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Too tired to fight
Iraq is in a little better state, but it's a mess as well, in much worse shape than when Saddam was in charge. I mean, even Saddam had trouble running Iraq and keeping the peace, and he was brutal with anyone who caused trouble, and even with those who didn't. But with him and his government gone, all the different factions can do as they want—and they often try to do it to others before others try to do it to them!
The only thing going for Iraq at the moment is that, after decades of war and suffering—first war with Iran, then with the U.S. in the first Gulf War, then after a decade of sanctions, then with the present war with the U.S. and occupation—the Iraqis are mostly too tired to go on fighting, and anxious to get on with their lives again. That doesn't mean the country is at peace, but at least the desire is there.
Ted Rudow III,MA
Friday, July 31, 2009
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There are a number of similarities between the rise of right and the rise of Hitler and his Nazis, his prototypes: I was impressed by this through a documentary I had seen the night before on Hitler's dealings with the Jews in his rise to power prior to and during World War II, You may say that it's almost unbelievable that a nation as civilised, intellectual, highly educated, scientific, and advanced as Germany could ever be guilty of such horrible atrocities against a helpless minority of its own people who had lived there for generations and consider themselves as Germans in all walks of life! But the most highly educated and so-called most advanced civilisation on the face of the Earth became the most bestial and barbaric in its reign of terror against this pitiful minority of its own people just because a fanatical and persuasive orator convinced the Germans that the Jews were their deadly enemies and a terrible danger to their country!
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There are a number of similarities between the rise of the right and the rise of Hitler and his Nazis, his prototypes: I was impressed by this through a documentary I had seen the night before on Hitler's dealings with the Jews in his rise to power prior to and during World War II, You may say that it's almost unbelievable that a nation as civilised, intellectual, highly educated, scientific, and advanced as Germany could ever be guilty of such horrible atrocities against a helpless minority of its own people who had lived there for generations and consider themselves as Germans in all walks of life! But the most highly educated and so-called most advanced civilisation on the face of the Earth became the most bestial and barbaric in its reign of terror against this pitiful minority of its own people just because a fanatical and persuasive orator convinced the Germans that the Jews were their deadly enemies and a terrible danger to their country!
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There are a number of similarities between the rise of right and the rise of Hitler and his Nazis, his prototypes: I was impressed by this through a documentary I had seen the night before on Hitler's dealings with the Jews in his rise to power prior to and during World War II, You may say that it's almost unbelievable that a nation as civilised, intellectual, highly educated, scientific, and advanced as Germany could ever be guilty of such horrible atrocities against a helpless minority of its own people who had lived there for generations and consider themselves as Germans in all walks of life! But the most highly educated and so-called most advanced civilisation on the face of the Earth became the most bestial and barbaric in its reign of terror against this pitiful minority of its own people just because a fanatical and persuasive orator convinced the Germans that the Jews were their deadly enemies and a terrible danger to their country!
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There are a number of similarities between the rise of the right and the rise of Hitler and his Nazis, his prototypes: I was impressed by this through a documentary I had seen the night before on Hitler's dealings with the Jews in his rise to power prior to and during World War II, You may say that it's almost unbelievable that a nation as civilised, intellectual, highly educated, scientific, and advanced as Germany could ever be guilty of such horrible atrocities against a helpless minority of its own people who had lived there for generations and consider themselves as Germans in all walks of life! But the most highly educated and so-called most advanced civilisation on the face of the Earth became the most bestial and barbaric in its reign of terror against this pitiful minority of its own people just because a fanatical and persuasive orator convinced the Germans that the Jews were their deadly enemies and a terrible danger to their country!
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Monday, July 27, 2009
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The Californian government has decided that they will no longer accommodate certain needs for the poor including pediatric services, dental services, optometrist and optician services, ophthalmology (doctor services for the eyes) will continue to be covered, etc.
Medi-Cal will no longer pay for these benefits and services for most adults although, there are some exceptions. They are $26 billion in debt, so they cut billions for the poor and disabled.
What usually happens in a case like this where the rich get so rich that they persecute, oppress, exploit and suppress the poor, grind them down until they don't even have enough to eat or a decent place to lay their heads?
Ted Rudow III ,MA
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July 27,2009
A Pointless war
If there was ever a pointless war, it's the one in Afghanistan! The U.S. has no reason to be there, other than to keep the Taliban out of power. But they're doing a pretty poor job of that, as the Taliban are winning hearts and minds all over the country, while U.S. troops and the Afghan government are constantly losing ground, not to mention the support of the people.
They're also losing the lives of their soldiers in a war that they'll lose in the end, one fought for purposes that were never very clear, and which has cost the U.S. tens of billions of dollars that have mostly been misspent or wasted. And in the end, Afghanistan will be as big a mess as ever.
