How are you? Well so much to say - and it is all good! I would like to say I have been to some exotic island in the sun ... but that makes it no easier for you ...
How about our heckler on the grounds of the White House? BusHu? who? What? Free speech or nuisance? Both; it was free speech and it was such a nuisance that apologies had to carried out. Similar incident was avoided recently in the UK by curtaining the Chinese contingent from the public. Preemptive policy. Selective democracy ...This incidence was of-course blacked out by Chinese television and the main newsprint will not be mentioning it. But that is ok. Iraq ... oh that is another matter - it's an Arab country you see - different standards for dealing with different non-democracies - preemtive measures work with those Arabs ... clearly
Is "selective democracy" democracy at all? In dictatorial regimes (Zim Zim), there are "selective" people who enjoy democracy greatly and are free to do as they please
Now what about dear Berlusconi? Oh - he no longer is "newsworthy" - "proding" on then
Ah - so Nepal‘s king vowed Friday to return power to the people of this Himalayan kingdom after weeks of massive protests and increasing international pressure - this after he authorized that protesters (14) be killed at gunpoint. How gracious!
Then there is the personal charmer of the decade, Donald Rumsfeld. Did you know that in 1971 he was dubbed "the Rumsfeld Problem" because he wanted troops withdrawn from the quagmire that was Vietnam? Yes indeed. The Rumsfeld problem is quite a differnt one now ... oh politics! (though I must maintain that disorganized withdrawal will mushroom to spiraling havoc)
Oh and Russia today offered its most outspoken support yet of the controversial nuclear programme in Iran, its neighbour and trading partner . Mmmhhh...To end on a lovely note, the Queen of England turned 80 today - bless! Her gifts included a 21-gun salute, a Union Jack baseball cap, a tea set and a birthday tribute from Prince Charles to his "darling mama ". Bless!
I must say I have been a fan of Prince Charles for ags, ever since he declared himself the defender of "faiths" as opposed to of any one religion. That is inclusive and princely ... and clearly true love is key to him. Bless!
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no sunny beaches or exotic locales? i imagined the weather was nice and you were there.
you prompted me to check on the some facets of 'selective' democracy, and it seems to go all the way back. interesting wikipedia article here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athenian_democracy, including such gems as "Slave use was more widespread at Athens than in other Greek cities. Indeed the extensive use of imported non-Greeks ("barbarians") as chattel slaves seems to have been an Athenian development"
great - so it is timeless too! :-)
hope you are well - and yes the weather is always sunny and beautiful wherever I am :-)
I will look at the link - thanks
Take a look at my Rumsfeld stuff, that idiot...
Personally Ithink he screwed it up big time, and we needed to go in (didnt want to eitehr) with 500,000 troops to subdue the country
http://markbnj.blogspot.com/2006/04/rumsfeld-his-rules-for-life-intro-to.html
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