PALESTINE RED CRESCENT SOCIETY SUPPORT
Israel has an $80 billion generating economy a year. People of Palestine do not. Many jews in the USA and around the world make large gains from stock market and funds investments. Many Palestinians do not.
So, to make a difference for the people in Palestine, click on pic above to go there for Palestinian children and their families. (more…)
WAR WEARY WATCH – THINKING ON PRESERVING THE ENVIRONMENT’S RESOURCES & HUMAN RESOURCES
A word about bankers, political games, greed of a wealthy few and the topic of war propagation.
Like all things wisely considered, finding the balance is key. In a multitude of counselors there is safety.
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 20.9.12~
BARACK OBAMA’S DNC SPEECH SEPTEMBER 7th 2012
He surfed the wave of renewed, brills momentum. Barack Obama‘s DNC speech 2012. View it right here.
What he said:
“Michelle, I love you. The other night, I think the entire country saw just how lucky I am. Malia and Sasha, you make me so proud but don’t get any ideas, you’re still going to class tomorrow. And Joe Biden, thank you for being the best Vice President I could ever hope for.
Madam Chairwoman, delegates, I accept your nomination for President of the United States.
The first time I addressed this convention in 2004, I was a younger man; a Senate candidate from Illinois who spoke about hope – not blind optimism or wishful thinking, but hope in the face of difficulty; hope in the face of uncertainty; that dogged faith in the future which has pushed this nation forward, even when the odds are great; even when the road is long.
Eight years later, that hope has been tested – by the cost of war; by one of the worst economic crises in history; and by political gridlock that’s left us wondering whether it’s still possible to tackle the challenges of our time.
I know that campaigns can seem small, and even silly. Trivial things become big distractions. Serious issues become sound bites. And the truth gets buried under an avalanche of money and advertising. If you’re sick of hearing me approve this message, believe me – so am I.
But when all is said and done – when you pick up that ballot to vote – you will face the clearest choice of any time in a generation. Over the next few years, big decisions will be made in Washington, on jobs and the economy; taxes and deficits; energy and education; war and peace – decisions that will have a huge impact on our lives and our children’s lives for decades to come. (more…)
SYRIA, CHINA, USA, UK, SOUTH AFRICA, CHINA NEWS BITES – 3.9.12
In Syria, China, South Africa, USA news bites:
The Syrian atrocity: Activists: 5000 people killed in Syria in August.
South Africa on USA, UK’s past: Tutu: Bush, Blair should face trial at the Hague.
Curbing the justification of USA’s war-thirst culture, while renewing purpose in culture: US waves goodbye to the gas-guzzlers.
China Watch: NZ dollar falls on China data.
South Africa: South Africa to withdraw miner murder charges
Insider Trading & Privacy Breach-Zone IT Alerts NZ: Privacy Commissioner Marie Shroff wary of Govt data in ‘cloud’
All News Links: NZH. Our thoughts are with Syria’s people today.
Key words via the Red Crescent website for Syria’s people are: health, migration, risk reduction, capacity building, promoting principles and values, humanitarian diplomacy, humanitarian logistics, disaster law, disaster management, youth.
If those words interest you click on top pic to find out more how you may be able to help and get involved.
Peace!
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 3.9.12~
CASTING SCREENWRITERS: TOBEY MAGUIRE, LEONARDO DICAPRIO & TOM HARDY’S MOVIE SCRIPT IDEA – AUGUST 2013
Gotta say it: It’s good to see Tobey Maquire and Tom Hardy are graduating in actors school to start producing their own movies. (Leo, well – he’s a walking production and always has been). Unless a new generation rise up and produce stories that they see relevant to their generation, then they run the risk of having their faces and names used in other peoples ideas of a story, while their own voices go unheard.
With that thought in mind of young people creating more, in order to grow their own economy with creative imagination and teamwork, more in line with what they personally believe, here’s a story:
Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire and Tom Hardy are teaming up to produce an untitled animal-trafficking drama set up at Warner Bros., sources tell The Hollywood Reporter.
Hardy came up with the idea, inspired by friends who are former Special Forces operatives and went on to become anti-poaching fighters in South Africa and other nations.
