persons, groups and religious and ideological fanatics around and attempt to profile them. This certainly would give a good base to work from. The person or persons is/are fairly uneducated and do not have an integrated personnality; in other words, do not have the capacity to appreciate just how dangerous a WMD is. They live in a world where murder is not wrong if you can come up with somekind of ideological reason to do away with the "other side".
So far, in the world that we live in, the Islamic terrorists and the ideological communist fanatics are the most well known probable groupings.
Oh, yes, I think Hillary would make a real good Secretary of State; and besides Bill has built up quite a sizeable base of resource people all over the world.
These are my thoughts for today
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Monday, November 10, 2008
Monday. Nov.10, 2008: Sihanoukville, Cambodia
Well, here goes.
I have changed my plans about going to Thailand because the situation is so unstable there; and I do not want to be anywhere around if there is a coup and the Military takes over again. So, I have decided that I will stay right here where I am and maybe go to Vietnam after this. I guess the Thai situation is the big surprise part about SE Asia; all of the rest of the Gov't's appear to be quite stable actually. I know the last time, a couple of years ago, when the Military took over the country in a day, there was hardly a ripple in the international tourist trade; but, now a year later, the consequences are starting to come to light and tourism is down. Thailand even has a flourishing retirement tourism that could be quite out in the rain if the military takes over again. They can say all they want about how safe it is, which it possibly will be; but at the same time, a person is not very free to be active in international affairs. Here, in Cambodia, I have had no problems at all and feel quite free to carry on with my activities.
About China's large financial input into the global financial crisis; this is a big "hurray and its about time"; it could also be a signal that maybe they are more willing to be a team player now that the world can see that it is the people and not the Gov't that is engaged in some dangerous closet behavior. So, China still is the "dominating" power in the 2nd Ten Year Phase; but the Gov't has demonstrated awareness of the tremendous dangers of WMD's to one and all.
One more rogue state has to be Congo. I saw some soldier point a gun right at the CNN newsman like he would like to shoot him. It seems that Congo is not interested in Barack Obama and what his legacy can mean for the world; they are another example of people totally consumed in self and not at all interested in being a team player. Do I think some of those militias would like to terrorize the world with some renegade nuclear materials, yes I do. I do not think they are being at all sincere in their militia wars for the people of Congo. Maybe President-elect Barack Obama is the lucky one because he will not be taken in by them.
And then there is Indonesia, the home of the step-father of the President-elect. Barack Obama has pretty much ignored them completely; and signaled that his father is African and that the
step-father is out of the circle. Will this have an impact on Indonesians? Well, if they ever contemplate just how much they have lost out on opportunity, maybe then they will change some of their terrorist ways.
These are my thoughts for today.
I have changed my plans about going to Thailand because the situation is so unstable there; and I do not want to be anywhere around if there is a coup and the Military takes over again. So, I have decided that I will stay right here where I am and maybe go to Vietnam after this. I guess the Thai situation is the big surprise part about SE Asia; all of the rest of the Gov't's appear to be quite stable actually. I know the last time, a couple of years ago, when the Military took over the country in a day, there was hardly a ripple in the international tourist trade; but, now a year later, the consequences are starting to come to light and tourism is down. Thailand even has a flourishing retirement tourism that could be quite out in the rain if the military takes over again. They can say all they want about how safe it is, which it possibly will be; but at the same time, a person is not very free to be active in international affairs. Here, in Cambodia, I have had no problems at all and feel quite free to carry on with my activities.
About China's large financial input into the global financial crisis; this is a big "hurray and its about time"; it could also be a signal that maybe they are more willing to be a team player now that the world can see that it is the people and not the Gov't that is engaged in some dangerous closet behavior. So, China still is the "dominating" power in the 2nd Ten Year Phase; but the Gov't has demonstrated awareness of the tremendous dangers of WMD's to one and all.
One more rogue state has to be Congo. I saw some soldier point a gun right at the CNN newsman like he would like to shoot him. It seems that Congo is not interested in Barack Obama and what his legacy can mean for the world; they are another example of people totally consumed in self and not at all interested in being a team player. Do I think some of those militias would like to terrorize the world with some renegade nuclear materials, yes I do. I do not think they are being at all sincere in their militia wars for the people of Congo. Maybe President-elect Barack Obama is the lucky one because he will not be taken in by them.
And then there is Indonesia, the home of the step-father of the President-elect. Barack Obama has pretty much ignored them completely; and signaled that his father is African and that the
step-father is out of the circle. Will this have an impact on Indonesians? Well, if they ever contemplate just how much they have lost out on opportunity, maybe then they will change some of their terrorist ways.
