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I’m not sorry

1 comment February 16th, 2008

During the week just gone, Australia had its 'Sorry Day', where the government apologised to the Aborigines for the treatment they experienced generations ago. I can certainly understand the need for the Australian government to be seen saying sorry for something the government was responsible for generations ago, and I see it as a positive step forward for reconciliation.

The bird flu hoax

2 comments October 25th, 2005

Further to the bird flu entry here, there's another article here that talks about the bird flu hoax.

Interestingly, the intelligence analysis by Stratfor has these particular comments…

An uncomfortable but undeniable fact is that there are a great many people and institutions in this world that have a vested interest in feeding the bird flu scare.

My own research into this has found the following information:

• Gilead developed Tamiflu in 1996 and used F. Hoffman-La Roche for global development and marketing in exchange for royalties (link)

• US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld was made Chairman of Gilead in 1997 (link)

Israel blocks Palestinian bird flu safeguards

Add comment October 22nd, 2005

I've always been appalled by how Israel can so blatantly disregard all forms of humanity with their treatment of Palestinians, and the latest such incident is even more shocking to me. The Israelis are blocking material into Palestine that will help the Palestinians locate and treat the bird flu that's of such a threat these days. Now, the only reason the Israelis would be blocking this is simply to maximise the number of potential Palestinian deaths from the bird flu.

Beginner’s Guide to American Politics

Add comment October 18th, 2005

Thanks to this site:

1. Your president is George W. Bush. He lives in the White House. He doesn't actually do anything except act as a figurehead for American politics, which is kind of embarrassing. I know we all could think of someone a lot more impressive to show as our leader, but American voters screwed it up twice and now we're stuck with him. Well, maybe that's a little harsh, because American voters didn't actually screw up any elections; electronic voting machines did that for them.

The criminalisation of politics

Add comment October 17th, 2005

There's an excellent post here at Daily Kos, about the Republicans defending the President and his advisors, all of whom are implicated in treasonous acts against the country. An excellent quote here:

There's something beyond mere politics in all of this. Politics, one would hope, is not sufficient reason to damage the country. This is different. This is the cult of power, and of corruption, that is not just defended, but celebrated by pundits, by journalists, and by politicians alike.

The Republican pundit machine wails, and wags their fingers, and is shocked by the investigations, and depositions, and prosecutions, and calls it the "criminalization of politics".

Disaster readiness - US vs Pakistan

4 comments October 13th, 2005

I'm curious. With all of America's security and rescue preparations over the past 4 years, how is it that Pakistan was able to get military and civilian personnel on the ground, and rescue operations well underway, within 24 hours of the earthquake that hit without warning, and the US was unable to do the same after a week - and they had almost a week's warning in the first place?

How is it that the mightiest superpower, the most technologically advanced, the most culturally superior (allegedly) country in the world was unable to do in a week what Pakistan was able to do in a day?

Harriet Miers’ Supreme Court nomination due to religious beliefs

2 comments October 12th, 2005

If you go here, you'll see George Bush stated that Harriet Miers' religion was the reason he nominated her for the Supreme Court.

Since when has a person's religious beliefs outweighed the requirements for legal qualifications and experience?

Obviously in George Bush's world, a person's religious beliefs are more important than their adherence to the law, or their experience with the law, when being nominated to a position on the Supreme Court.

Even more obvious is the swing in politics to enhance religion in Americans' lives, where people are chosen for their religion, are rewarded for their religion, and supported for their religion.