The idea for the movie is in the conceptual stage. The movie script concept will focus on a ground war on poachers in the African savanna traversing the theme of how animal material ends up in the fashion houses of Paris.
It’s unclear whether DiCaprio, Maguire or Hardy would act in the movie. The trio of producers are now looking for a suitable screenwriter to create the bones of the script. Winning.–More@TheHollywoodCastingCall.
[Photos HR2].
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 28.8.12~
UK SOLDIERS LIVES AFTER AFGHANISTAN – SCOTT MEENAGH’S INSPIRING STORY
Paratrooper Scott Meenagh is one of those to benefit from Horseback UK (Picture: Getty)
In New Zealand we are known for our brave soldiers as we are our equestrian sporting events. I was heartened today to read this story:
From the wilds of Afghanistan to the Wild West – soldiers injured on duty are taking their first tentative steps to recovery by learning cowboy skills.
“Struggling to deal with debilitating injuries sustained in the line of duty – and the mental trauma of serving on the front line – the servicemen get time to come to terms with life away from the forces at the unique courses where they learn ranching skills, bushcraft and how to drive a herd on the open range.
One of those taking part is Pte Scott Meenagh, of the Parachute Regiment, who had both legs blown off when he stepped on an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan last year.
The 23-year-old lost his friend in the bomb blast, but was praised after taking up several sports to raise cash for veterans’ charities.
Working with an American Quarter horse, known for their calm temperament, the 23-year-old from Cumbernauld, Scotland, has learned western horsemanship, rural skills and done adventure training to help him come to terms with his injuries.
The project is the brainchild of husband and wife team, Jock and Emma Hutchison, who set up Horseback UK three years ago to help former soldiers. Mr Hutchison said: ‘We act as a link between clinical recovery and the rest of your life.”
For Scott’s recovery process, what a true hero. For more on life’s redemptive rehabilitory, life-giving activities of recovery, Hup2ItHere.
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 20.8.12~
KIWIS IN AFGHANISTAN, NZ’S STRONG POSITON IN TRADE DEALS & SECURITY COUNCIL SEAT WRANGLINGS
Afghanistan, New Zealand, losing soldiers, military SAS capability and Politics & The Security Council seat prerequisites:
The above topics are on the table in Afghanistan and New Zealand citizens involvement in a war that is incurring heavy losses for NZ troops. On The Close Up Show, Mark Sainsbury interviews, NZ’s PM John Key, Defence Force Chief Lieutenant General Rhys Jones and Jim Veitch.
Mr Key said: “In Afghanistan NZ is in a club that consists of about 50 nations.” Stakes are high. NZ must be seen to be contributing to peace keeping efforts in the world as New Zealanders travel a lot as a people, so for the safety of travel, fighting in Afghanistan is a part of ensuring safety (paraphrased). It was also noted that Mr Key was guided by Lt. Gen. Rhys Jones on all military issues.
Rhy Jones said: “The losses are hard. SAS capability is perhaps needed in Afghanistan.” (paraphrased).
To watch the interview, click on top pic.
Sainsbury noted that New Zealanders are known to be good soldiers in Afghanistan. A secret of the war. (paraphrased).
Massey University Lecturer Jim Veitch, (view him here) talks further on the high stakes of war in Afghanistan. New Zealand troops are not only fighting against the Taliban, they are also fighting for a Trade Agreement to be derived from their war efforts. (more…)
2 SOLDIERS LOST IN AFGHANISTAN NAMED & THOUGHTS OF KIWI SOLDIERS VALUE IN SOUTH PACIFIC SURVEILLANCE PLANNING
The news on two New Zealand soldiers lost in Afghanistan made us all stop in New Zealand and think of the life of our soldiers. Watch.
Scotty Morrison and team have the story in news rheel above.
TV3′s Patrick Gower wrote: “The Afghans who attacked and killed the New Zealand troops in Bamyan have come back for more.
It has been revealed they mounted a second attack this morning on the Kiwi base at Do Ab. They fired rockets into the New Zealand camp, where some of those involved in the weekend’s fatal fire fight were based.
This afternoon, more details about the victims of that attack were revealed. They were Lance Corporals Rory Malone and Pralli Durrer, both 26. Killed in the line of duty, the men were on their first tour of Afghanistan, shot dead in a fire fight with insurgents.