These are my thoughts for today.
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Saturday, Nov. 8, 2008: Sihanoukville, Cambodia
Well, here goes.
I think I will talk a little bit more about the security study. I think an update on the "rogue"nations is due, some speculation on Osama Bin Laden, some speculation on why China does not want to co-operate, the financial crisis and the election of Barack Obama.
It seems that if you don't want Barack Obama to be successful and for his Presidency to be constructive and good for the American people and the world, you have to be of the frame of mind that he will not be able to be a good President and so you can just continue to be whatever you want without the constraints of what he called "summoning up a spirit of service and sacrifice". Not too popular with people who don't beieve in these spirits. I do and I hope they take over the world, to be quite honest. As far as Obama being able to handle the financial crisis, it became quite apparent to all that the best minds in American are willing and have volunteered to work with him to get this economy out of the ditch and going again. Of course, there are forces in the open market, especially on Wall Street, that want to manipulate and exploit us down into a depression, but hopefully, with some co-operation this can be avoided.
China's behavior during the run-up to the Olympics was not appropriate for a first class nation; for a "pretender to the throne"it is another thing. For example, why do they persist in lying and covering up the Tibetan genocide? I feel that a first class nation that continues to lie about its own role in its own genocides begs the question and invites public demands. Everybody knows that China thinks itself the "new Buddha", especially after they have gotten rid of all the real class A Buddhas around. For example, why Tibet, why not Bhutan or Sikkim? What kind of sincerity can there be if you reconstruct a Shambala only in your own image? What will China
do to perpetuate the image they want for themselves, but not the one that the world has for China. This is what I call "the dominating power". Something that is only interested in self and not interested in team co-operation.
About Osama bin Laden. I agree with President-elect Barack Obama that bin Laden is probably living in a cave on the Afghanistan/Pakistan border. He probably pays all of the tribes in the area handsomely and even helps them harvest the opium. He probably will pay the tribe that will keep the Western powers out of the area something like a million dollars. However, the bigger question is where does bin Laden hide his money? If you can come up with some of the answers to this, you will also find many of the dark forces on Wall Street, but probably not in other places.
And now for the update on the "rogue states"- now there has to be Afghanistan and Pakistan because of the assassination Benazir Bhutto. Of course, what about Cuba?
These are my thoughts for today.
I think I will talk a little bit more about the security study. I think an update on the "rogue"nations is due, some speculation on Osama Bin Laden, some speculation on why China does not want to co-operate, the financial crisis and the election of Barack Obama.
It seems that if you don't want Barack Obama to be successful and for his Presidency to be constructive and good for the American people and the world, you have to be of the frame of mind that he will not be able to be a good President and so you can just continue to be whatever you want without the constraints of what he called "summoning up a spirit of service and sacrifice". Not too popular with people who don't beieve in these spirits. I do and I hope they take over the world, to be quite honest. As far as Obama being able to handle the financial crisis, it became quite apparent to all that the best minds in American are willing and have volunteered to work with him to get this economy out of the ditch and going again. Of course, there are forces in the open market, especially on Wall Street, that want to manipulate and exploit us down into a depression, but hopefully, with some co-operation this can be avoided.
China's behavior during the run-up to the Olympics was not appropriate for a first class nation; for a "pretender to the throne"it is another thing. For example, why do they persist in lying and covering up the Tibetan genocide? I feel that a first class nation that continues to lie about its own role in its own genocides begs the question and invites public demands. Everybody knows that China thinks itself the "new Buddha", especially after they have gotten rid of all the real class A Buddhas around. For example, why Tibet, why not Bhutan or Sikkim? What kind of sincerity can there be if you reconstruct a Shambala only in your own image? What will China
do to perpetuate the image they want for themselves, but not the one that the world has for China. This is what I call "the dominating power". Something that is only interested in self and not interested in team co-operation.
About Osama bin Laden. I agree with President-elect Barack Obama that bin Laden is probably living in a cave on the Afghanistan/Pakistan border. He probably pays all of the tribes in the area handsomely and even helps them harvest the opium. He probably will pay the tribe that will keep the Western powers out of the area something like a million dollars. However, the bigger question is where does bin Laden hide his money? If you can come up with some of the answers to this, you will also find many of the dark forces on Wall Street, but probably not in other places.
And now for the update on the "rogue states"- now there has to be Afghanistan and Pakistan because of the assassination Benazir Bhutto. Of course, what about Cuba?
These are my thoughts for today.
