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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.
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
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Things
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Worship of things
by Ted Rudow III,MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Thursday Feb 11th, 2010
This is one religion that rules the whole Earth--Materialism, the worship of things. What you worship, what you love above God and others, then it's your idol, it's your god, it's your religion In the Capitalistic Commercial System , its temples are banks. Its temples are office buildings to which its devotees and worshippers resort to worship eight hours a day from nine to five, five or six days a week!
That is the religion of the world! 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.
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
Worship of things
by Ted Rudow III,MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Thursday Feb 11th, 2010
This is one religion that rules the whole Earth--Materialism, the worship of things. What you worship, what you love above God and others, then it's your idol, it's your god, it's your religion In the Capitalistic Commercial System , its temples are banks. Its temples are office buildings to which its devotees and worshippers resort to worship eight hours a day from nine to five, five or six days a week!
That is the religion of the world! 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.
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
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
When will we ever learn?
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So much for a nuclear-free future
Dear Editor: As part of a record $3.8 trillion budget proposal, the Obama administration is asking Congress to increase spending on the U.S. nuclear arsenal by more than $7 billion over the next five years. Obama is seeking the extra money despite a pledge to cut the arsenal and seek a nuclear weapons-free world. The proposal includes large funding increases for a new plutonium production facility in Los Alamos, N.M.
Last year on April 5, Obama made a historic speech in Prague dedicating this country to the long-term national security goal of abolishing nuclear weapons. Well, the budget that was recently released is a big, big step backward.
Stanford physicist Sidney Drell has said: "More and more we hear of usable nuclear weapons, and of nuclear war fighting and winning. Where are we going? Do we even still remember what nuclear explosions do? Does the post-Hiroshima generation still appreciate the horror of nuclear weapons and the dangers posed by the prospect of a nuclear conflict?"
When will we ever learn!
Ted Rudow III,MA
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Dear Editor: As part of a record $3.8 trillion budget proposal, the Obama administration is asking Congress to increase spending on the U.S. nuclear arsenal by more than $7 billion over the next five years. Obama is seeking the extra money despite a pledge to cut the arsenal and seek a nuclear weapons-free world. The proposal includes large funding increases for a new plutonium production facility in Los Alamos, N.M.
Last year on April 5, Obama made a historic speech in Prague dedicating this country to the long-term national security goal of abolishing nuclear weapons. Well, the budget that was recently released is a big, big step backward.
Stanford physicist Sidney Drell has said: "More and more we hear of usable nuclear weapons, and of nuclear war fighting and winning. Where are we going? Do we even still remember what nuclear explosions do? Does the post-Hiroshima generation still appreciate the horror of nuclear weapons and the dangers posed by the prospect of a nuclear conflict?"
When will we ever learn!
Ted Rudow III,MA
Saturday, February 06, 2010
The dollar
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The dollar
by Ted Rudow III,MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Saturday Feb 6th, 2010
But the Capitalistic Financiers of Europe: They're all like a whole bunch of panders. They've got a whole lot invested in this America, and they don't want to lose it. So they try to save her so they can save their investments, and they're trying to get the rest of the world to, so they can save her and continue to make a little money on her.
She thinks she's their owner, but they're her owner, and unless they rescue her, she'll die; but they're trying to rescue her to save their own investments. So the quicker they cut her loose, the better. It's totally artificial for them to support the dollar. If they'd just let the dollar sink down to where it belongs, America would sink! But the whole trouble is, they each own too much of a share in the America, and they don't want to lose their investments.
The European money boys are left holding her bagful of worstless dollars. If they keep trying to support her, they're going to go bankrupt! What we’re seeing is a wave of panic selling,” said Francis Lun, general manager of Fulbright Securities. But public debt is projected to rise from 55.2 percent of gross domestic product in 2009 to 74.3 percent
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The dollar
by Ted Rudow III,MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Saturday Feb 6th, 2010
But the Capitalistic Financiers of Europe: They're all like a whole bunch of panders. They've got a whole lot invested in this America, and they don't want to lose it. So they try to save her so they can save their investments, and they're trying to get the rest of the world to, so they can save her and continue to make a little money on her.
She thinks she's their owner, but they're her owner, and unless they rescue her, she'll die; but they're trying to rescue her to save their own investments. So the quicker they cut her loose, the better. It's totally artificial for them to support the dollar. If they'd just let the dollar sink down to where it belongs, America would sink! But the whole trouble is, they each own too much of a share in the America, and they don't want to lose their investments.
The European money boys are left holding her bagful of worstless dollars. If they keep trying to support her, they're going to go bankrupt! What we’re seeing is a wave of panic selling,” said Francis Lun, general manager of Fulbright Securities. But public debt is projected to rise from 55.2 percent of gross domestic product in 2009 to 74.3 percent
Ted Rudow III,MA
Friday, February 05, 2010
We will we ever learn?
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We will we ever learn?
by Ted Rudow III,MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Friday Feb 5th, 2010
As part of a record $3.8 trillion budget proposal, the Obama administration is asking Congress to increase spending on the US nuclear arsenal by more than $7 billion over the next five years. Obama is seeking the extra money despite a pledge to cut the US arsenal and seek a nuclear weapons-free world. The proposal includes large funding increases for a new plutonium production facility in Los Alamos, New Mexico.
April 5th last year, the President, President Obama, made a historic speech in Prague dedicating this country to the long-term national security goal of abolishing nuclear weapons. Well, the budget that was released just yesterday is a big, big step backwards.
Stanford physicist, Sidney Drell, "More and more we hear of usable nuclear weapons, and of nuclear war fighting and winning. Where are we going?--Do we even still remember what nuclear explosions do? Does the post-Hiroshima generation still appreciate the horror of nuclear weapons and the dangers posed by the prospect of a nuclear conflict?"
When will we ever learn?
Ted Rudow III,MA
We will we ever learn?
by Ted Rudow III,MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Friday Feb 5th, 2010
As part of a record $3.8 trillion budget proposal, the Obama administration is asking Congress to increase spending on the US nuclear arsenal by more than $7 billion over the next five years. Obama is seeking the extra money despite a pledge to cut the US arsenal and seek a nuclear weapons-free world. The proposal includes large funding increases for a new plutonium production facility in Los Alamos, New Mexico.
April 5th last year, the President, President Obama, made a historic speech in Prague dedicating this country to the long-term national security goal of abolishing nuclear weapons. Well, the budget that was released just yesterday is a big, big step backwards.
Stanford physicist, Sidney Drell, "More and more we hear of usable nuclear weapons, and of nuclear war fighting and winning. Where are we going?--Do we even still remember what nuclear explosions do? Does the post-Hiroshima generation still appreciate the horror of nuclear weapons and the dangers posed by the prospect of a nuclear conflict?"
When will we ever learn?
Ted Rudow III,MA
Wednesday, February 03, 2010
Haiti
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Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 | By The Daily News Staff
In the wake of the disastrous Jan. 12 Haiti earthquake, ASSU executives on campus are continuing their search to fill a newly-created paid position: “Haiti relief czar.”
The job, which would involve managing both on-campus and off-campus relief efforts, has so far had four student applicants. Currently scheduling interviews, the executives said they will likely appoint a student by next week.
The “czar” would receive a $500 stipend for 10 to 15 hours of work per week. Though the stipend will come out of Gobaud’s salary, some ASSU leaders last week questioned the decision to pay the czar.
“The idea that we’re paying someone to do a charity position just doesn’t go well with me,” said Adam Beber, a doctoral computer science student and member of the Graduate Student Council, at last week’s meeting. Other members supported the creation of the job.
ASSU President David Gobaud, a coterminal computer science student, has continued to push the job as a paid role.
“We believe that offering this stipend for what will be a full-time cabinet position is both fair and in keeping with our policy for other cabinet members [who are all paid],” wrote Gobaud in an e-mail to The Daily. He also pointed out that executives have created paid “czar” roles in the past.
Gobaud said that whoever fills the position will focus first and foremost on campus relief efforts.
“On campus, the HRC will work with individuals, dorms, [volunteer student organizations] and other organizations on events relating to Haiti relief,” Gobaud said. “This includes facilitating and collaboration among people with similar project ideas, planning and organizing events, coordinating with the ASSU, [and] acting as a liaison between students and administration.”
“The HRC will be able to use his/her experience with on-campus events to advise the group on the most successful strategies to raise money and awareness while working to get more students and colleges involved throughout the country,” Gobaud added.
As to the rationale for making the position a long-term job, Gobaud offered that “the thing to remember is there’s a lot more to rebuilding Haiti than money — it’ll take years.”
He said he will recommend that next year’s executives retain the czar job.
“At least through the end of our term — we would hope through at least the end of the year. We will recommend that they [the next administration] keep this person on their staff.”
Tags: ASSU, David Gobaud, Haiti, Haiti Relief Czar
February 3, 2010
It’s hard for poor nations to get a break from the rich ones. While the rich may offer foreign aid with one hand, the actions of the other hand more than negate that aid! So they’ve helped the poor to avoid starvation, but done nothing to help them with their long-term problem of producing their own food.
Not only that, but the IMF and other international lenders are often willing to provide loans to these poor countries to help their people—but part of the price is that these countries have to lower their import barriers and “liberalize” their economy. And the effect is usually that cheaper foreign food and goods (from the U.S. and other wealthy countries) flood into the poor country, meaning its own agriculture and industry have a very hard time getting off the ground.
So the poor survive on the “aid” of the rich, but just barely, while rich Western politicians make speeches about how much they’re trying to help the poor, but how little effect it seems to have and how their aid is wasted.
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Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 | By The Daily News Staff
In the wake of the disastrous Jan. 12 Haiti earthquake, ASSU executives on campus are continuing their search to fill a newly-created paid position: “Haiti relief czar.”
The job, which would involve managing both on-campus and off-campus relief efforts, has so far had four student applicants. Currently scheduling interviews, the executives said they will likely appoint a student by next week.
The “czar” would receive a $500 stipend for 10 to 15 hours of work per week. Though the stipend will come out of Gobaud’s salary, some ASSU leaders last week questioned the decision to pay the czar.