“These were shot in a fusillade, or a volley of fire from insurgent forces,” Defence Force Chief Lieutenant General Rhys Jones said.
Kiwi troops had gone to the rescue of Afghan National Directorate of Security officers, who were ambushed in efforts to catch a bomb-maker responsible for improvised explosive devices (IED).
“This was not us being targeted by the insurgents coming through,” says Lt Gen Jones.
DESMOND TUTU TEACHES OF THE LESSONS OF WAR FROM SUDAN’S SCARRED HISTORY
Wise Commentary today is Bishop Desmond Tutu talking of lessons from war in an open commentary piece.
“(CNN) — In the coming days I will be in Juba and Khartoum, the capitals of South Sudan and Sudan.
My fellow Elders Martti Ahtisaari, Mary Robinson and I are going there to try to ensure that the terrible lessons of war are not forgotten.
Tutu hopes to speak to both sides of a continued and increasing conflict in the two countries to allay more war in the region.
Read more at the cap.
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 6.7.12~
A BULLETPROOF ARMS TRADE TREATY – PACIFIC GOVERNMENTS OPPORTUNITY
If you want to, you can Call on the Pacific Governments to support an effective Arms Trade Treaty!. Or, Is it time for a bulletproof Arms Trade Treaty!
[Israeli Jewelry design as seen on Melrose, Hollywood: from the Bullets for Peace jewellery line].
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 19.6.12~
KEYNESIAN ECONOMIES – WHO WINS FROM MILITARY, WAR THINKING?
It’s cute seeing children join archery clubs on Television. Shooting apples off heads on posters for recreational activities in New Zealand, is amusing NZ at this time. It’s also interesting watching news stories of 6000 youth join ‘penguin clubs’ in communities, where not much is going on, and do (of all things) military drills. Some as young as 4!
These images I witness on New Zealand TVNZ’s Breakfast show. The children are ‘model’ citizens, making an older generation feel more secure while they catch up on their stock market news over their breakfast. Israel have compulsory military duty, the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony showed Chinese people very disciplined in military-like choreography. Precise. In unison. so perhaps NZ’s kids can do with military clubs as a hobby.
Then I think of Chalmers Ashby-Johnson a renowned author, who warned against the temptation to fall into “Keynesian economies paradigms.” Ashby-Johnson posited that keynesian theory favors war for economic gain. He said that when the rich want to protect their elite interests (typically the wealthy are paranoid about security), and/or when politicians have acted more for the wealthy’s interests and not the wider populous of their citizens (eg: when inequality sky rockets, as it has the last 7 years), politicians lead by figures driving banking rhetoric policies – that tend not to be humane enough in their written thinking templates cause harm.
The policies exist only for the elite, politicians are bullied (through seduction) to pass them. An attraction tendancy to Keynesian theories of ‘management’ (ie: mass slaughters) is engineered to ‘solve’ these policies shortcomings. The truth is, keynesian theories are designed to do achieve such atrocities under a mask of polite rhetoric.
What is Keynesia theory? It happens, when there are not enough jobs created for people. Thus economic growth is also more stagnant then it should be. To solve this problems, a war is engineered ‘some place.’ People form teams into superpowers. Youth are strongly encouraged to be rounded up, put into uniforms and sent away to fight wars, thus reducing unemployment figures. In theory jobs have been created during wars. Some youth will return, others won’t. The rising costs of veterans’ pensions have often not been factored into keynesian agendas adequately either.
Who wins? Weapons manufacturers. All suppliers and manufacturers who supply ‘war efforts’ in the chain of the ‘war industry.’ The wealthy who are tipped off with prior knowledge years in advance stand to gain. In such instances, the rich ensure their investments are placed into the right areas, to benefit when wars are engineered. Mining interests in the territories conquered are also a part of the spoils-of-war carrots leaders buy into. Or trade off all to selfishly, for ‘positions’ in the hope of a ‘spotlight.’
Bonding allegiances between countries for Superpowers’ designs in the world, are also touted as being a benefit of cross-military exercises and operations. All of a sudden medals are given out, ‘years after the fact’ to recognise these ties too. The people probably deserve them, it’s just odd the late timing of the awards.