Friday, November 7, 2008
Friday, Nov. 7, 2008: Sihanoukville, Cambodia
Well, here goes.
I am going to elaborate a little on this UN study. While the UN in New York was trying to assess what would be certain security needs and how to meet them, a UNA/USA Chapter in Lee/Çollier Counties in Florida came up with an outline of their own. It identified a certain number of so-called "rogue"states and what that state is likely to do vis-a-vis the use or traficking of WMD's. WMD's would be nuclear, chemical, biological or some combination of these elements weapons. We stated that China would be the dominating world power for the 1st Ten Year Cycle from 1994-2004. The 2nd Ten Year Cycle is from 2004-2014. We are now 4 years into the second cycle and China still remains the dominating world power. As far as I know, they have never specifically pledged to co-operate and be a team player on WMD Security matters; this is another of way of saying that the Gov't in Beijing cannot and is not responsible for things that may go on in other parts of China. All of these poisoning scares are an example of this. Other world powers, on the other hand, have pledged that they can have security guidelines that will ensure adequate protections against these rogue elements being able to function in their societies. The countries that agreed to co-operate were USA, Canada, All of Europe, Japan and now possibilly India. Most of the so-called Third World was seen as the breeding ground for exploitation and traffiking in these WMD materials. The "rogue"nations, then, were Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, I think we put down Peru, but Venezuella has filled in instead and, now Zimbabwe. This is really just a very broad outline of a kind of security matrix. China's was defined as a "non"co-operating" nation and no reasons other than what has been discussed as been put forward that I know of. Thus, now we are in the 2nd Ten Year Cycle, the extremely hazardous period. We decided to call the second Ten Year Cycle this way because of lack of sufficient co-operation in a number of places. of course, it goes without saying that Russia's current behavior might put it in a "problematic nation" position. While we considered that Russia was extremely responsible during the Cold War, that does not carry over into the current time.
Just some beginnings for now; these are my thoughts for today
I am going to elaborate a little on this UN study. While the UN in New York was trying to assess what would be certain security needs and how to meet them, a UNA/USA Chapter in Lee/Çollier Counties in Florida came up with an outline of their own. It identified a certain number of so-called "rogue"states and what that state is likely to do vis-a-vis the use or traficking of WMD's. WMD's would be nuclear, chemical, biological or some combination of these elements weapons. We stated that China would be the dominating world power for the 1st Ten Year Cycle from 1994-2004. The 2nd Ten Year Cycle is from 2004-2014. We are now 4 years into the second cycle and China still remains the dominating world power. As far as I know, they have never specifically pledged to co-operate and be a team player on WMD Security matters; this is another of way of saying that the Gov't in Beijing cannot and is not responsible for things that may go on in other parts of China. All of these poisoning scares are an example of this. Other world powers, on the other hand, have pledged that they can have security guidelines that will ensure adequate protections against these rogue elements being able to function in their societies. The countries that agreed to co-operate were USA, Canada, All of Europe, Japan and now possibilly India. Most of the so-called Third World was seen as the breeding ground for exploitation and traffiking in these WMD materials. The "rogue"nations, then, were Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, I think we put down Peru, but Venezuella has filled in instead and, now Zimbabwe. This is really just a very broad outline of a kind of security matrix. China's was defined as a "non"co-operating" nation and no reasons other than what has been discussed as been put forward that I know of. Thus, now we are in the 2nd Ten Year Cycle, the extremely hazardous period. We decided to call the second Ten Year Cycle this way because of lack of sufficient co-operation in a number of places. of course, it goes without saying that Russia's current behavior might put it in a "problematic nation" position. While we considered that Russia was extremely responsible during the Cold War, that does not carry over into the current time.
Just some beginnings for now; these are my thoughts for today
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
ELECTION DAY 2008 (part 2)
Well, here goes for the continuation.
About the UN Study. It was a security study that we did with the UNA/USA and actually Lee and Collier Counties in Florida played a big role in the whole thing. We predicted that the 2nd ten year cycle would be extremely hazardous with a probability of surviving some kind of nuclear or WMD accident to be on a scale of diminishing returns. The election of Obama, I feel, changes this equation. Now the probability of dealing with the security breaches successfully is substantially improved. I can only speak for the areas that I know in detail, like Cambodia and India. How ever, I think Asians will be fairly easy to catch; whereas Africans would not. Now Africans will cooperate; and Asians will still be easy to catch. Boy, Barack sure came along at just the right time.
These are my thoughts for today.