“The idea that we’re paying someone to do a charity position just doesn’t go well with me,” said Adam Beber, a doctoral computer science student and member of the Graduate Student Council, at last week’s meeting. Other members supported the creation of the job.
ASSU President David Gobaud, a coterminal computer science student, has continued to push the job as a paid role.
“We believe that offering this stipend for what will be a full-time cabinet position is both fair and in keeping with our policy for other cabinet members [who are all paid],” wrote Gobaud in an e-mail to The Daily. He also pointed out that executives have created paid “czar” roles in the past.
Gobaud said that whoever fills the position will focus first and foremost on campus relief efforts.
“On campus, the HRC will work with individuals, dorms, [volunteer student organizations] and other organizations on events relating to Haiti relief,” Gobaud said. “This includes facilitating and collaboration among people with similar project ideas, planning and organizing events, coordinating with the ASSU, [and] acting as a liaison between students and administration.”
“The HRC will be able to use his/her experience with on-campus events to advise the group on the most successful strategies to raise money and awareness while working to get more students and colleges involved throughout the country,” Gobaud added.
As to the rationale for making the position a long-term job, Gobaud offered that “the thing to remember is there’s a lot more to rebuilding Haiti than money — it’ll take years.”
He said he will recommend that next year’s executives retain the czar job.
“At least through the end of our term — we would hope through at least the end of the year. We will recommend that they [the next administration] keep this person on their staff.”
Tags: ASSU, David Gobaud, Haiti, Haiti Relief Czar
February 3, 2010
It’s hard for poor nations to get a break from the rich ones. While the rich may offer foreign aid with one hand, the actions of the other hand more than negate that aid! So they’ve helped the poor to avoid starvation, but done nothing to help them with their long-term problem of producing their own food.
Not only that, but the IMF and other international lenders are often willing to provide loans to these poor countries to help their people—but part of the price is that these countries have to lower their import barriers and “liberalize” their economy. And the effect is usually that cheaper foreign food and goods (from the U.S. and other wealthy countries) flood into the poor country, meaning its own agriculture and industry have a very hard time getting off the ground.
So the poor survive on the “aid” of the rich, but just barely, while rich Western politicians make speeches about how much they’re trying to help the poor, but how little effect it seems to have and how their aid is wasted.
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Opposing Views: Obama is trying to do his best.
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A lot has changed in a year.
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We all remember the night Barack Obama was elected president.
The excitement in the air was almost palpable - people were dancing in the streets and TV stations were jammed with tearful interviews expressing disbelief and hope....
2/03/10
It's hard for poor nations to get a break from the rich ones. While the rich may offer foreign aid with one hand, the actions of the other hand more than negate that aid! So they've helped the poor to avoid starvation, but done nothing to help them with their long-term problem of producing their own food.
Not only that, but the IMF and other international lenders are often willing to provide loans to these poor countries to help their people--but part of the price is that these countries have to lower their import barriers and "liberalize" their economy. And the effect is usually that cheaper foreign food and goods (from the U.S. and other wealthy countries) flood into the poor country, meaning its own agriculture and industry have a very hard time getting off the ground.
So the poor survive on the "aid" of the rich, but just barely, while rich Western politicians make speeches about how much they're trying to help the poor, but how little effect it seems to have and how their aid is wasted. Well, some certainly is, but it's the entire system of "aid" that's the problem!
Ted Rudow III,MA
class of 1996
Peace
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said recently that Israel must have a presence in the West Bank even after a peace agreement is achieved, dealing a fresh blow to the visiting US Middle East envoy's effort to restart peace talks.
To settle the problem of Jerusalem and bring peace to the Mid-East--at least for a little while, it will take a miracle. There'll never be true peace. In the meanwhile, there's more turmoil to come in the region, sad to say. It's not caused by the Lord but by selfishness and by man's inhumanity to man, by lust and greed and pride, the same things that have always caused wars.
I'm afraid the poor Palestinians are going to suffer a while longer, along with many other refugees around the world. But blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted. And blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the Earth.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said recently that Israel must have a presence in the West Bank even after a peace agreement is achieved, dealing a fresh blow to the visiting US Middle East envoy's effort to restart peace talks.
To settle the problem of Jerusalem and bring peace to the Mid-East--at least for a little while, it will take a miracle. There'll never be true peace. In the meanwhile, there's more turmoil to come in the region, sad to say. It's not caused by the Lord but by selfishness and by man's inhumanity to man, by lust and greed and pride, the same things that have always caused wars.
I'm afraid the poor Palestinians are going to suffer a while longer, along with many other refugees around the world. But blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted. And blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the Earth.
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Hooked on war
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The Daily Star is pleased to provide a forum for debate on a range of subjects, from local cultural activities to international politics.
Dozens, sometimes even hundreds, of letters fall into the editor’s mailbox daily. In order to keep the letters timely, The Daily Star generally produces a special letters section. When the influx of letters is particularly large, extra space is made available accordingly.
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“Afghanistan allies back Taliban
reconciliation efforts”
January 26, 2010
Yes, America is hooked on war, and although
some Americans might not realize that, you can be sure that the rest of the world does, as it looks at Afghanistan, Iraq, and other places around the world where the United States has fought wars, threatened to fight wars, sent armed forces, or launched missiles in their stead.
America spends more on its military budget than most of the rest of the nations of the world combined, and yet many Americans would tell you that the United States is a peace-loving nation that only goes to war to bring about peace, and that only uses its military to keep the peace.
It’s like the novelist George Orwell said: “War is peace” to them.
More than that, though, war is profit to many US weapons makers and manufacturers, who make enormous amounts of money selling arms and material not only to the US government but to many others around the world.
War is also power and influence to the US government. With the most powerful military in the world, it can intimidate others and get its own way a lot of the time, politically, economically, or in other ways that benefit US interests and allies.
However, like many great nations and empires of the past, America has overextended herself.
Her armies have gotten bogged down abroad while her economy and infrastructure at home are crumbling. In the past, America’s answer to this sort of problem has been more war, not less.
It will be interesting to see what she does this time.
Ted Rudow III, MA
Menlo Park, United States
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“Afghanistan allies back Taliban
reconciliation efforts”
January 26, 2010
Yes, America is hooked on war, and although
some Americans might not realize that, you can be sure that the rest of the world does, as it looks at Afghanistan, Iraq, and other places around the world where the United States has fought wars, threatened to fight wars, sent armed forces, or launched missiles in their stead.
America spends more on its military budget than most of the rest of the nations of the world combined, and yet many Americans would tell you that the United States is a peace-loving nation that only goes to war to bring about peace, and that only uses its military to keep the peace.
It’s like the novelist George Orwell said: “War is peace” to them.
More than that, though, war is profit to many US weapons makers and manufacturers, who make enormous amounts of money selling arms and material not only to the US government but to many others around the world.
War is also power and influence to the US government. With the most powerful military in the world, it can intimidate others and get its own way a lot of the time, politically, economically, or in other ways that benefit US interests and allies.
However, like many great nations and empires of the past, America has overextended herself.
Her armies have gotten bogged down abroad while her economy and infrastructure at home are crumbling. In the past, America’s answer to this sort of problem has been more war, not less.
It will be interesting to see what she does this time.
Ted Rudow III, MA
Menlo Park, United States
The International Herald Tribune and The Daily Star are available every morning in: Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Qatar, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman
Friday, January 29, 2010
Hooked on war
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Yes, America is hooked on war, and although some Americans might not realize that, you can be sure the rest of the world does, as it looks at Afghanistan, Iraq, and other places around the world where the U.S. has fought wars, threatened to fight wars, sent armed forces, or launched missiles in their stead.
War is also power and influence to the U.S. government. With the most powerful military in the world, it can intimidate others and get its own way a lot of the time, politically, economically, or in other ways that benefit U.S. interests and allies.
However, like many great nations and empires of the past, America has overextended herself. Her armies have gotten bogged down abroad while her economy and infrastructure at home are crumbling. In the past, America's answer to this sort of problem has been more war, not less. It will be interesting to see what she does this time!
Ted Rudow III,MA
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Yes, America is hooked on war, and although some Americans might not realize that, you can be sure the rest of the world does, as it looks at Afghanistan, Iraq, and other places around the world where the U.S. has fought wars, threatened to fight wars, sent armed forces, or launched missiles in their stead.
War is also power and influence to the U.S. government. With the most powerful military in the world, it can intimidate others and get its own way a lot of the time, politically, economically, or in other ways that benefit U.S. interests and allies.
However, like many great nations and empires of the past, America has overextended herself. Her armies have gotten bogged down abroad while her economy and infrastructure at home are crumbling. In the past, America's answer to this sort of problem has been more war, not less. It will be interesting to see what she does this time!
Ted Rudow III,MA
MLK
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MLK Freedom Train boycott is understandable but done in poor taste
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A recent brouhaha erupted in San Jose during the annual Freedom Train ride that celebrates the birthday of Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr.
According to the San Jose Mercury News, the San Jose chapter of the NAACP decided to pull its support from the event following the train organizers' acceptance of a $5,000 donation from the San Jose
Police Officers Association....
1/28/10 He had a dream and oh, what a dream it was. A dream of equality, a dream of unity, a dream of solidarity. What a fight, what a battle, as the brothers and sisters lifted their arms, hands raised and clasped together to show their strength and unity and oneness. What a fight, as we marched and protested and sang our songs of triumph and spoke our words of courage. What a fight, as we lifted high the banner of equality -- equal rights for all men and women, regardless of color. What a fight, as we suffered humiliation and setbacks, degradation and injustice.
But I ask you, has that dream been realized? Has that dream come true in your life? Has that dream been fulfilled? Or have our ideals and our aspirations fallen by the wayside? Where is the unity, the brotherhood, the oneness of heart and spirit? Where is the fighting spirit and the willingness to sacrifice and work hard, to lift up your brothers and sisters and make for them a better life? Look around you and see if his dream and your dream, our dream, has become a reality.
He now knows that this equality, this oneness of the races, this love between the brethren, this better world, this dream that we all sought so desperately, cannot be found only through the path. That this dream can only become a reality through love, the supernatural Love of God. This is what brings unity. This is what brings equality. This is what brings mutual respect. This is what makes a man willing to look past the color of the skin and see the heart and spirit, to see each man, woman and child as a creation of God.