Who loses? Many young people, who protect and serve their countries in ‘good faith’ in these games. All of the lives lost in war lose too. Children of people in the lower third of society’s earners are also at risk of being rounded up for war, through a draft.
What people group are most at risk? Perhaps people of Arab descent are most at risk. North Koreans too. We are trained through our own media biases to see these people as ‘the enemy’ that we must be ‘very wary of.’ Some of them we do need to be very wary of. As a free thinker though (a result of education), I am still wary of Arab people, muslims, and North Koreans. I don’t really know why I am, although living in Los Angeles, I became less wary of people of Arab descent. Arab-Americans are very industrious people in California, for example.
A lot of Arab cultures have far more sophisticated tastes than many Westerners. They also speak several languages and excel in being successful merchants from and for the USA across the US and into the world. They epitomise what is known as ‘the American dream.’
Beverly Hills as a city is where wealthy Jews and people who immigrated from Iran, live side-by-side now, for example. Many of these people are friends. Neighbors. A different picture to what the news paints about Iran, for example. People who have left Iran are happy to live in the US, yet their traditions and worldviews are still, distinctly Persian. (more…)
MOSES WORDS – QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY WEEKEND JUNE 2012
יְהוָ֖ה אִ֣ישׁ מִלְחָמָ֑ה יְהוָ֖ה שְׁמֹֽו׃
اللهُ مُحارِبٌ،
يهوه اسْمُهُ.
The Lord is a man of war.
Queens Birthday Weekend June 2012.
~Posted by Horiwoodblog.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 4.6.12~
CHRIS HAYES ASKS WHAT IS A JUST WAR?
The Huffington Post reports today: “MSNBC’s Chris Hayes sparked controversy and debate on Sunday when he said that he felt “uncomfortable” calling soldiers killed in action “heroes” because the term can be used to justify potentially unjust wars. He later apologized for the statement.”
America must be divided on this issue 50-50 as it’s the number one news story in the USA today. More at the jump.
A lot of wastage happens in war and weapons manufacturers and suppliers win the biggest in war stories trade-offs. Perhaps Chris was referring to the economic cost of war to Americans’ future, and wasn’t intending on being demeaning to the families of soldiers lost.
At the time of writing, the USA and Britain are the largest nations of weapons sellers in the world.
[Video- WizBangBlog].
~Posted by Horiwoodblog.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 29.5.12~
45 % OF USA SOLDIERS FROM IRAN, AFGHANISTAN WARS CLAIM VETERANS BENEFITS – THE HUMAN COST OF WAR
The ongoing price of war beneath the surface of medals being awarded in the USA makes Americans want to cry:
Would you want this for your teenager? Let alone any one else’s child?
Photo caption: “In this Wednesday, March 7, 2012 file photo, Army Pfc. Kevin Trimble, 19, adjusts his myoelectric upper limb prosthetic for occupational therapy at the Center for the Intrepid at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio. At 19, Kevin has lost both legs above the knee and an arm from a bomb in Afghanistan. A staggering 45 percent of the 1.6 million veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are now seeking compensation for disabilities they say are service-related – more than double the 21 percent who filed such claims after some previous wars, according to top government officials. The new veterans have different types of injuries than previous veterans did, in part because improvised bombs have been the main weapon and because body armor and improved battlefield care allowed many of them to survive wounds that in past wars proved fatal.
[Photographer - Lisa Krantz, AP Photo: San Antonio Express-News, Rumbo de San].
~Posted by Horiwoodblog.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 28.5.12~
ROLLING THUNDER RALLY PHOTOS – WAR VETERANS ROLL OUT WASHINGTON DC 2012
Photographer Lisa Davidson captures The Rolling Thunder rally that took place in Washington DC in a procession from Arlington (just outside of Washington DC) to the Pentagon. The Ride for Freedom event this weekend in D.C. honors veterans of war each year and is specifically to bring awareness to POW/MIA issues. The ride began at the Pentagon and ended at the Vietnam Memorial statue.–That’s a whole lot of gasoline and steel in these photos, right?!
Photo captions 1: Paul Felin 56 with his son Jason Felin, 34. Photo 2: Paul’s POW/MIA bracelet. Photo 3: Tourists and residents gather at the Rolling Thunder parade. News source: Washington Post.