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Editor,
The Californian government has decided that they will no longer accommodate certain needs for the poor including pediatric services, dental services, optometrist and optician services, ophthalmology (doctor services for the eyes) will continue to be covered, etc.
Medi-Cal will no longer pay for these benefits and services for most adults although, there are some exceptions. They are $26 billion in debt, so they cut billions for the poor and disabled.
What usually happens in a case like this where the rich get so rich that they persecute, oppress, exploit and suppress the poor, grind them down until they don't even have enough to eat or a decent place to lay their heads?
Ted Rudow III ,MA
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July 27,2009
A Pointless war
If there was ever a pointless war, it's the one in Afghanistan! The U.S. has no reason to be there, other than to keep the Taliban out of power. But they're doing a pretty poor job of that, as the Taliban are winning hearts and minds all over the country, while U.S. troops and the Afghan government are constantly losing ground, not to mention the support of the people.
They're also losing the lives of their soldiers in a war that they'll lose in the end, one fought for purposes that were never very clear, and which has cost the U.S. tens of billions of dollars that have mostly been misspent or wasted. And in the end, Afghanistan will be as big a mess as ever.
Ted Rudow III,MA
Saturday, July 25, 2009
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America has been living in luxury at the world's expense while other nations are starving. America has had high prices on everything and yet has refused to pay high prices for goods because other nations are so poor and they are glad to get anything. Other nations sell their labour and goods at rock-bottom prices, starvation prices and work at starvation wages and America reaps the benefits. America buys their goods at their cheap prices and sells them hers at sky high prices. So America lives in luxury while they live in poverty and starvation. You think God's going to bless them? No!
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America has been living in luxury at the world's expense while other nations are starving. America has had high prices on everything and yet has refused to pay high prices for goods because other nations are so poor and they are glad to get anything. Other nations sell their labour and goods at rock-bottom prices, starvation prices and work at starvation wages and America reaps the benefits. America buys their goods at their cheap prices and sells them hers at sky high prices. So America lives in luxury while they live in poverty and starvation. You think God's going to bless them? No!
Ted Rudow III,MA
Thursday, July 23, 2009
The poor
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The poor
by Ted Rudow III,MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Thursday Jul 23rd, 2009
The Californian Gov. has decided that they will no longer for certain needs for the poor included: Podiatric services, Dental services,Optometric and optician services ophthalmology [doctor services for the eyes] will continue to be covered),Etc.
Medi-Cal will no longer pay for the following benefits and services for most adults (there are some exceptions): They are 26 billions in debt, so the cut billions for the poor and disabled.
What usually happens in a case like that where the rich get so rich that they persecute, oppress, exploit and suppress the poor, grind them down till they don't even have enough to eat or a decent place to lay their heads?
Ted Rudow III,MA
The poor
by Ted Rudow III,MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Thursday Jul 23rd, 2009
The Californian Gov. has decided that they will no longer for certain needs for the poor included: Podiatric services, Dental services,Optometric and optician services ophthalmology [doctor services for the eyes] will continue to be covered),Etc.
Medi-Cal will no longer pay for the following benefits and services for most adults (there are some exceptions): They are 26 billions in debt, so the cut billions for the poor and disabled.
What usually happens in a case like that where the rich get so rich that they persecute, oppress, exploit and suppress the poor, grind them down till they don't even have enough to eat or a decent place to lay their heads?
Ted Rudow III,MA
Saturday, July 11, 2009
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Do not be deceived through the false words of those who would not discern the signs of the times. For while some cry peace and safety as they give false readings of the times, sudden destruction is on the horizon for those who do not discern. She will appear as a minister of righteousness, as an angel of light, and she will deceive many. She would seek to deceive even the very elect, but be ye not deceived. The majority of the people won't rise up until their sleep, their comfort, their security is actually threatened! Then when they do rise, it is to put their stamp of approval on rightism to protect their greed.
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Do not be deceived through the false words of those who would not discern the signs of the times. For while some cry peace and safety as they give false readings of the times, sudden destruction is on the horizon for those who do not discern. She will appear as a minister of righteousness, as an angel of light, and she will deceive many. She would seek to deceive even the very elect, but be ye not deceived. The majority of the people won't rise up until their sleep, their comfort, their security is actually threatened! Then when they do rise, it is to put their stamp of approval on rightism to protect their greed.
Ted Rudow III,MA
Freezing?
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Freezing?
by Ted Rudow III,MA
Saturday Jul 11th, 2009
It could not be any clearer that Prime Minister Netanyahu and his cabinet intend to fight President Obama's settlement policy.
Netanyahu, in an effort to detract from the conversation, even went so far as to say: "I think that the more we spend time arguing about this, the more we waste time instead of moving towards peace." In his talks with Secretary of State Clinton, Israeli Foreign Minister Lieberman said bluntly: "We cannot accept this vision absolutely, completely freezing these settlements."
