I am a big fan of Arundhati Roy’s writing and of her political sentiments. Here’s a lovely example of both. (And if you haven’t, read her heartbreaking The God of Small Things.) On his triumphalist tour of India and Pakistan, where he hopes to wave imperiously at people he considers potential subjects, President Bush has…
Month: February 2006
Taylor meets Obasanjo in Nigeria
OK, what is going on here? Liberia’s brutal former-warlord Charles Taylor is enjoying asylum in Nigeria, rather than being sent to the UN Special Court in Sierra Leone to be tried for war crimes. Nigeria had previously indicated that it would turn Taylor over to an elected Liberian government, if not to the special court….
Like Humans, Monkeys Can be Snobs Too
I can relate…I wish someone would pay me to look at the riffraff..though, I don’t mind watching crazy people dance on city sidewalks and am amused by expletives shouted out in public places…but maybe those people aren’t really rifffaff…. cd ABC News: Like Humans, Monkeys Can be Snobs Too Feb. 28, 2006 — No question…
Iconic Che
I see a lot of Che T-Shirts on the UH campus…I like these better… cd His spirit may never die, but he’s dead as a doornail. Che fought exploitation, inequality and oppression. I doubt he would be a fan of his iconic image on t shirts.
Gandhi, Bush, and the Bomb
Check this out if you want to see some irony at work…great article… cd Gandhi, Bush, and the Bomb by Lawrence S. Wittner On February 24, at a press briefing, White House National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley announced that, when U.S. President George W. Bush travels to India next week, he will lay a wreath…
THE TRUTH & LIES OF 9/11 – Google Video
This is something everyone should watch…question it, listen to it, and most importantly, don’t accept everything (or anything ) that Bush and the US government are telling you on faith… I don’t think this is any kind of ‘proof’, but it is something to consider… cd THE TRUTH & LIES OF 9/11 – Google Video…
Bush 'waving when fell off bike'
US President George W Bush was waving to police when he fell off his bike at the G8 summit in Scotland last July, newly published police papers reveal. Mr Bush was shouting “Thanks, you guys, for coming” when he lost control and collided with an officer, the documents obtained by Scotland on Sunday show. The…
Sex Pistols: "We're not your monkey and so what?"
The remaining Sex Pistols have turned down an invitation for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with this note (posted at thefilthandthefury)…. Next to the SEX-PISTOLS rock and roll and that hall of fame is a piss stain. Your museum. Urine in wine. Were not coming. Were not your monkey and so…
Mad Monkey Disease????
Personally, if I had to pluck coconuts for ten years, I’d probably bite the fucker too… cd Monkeys attack masters Monkeys attack masters THEIR monkeys had always been obedient, plucking coconuts for them. But not until when they went berserk and attacked their masters on two separate incidents on Friday and yesterday. In the first…
Pet's Are Fat Too!
Seeing fat pets doesn’t annoy me nearly as much as seeing fat kids, but the result is the same…people are killing their pets by overfeeding them…isn’t it cute that Rover eats 86 pounds of food a day???? cd MuscatineJournal.com MUSCATINE, Iowa – Muscatine veterinarians and pet supply salesmen agree with a report that says obesity…