Ted Rudow III,MA
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MLK Freedom Train boycott is understandable but done in poor taste
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A recent brouhaha erupted in San Jose during the annual Freedom Train ride that celebrates the birthday of Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr.
According to the San Jose Mercury News, the San Jose chapter of the NAACP decided to pull its support from the event following the train organizers' acceptance of a $5,000 donation from the San Jose
Police Officers Association....
1/28/10 He had a dream and oh, what a dream it was. A dream of equality, a dream of unity, a dream of solidarity. What a fight, what a battle, as the brothers and sisters lifted their arms, hands raised and clasped together to show their strength and unity and oneness. What a fight, as we marched and protested and sang our songs of triumph and spoke our words of courage. What a fight, as we lifted high the banner of equality -- equal rights for all men and women, regardless of color. What a fight, as we suffered humiliation and setbacks, degradation and injustice.
But I ask you, has that dream been realized? Has that dream come true in your life? Has that dream been fulfilled? Or have our ideals and our aspirations fallen by the wayside? Where is the unity, the brotherhood, the oneness of heart and spirit? Where is the fighting spirit and the willingness to sacrifice and work hard, to lift up your brothers and sisters and make for them a better life? Look around you and see if his dream and your dream, our dream, has become a reality.
He now knows that this equality, this oneness of the races, this love between the brethren, this better world, this dream that we all sought so desperately, cannot be found only through the path. That this dream can only become a reality through love, the supernatural Love of God. This is what brings unity. This is what brings equality. This is what brings mutual respect. This is what makes a man willing to look past the color of the skin and see the heart and spirit, to see each man, woman and child as a creation of God.
Ted Rudow III,MA
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Yesterday morning, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that corporations can spend freely in federal elections. It's a green light for a new stampede of special interest money in our politics, giving their lobbyists even more power in Washington. Now, every candidate who fights for change could face limitless attacks from corporate special interests like health insurance companies and Wall Street banks.
The only way that the President can get a dictatorial control on the country is to get control of the Supreme Court. But now is it in reverse! Supreme Court is ruling America. With no limits on their spending, big oil, Wall Street banks, and health insurance companies will try to drown out the voices of everyday Americans -- and Republicans seem ecstatic.
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Yesterday morning, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that corporations can spend freely in federal elections. It's a green light for a new stampede of special interest money in our politics, giving their lobbyists even more power in Washington. Now, every candidate who fights for change could face limitless attacks from corporate special interests like health insurance companies and Wall Street banks.
The only way that the President can get a dictatorial control on the country is to get control of the Supreme Court. But now is it in reverse! Supreme Court is ruling America. With no limits on their spending, big oil, Wall Street banks, and health insurance companies will try to drown out the voices of everyday Americans -- and Republicans seem ecstatic.
Ted Rudow III,MA
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by Ted Rudow III,MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Monday Jan 25th, 2010 12:25 PM
Throughout time immemorial: the main idea being to get the mind of the public or your enemies off something you're actually doing but you don't want them to notice so you can do it with a little less observation.
But after 8 years of hell in the Bush reign, they are trying to rewrite history! The attention of America from the well-worn fact that his ruling Republican party have always been the robbers of the poor and the protectors of the rich. Furious that the courageous exposure of his criminal hypocrisy and traitorous deception of the American people, and enraged by the humiliation of his scandalous Administration being the continuous major subject of daily worldwide headlines.
Tough times can also lead to tough government actions and tyranny. It's a time of upheaval, flux and change for the world, just as the 1930s were, the Great Depression period before World War II. First came the Roaring '20s, then came the Depression '30s, and then came the years of war of the '40s. History doesn't always repeat itself, of course, but it can sometimes. Yes, all the makings for a police state are there, and not just in the U.S. or Britain, but in any number of countries.
Ted Rudow III,MA
Rewrite
by Ted Rudow III,MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Monday Jan 25th, 2010 12:25 PM
Throughout time immemorial: the main idea being to get the mind of the public or your enemies off something you're actually doing but you don't want them to notice so you can do it with a little less observation.
But after 8 years of hell in the Bush reign, they are trying to rewrite history! The attention of America from the well-worn fact that his ruling Republican party have always been the robbers of the poor and the protectors of the rich. Furious that the courageous exposure of his criminal hypocrisy and traitorous deception of the American people, and enraged by the humiliation of his scandalous Administration being the continuous major subject of daily worldwide headlines.
Tough times can also lead to tough government actions and tyranny. It's a time of upheaval, flux and change for the world, just as the 1930s were, the Great Depression period before World War II. First came the Roaring '20s, then came the Depression '30s, and then came the years of war of the '40s. History doesn't always repeat itself, of course, but it can sometimes. Yes, all the makings for a police state are there, and not just in the U.S. or Britain, but in any number of countries.
Ted Rudow III,MA
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
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January 19, 2010,
Editor,
The United States is not going to establish democracy in Haiti now any more than they did during the 19 years that they occupied the country before (from 1915-1934). Why didn’t the United States take care of the poor garbage-laden Haitians, with sewers running down the middle of their streets and the horrible poverty that existed when they occupied Haiti for 19 years? Why the hell didn’t they improve Haiti? Why didn’t they make it a better place to live? Why didn’t they put in sewers and build schools and give the Haitians everything they needed?
They claim they did, but it sure doesn’t look like it now. The poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, and with only nine million people. Let’s hope it’s for the betterment of the Haitians, because right now the Haitians are in a terrible state, living in abject poverty, filth and sewage. Horrible! The United States has been the big bully of the Americas for centuries and we pray that finally it will get some relief!
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January 19, 2010,
Editor,
The United States is not going to establish democracy in Haiti now any more than they did during the 19 years that they occupied the country before (from 1915-1934). Why didn’t the United States take care of the poor garbage-laden Haitians, with sewers running down the middle of their streets and the horrible poverty that existed when they occupied Haiti for 19 years? Why the hell didn’t they improve Haiti? Why didn’t they make it a better place to live? Why didn’t they put in sewers and build schools and give the Haitians everything they needed?
They claim they did, but it sure doesn’t look like it now. The poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, and with only nine million people. Let’s hope it’s for the betterment of the Haitians, because right now the Haitians are in a terrible state, living in abject poverty, filth and sewage. Horrible! The United States has been the big bully of the Americas for centuries and we pray that finally it will get some relief!
Ted Rudow III,MA
Destruction of Palestine
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Ted Rudow III,MA, Menlo Park, CA
Scenes of Israeli soldiers shooting Palestinian children throwing stones filled TV screens around the world and generated a lot of sympathy for the Palestinians, as well as more support for their cause.
The Israelis soon got the point that open violence and oppression against the Palestinians weren't getting them anywhere, especially with the cameras of the international media rolling. So they're trying another trick now, and one which has been very successful so far-the “silent death and destruction” ploy.
Every day the Israelis torment or afflict the Palestinians in little and big ways, out of sight of the camera: Houses are bulldozed, trees are ripped up, roads are blocked, Israeli settlements are expanded, Palestinian lands are confiscated, Palestinians are prevented from working or going to school, men are rounded up for questioning, “militants” are shot, and men and women are stripped, humiliated or beaten up. And these things happen in Palestinian-ruled cities and lands, at the hands of heavily armed Israeli soldiers which occupy them.
The Israelis provoke the Palestinians to violence, but they can't strike back very easily against the troops and tanks that surround their cities and patrol their roads. So Palestinians send suicide bombers inside Israel to inflict horrible destruction on Israeli civilians. That destruction is anything but silent! Scenes of Israeli suffering, carnage and death fill TV screens around the world and make the front pages of major papers.
Israel then has its justification for more open attacks on Palestinian areas to “stop the suicide bombers” and “round up the militants,” and they go further and further in their retaliation, destroying as much as they can. Naturally, since these are “military operations,” the cameras are banned. If any atrocities happen to occur, there's no proof. Palestinians are wounded or killed, their houses and cities are crushed, their government institutions are obliterated, their leaders are humiliated.
All that just perpetuates Palestinian rage and revenge attacks. But when Palestinians strike back at Israeli civilians with suicide bombings, these open attacks are used against them, both in the media and by the Israeli military, which launches devastating counterattacks where they do their dirty work secretly.
The open attacks by Palestinians produce worse counterattacks by the Israelis and more secret destruction, which produces more open attacks by the Palestinians. So the vicious cycle goes on, and it's one the Palestinians are losing, as they're being gunned down, humiliated!
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Destruction of Palestine
Ted Rudow III,MA, Menlo Park, CA
Scenes of Israeli soldiers shooting Palestinian children throwing stones filled TV screens around the world and generated a lot of sympathy for the Palestinians, as well as more support for their cause.
The Israelis soon got the point that open violence and oppression against the Palestinians weren't getting them anywhere, especially with the cameras of the international media rolling. So they're trying another trick now, and one which has been very successful so far-the “silent death and destruction” ploy.
Every day the Israelis torment or afflict the Palestinians in little and big ways, out of sight of the camera: Houses are bulldozed, trees are ripped up, roads are blocked, Israeli settlements are expanded, Palestinian lands are confiscated, Palestinians are prevented from working or going to school, men are rounded up for questioning, “militants” are shot, and men and women are stripped, humiliated or beaten up. And these things happen in Palestinian-ruled cities and lands, at the hands of heavily armed Israeli soldiers which occupy them.
The Israelis provoke the Palestinians to violence, but they can't strike back very easily against the troops and tanks that surround their cities and patrol their roads. So Palestinians send suicide bombers inside Israel to inflict horrible destruction on Israeli civilians. That destruction is anything but silent! Scenes of Israeli suffering, carnage and death fill TV screens around the world and make the front pages of major papers.
Israel then has its justification for more open attacks on Palestinian areas to “stop the suicide bombers” and “round up the militants,” and they go further and further in their retaliation, destroying as much as they can. Naturally, since these are “military operations,” the cameras are banned. If any atrocities happen to occur, there's no proof. Palestinians are wounded or killed, their houses and cities are crushed, their government institutions are obliterated, their leaders are humiliated.