At the time of writing the USA has 1 in 10 citizens listed as veterans of war (about 30 million people). However, Info.Com has the numbers at this link. The price of war has been colossal.
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In non military news, the number of missing persons reported in the USA each day is 2,500, or 900,000 each year: David Kracijek critiques the numbers here.
~Posted by Horiwoodblog.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 28.5.12~
RIKIRANGI GAGE – HE KAITIAKI O TE MOANA A AOTEAROA NO TE WHANAU-A-APANUI
One of the requests today on the search engine was to see Mr “Rikirangi Gage.”
He came to my attention via media while living in Hollywood. Rikirangi is known as He Kaitiaki o te Moana a Aotearoa, or, a guardian of the Oceans of Aotearoa New Zealand. He has concerns about intended oil drilling’s impact on his tribal location and in principle, New Zealand’s environment too in regards to oil drilling.
He’s a healthy brake, to BigOil’s plans (accelerated by international politics, economic engineers too, consumers who consume more than their fair share of oil in some select nations over others, pressuring our politicians or waving carrots of making a minority elite, wealthier too quickly in times of GFC) in taking too much oil too soon from New Zealand’s shores.
New Zealand has plans to negotiate better pricing plans for our oil, than what is being offered by BigOil companies and economic engineers at present. So, to be honest – we’re in no rush to sell off our oil reserves too fast, too quickly, under the current ‘arrangements.’ It is also not known, if Maori have been fairly and equally consulted about any future oil (energy) extraction arrangements currently being made, or, if Maori have been afforded the equality of sitting equally at the negotiationg table on such future plans. It’s about time Maori were. (more…)
ELIZABETH BANKS INTERVIEWS ON A “CULTURE OF BLOOD THIRSTY VOYEURISM”
[Sam Worthington and Elizabeth Banks arrive at the special screening of their film, Man On A Ledge, held at the Tribeca Grand Hotel on Thursday (January 19) in New… Read More Here]
Elizabeth Banks , the native of Pittsfield, Berkshires in Western Massachusetts, landed the role of a police negotiator playing opposite Sam Worthington and Jamie Bell, where Banks is responsible for talking down the title character in Man on a Ledge.
Elizabeth is generating huge buzz at the moment with her appearance as Effie Trinket in the upcoming The Hunger Games movie franchise, a series of films where television entertainment in the world of Panem’s Capitol, consists of watching children kill each other on live TV. It’s a world of brutality as spectatorial.
In garnering criticism as to whether Ledge & THG encourage voyeuristic ‘exploitation of life’ in watching others being harmed or in danger, Banks focuses on the theme of today’s society in her answer to The Fab Life website on both films. Says Banks:
““Well… Yeah, ’cause they’re definitely blood thirsty as well.” But Banks doesn’t necessarily blame the crowds for wanting a good story. “Just think about your day: You’re walking down the street, and you come upon this scene. There’s a guy out on a ledge … and you look up, the guy’s out there, and after a few minutes he goes back in the window. All right. Or, you go home that night and tell your friends at dinner, ‘You’re not going to believe what I saw today. Oh my god, I was walking down Madison Avenue and this guy was out on a building and then he jumped to his death right in front of me.’ Way more interesting.”
Basically, Banks said wryly, this kind of gladiator-audience mentality is human nature. “I just feel that people want the craziest version of every story. We watch boxing for the knockout; we don’t watch it for 12 rounds of going to the scorecards. We don’t watch NASCAR to watch the cars drive around in a circle.””
If we live in a bloodthirsty culture based on blood sports or oil bleeding sports too (same/same really!) in games of war–what does this say about what society has become or is becoming? Or is our link to the earth’s resources and how we value people a factor to look at here also, in slowing this attitude of “blood thirst” down a few notches… in real life. Being blood thirsty is an addiction, like any other addiction. Perhaps this needs some attention in our Western culture.
I think all round – we’ve got to start honoring life more. Thinking green. That would be smart! I like Banks openness to talk about the issue. Raises healthy debate.
[Credit - Stephen Lovekin; Getty Images]
~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 21.1.12~
THE FRONT LINE MOVIE TRAILER – IF NORTH KOREA AND SOUTH KOREA ARE AT WAR
Imagine if North Korea invaded South Korea’s borders resulting in war?
