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

RAMALLAH, West Bank — The visiting U.N. secretary-general, Ban Ki-moon, said Sunday that the time is not ripe for meetings with Hamas officials in the new Palestinian government.

Hamas, branded a terrorist group by the U.S. and European Union, joined the more moderate Fatah party in a coalition government last week. Palestinian officials have expressed hope that the alliance would lead to an end of international sanctions imposed against the previous Hamas government.

Ban welcomed the formation of the new government, but said “the atmosphere is not ripe” for talks with Hamas. “At this time, I do not have plans to meet with Prime Minister Haniyeh or other Hamas Cabinet ministers,” he said after a meeting with President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah.

As reported by FOX News.

I would say that the new UN chief is gonna be Washington’s man at the UN. He seems to be doing whatever it takes to help the new unity government fail.

CHUQ

How about that Palestine? They have successfully formed a unity government, yes it is still a bit shaky, but an effort non the less. Israel not happy! The US is pouting because someone went behind their backs and actually accomplished something, the very thing the US has been trying to prevent.

Rice is going to the ME to have the Saudis alter their 2002 Peace proposal, as I have said, no doubt in Israel’s favor. She is a pain in the ass! I say since the US has always had Israel’s best interst at heart, that they should not be the arbitrator in any peace negotiations. WHY? They are not impartial–their main concern is to look after the interests of Israel and the US military-industrial complex. These alone should disqualify them fro participating in the process.

Now, polls show that 2/3 of Palestinians want a peaceful settlement to the conflict and they have a unity government and now it is time for the world to step up and help a peace be found. The Saudi plan should be stuck with–it is basically a plan for land for peace. It is that simple, but then the US comes along with some mouthy bitch and complicates the proposal into something a lawyer would find confusing.

It is time for the US to remove its nose from Israel’s butt, bow out and let the real peace process move on!

CHUQ

25/03/07

Just a few of stories of the day.

15 UK trrops captured by Iran–UK says they were in Iraqi waters, Iran says no they were not. I realize most Americans will side with the UK on these statements, but with all the west’s chest thumping, could this be one provacation? Or possibly just an unfortunate occurance? You decide.

Rice to go to ME to have talks about the peace process. She wants the Saudis to alter their 2002 plan. What could be the purposed alteration? Israel will benefit no doubt, the most out of any changes. It is straight forward, no negoiations–LAND FOR EACE! It is just that simple.

More gas bombs in Iraq, that is 6 since 01/07. If there is a remedy for this, no one has any idea what it could possibly be.

Dems barely passed the resolution to have troops out by 31/08/08. If the elections showed that the majority wanted to find a way to fix this thing, why did this resolution barely pass?

Questions—questions—and more questions–It is a real shame that there are no adequate answers, just emotional bovine fecal matter that is disguised as an answer.

CHUQ

I know that everyone has got to know about the daily violence of bombs and such in Iraq. If you do not, please just skip this post and return to watching SpongeBob.

These explosions have killed almost countless people, Iraqis as well as US troops and injured many more. OK, the question of the day, when did this form of insurgency basically begin? It is not hard question, but then I am assuming that someone gives a crap.

(waiting……waiting………tapping fingers on desk.)

Since few are sure of their answer–the bombings began in 2003, November I believe, when a suicide bomber walked into the UN headquarters and BLAM!–took out many people as well as the head of the UN mission.

And so it begins!

Will the world ever be the same? Just something to consider–the future!

Class Dismissed!

CHUQ
24/03/07

Alrighty then–For awhile now the Bush Admin has been saying the the new security surge is going well and some progress has been made, then given enough time Baghdad will be secure. On the other side of that coin–opponenets have been saying that the surge for security is just a band-aid for a gunshot wound. They say that no amount of trrops and money will ever secure the Iraqi capital.

Who to believe? On one hand you have admitted lairs and on the other you have thrill seekers, looking for that Pulitzer story. Who to believe? What to do?

Let’s see yesterday while the new UN chief was having a press conference an explosion went off. I think he soiled himself, anyway, that does not sound like a secure area to me. Anyone else?

Today, the deputy VP of Iraq was in his compound working, when a suicide bomber enteres into his office a –Ka-Bam!!!!!! Bunch of people died, the VP is in intensive care and the compound looks like a bomb went off–wait! wait! A bomb did go off.

Where is the security? Is it there or where? Sorry, peeps, someone is lying–THERE IS NO SECURITY IN BAGHDAD.

CHUQ

24/03/07

This is a really wide and all encompassing subject and I am sure the debate will go on long after I crap out. I mean there is electric, hydrogen, hybrids, yada, yada. The question to askis who will win out in the end? Will the oil companies find a way retain control over our lives or will some new industry grab us by the cajones in the future?

Thoughts?

You remember WWII, if not just turn your TV onto the Hitler channel, soory, a slip of the tongue, histroy channel and you can learn all a bout it. The Holocaust, the pyhic stuff, the Gestapo, yada, yada.

But above all the crap, German scientist were flippin’ amazing; you know rockets, jets, a sound canon, stuff like that. At the end of WWII, these scientist were sucked up and sent to the US and USSR, so they could continue their research and work. So basically, the Cold War was about their German scientist battling our German scientists.

I read a story many years ago about the Germans research into synthetic fuel–what happened to that research? They (Germans) actually had already put this man made fuel into operation, but unfortunately, the war ended. And when that happened there were scores of military types scouring the country to find and steal all the good stuff they could. So what happened to the synthetic fuel?

If I had to guess, it is in a vault someplace safe so that it could never be put into use. Do you realze what that would do to oil companies? If it ever appeared it would send the entire world’s economies into a tail spin. And as the super capitalist that we are, we cannot allow that to happen.

I say, screw the world! If it is there use it! I have been hungry before and survived. The problem is this planet we live on will not survive the damage that humanity is heaping onto it. If the formula exist, it should be used. If it does not exist, why is there little research into re-inventing the formula? Those damn oil companies weild more influence than you think. They will allow ethanol to be used as an additive, but I do not think a replacement for oil will ever be allowed to emerge.

Just a thought.

CHUQ
22/03/07