All that just perpetuates Palestinian rage and revenge attacks. But when Palestinians strike back at Israeli civilians with suicide bombings, these open attacks are used against them, both in the media and by the Israeli military, which launches devastating counterattacks where they do their dirty work secretly.
The open attacks by Palestinians produce worse counterattacks by the Israelis and more secret destruction, which produces more open attacks by the Palestinians. So the vicious cycle goes on, and it's one the Palestinians are losing, as they're being gunned down, humiliated!
Saturday, January 16, 2010
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Sports really foster the spirit of competition. It's the spirit of the world the "me first" spirit--do what's best for yourself, win no matter who you have to hurt or step on in order to get ahead of the next guy. That's the spirit of the world, which is just the opposite of what Jesus wants to teach people--to love your neighbor as yourself. Of course, some form of sports is fine.
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Sports really foster the spirit of competition. It's the spirit of the world the "me first" spirit--do what's best for yourself, win no matter who you have to hurt or step on in order to get ahead of the next guy. That's the spirit of the world, which is just the opposite of what Jesus wants to teach people--to love your neighbor as yourself. Of course, some form of sports is fine.
Ted Rudow III,MA
Friday, January 15, 2010
“Israeli air raids on Gaza kill three Palestinians”
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“Israeli air raids on Gaza kill three Palestinians”
January 9, 2010
During the destruction of Palestine and the Palestinians, scenes of Israeli soldiers shooting Palestinian children throwing stones filled TV screens around the world and generated a lot of sympathy for the Palestinians, as well as more support for their cause.
The Israelis soon got the point that open violence and oppression against the Palestinians wasn’t getting them anywhere, especially with the cameras of the international media rolling. So now they’re trying another tack , and one which has been very successful so far-the silent death and destruction ploy.
Every day the Israelis torment or afflict the Palestinians in little and big ways, out of sight of the camera: Houses are bulldozed, trees are ripped up, roads are blocked, Israeli settlements are expanded,
Palestinian lands are confiscated, Palestinians are prevented from working or going to school, men are rounded up for questioning, militants are shot, and men and women are stripped, humiliated or beaten up. And these things happen in Palestinian-ruled cities and lands, at the hands of heavily armed Israeli soldiers which occupy them.
The Israelis provoke the Palestinians to violence, but they can’t strike back very easily against the troops and tanks that surround their cities and patrol their roads. So Palestinians send suicide bombers inside Israel to inflict horrible destruction on Israeli civilians. That destruction is anything but silent! Scenes of Israeli suffering, carnage and death fill TV screens around the world and make the front pages of major papers. Israel then has its justification for more open attacks on Palestinian areas to stop the suicide bombers and round up the militants and they go further and further in their retaliation, destroying as much as they can.
Naturally, since these are military operations, the cameras are banned. If any atrocities happen to occur, there’s no proof. Palestinians are wounded or killed, their houses and cities are crushed, their government institutions are obliterated, and their leaders are humiliated. All that just perpetuates Palestinian rage and revenge attacks. But when Palestinians strike back at Israeli civilians with suicide bombings, these open attacks are used against them, both in the media and by the Israeli military, which launches devastating counterattacks where they do their dirty work in secret! The open attacks by Palestinians produce worse counterattacks by the Israelis and more secret destruction, which produce more open attacks by the Palestinians. So the vicious cycle goes on, and it’s one the Palestinians are losing, as they’re being ground down, humiliated.
Ted Rudow III, MA
Menlo Park, California, United States
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The Daily Star
“Israeli air raids on Gaza kill three Palestinians”
January 9, 2010
During the destruction of Palestine and the Palestinians, scenes of Israeli soldiers shooting Palestinian children throwing stones filled TV screens around the world and generated a lot of sympathy for the Palestinians, as well as more support for their cause.
The Israelis soon got the point that open violence and oppression against the Palestinians wasn’t getting them anywhere, especially with the cameras of the international media rolling. So now they’re trying another tack , and one which has been very successful so far-the silent death and destruction ploy.
Every day the Israelis torment or afflict the Palestinians in little and big ways, out of sight of the camera: Houses are bulldozed, trees are ripped up, roads are blocked, Israeli settlements are expanded,
Palestinian lands are confiscated, Palestinians are prevented from working or going to school, men are rounded up for questioning, militants are shot, and men and women are stripped, humiliated or beaten up. And these things happen in Palestinian-ruled cities and lands, at the hands of heavily armed Israeli soldiers which occupy them.
The Israelis provoke the Palestinians to violence, but they can’t strike back very easily against the troops and tanks that surround their cities and patrol their roads. So Palestinians send suicide bombers inside Israel to inflict horrible destruction on Israeli civilians. That destruction is anything but silent! Scenes of Israeli suffering, carnage and death fill TV screens around the world and make the front pages of major papers. Israel then has its justification for more open attacks on Palestinian areas to stop the suicide bombers and round up the militants and they go further and further in their retaliation, destroying as much as they can.
Naturally, since these are military operations, the cameras are banned. If any atrocities happen to occur, there’s no proof. Palestinians are wounded or killed, their houses and cities are crushed, their government institutions are obliterated, and their leaders are humiliated. All that just perpetuates Palestinian rage and revenge attacks. But when Palestinians strike back at Israeli civilians with suicide bombings, these open attacks are used against them, both in the media and by the Israeli military, which launches devastating counterattacks where they do their dirty work in secret! The open attacks by Palestinians produce worse counterattacks by the Israelis and more secret destruction, which produce more open attacks by the Palestinians. So the vicious cycle goes on, and it’s one the Palestinians are losing, as they’re being ground down, humiliated.
Ted Rudow III, MA
Menlo Park, California, United States
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Like the old eagle that had been chained so long to a stake in the ground that he'd worn a rut in the ground from walking round and round. When his master finally decided to liberate and set him free, he took the metal ring off and tossed the eagle up into the air. But it just flip-flopped right back down to the ground, walked back over to the old rut and started walking around the rut again! -- No chain. No bird band. Just the old habit!
Help us to change the things that need to be changed, and not to change the things that don't need to be changed, and especially, help us to know the difference!
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Like the old eagle that had been chained so long to a stake in the ground that he'd worn a rut in the ground from walking round and round. When his master finally decided to liberate and set him free, he took the metal ring off and tossed the eagle up into the air. But it just flip-flopped right back down to the ground, walked back over to the old rut and started walking around the rut again! -- No chain. No bird band. Just the old habit!
Help us to change the things that need to be changed, and not to change the things that don't need to be changed, and especially, help us to know the difference!
Sunday, January 10, 2010
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January 09, 2010, 02:20 AM
Editor,
They call them terrorists because the world hates terrorists and that word "terrorists," is a bad word. The funny thing is, while Americans are very worried and paranoid about terrorists doing something to harm their country, they are off occupying and destroying whole nations themselves, and leading the world down the path toward destruction.
It seems to me that people who kill others without proof of their guilt - or even without being sure who they are killing - are terrorists themselves. They are just highly paid assassins, using high-tech weaponry like the drones in Pakistan's lawless tribal areas. And such people often "speak lies in hypocrisy," accusing others of the very things which they themselves are guilty of.
Ted Rudow III,MA
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January 09, 2010, 02:20 AM
Editor,
They call them terrorists because the world hates terrorists and that word "terrorists," is a bad word. The funny thing is, while Americans are very worried and paranoid about terrorists doing something to harm their country, they are off occupying and destroying whole nations themselves, and leading the world down the path toward destruction.
It seems to me that people who kill others without proof of their guilt - or even without being sure who they are killing - are terrorists themselves. They are just highly paid assassins, using high-tech weaponry like the drones in Pakistan's lawless tribal areas. And such people often "speak lies in hypocrisy," accusing others of the very things which they themselves are guilty of.
Ted Rudow III,MA
Menlo Park
Saturday, January 09, 2010
“The West must cut its terror ties”
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“The West must cut its terror ties”
January 6, 2010
They call them terrorists because the world hates terrorists and that word, “terrorists,” is a bad word. The funny thing is that while Americans are very worried and paranoid about terrorists doing something to harm their country, they’re off occupying and destroying whole nations themselves, and leading the world down the path toward destruction.
It seems to me that people who kill others without proof of their guilt – or even without being sure who they’re killing – are terrorists themselves. They’re just highly paid assassins, using hi-tech weaponry like the drones in Pakistan’s lawless tribal areas.
And such people often “speak lies in hypocrisy,” accusing others of the very things which they themselves are guilty of.
Ted Rudow III, MA
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“The West must cut its terror ties”
January 6, 2010
They call them terrorists because the world hates terrorists and that word, “terrorists,” is a bad word. The funny thing is that while Americans are very worried and paranoid about terrorists doing something to harm their country, they’re off occupying and destroying whole nations themselves, and leading the world down the path toward destruction.
It seems to me that people who kill others without proof of their guilt – or even without being sure who they’re killing – are terrorists themselves. They’re just highly paid assassins, using hi-tech weaponry like the drones in Pakistan’s lawless tribal areas.
And such people often “speak lies in hypocrisy,” accusing others of the very things which they themselves are guilty of.
Ted Rudow III, MA
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Dear Editor: They call them terrorists because the world hates terrorists and that's a bad word. The funny thing is, while Americans are very worried and paranoid about terrorists doing something to harm their country, they're off occupying and destroying whole nations themselves, and leading the world down the path toward destruction.It seems to me that people who kill others without proof of their guilt — or even without being sure who they're killing — are terrorists themselves. They're just highly paid assassins, using high-tech weaponry like the drones in Pakistan's lawless tribal areas. And such people often accuse others of the very things they themselves are guilty of.
Ted Rudow III,MA
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Posted: 01/07/2010 10:38:32 PM PST
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Dear Editor: They call them terrorists because the world hates terrorists and that's a bad word. The funny thing is, while Americans are very worried and paranoid about terrorists doing something to harm their country, they're off occupying and destroying whole nations themselves, and leading the world down the path toward destruction.It seems to me that people who kill others without proof of their guilt — or even without being sure who they're killing — are terrorists themselves. They're just highly paid assassins, using high-tech weaponry like the drones in Pakistan's lawless tribal areas. And such people often accuse others of the very things they themselves are guilty of.
