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Wednesday, May 3, 2006

PROTEST, WAR MOST FOUL, ONLY A KNAVE BEATS HIS SWORD INTO THE GROUND.......

PROTEST The news is bad, more troops dead, Little justification for such grievous loss. Defending their country not, that is past, Brave soldiers, noble sacrifice theirs. Yet, I must ask for what, mission done, No enemy at the gate, terrorism subdued. Foul murderous villain we did depose, Free a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, May 2, 2006

DAY AFTER TOMORROW

Today’s commentary is a start at a look at one possible near future for humanity. I shall make but a single assumption for the purposes of this discussion: Mankind, in general, are not idiots. Yes, I know a rather great leap of faith, but is that not the nature of all leaps of faith, otherwise why... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, April 26, 2006

Nothing Much Today.

The news is bleak, the news is sad, the news simply isn't new. I am not going to talk about the following today: Duke Lacrosse Rove and a 5th Grand Jury Gas Prices Bombs anywhere The Enron trial or much of anything else. I will briefly touch on a new word that has entered the American lexicon... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, April 25, 2006

CIVIL LIBERTIES VS. THE STATE'S NEED TO SURVIVE

Ever since before Narmer (first actual ruler known by name, Egypt), there has been conflict between the individual and the state. This is unavoidable as the individual's focuss is on himself, while the state's is on the many, though really through out history it has been the few. "Of the people, by... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, April 24, 2006

CHINA VS. CHINA, THE NEXT WAR?

Only a matter of time, the straits are not wide enough, or dead men rock, the legacy of Mao and Chiang Kai-shek, or what is in a name. Brief background: China was almost destroyed by the encroachment of outside forces, primarily Europe and Japan, with America playing a smaller role, in the 19 th and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, April 23, 2006

CHINA VS. JAPAN

Going to happen, the block is not big enough for both. Forget the Rape of Nanking, and nearly fifteen years of WWII and occupation, and let us not consider the previous incidents going back to Khans, other than to safely assume that bad blood runs deep between these two regional powerhouses. It’s a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, April 22, 2006

THE NEXT WAR

Now assuming we pull ourselves out of South East Asia, and do not go at it with Iran, where is the next big conflict? Not talking internal conflict, or even a regional one, but something that will have the potential to shake the world. Here is my short list, in order of potentiality and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, April 21, 2006

RISING SEA LEVELS II

What do the rising sea levels mean in reality? Well for some Pacific and Indian Ocean nations it means extinction. For Tuvalu, a group of islands that are the world’s second smallest nation, laying just west and south of the International Date Line in the Pacific it means a great deal. With no point... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, April 20, 2006

RISING SEA LEVELS, GLOOM & DOOM

Whether the Bush administration wishes to poo poo it or not, global warming is a fact, and it is having an adverse effect on ice caps, glaciers, sea ice, permafrost, and water volume, all contributing to rising sea levels. Now no one is really certain of the extent of the changes, and it is not... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, April 19, 2006

THE GREAT OIL GAME

Today according to the New York Times, oil due to concerns of instability in Nigeria, and Iran ’s nuclear aspirations is now at $71 US and climbing. Yet this is not the whole picture, another big segment is the latest version of the Great Game (originally a low key, high stakes semi conflict largely... Sign in to see full entry.

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REAL POLITIC or OLE FASHION POLITIC"K"ING Or, how to solve the world's problems without ever leaving your chair, from a Southern perspective. The concept is simple, I identify a problem, propose a possible solution, then the rest of the world tears it to shreds..... In the end, what everyone thinks is important, and just perhaps, every once in a while we can reach a consenus. If you have time, please take a look at my other blogs: FARSAILOR'S SHORELEAVE * FARSAILOR'S VOYAGE * FARSAILOR'S WRITING MISADVENTURES * MURDER BY DEATH, AND OTHER GOOD STUFF

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