Actually don’t imagine that, because the trailer of the movie The Front Line, has already done that already.
Incidentally the film is South Korea’s Foreign Language Film Entry for consideration at the Oscars this year. What a premise! Click on pic above to view trailer at Nikki Finke‘s Deadline Hollywood website. The film was written by Sang-yeon Park and directed by Hun Jang. Stars of the film include Ha-kyun Shin, Soo Go and Seung-su Ryu.
Gospel rocker Larry Norman‘s famous ballad I Wish We’d All Been Ready is worthy of a listen too. Peace!
Or, I kinda shared a dream post on the weekend on… the topic. If worried about this reality, just pray about it more.
~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 11.1.12~
TE ATA KURA – PEACE POEM by APIRANA TAYLOR
oh tender
shoot of peace
fragile leaf
tiny bud
on slender
stem
shine and grow
before
the red-tipped dawn
of war
–Poetry by Apirana Taylor, from the book A Canoe in Midstream
~Always gotta give it up for the centuries old Maori poetic tradition of New Zealand. Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 9.12.11~
QUEEN NOOR’S “NO NUCLEAR WEAPONS AT ALL” MESSAGE IS POPULAR TODAY
One day we’ll wake up and define a ‘war crime’ as any leader who allows a nuclear weapon within their country’s borders, at all.
She’s half American and half Arabian. Queen Noor the lady who urged all nations with nuclear weapons, to just quit that nonsense is quite popular on Horiwood.Com today. Searches for King Hussein also pervade this Hollywood themed entertainment website today. Here’s 3 things from Noor’s twitter account: Her name means “light” in Arabic. Less is more, is her message. Lose the nuclear weapons technology. It’s a race no sane person on the planet can pretend anyone can play.
In fact is actually possessing and allowing nuclear weapons within any country’s borders – a sign of insanity, greed disguised as fear and extreme selfishness? Now there’s food for thought!
Arab Leadership: A link to: Elected Islamists and the Test of Incumbency by Rami G. Khouri
On oppression of bloggers in Syria: Activists: US-born #Syrian blogger arrested http://zite.to/sKENcZ
On Christian evangelicals support of nuclear weapons needs rethinking: Evangelicals rethink nuclear weapons http://ow.ly/7IEZb via @washingtonpost
Documentary movie trailer – Countdown to Zero. Click above.
I am all for people like Queen Noor wrestling all nuclear weapons off all leaders in the world. We all just might be able to do cooler things with the scientific focus, like create sustainable fuel and future food sources, with the same focus.
[Photo - King Noor and the late King Hussein via Lisa Hudson's website]
~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 9.12.11~
IS ISRAEL’S BENJAMIN NETANYAHU BEING A PANIC PANTS ABOUT IRAN?
Reading the Druge Report today, I was alarmed to read that Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is sounding a rallying call to find allies to war against Iran.
Iran has nuclear weapons. So does, America, France, North Korea, Russia, India and Pakistan. Just like Iran.
Actually Netanyahu’s defence minister is doing all the talking. Via The AFP (Yahoo News) comes this story:
“The “time has come” to deal with Iran, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Sunday, refusing to rule out military action to curb the Islamic republic’s nuclear ambitions.
Barak, speaking on CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS program, indicated that Israel’s patience was wearing thin — and provided an ominous response when asked about the growing speculation of an Israeli military strike. (more…)
POETRY – A BUCKET OF BLOOD FOR A DOLLAR by JAMES K. BAXTER
A Bucket of Blood for a Dollar
a conversation between Uncle Sam and the Rt. Hon. Keith Holyoake, Prime Minister of New Zealand
‘You’ll have to learn,’ said Uncle Sam,
‘The Yankee way of work
Now that you’ve joined in our crusade
Against the modern Turk;
The captial of the Commonwealth is
Not London, but New York.’
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‘Don’t tell them that,’ cried Holyoake,
‘In Thames or Dannevirke.’
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‘Then use your loaf,’ said Uncle Sam,
‘Newspapers hit the eye;
If you get trouble from the men
That you can’t bluff or buy,
Just spread the word that they’re all Reds
And let the rumours fly.’
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‘I’ll bang the drum,’ (more…)