Ted Rudow III,MA
Tuesday, January 05, 2010
Hypocrisy
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Hypocrisy
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Tuesday Jan 5th, 2010 3:34 PM
They call them terrorists because the World hates terrorists and that word "terrorists", a bad word. The funny thing is, while Americans are very worried and paranoid about terrorists doing something to harm their country, they're off occupying and destroying whole nations themselves, and leading the world down the path toward destruction.
It seems to me that people who kill others without proof of their guilt-or even without being sure who they're killing-are terrorists themselves! They're just highly paid assassins, using hi-tech weaponry like the drones in Pakistan’s lawless tribal areas. And such people often "speak lies in hypocrisy," accusing others of the very things which they themselves are guilty of!
Ted Rudow III,MA
Hypocrisy
by Ted Rudow III,MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Tuesday Jan 5th, 2010 3:34 PM
They call them terrorists because the World hates terrorists and that word "terrorists", a bad word. The funny thing is, while Americans are very worried and paranoid about terrorists doing something to harm their country, they're off occupying and destroying whole nations themselves, and leading the world down the path toward destruction.
It seems to me that people who kill others without proof of their guilt-or even without being sure who they're killing-are terrorists themselves! They're just highly paid assassins, using hi-tech weaponry like the drones in Pakistan’s lawless tribal areas. And such people often "speak lies in hypocrisy," accusing others of the very things which they themselves are guilty of!
Ted Rudow III,MA
Saturday, January 02, 2010
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Like the old eagle that had been chained so long to a stake in the ground that he'd worn a rut in the ground from walking round and round. When his master finally decided to liberate and set him free, he took the metal ring off and tossed the eagle up into the air. But it just flip-flopped right back down to the ground, walked back over to the old rut and started walking around the rut again. No chain. No bird band. Just the old habit.
Help us to change the things that need to be changed, and not to change the things that don't need to be changed, and especially, help us to know the difference.
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Like the old eagle that had been chained so long to a stake in the ground that he'd worn a rut in the ground from walking round and round. When his master finally decided to liberate and set him free, he took the metal ring off and tossed the eagle up into the air. But it just flip-flopped right back down to the ground, walked back over to the old rut and started walking around the rut again. No chain. No bird band. Just the old habit.
Help us to change the things that need to be changed, and not to change the things that don't need to be changed, and especially, help us to know the difference.
Ted Rudow III,MA
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Old habits die hard
Dear Editor: Like the old eagle that had been chained so long to a stake in the ground that he'd worn a rut in the ground from walking round and round. When his master finally decided to liberate and set him free, he took the metal ring off and tossed the eagle up into the air. But it just flip-flopped right back down to the ground, walked back over to the old rut and started walking around the rut again. No chain. No bird band. Just the old habit.
Help us to change the things that need to be changed, and not to change the things that don't need to be changed, and especially, help us to know the difference.
Ted Rudow III,MA
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Old habits die hard
Dear Editor: Like the old eagle that had been chained so long to a stake in the ground that he'd worn a rut in the ground from walking round and round. When his master finally decided to liberate and set him free, he took the metal ring off and tossed the eagle up into the air. But it just flip-flopped right back down to the ground, walked back over to the old rut and started walking around the rut again. No chain. No bird band. Just the old habit.
Help us to change the things that need to be changed, and not to change the things that don't need to be changed, and especially, help us to know the difference.
Ted Rudow III,MA
Monday, December 28, 2009
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Nearly every one of America’s wars were for some kind of trade advantage or money or for territory or oil — which of course were always fought under different excuses, even as far back as the Civil War. They are trying to pull a compromise by replacing the American soldiers with Gulf War II, and keeping the war running to maintain the sick economy. So Big Business continues to produce war toys, well-lubricated with the blood of human sacrifices, as usual. “The Endless war” — Neoconservatives are wanting empire and, of course, the war on Iraq and Afghanistan! They are arguing that international law has little validity and only gets in the way of American objectives. For them America is so strong, it can safely ignore other nations’ national interests and “go it alone.” It’s a sad tale!
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Nearly every one of America’s wars were for some kind of trade advantage or money or for territory or oil — which of course were always fought under different excuses, even as far back as the Civil War. They are trying to pull a compromise by replacing the American soldiers with Gulf War II, and keeping the war running to maintain the sick economy. So Big Business continues to produce war toys, well-lubricated with the blood of human sacrifices, as usual. “The Endless war” — Neoconservatives are wanting empire and, of course, the war on Iraq and Afghanistan! They are arguing that international law has little validity and only gets in the way of American objectives. For them America is so strong, it can safely ignore other nations’ national interests and “go it alone.” It’s a sad tale!
Ted Rudow III,MA
Friday, December 18, 2009
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Editor,President Obama said, "Such a warped view of religion is not just incompatible with the concept of peace, but I believe it's incompatible with the very purpose of faith, for the one rule that lies at the heart of every major religion is that we do unto others as we would have them do unto us... The nonviolence practiced by men like Gandhi and King may not have been practical or possible in every circumstance, but the love that they preached, their fundamental faith in human progress."In George Orwell's book "1984," the main character worked for the "Ministry of Truth," dedicated to eliminating every vestige of the truth and replacing it with what the government said was truth.Force is the typical U.S. response to problems. It reminds me of the U.S. military man during the Vietnam War who claimed his soldiers had to destroy a local village in order to "save" it! Well, the U.S. was built on violence, as I've often said, and violence will also be its downfall one of these days. Sounds just like some governments today, and like many politicians included Obama!
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Editor,President Obama said, "Such a warped view of religion is not just incompatible with the concept of peace, but I believe it's incompatible with the very purpose of faith, for the one rule that lies at the heart of every major religion is that we do unto others as we would have them do unto us... The nonviolence practiced by men like Gandhi and King may not have been practical or possible in every circumstance, but the love that they preached, their fundamental faith in human progress."In George Orwell's book "1984," the main character worked for the "Ministry of Truth," dedicated to eliminating every vestige of the truth and replacing it with what the government said was truth.Force is the typical U.S. response to problems. It reminds me of the U.S. military man during the Vietnam War who claimed his soldiers had to destroy a local village in order to "save" it! Well, the U.S. was built on violence, as I've often said, and violence will also be its downfall one of these days. Sounds just like some governments today, and like many politicians included Obama!
Ted Rudow III,MA
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The worst contagious disease of all is materialism!
Seeing all the stuff that people would like to have but can't afford to buy, therefore perhaps encouraging them to murmur in their hearts that they can't have it.
I think the commercialization of Christmas by the merchants is hypocritical, with the wrong meaning of Christmas, the wrong purpose of Christmas, the wrong things for Christmas.
The Christmas tree itself even can be made to symbolize the beauty of life and living.
In wintertime the evergreen, even in the midst of death and decay, is sort of a symbol of everlasting life. It's a symbol of eternal living in spite of winter and all that's dead around, the evergreens survive and stay ever-green and continue to be living, green and beautiful all winter long.
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The worst contagious disease of all is materialism!
Seeing all the stuff that people would like to have but can't afford to buy, therefore perhaps encouraging them to murmur in their hearts that they can't have it.
I think the commercialization of Christmas by the merchants is hypocritical, with the wrong meaning of Christmas, the wrong purpose of Christmas, the wrong things for Christmas.
The Christmas tree itself even can be made to symbolize the beauty of life and living.
In wintertime the evergreen, even in the midst of death and decay, is sort of a symbol of everlasting life. It's a symbol of eternal living in spite of winter and all that's dead around, the evergreens survive and stay ever-green and continue to be living, green and beautiful all winter long.
Ted Rudow III,MA
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The worst contagious disease of all-materialism!--Seeing all the stuff that they would like to have but can't afford to buy, therefore perhaps encouraging them to murmur in their hearts that they can't have it.
I think the commercialising of Christmas by the merchants is hypocritical, with the wrong meaning of Christmas, the wrong purpose of Christmas, the wrong things for Christmas. The Christmas tree itself even can be made to symbolise the beauty of life and living. In Wintertime the evergreen, even in the midst of death and decay, is sort of a symbol of everlasting life. It's a symbol of eternal living in spite of Winter and all that's deal around, the evergreens survive and stay ever-green and continue to be living, green and beautiful all Winter long.
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The trouble with the American system now is that the president can get the U.S. into war without consent of Congress or the people. The law says that only Congress has the power to declare war, but the past few wars have not been started by Congress. In fact, sometimes it never even declared war at all. The war was simply started by the president because he's the commander-in-chief of the military and can throw forces into battles on his own in an emergency.
That's what Lyndon B. Johnson did in Vietnam: the Vietnamese sank one of the U.S. patrol boats in the Bay of Tonkin, so he turned around and began sinking theirs, and soon it was a full-scale war. I think it was a long time before Congress ever declared war, if it ever did. In World War II, the U.S. didn't declare war until Pearl Harbor. That made Congress mad enough to declare war almost immediately. In World War I, it took the sinking of the Lusitania, a British ship loaded with Americans, by a German sub.
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The worst contagious disease of all-materialism!--Seeing all the stuff that they would like to have but can't afford to buy, therefore perhaps encouraging them to murmur in their hearts that they can't have it.
I think the commercialising of Christmas by the merchants is hypocritical, with the wrong meaning of Christmas, the wrong purpose of Christmas, the wrong things for Christmas. The Christmas tree itself even can be made to symbolise the beauty of life and living. In Wintertime the evergreen, even in the midst of death and decay, is sort of a symbol of everlasting life. It's a symbol of eternal living in spite of Winter and all that's deal around, the evergreens survive and stay ever-green and continue to be living, green and beautiful all Winter long.
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The trouble with the American system now is that the president can get the U.S. into war without consent of Congress or the people. The law says that only Congress has the power to declare war, but the past few wars have not been started by Congress. In fact, sometimes it never even declared war at all. The war was simply started by the president because he's the commander-in-chief of the military and can throw forces into battles on his own in an emergency.
That's what Lyndon B. Johnson did in Vietnam: the Vietnamese sank one of the U.S. patrol boats in the Bay of Tonkin, so he turned around and began sinking theirs, and soon it was a full-scale war. I think it was a long time before Congress ever declared war, if it ever did. In World War II, the U.S. didn't declare war until Pearl Harbor. That made Congress mad enough to declare war almost immediately. In World War I, it took the sinking of the Lusitania, a British ship loaded with Americans, by a German sub.
