I must say that I have been a bit out of touch with news from the North American land mass of late. After taking a spin through some major European and American news sources (BBC, New York Times, San Franciso Chronicle, Seattle Times, El Pais, Der Spiegel) I got a bit confused and concerned. Aside from the riots in Katmandu to finally reign the king in, and new election chaos in Rome (none of which surprising), it would appear that our administration is starting to beat the war drum again, and quite loudly at that.
That the implications of this for America, the Middle East, and the current world status quo make me reel is something of an understatement. Can they seriously be trying to draw support for an unprovoked nuclear first strike?
After a hiatus from writing, Billmon is back and I find his commentary poignant:
Mutually Assured Dementia.
Why People Think the Economy Sucks.
Deja Vu Times Three.
Eye of Newt.
Also from left blogostan is this interesting anecdote at DailyKOS (by SusanG.)
America 2006: Importing Cheap Labour, Exporting Researchers.
Let me know if any of you ASTROMEN! out there are starting to seriously consider asylum as an option.
The Stars, Our Destination...
6 comments:
i just want the whole world to LOVE jesus! any country that does not love jesus needs to be nuked!
Jason, you simply haven't been implanted with your brain slug yet. You should try it, everything will make sense.
Seriously, I've missed out on the news for the past couple of weeks. Are they really making noises about attacking Iran?
yes. they can make THE bomb now. or so they say.
Any particular place in mind? I am considering a trip to South America later this year or early next year.
While I was in Spain I had been hearing nothing but good things about Santiago and Chile in general, particularly with the hope brought by the recent regime change. In past years Buenos Aires sounded good, but now no one seems to have much positive to say since the Aregentinian economy bottomed out. A great number of Argentinians were claiming Spanish and Italian passports based on their grandparents heritage and immigrating back to Europe in the last few years. Although maybe it is a good time to buy a mountain beef ranch . . .
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