There are a couple of things I would like to rant about:

PD and FD, regardless of where you live, these people are held up as some kind of hero–Why? It is there job to do what it is they are called upon to do. No one else that is doing their job is even closely considered a hero, it is doing their job. As a worker after Katrina, 4 of us were working drying houses only hours after the storm, but not one person called us a hero, we were doing what we are paid to do. These people, the FD and PD, are doing their job, yes it is dangerous, but they know that when they applied for the employment, so to call them heroes is to lessen the acts of TRUE heroes.

NOw lets move on to the lost Boy Scout, this was a tragedy that turned out happily, but come on did it deserve hours upon hours of coverage? Maybe on a local station to keep the community abreast on the efforts, but on national media? And then the famous line came, “we have him”. And then every expert on record came parading on to tell what “we got him” meant. Sorry, but I am smart enough to know what it meant, I did not need the added coverage.

Again I am happy that the boy was found safe, but it was not national news at the expense of the world affairs. It is extremely sad that the American need this type of fluff to keep them watching the news.

CHUQ

Just a few of the things that caught my fancy as reported in the news.

A couple falls off a cruise ship and is rescued 4 hrs later. Amazing, but one report I heard was that they were nude and fell off their cabin patio. Getting freaky on a cruise ship can have its draw backs.

Some guy kills his girlfriend, cuts her up and cooks her on a BBQ grill on his deck around his apartment.

A Chicago cop beats up a female bartender becuae shw would not serve him more booze.

Two senior women beaten by thug and robbed, their ages were 85 and 101.

Yeah, you are right–American society is not wrapped too tight.

CHUQ

Around the world, people are chomping at the bit to come to this country, for they perceive it as gold brick road and a wonderful life. Boy, they need to wake up!

The society they want to join:

a couple tortures 4 yr old to death
bartender beaten by cop
Senior women beaten and robbed by a thug
babies stolen from hospitals
teen charged with 128 felonies at one time
man kills wife and cuts her up
Governmental reps chasing pages
etc
etc

Why would any normal individual see this as the perfect society? Think about it, if they want to come here, just how flippin’ sick is their current society? The American society is becoming more perverted and diseased with each passing year and people are dying trying to enter into this society. Either those people are just plain stupid or the rest of the world is more sick than the good old US of A. Either way it is a sad, sad indictment on civilization, and I use the term very, very loosely.

CHUQ

When Did Sectarian Violence Begin In Iraq?

Do you have any idea? Was it after the 2003 invasion? Just when was it?

sunni and Shi’a lived together fairly peacefully for generations, but then Saddam and Iran had to start a war over oil resources and land. Because the Shi’a were of the same sect as Iran, Saddam started treating them like state enemies. He tried limiting their movement and put into place a network of informants to keep tabs on their leadership. After the end of the Iraq-Iran War, saddam started clamping down even harder than in the past. But wait! The 1st Gulf War starts and the Shi’a in the South of Iraq start feeling they have been saved. Wrong!

After this war was over, there was a no-fly zone in the South which was to help protect the population from an aerial assaulkt by Saddam’s guys. But on the ground not much had changed, on the contrary, Saddam upped his repression of the Shi’as.

And then, when all looked bleak, a new George was in the White House and was not going to let the Iraq thing go. The Shi’a thought they were about to be saved once again. They were wrong!

Hopefully, you are well aware of what has happened and is happening in Iraq, especially along sectarian lines. If not, where the hell have you been?

The violence has been a natural progression to date. After centuries of bad feelings, suppression and betrayal, violence has erupted and there well could be no stopping it now. Violence begets violence, is the only thing one can say about the situation in Iraq. The tribal mentality is playing out as we speak–revenge the only justice, each group has at this time.

Can the violence be stopped? Yes, a definite yes! But not by the powers that are in control, for this group is feeding its desires for power with the bodies of Iraqis. The more Iraqis die, the more cash and influence each side will acquire and with that acquisition will come nore violence. A vivious circle? You bet and the US is a prime architect of that circle.

Only the Iraqis can stop the flow of events that is so much a part of Iraqi life. There are those who are attempting to make a difference, but since they are not a US supporter, little will be heard of their efforts and accomplishments. One such organization is the Iraq Freedom Congress, which is made up of normal Iraqis, workers, teachers, etc. This group is working for a non-sectarian Iraq, something the US will not be able to help provide the people. My thought? The US should remove itself from Iraq and give these people a chance; it will not be an easy transition but a better one than they have now.

CHUQ

25/03/07