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War without consent
Dear Editor: The trouble with the American system now is that the president can get the U.S. into war without consent of Congress or the people. The law says that only Congress has the power to declare war, but the past few wars have not been started by Congress. In fact, sometimes it never even declared war at all. The war was simply started by the president because he's the commander-in-chief of the military and can throw forces into battles on his own in an emergency.
That's what Lyndon B. Johnson did in Vietnam: the Vietnamese sank one of the U.S. patrol boats in the Bay of Tonkin, so he turned around and began sinking theirs, and soon it was a full-scale war. I think it was a long time before Congress ever declared war, if it ever did. In World War II, the U.S. didn't declare war until Pearl Harbor. That made Congress mad enough to declare war almost immediately. In World War I, it took the sinking of the Lusitania, a British ship loaded with Americans, by a German sub. This gave the president a good excuse to get into the war, which is what presidents are usually waiting for.
They need something that's sufficient to provoke the public and Congress and make everybody agree that they need to go to war. What are Americans doing way over in Pakistan, of all places? Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran and all those countries are Russia's next-door neighbors, not ours. It's stupid. The U.S. couldn't possibly win even if it goes to Pakistan's defense.
Ted Rudow III,MA
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The global economy is heading toward a sustained recovery but given the risks of another downturn it is too soon to withdraw stimulus, International Monetary Fund Deputy (IMF) managing director John Lipsky said on Friday. "We think that we are on a trajectory toward sustained growth but that the recovery is going to be relatively moderate and relatively sluggish,"
All the Western industrialised nations, as well as most of the poor developing nations, are so deeply in debt to the IMF, & their economies so unbalanced & fragile with inflation, that it wouldn't take much to cause them to all come tumbling down into a full Depression! In fact, it's amazing that it hasn't happened already!
The dollar will crash and burn one of these days, as I've said, and it will come as quite a shock both to America and the world. It's sinking against the euro and the yen right now. But when the crash itself comes, it will be sudden, causing "a mighty widening of the eyes among those who have not discerned the signs of the times!"
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War without consent
Dear Editor: The trouble with the American system now is that the president can get the U.S. into war without consent of Congress or the people. The law says that only Congress has the power to declare war, but the past few wars have not been started by Congress. In fact, sometimes it never even declared war at all. The war was simply started by the president because he's the commander-in-chief of the military and can throw forces into battles on his own in an emergency.
That's what Lyndon B. Johnson did in Vietnam: the Vietnamese sank one of the U.S. patrol boats in the Bay of Tonkin, so he turned around and began sinking theirs, and soon it was a full-scale war. I think it was a long time before Congress ever declared war, if it ever did. In World War II, the U.S. didn't declare war until Pearl Harbor. That made Congress mad enough to declare war almost immediately. In World War I, it took the sinking of the Lusitania, a British ship loaded with Americans, by a German sub. This gave the president a good excuse to get into the war, which is what presidents are usually waiting for.
They need something that's sufficient to provoke the public and Congress and make everybody agree that they need to go to war. What are Americans doing way over in Pakistan, of all places? Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran and all those countries are Russia's next-door neighbors, not ours. It's stupid. The U.S. couldn't possibly win even if it goes to Pakistan's defense.
Ted Rudow III,MA
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The global economy is heading toward a sustained recovery but given the risks of another downturn it is too soon to withdraw stimulus, International Monetary Fund Deputy (IMF) managing director John Lipsky said on Friday. "We think that we are on a trajectory toward sustained growth but that the recovery is going to be relatively moderate and relatively sluggish,"
All the Western industrialised nations, as well as most of the poor developing nations, are so deeply in debt to the IMF, & their economies so unbalanced & fragile with inflation, that it wouldn't take much to cause them to all come tumbling down into a full Depression! In fact, it's amazing that it hasn't happened already!
The dollar will crash and burn one of these days, as I've said, and it will come as quite a shock both to America and the world. It's sinking against the euro and the yen right now. But when the crash itself comes, it will be sudden, causing "a mighty widening of the eyes among those who have not discerned the signs of the times!"
Wednesday, December 02, 2009
It's a sad tale
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It's a sad tale
by Ted Rudow III,MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Wednesday Dec 2nd, 2009
(This was written, Oct. 2005):This conflict has already cost each American at least $850 in military and reconstruction costs since October 2001. The war lasts another five years,(Oct. 2010) it will cost nearly $1.4 trillion, calculates Linda Bilmes, who teaches budgeting at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
Nearly every one of America's wars were for some kind of trade advantage or money or for territory or oil - which of course were always fought under different excuses, even as far back as the Civil War. They are trying to pull a compromise by replacing the American soldiers with Gulf War II, and keeping the war running to maintain the sick economy.
So Big Business continues to produce war toys, well-lubricated with the blood of human sacrifices, as usual."The Endless war"---Neoconservatives are wanting empire and, of course, the war on Iraq and Afghanistan! Arguing that international law has little validity and only gets in the way of American objectives. For them America is so strong, it can safely ignore other nations' national interests and "go it alone." It a sad tale!
Ted Rudow III,MA
It's a sad tale
by Ted Rudow III,MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Wednesday Dec 2nd, 2009
(This was written, Oct. 2005):This conflict has already cost each American at least $850 in military and reconstruction costs since October 2001. The war lasts another five years,(Oct. 2010) it will cost nearly $1.4 trillion, calculates Linda Bilmes, who teaches budgeting at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
Nearly every one of America's wars were for some kind of trade advantage or money or for territory or oil - which of course were always fought under different excuses, even as far back as the Civil War. They are trying to pull a compromise by replacing the American soldiers with Gulf War II, and keeping the war running to maintain the sick economy.
So Big Business continues to produce war toys, well-lubricated with the blood of human sacrifices, as usual."The Endless war"---Neoconservatives are wanting empire and, of course, the war on Iraq and Afghanistan! Arguing that international law has little validity and only gets in the way of American objectives. For them America is so strong, it can safely ignore other nations' national interests and "go it alone." It a sad tale!
Ted Rudow III,MA
Tuesday, December 01, 2009
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And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see.And I beheld, and to a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, ?A measure of wheat for a penny; and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine?? (Revelation 6:5-6 KJV.).
This black horse?s rider with the pair of balances in his hand symbolizes the rich capitalists who have a major impact on world conditions through their manipulation of national economies. Only one other verse in the Bible pictures a man with balances or scales: The merchant uses dishonest scales; he loves to defraud? (Hosea 12:7 NIV).
Another prophet, Amos, also said the merchants the wealthy capitalists of his day who were robbing the poor instead of helping them set forth wheat, making the ephah [unit of measure] small, and the shekel [price] great and falsifying the balances by deceit.
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And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see.And I beheld, and to a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, ?A measure of wheat for a penny; and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine?? (Revelation 6:5-6 KJV.).
This black horse?s rider with the pair of balances in his hand symbolizes the rich capitalists who have a major impact on world conditions through their manipulation of national economies. Only one other verse in the Bible pictures a man with balances or scales: The merchant uses dishonest scales; he loves to defraud? (Hosea 12:7 NIV).
Another prophet, Amos, also said the merchants the wealthy capitalists of his day who were robbing the poor instead of helping them set forth wheat, making the ephah [unit of measure] small, and the shekel [price] great and falsifying the balances by deceit.
Ted Rudow III,MA
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Monday, November 30, 2009
Black Friday?
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Black Friday?
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Monday Nov 30th, 2009
“And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, ‘Come and see.’ And I beheld, and to a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, ‘A measure of wheat for a penny; and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine’” (Revelation 6:5-6 KJV.).
This black horse’s rider with the pair of balances in his hand symbolizes the rich capitalists who have a major impact on world conditions through their manipulation of national economies. Only one other verse in the Bible pictures a man with balances or scales: “The merchant uses dishonest scales; he loves to defraud” (Hosea 12:7 NIV).
Another prophet, Amos, also said the merchants — the wealthy capitalists of his day who were robbing the poor instead of helping them — “set forth wheat, making the ephah [unit of measure] small, and the shekel [price] great and falsifying the balances by deceit ... that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail” (Amos 8:4-6 KJV).
The black horse, then, represents famine and poverty perpetrated by the rich who refuse to share with those in need. Oil and wine, throughout the Scriptures, symbolize abundance or luxury.
The fact that the oil and wine were “hurt not” indicates a situation where wealth and luxury exist alongside famine and poverty — and the gulf between rich and poor is only growing.
Black Friday?
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Monday Nov 30th, 2009
“And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, ‘Come and see.’ And I beheld, and to a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, ‘A measure of wheat for a penny; and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine’” (Revelation 6:5-6 KJV.).
This black horse’s rider with the pair of balances in his hand symbolizes the rich capitalists who have a major impact on world conditions through their manipulation of national economies. Only one other verse in the Bible pictures a man with balances or scales: “The merchant uses dishonest scales; he loves to defraud” (Hosea 12:7 NIV).
Another prophet, Amos, also said the merchants — the wealthy capitalists of his day who were robbing the poor instead of helping them — “set forth wheat, making the ephah [unit of measure] small, and the shekel [price] great and falsifying the balances by deceit ... that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail” (Amos 8:4-6 KJV).
The black horse, then, represents famine and poverty perpetrated by the rich who refuse to share with those in need. Oil and wine, throughout the Scriptures, symbolize abundance or luxury.
The fact that the oil and wine were “hurt not” indicates a situation where wealth and luxury exist alongside famine and poverty — and the gulf between rich and poor is only growing.
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No one wants to be reminded of the poor and the jobless panhandling for food, shelter and clothing. For many of us, these people are invisible or something to avoid in the street.
It makes it easier to think these people are scammers, happy to suffer on the street in the cold and rain.
There are scammers, but they’re outnumbered by the truly poor, the mentally ill and the homeless, dysfunctional veterans.
In this economy, the poor and homeless are bound to grow in numbers. You would feel better not having these homeless wretches distract you while driving to work or to your favorite dining. However, there’s a need to do something more than demand our police remove these distractions.
