2007-05-02

Articles of Interest: Terrorism, Turkey, Global Warming

A while ago I was at a party standing at the bar (I tend to drink Cognac, Averna or Campari and soda) and some guy kept going on and on and on about America's illegal war and massive propaganda machine. That we were all being duped and bought the bit on the "so-called" war on terror.

Using the term "so-called" is one of those phrases that is inserted by many to make their points look more ominous and illuminating.

It can be used in all sorts of scenarios. Are you going to eat that "so-called" pasta? As if to say "are you going to eat that crap?" - even though it may not be crap. Are you dating that "so-called" girlfriend of yours? And of course, America's "so-called" war on terror.

It's not "so-called" because it is not a fabrication. Terrorism is real. Forget Iraq. Bush has been right all along about terrorism. The Afghanistan experiment was the correct choice of policy. That's why no country really opposed the U.S. there.

Anyway, my friend at the time was standing next to me. He was in the Canadian army and he had buddies fighting over there. He looked at the guy straight in the eye and pulled out a picture of his friends wounds. "THIS, he got being shot by the Taliban. Is this FAKE to you, sir?" Silence. And priceless I might add.

Terrorism Index:

www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=3700

Will Turkey stay Secular? Just like the United States needs to keep its eyes on nation-states like Russia and not get too preoccupied with terrorism alone, Turkey will be an important country to watch moving forward.

www.iht.com/articles/2007/04/29/news/web.php

Idiots, Idiots:

www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=3805

Here's an excerpt from the Letters to the Editors in the Montreal Gazette regarding global warming. Italics mine:

"....Canadians are willing to pay to clean up our act..."

Really? That's because we expect the government to do everything. Seems to me that this person advocates higher taxes and greater government involvement. Will we one day reach the point where the Greenheads will tell you when to take showers? Man, isn't that where's the best sex? They already police when you water your lawn. Or when to drive like they do in Europe? Is this the "pay" you have in mind? I sure don't.

-Speaking of Angelic Environmentalists. It's time for David Suzuki to stick a sock in it. It's funny. They say politicians use fear mongering as a tactic - which is true. Well, guess what? It's a tactic that works. That's why leftists and environmentalists use the same strategy for any cause they may espouse.

Global warming is true. The political and busines scam behind it I want no part of.

I'm always stuck in the middle trying to make sense of it.

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