President Bush was the first to publicly suggest that some settlements might have to remain in place. It remains to
be seen if the Obama administration will stand firm on its repeated insistence that a complete freeze on all settlement construction, in accordance with the 2003 Road Map agreement to which Israel is a signatory.
What's the use in talking about dividing the land between the Palestinians and the Israeli if Israeli the are continued to build. That's what their whole idea is. They're all mobilised against the Palestinians. U.S. policy regarding settlements has been consistently opposed to their existence and their expansion, but no U.S. administration has gone beyond rhetorical condemnation. The rest of the World is going to be infuriated, too. The U.S. is being totally repressive, oppressive, biased, unfair, aggressive, everything.--All the bad words you can think of in preventing the poor little Palestinians from having their own state.
Ted Rudow III,MA
Freezing?
by Ted Rudow III,MA
Saturday Jul 11th, 2009
It could not be any clearer that Prime Minister Netanyahu and his cabinet intend to fight President Obama's settlement policy.
Netanyahu, in an effort to detract from the conversation, even went so far as to say: "I think that the more we spend time arguing about this, the more we waste time instead of moving towards peace." In his talks with Secretary of State Clinton, Israeli Foreign Minister Lieberman said bluntly: "We cannot accept this vision absolutely, completely freezing these settlements."
President Bush was the first to publicly suggest that some settlements might have to remain in place. It remains to
be seen if the Obama administration will stand firm on its repeated insistence that a complete freeze on all settlement construction, in accordance with the 2003 Road Map agreement to which Israel is a signatory.
What's the use in talking about dividing the land between the Palestinians and the Israeli if Israeli the are continued to build. That's what their whole idea is. They're all mobilised against the Palestinians. U.S. policy regarding settlements has been consistently opposed to their existence and their expansion, but no U.S. administration has gone beyond rhetorical condemnation. The rest of the World is going to be infuriated, too. The U.S. is being totally repressive, oppressive, biased, unfair, aggressive, everything.--All the bad words you can think of in preventing the poor little Palestinians from having their own state.
Ted Rudow III,MA
Wednesday, July 08, 2009
Do the right thing!
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Do the right thing in Honduras
July 8,2009
Dear Editor: Ousted Honduras President Manuel Zelaya has vowed to return to Honduras within the next few days in an attempt to reclaim power. Zelaya was forced out of office and exiled to Costa Rica in a military coup d'etat on Sunday.
There's a communiqué, issued by a popular front against the coup, saying that Battalion 316 is operating again. Battalion 316. This goes back to the Reagan years with John Negroponte, who was ambassador to Honduras at the time. He was involved in organizing the Honduran branch of the Iran-Contra war. And the Baltimore Sun ran a series of articles that made it quite clear he was involved in the cover-up of a number of death squad executions and more than 100 disappearances by Battalion 316.
Honduras was effectively an outpost of the United States' worst campaigns during the Cold War. The United States built a huge air base in Honduras and a training center for the Central Americans it hoped to train to fight - not their own battles but U.S. battles in Central America. The U.S. has always felt it had a perfect right to do anything it wanted to do in Latin American. That was its backyard and for the sake of good security it had a right to do as it pleased down there.
President Barack Obama says - and he does so very clearly and strongly and admirably - that he doesn't want to return to the dark policies of the past. We hope that Obama will be honest and do the right thing.
Ted Rudow III,MA
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Do the right thing in Honduras
July 8,2009
Dear Editor: Ousted Honduras President Manuel Zelaya has vowed to return to Honduras within the next few days in an attempt to reclaim power. Zelaya was forced out of office and exiled to Costa Rica in a military coup d'etat on Sunday.
There's a communiqué, issued by a popular front against the coup, saying that Battalion 316 is operating again. Battalion 316. This goes back to the Reagan years with John Negroponte, who was ambassador to Honduras at the time. He was involved in organizing the Honduran branch of the Iran-Contra war. And the Baltimore Sun ran a series of articles that made it quite clear he was involved in the cover-up of a number of death squad executions and more than 100 disappearances by Battalion 316.
Honduras was effectively an outpost of the United States' worst campaigns during the Cold War. The United States built a huge air base in Honduras and a training center for the Central Americans it hoped to train to fight - not their own battles but U.S. battles in Central America. The U.S. has always felt it had a perfect right to do anything it wanted to do in Latin American. That was its backyard and for the sake of good security it had a right to do as it pleased down there.
President Barack Obama says - and he does so very clearly and strongly and admirably - that he doesn't want to return to the dark policies of the past. We hope that Obama will be honest and do the right thing.
Ted Rudow III,MA
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Do the right thing in Honduras
Dear Editor: Ousted Honduras President Manuel Zelaya has vowed to return to Honduras within the next few days in an attempt to reclaim power. Zelaya was forced out of office and exiled to Costa Rica in a military coup d'etat on Sunday.