Remember “there but for fortune go you or I.”
Jose Martinez
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November, 30 9:03 AM:
And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see.And I beheld, and to a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, ?A measure of wheat for a penny; and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine?? (Revelation 6:5-6 KJV.).
This black horse?s rider with the pair of balances in his hand symbolizes the rich capitalists who have a major impact on world conditions through their manipulation of national economies. Only one other verse in the Bible pictures a man with balances or scales: The merchant uses dishonest scales; he loves to defraud? (Hosea 12:7 NIV).
Another prophet, Amos, also said the merchants the wealthy capitalists of his day who were robbing the poor instead of helping them set forth wheat, making the ephah [unit of measure] small, and the shekel [price] great and falsifying the balances by deceit.
Ted Rudow III,MA
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Poor do exist
Published online on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009
No one wants to be reminded of the poor and the jobless panhandling for food, shelter and clothing. For many of us, these people are invisible or something to avoid in the street.
It makes it easier to think these people are scammers, happy to suffer on the street in the cold and rain.
There are scammers, but they’re outnumbered by the truly poor, the mentally ill and the homeless, dysfunctional veterans.
In this economy, the poor and homeless are bound to grow in numbers. You would feel better not having these homeless wretches distract you while driving to work or to your favorite dining. However, there’s a need to do something more than demand our police remove these distractions.
Remember “there but for fortune go you or I.”
Jose Martinez
Clovis
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November, 30 9:03 AM:
And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see.And I beheld, and to a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, ?A measure of wheat for a penny; and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine?? (Revelation 6:5-6 KJV.).
This black horse?s rider with the pair of balances in his hand symbolizes the rich capitalists who have a major impact on world conditions through their manipulation of national economies. Only one other verse in the Bible pictures a man with balances or scales: The merchant uses dishonest scales; he loves to defraud? (Hosea 12:7 NIV).
Another prophet, Amos, also said the merchants the wealthy capitalists of his day who were robbing the poor instead of helping them set forth wheat, making the ephah [unit of measure] small, and the shekel [price] great and falsifying the balances by deceit.
Ted Rudow III,MA
Friday, November 20, 2009
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Editor,
Involved for more than 30 years in the politics of Iraq, Ali A. Allawi was a long-time opposition leader against the Baathist regime.
The inadaptability of Islam to modern life, the author argues, stems from its deep roots in the sacred. To be modern, according to Allawi, is to be liberated from the divine as the sole source of ethics and virtues. The author argues that the West's violent encroachment on the Muslim world in the 19th and 20th centuries shattered local institutions and economies and disrupted any natural evolution of Islamic society.
The first Gulf War had other effects as well. The sanctions imposed on Iraq since that time have devastated that poor country and further inflamed Arab and Muslim opinion against the U.S. And it sounded the death knell for any aspirations the Palestinians had for their own state.
Since that time the U.S. has been less and less willing to help them, the Israelis have been more and more hard-line and willing to oppress them, and the rest of the world has grown more and more appalled at the plight of these poor people, and more anti-American and anti-Israeli in their attitudes and actions.
Ted Rudow III,MA
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Editor,
Involved for more than 30 years in the politics of Iraq, Ali A. Allawi was a long-time opposition leader against the Baathist regime.
The inadaptability of Islam to modern life, the author argues, stems from its deep roots in the sacred. To be modern, according to Allawi, is to be liberated from the divine as the sole source of ethics and virtues. The author argues that the West's violent encroachment on the Muslim world in the 19th and 20th centuries shattered local institutions and economies and disrupted any natural evolution of Islamic society.
The first Gulf War had other effects as well. The sanctions imposed on Iraq since that time have devastated that poor country and further inflamed Arab and Muslim opinion against the U.S. And it sounded the death knell for any aspirations the Palestinians had for their own state.
Since that time the U.S. has been less and less willing to help them, the Israelis have been more and more hard-line and willing to oppress them, and the rest of the world has grown more and more appalled at the plight of these poor people, and more anti-American and anti-Israeli in their attitudes and actions.
Ted Rudow III,MA
Palo Alto
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Editor,
Involved for more than 30 years in the politics of Iraq, Ali A. Allawi was a long-time opposition leader against the Baathist regime.
The inadaptability of Islam to modern life, the author argues, stems from its deep roots in the sacred. To be modern, according to Allawi, is to be liberated from the divine as the sole source of ethics and virtues. The author argues that the West's violent encroachment on the Muslim world in the 19th and 20th centuries shattered local institutions and economies and disrupted any natural evolution of Islamic society.
The first Gulf War had other effects as well. The sanctions imposed on Iraq since that time have devastated that poor country and further inflamed Arab and Muslim opinion against the U.S. And it sounded the death knell for any aspirations the Palestinians had for their own state.
Since that time the U.S. has been less and less willing to help them, the Israelis have been more and more hard-line and willing to oppress them, and the rest of the world has grown more and more appalled at the plight of these poor people, and more anti-American and anti-Israeli in their attitudes and actions.
Ted Rudow III,MA
Palo Alto
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Editor,
Involved for more than 30 years in the politics of Iraq, Ali A. Allawi was a long-time opposition leader against the Baathist regime.
The inadaptability of Islam to modern life, the author argues, stems from its deep roots in the sacred. To be modern, according to Allawi, is to be liberated from the divine as the sole source of ethics and virtues. The author argues that the West's violent encroachment on the Muslim world in the 19th and 20th centuries shattered local institutions and economies and disrupted any natural evolution of Islamic society.
The first Gulf War had other effects as well. The sanctions imposed on Iraq since that time have devastated that poor country and further inflamed Arab and Muslim opinion against the U.S. And it sounded the death knell for any aspirations the Palestinians had for their own state.
Since that time the U.S. has been less and less willing to help them, the Israelis have been more and more hard-line and willing to oppress them, and the rest of the world has grown more and more appalled at the plight of these poor people, and more anti-American and anti-Israeli in their attitudes and actions.
Ted Rudow III,MA
Palo Alto
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
More sides
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More sides
by Ted Rudow III,MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Wednesday Nov 18th, 2009
The Justice Department’s decision to try Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the self-proclaimed mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, in a federal court in New York City has elicited several criticisms. Most are pointless, but one — the idea that it will give a terrorist a platform from which he could stir up support in the Muslim world for his radical views — is well taken.
Yes, there are many more sides to this battle than former president Bush is letting on, and many more than the news media is aware of or suspects. The World Trade Center bombings, the real mastermind of this plot was not he, no matter who they used to carry it out. He's capable of using the Arabs as the scapegoats but of drawing the Israelis in as well, playing both sides against the other and against the U.S. at different times to suit his shifting purposes. It's a tangled web he weaves!
Your politicians and rulers from the greatest to the least have become perverse and are the tools of rich men, whose policies are bought and sold in secret deals and whose sins are manifest before all. The pursuit of wealth and worldly riches, at the neglect of others in the world, or even to the neglect of your own soul.
Ted Rudow III,MA
More sides
by Ted Rudow III,MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Wednesday Nov 18th, 2009
The Justice Department’s decision to try Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the self-proclaimed mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, in a federal court in New York City has elicited several criticisms. Most are pointless, but one — the idea that it will give a terrorist a platform from which he could stir up support in the Muslim world for his radical views — is well taken.
Yes, there are many more sides to this battle than former president Bush is letting on, and many more than the news media is aware of or suspects. The World Trade Center bombings, the real mastermind of this plot was not he, no matter who they used to carry it out. He's capable of using the Arabs as the scapegoats but of drawing the Israelis in as well, playing both sides against the other and against the U.S. at different times to suit his shifting purposes. It's a tangled web he weaves!
Your politicians and rulers from the greatest to the least have become perverse and are the tools of rich men, whose policies are bought and sold in secret deals and whose sins are manifest before all. The pursuit of wealth and worldly riches, at the neglect of others in the world, or even to the neglect of your own soul.
Ted Rudow III,MA
Friday, November 13, 2009
If Palestinians were black
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If Palestinians were black, Israel would now be a pariah state subject to economic sanctions led by the United States. Its development and settlement of the West Bank would be seen as a system of apartheid, in which the indigenous population was allowed to live in a tiny fraction of its own country, in self-administered “Bantustans,” with “whites” monopolizing the supply of water and electricity.
Did they say, “OK, we renounce terrorism? We recognize Israel?”) Yes, exactly. And, they said, “We now declare the State of Palestine according to UN Resolution 242” and some other resolutions in which the land was partitioned between Israel and Palestine specifically. Certain portions were given to Israel, and the so-called West Bank and Gaza portions were given to Palestine, to the Palestinians.
Well, when this was done, Israel waged the war in which they grabbed by force of arms all of the areas of the West Bank and everything that the UN had said that they should give to the Palestinians. And you know the Israelis don’t plan to give it up.
So everybody is now sort of waiting to see what the US is going to do. They know what Israel is going to do! – They’re going to flatly refuse! They always have. All those lies that they told!
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November 12, 2009
If Palestinians were black, Israel would now be a pariah state subject to economic sanctions led by the United States. Its development and settlement of the West Bank would be seen as a system of apartheid, in which the indigenous population was allowed to live in a tiny fraction of its own country, in self-administered “Bantustans,” with “whites” monopolizing the supply of water and electricity.
Did they say, “OK, we renounce terrorism? We recognize Israel?”) Yes, exactly. And, they said, “We now declare the State of Palestine according to UN Resolution 242” and some other resolutions in which the land was partitioned between Israel and Palestine specifically. Certain portions were given to Israel, and the so-called West Bank and Gaza portions were given to Palestine, to the Palestinians.
Well, when this was done, Israel waged the war in which they grabbed by force of arms all of the areas of the West Bank and everything that the UN had said that they should give to the Palestinians. And you know the Israelis don’t plan to give it up.
So everybody is now sort of waiting to see what the US is going to do. They know what Israel is going to do! – They’re going to flatly refuse! They always have. All those lies that they told!
Ted Rudow III, MA
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Honor our veterans
Ninety years ago, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed Nov. 11 Armistice Day to commemorate the end of World War I, and the veterans who served in it. While the name has changed to Veterans Day, the purpose remains the same: to remember those who served this great nation.