About the UN Study. It was a security study that we did with the UNA/USA and actually Lee and Collier Counties in Florida played a big role in the whole thing. We predicted that the 2nd ten year cycle would be extremely hazardous with a probability of surviving some kind of nuclear or WMD accident to be on a scale of diminishing returns. The election of Obama, I feel, changes this equation. Now the probability of dealing with the security breaches successfully is substantially improved. I can only speak for the areas that I know in detail, like Cambodia and India. How ever, I think Asians will be fairly easy to catch; whereas Africans would not. Now Africans will cooperate; and Asians will still be easy to catch. Boy, Barack sure came along at just the right time.
These are my thoughts for today.
ELECTION DAY 2008
Well, here goes,
Needle3ss to say, this has been a very surprising day indeed because with the election of Barack Obama as President of the USA, people will have to look at us differently now. Actually, it may become quite apparent that the Obama America is quite a bit different than the Bush America. I certainly feel that we will get the economy out of the ditch and back and functioning again; as well as the global economy too. But, there will be some role reversals also because for the green economy, Obama has said he will keep the skill and jobs in the USA and we will not sell off all of our technological know how and skills. So, when the greening starts to actually take some shape, we should be in a much better position than we are now. This guy, he came along at just the right time for us.
On Security, I, for one, sure do feel a lot better because Africa has been taken out of the equation and people will have to give some of intentions of keeping the world in fear ala Bush. I'm sure the UN is pretty happy about this proposition too. As far as the Asians go, I only know that India was for Obama and Cambodia was for McCain. I do not know about Nepal or Thailand; so I will have to go back and find out. I am in Sihanoukville, Cambodia and all of the Cambodians that I talked to said they did not want Obama to win; I never asked them if they understood that principles of Democracy were in play; I don't think it mattered to them at all. They are not champions of Democracy like Obama is. Also, I could not help but think that we are 4 years into the 2nd Ten Year Cycle of the UN study
Needle3ss to say, this has been a very surprising day indeed because with the election of Barack Obama as President of the USA, people will have to look at us differently now. Actually, it may become quite apparent that the Obama America is quite a bit different than the Bush America. I certainly feel that we will get the economy out of the ditch and back and functioning again; as well as the global economy too. But, there will be some role reversals also because for the green economy, Obama has said he will keep the skill and jobs in the USA and we will not sell off all of our technological know how and skills. So, when the greening starts to actually take some shape, we should be in a much better position than we are now. This guy, he came along at just the right time for us.
On Security, I, for one, sure do feel a lot better because Africa has been taken out of the equation and people will have to give some of intentions of keeping the world in fear ala Bush. I'm sure the UN is pretty happy about this proposition too. As far as the Asians go, I only know that India was for Obama and Cambodia was for McCain. I do not know about Nepal or Thailand; so I will have to go back and find out. I am in Sihanoukville, Cambodia and all of the Cambodians that I talked to said they did not want Obama to win; I never asked them if they understood that principles of Democracy were in play; I don't think it mattered to them at all. They are not champions of Democracy like Obama is. Also, I could not help but think that we are 4 years into the 2nd Ten Year Cycle of the UN study
Monday, November 3, 2008
Monday, Nov. 3, 2008: Sihanoukville, Cambodia
Well, here goes.
I feel I just have to write this down as one of my election eve, thoughts.
Obama says his is a campaign of hope and, you know, I think he might be right because if he is elected, then we will get all kinds of cooperation out of Africa and it will not be possible to traffic all kinds of things anymore. Most importantly, it will not be possible to hide or traffic in WMD's, the big worry of the Bush Administration, because an Obama Presidency will get all the intelligence it needs. You see, it will be a lesson in the value of co-operation.
Of course, some Asian countries might not be too happy about this proposition, the WMD one because they like to push the rest of us around on occasion. And, of course, China's role in the world will change because the African will be back in charge of their destinies, instead of some Chinese telling them when to jump and when to sit down.
Just a little thought for today.
I feel I just have to write this down as one of my election eve, thoughts.
Obama says his is a campaign of hope and, you know, I think he might be right because if he is elected, then we will get all kinds of cooperation out of Africa and it will not be possible to traffic all kinds of things anymore. Most importantly, it will not be possible to hide or traffic in WMD's, the big worry of the Bush Administration, because an Obama Presidency will get all the intelligence it needs. You see, it will be a lesson in the value of co-operation.
Of course, some Asian countries might not be too happy about this proposition, the WMD one because they like to push the rest of us around on occasion. And, of course, China's role in the world will change because the African will be back in charge of their destinies, instead of some Chinese telling them when to jump and when to sit down.
Just a little thought for today.
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