There's a communiqué, issued by a popular front against the coup, saying that Battalion 316 is operating again. Battalion 316. This goes back to the Reagan years with John Negroponte, who was ambassador to Honduras at the time. He was involved in organizing the Honduran branch of the Iran-Contra war. And the Baltimore Sun ran a series of articles that made it quite clear he was involved in the cover-up of a number of death squad executions and more than 100 disappearances by Battalion 316.
Honduras was effectively an outpost of the United States' worst campaigns during the Cold War. The United States built a huge air base in Honduras and a training center for the Central Americans it hoped to train to fight — not their own battles but U.S. battles in Central America. The U.S. has always felt it had a perfect right to do anything it wanted to do in Latin American. That was its backyard and for the sake of good security it had a right to do as it pleased down there.
President Barack Obama says — and he does so very clearly and strongly and admirably — that he doesn't want to return to the dark policies of the past. We hope that Obama will be honest and do the right thing.
Ted Rudow III,MA
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Do the right thing in Honduras
Dear Editor: Ousted Honduras President Manuel Zelaya has vowed to return to Honduras within the next few days in an attempt to reclaim power. Zelaya was forced out of office and exiled to Costa Rica in a military coup d'etat on Sunday.
There's a communiqué, issued by a popular front against the coup, saying that Battalion 316 is operating again. Battalion 316. This goes back to the Reagan years with John Negroponte, who was ambassador to Honduras at the time. He was involved in organizing the Honduran branch of the Iran-Contra war. And the Baltimore Sun ran a series of articles that made it quite clear he was involved in the cover-up of a number of death squad executions and more than 100 disappearances by Battalion 316.
Honduras was effectively an outpost of the United States' worst campaigns during the Cold War. The United States built a huge air base in Honduras and a training center for the Central Americans it hoped to train to fight — not their own battles but U.S. battles in Central America. The U.S. has always felt it had a perfect right to do anything it wanted to do in Latin American. That was its backyard and for the sake of good security it had a right to do as it pleased down there.
President Barack Obama says — and he does so very clearly and strongly and admirably — that he doesn't want to return to the dark policies of the past. We hope that Obama will be honest and do the right thing.
Ted Rudow III,MA
Thursday, July 02, 2009
The right thing
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The right thing
by Ted Rudow III,MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Thursday Jul 2nd, 2009
The ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya has vowed to return to Honduras within the next few days in an attempt to reclaim power. Zelaya was forced out of office and exiled to Costa Rica in a military coup d’etat on Sunday.
There’s a communiqué, was issued by the—by a popular front against the coup, saying that Battalion 316 is operating again. Battalion 316. This goes back to the Reagan years with John Negroponte, Negroponte, who was ambassador to Honduras at the time. He was involved in organizing the Honduran branch of the Iran-Contra war. And the Baltimore Sun ran a series of articles that were quite clear that he was involved in the cover-up of a number of death squad executions, over a hundred disappearances by Battalion 316.
Honduras was effectively an outpost of the United States’s sort of the worst campaigns during the Cold War.They build a huge air base in Honduras and a training center there for the Central Americans it hopes to train to fight--not their own battles but U.S. battles in Central America. The U.S. has always felt it had a perfect right to do anything it wanted to do in Latin American. That was its back yard,and for the sake of good security it had a right to do as it pleased down there! President Barack Obama says—he does it very clearly and strongly and admirably—that he doesn’t want to return to the dark policies of the past. We hope that Obama will be honest and do the right thing.
Ted Rudow III,MA
The right thing
by Ted Rudow III,MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Thursday Jul 2nd, 2009
The ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya has vowed to return to Honduras within the next few days in an attempt to reclaim power. Zelaya was forced out of office and exiled to Costa Rica in a military coup d’etat on Sunday.
There’s a communiqué, was issued by the—by a popular front against the coup, saying that Battalion 316 is operating again. Battalion 316. This goes back to the Reagan years with John Negroponte, Negroponte, who was ambassador to Honduras at the time. He was involved in organizing the Honduran branch of the Iran-Contra war. And the Baltimore Sun ran a series of articles that were quite clear that he was involved in the cover-up of a number of death squad executions, over a hundred disappearances by Battalion 316.
Honduras was effectively an outpost of the United States’s sort of the worst campaigns during the Cold War.They build a huge air base in Honduras and a training center there for the Central Americans it hopes to train to fight--not their own battles but U.S. battles in Central America. The U.S. has always felt it had a perfect right to do anything it wanted to do in Latin American. That was its back yard,and for the sake of good security it had a right to do as it pleased down there! President Barack Obama says—he does it very clearly and strongly and admirably—that he doesn’t want to return to the dark policies of the past. We hope that Obama will be honest and do the right thing.
Ted Rudow III,MA
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