Archie's Look at the News

He is forging an American Tyranny and we, the population of the U. S. are sitting back and allowing it to happen. He sees nothing wrong with holding uncharged, untried people indefinitely. He sees nothing wrong with building data bases of information about us. He sees nothing wrong with listening in on us, or checking on what we are reading, or what we are writing. If Mr. Bush were a true "patiriot," he would depart his office immediately. That's the best he could do for his country; and he... Sign in to see full entry.

In a story I read this morning, I saw that a good number of North Koreans are defecting to the South, at a rate of about 1,000 per year. The story goes into their retraining in the fundamentals of society and of the discrimination they meet from South Koreans. A most interesting look at Korea, as well as a close look at human nature. Check out the story at: Defectors from North Korea Sign in to see full entry.

In the letters to the editor of the Virginian-Pilot this morning, there was a letter written by the Mayor of Virginia Beach, Myra Oberndorf, to support the Mayor of Norfolk, Paul Fraim, who was accused of poor management by a state legislator, a Mr. Wardrup. Now we have politicians supporting politicians. Yet, these two can't even agree on regional issues! Both Oberndorf and Fraim have been Mayors seemingly forever. Neither do I consider to be particularly good for the areas they lead, although... Sign in to see full entry.

Bombs everywhere and the sowing of hate and discontent. Many areas of the world are experiencing personal terrors. I read in the paper of an Afghan man who saved the life of one of out SEALs assigned to Afghanistan. The SEAL was with his group when they were ambushed; he survived and escaped, and he was found by a simple Afghan citizen who enlisted the entire village to help hide him and keep the Taliban away from him. Four days later, the SEAL was rescued by our troops. The Afghan's thanks? He... Sign in to see full entry.

Stanley Williams is due to die, as he should. He was found guilty of heinous crimes and is now to "pay the piper." If he has, indeed, "found god," then he should be happy to be leaving his sin-encumbered body to be with his new-found god. I wish him well, and add to that, "good riddance." Sign in to see full entry.