Frank Rich
Ralph Hallow
Willie Brown
Great links above! Even Willie Brown is putting his two cents in on Sarah Palin...
While US soldiers sit in camps and twiddle their thumbs, more bombings went off during the weekend, aimed ar and killing civilians. The BBC reports on the amount of corruption entrenched in the government: "As the sun disappears behind the dusty horizon and the air begins to cool, a group of men gather near a butcher's shop in the Karada neighbourhood of Baghdad.
They sip sweet tea, play dominoes and debate which Iraqi ministry is the most corrupt.
"For sure it's the trade ministry," one says.
"No, it's the interior ministry, because the police are the worst of all," another argues.
The list of suggestions grows longer, till one of them waves all arguments off: "They are all equally corrupt." I don't know what these people will do once Daddy Bigbucks Uncle Sam is not around to spread the wealth... Unfortunately, for most Iraqis, this amount of corruption is seen as established by US authorities and does not gain us anymore brownie points for the future...
They sip sweet tea, play dominoes and debate which Iraqi ministry is the most corrupt.
"For sure it's the trade ministry," one says.
"No, it's the interior ministry, because the police are the worst of all," another argues.
The list of suggestions grows longer, till one of them waves all arguments off: "They are all equally corrupt." I don't know what these people will do once Daddy Bigbucks Uncle Sam is not around to spread the wealth... Unfortunately, for most Iraqis, this amount of corruption is seen as established by US authorities and does not gain us anymore brownie points for the future...
This next article is just to weird and sad to have finally happened, as reported by the , giving prophetic meaning to the old Smothers Brothers diddy " Oh, I fell into a vat of chocolate..."
I've always wondered how someone living in the USA can be accused by a foreign government of planning an uprising and protest. Such is the case of Rabiya Kadeer, who lives in Virginia. Here is an interview with her done by the Christian Science Monitor: "Q: Were you surprised at the fury and chaos on July 5?
A: I was quite surprised by the loss of so many lives. Initially the protest was peaceful. You could even see Uighurs in the crowd holding Chinese flags. There were women and children, and that seemed at first like a good thing. But the Uighurs were provoked by Chinese security forces – dogs, armored cars. What has not been noted are the plain clothes police who went in and provoked the Uighurs. My view is that the Chinese wanted a riot in order to justify a larger crackdown; its an attempt to create solidarity between the Han and the government at a time when there is insecurity. Provoking the crowd justifies that this was a Uighur mob.
Q: Some reports indicate that during the riots there were Han citizens helping and protecting Uighurs, and vice versa.
A: I am extremely grateful for both Han and Uighurs that protected each other in the riots. That should be the true relationship we should have with each other. But this Chinese government has created such a tragic situation, that it is not happening, generally, as it could."
I've always wondered how someone living in the USA can be accused by a foreign government of planning an uprising and protest. Such is the case of Rabiya Kadeer, who lives in Virginia. Here is an interview with her done by the Christian Science Monitor: "Q: Were you surprised at the fury and chaos on July 5?
A: I was quite surprised by the loss of so many lives. Initially the protest was peaceful. You could even see Uighurs in the crowd holding Chinese flags. There were women and children, and that seemed at first like a good thing. But the Uighurs were provoked by Chinese security forces – dogs, armored cars. What has not been noted are the plain clothes police who went in and provoked the Uighurs. My view is that the Chinese wanted a riot in order to justify a larger crackdown; its an attempt to create solidarity between the Han and the government at a time when there is insecurity. Provoking the crowd justifies that this was a Uighur mob.
Q: Some reports indicate that during the riots there were Han citizens helping and protecting Uighurs, and vice versa.
A: I am extremely grateful for both Han and Uighurs that protected each other in the riots. That should be the true relationship we should have with each other. But this Chinese government has created such a tragic situation, that it is not happening, generally, as it could."
Short entries today, I don't know if I have the swine flu or not, but I've been coughing up blood for two days and shivering while sweating in the 90% temperature.... Looking forward to the Sonia Sotomayor nomination hearings, hope they won't be anticlimactic.
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