While most people recognize veterans one day a year, veterans service organizations such as the Veterans of Foreign Wars strive to highlight the importance of veterans all year round.
It is easy to overlook the role that veterans play each day in America, but impossible to forget the ones who made the ultimate sacrifice. Some are older now, such as America’s last living World War I veteran Frank Buckles, and some are still in their 20s returning from combat duty in Afghanistan. But they all deserve to have one day where everyone stops to recognize the sacrifices they have made.
So while you and your family enjoy a day off, do not forget the real reason you are able to relax and have a day away from work. Take a moment to thank a veteran, and contact your local VFW Post for ways you can make a difference in veterans’ lives on Veterans Day and throughout the year.
Jim Rowoldt
State adjutant/quartermaster
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Department of California
Sacramento
Comment:
November, 11 :
My parents are sport fanatics! My Grandfather,Bill Grimm on my mother side, with my Great-Uncle(Warren O. "Wedge" Grimm) were named "Walter Camp's All-American" in football on the West Coast. Lt. Warren O. "Wedge" Grimm (March 9, 1888 - November 11, 1919), An All-American at the University of Washington and an officer in the United States Army, he served with distinction as part of the American Expeditionary Force Siberia stationed in Russia in 1918-1919. He was assassinated on November 11, 1919, by members of the IWW (Wobblies) during the Centralia Massacre in Washington State.
You would have thought having gone through the horrors of it themselves in the First World War they would have never done it again. At least the children who had had to go through the war, those men that had to go through the Hell would never have wanted to send their children into war again, but they did! It doesn't seem to take them long to forget the horrors and Hell of war!
Ted Rudow III,MA
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Honor our veterans
Ninety years ago, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed Nov. 11 Armistice Day to commemorate the end of World War I, and the veterans who served in it. While the name has changed to Veterans Day, the purpose remains the same: to remember those who served this great nation.
While most people recognize veterans one day a year, veterans service organizations such as the Veterans of Foreign Wars strive to highlight the importance of veterans all year round.
It is easy to overlook the role that veterans play each day in America, but impossible to forget the ones who made the ultimate sacrifice. Some are older now, such as America’s last living World War I veteran Frank Buckles, and some are still in their 20s returning from combat duty in Afghanistan. But they all deserve to have one day where everyone stops to recognize the sacrifices they have made.
So while you and your family enjoy a day off, do not forget the real reason you are able to relax and have a day away from work. Take a moment to thank a veteran, and contact your local VFW Post for ways you can make a difference in veterans’ lives on Veterans Day and throughout the year.
Jim Rowoldt
State adjutant/quartermaster
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Department of California
Sacramento
Comment:
November, 11 :
My parents are sport fanatics! My Grandfather,Bill Grimm on my mother side, with my Great-Uncle(Warren O. "Wedge" Grimm) were named "Walter Camp's All-American" in football on the West Coast. Lt. Warren O. "Wedge" Grimm (March 9, 1888 - November 11, 1919), An All-American at the University of Washington and an officer in the United States Army, he served with distinction as part of the American Expeditionary Force Siberia stationed in Russia in 1918-1919. He was assassinated on November 11, 1919, by members of the IWW (Wobblies) during the Centralia Massacre in Washington State.
You would have thought having gone through the horrors of it themselves in the First World War they would have never done it again. At least the children who had had to go through the war, those men that had to go through the Hell would never have wanted to send their children into war again, but they did! It doesn't seem to take them long to forget the horrors and Hell of war!
Ted Rudow III,MA
Monday, November 09, 2009
90 years
90 Years
by Ted Rudow III,MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Monday Nov 9th, 2009
My parents are sport fanatics! My Grandfather,Bill Grimm on my mother side, with my Great-Uncle(Warren O. "Wedge" Grimm) were named "Walter Camp's All-American" in football on the West Coast.
Lt. Warren O. "Wedge" Grimm (March 9, 1888 - November 11, 1919), An All-American at the University of Washington and an officer in the United States Army, he served with distinction as part of the American Expeditionary Force Siberia stationed in Russia in 1918-1919. He was assassinated on November 11, 1919, by members of the IWW (Wobblies) during the Centralia Massacre in Washington State.
You would have thought having gone through the horrors of it themselves in the First World War they would have never done it again. At least the children who had had to go through the war, those men that had to go through the Hell would never have wanted to send their children into war again, but they did! It doesn't seem to take them long to forget the horrors and Hell of war!
In Flanders Fields". It goes on:
"Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from falling hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow--In Flanders Fields!
Ted Rudow III,MA
by Ted Rudow III,MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Monday Nov 9th, 2009
My parents are sport fanatics! My Grandfather,Bill Grimm on my mother side, with my Great-Uncle(Warren O. "Wedge" Grimm) were named "Walter Camp's All-American" in football on the West Coast.
Lt. Warren O. "Wedge" Grimm (March 9, 1888 - November 11, 1919), An All-American at the University of Washington and an officer in the United States Army, he served with distinction as part of the American Expeditionary Force Siberia stationed in Russia in 1918-1919. He was assassinated on November 11, 1919, by members of the IWW (Wobblies) during the Centralia Massacre in Washington State.
You would have thought having gone through the horrors of it themselves in the First World War they would have never done it again. At least the children who had had to go through the war, those men that had to go through the Hell would never have wanted to send their children into war again, but they did! It doesn't seem to take them long to forget the horrors and Hell of war!
In Flanders Fields". It goes on:
"Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from falling hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow--In Flanders Fields!
Ted Rudow III,MA
Friday, November 06, 2009
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Dear Editor: The stock market crash of 1929 was the most devastating crash in U.S. history, taking into consideration the full extent and duration of its fallout. Four phrases — Black Thursday, Black Friday, then Black Monday and Black Tuesday — are commonly used to describe this collapse of stock values. But the catastrophic downturn on Oct. 28-29, 1929 precipitated widespread alarm and the onset of an unprecedented and long-lasting economic depression for the United States and the world. This stock market collapse continued for a month.
Today, the only news you see in the headlines is "slight gain in this," "not diving quite as fast in that." Any time the economy stops going down so fast, they say, "oh, recovery." That's recovery? Some little tiny grain of encouraging news makes the headlines, but the huge monumental losses taken by the banks and businesses are hidden in a little 2-inch notice in a column on the financial page. They're trying to keep it out of the headlines because they don't want to scare the public into a panic.
The big corporations fail, business fails, everything fails and it's said the government will pay. Trouble is, the government itself is broke and borrowing the money to pay. And do you know where the U.S. gets this money from?
Ted Rudow III,MA
Palo Alto
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Nov.6,2009
Dear Editor: The stock market crash of 1929 was the most devastating crash in U.S. history, taking into consideration the full extent and duration of its fallout. Four phrases — Black Thursday, Black Friday, then Black Monday and Black Tuesday — are commonly used to describe this collapse of stock values. But the catastrophic downturn on Oct. 28-29, 1929 precipitated widespread alarm and the onset of an unprecedented and long-lasting economic depression for the United States and the world. This stock market collapse continued for a month.
Today, the only news you see in the headlines is "slight gain in this," "not diving quite as fast in that." Any time the economy stops going down so fast, they say, "oh, recovery." That's recovery? Some little tiny grain of encouraging news makes the headlines, but the huge monumental losses taken by the banks and businesses are hidden in a little 2-inch notice in a column on the financial page. They're trying to keep it out of the headlines because they don't want to scare the public into a panic.
The big corporations fail, business fails, everything fails and it's said the government will pay. Trouble is, the government itself is broke and borrowing the money to pay. And do you know where the U.S. gets this money from?
Ted Rudow III,MA
Palo Alto
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The stock-market crash of 1929 was the most devastating stock market crash in the history of the United States, taking into consideration the full extent and duration of its fallout.
Four phrases — Black Thursday, Black Friday, then Black Monday, and Black Tuesday — are commonly used to describe this collapse of stock values.
But the catastrophic downturn of Monday, Oct. 28, and Tuesday, Oct. 29, precipitated widespread alarm and the onset of an unprecedented and long-lasting economic depression for the United States and the world. This stock market collapse continued for a month.
Today, the only news you see in the headlines is: "Slight gain in this! Not diving quite as fast in that!" Any time the economy stops going down so fast, they say, "Oh, recovery!"
That's recovery? Some little tiny grain of encouraging news makes the headlines, but the huge monumental losses taken by the banks and businesses are hidden in a little two-inch notice in a column on the financial page. They're trying to keep it out of the headlines because they don't want to scare the public into a panic.
The big corporations fail, business fails, everything fails, the government will pay. But the trouble is, the government itself is broke and borrowing the money to pay.
And do you know where the U.S. gets this money from?
Ted Rudow III,MA
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Editor,
The stock-market crash of 1929 was the most devastating stock market crash in the history of the United States, taking into consideration the full extent and duration of its fallout.
Four phrases — Black Thursday, Black Friday, then Black Monday, and Black Tuesday — are commonly used to describe this collapse of stock values.
But the catastrophic downturn of Monday, Oct. 28, and Tuesday, Oct. 29, precipitated widespread alarm and the onset of an unprecedented and long-lasting economic depression for the United States and the world. This stock market collapse continued for a month.
Today, the only news you see in the headlines is: "Slight gain in this! Not diving quite as fast in that!" Any time the economy stops going down so fast, they say, "Oh, recovery!"
That's recovery? Some little tiny grain of encouraging news makes the headlines, but the huge monumental losses taken by the banks and businesses are hidden in a little two-inch notice in a column on the financial page. They're trying to keep it out of the headlines because they don't want to scare the public into a panic.
The big corporations fail, business fails, everything fails, the government will pay. But the trouble is, the government itself is broke and borrowing the money to pay.
And do you know where the U.S. gets this money from?
Ted Rudow III,MA
Crash
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Dear Editor: The stock market crash of 1929 was the most devastating crash in U.S. history, taking into consideration the full extent and duration of its fallout. Four phrases — Black Thursday, Black Friday, then Black Monday and Black Tuesday — are commonly used to describe this collapse of stock values. But the catastrophic downturn on Oct. 28-29, 1929 precipitated widespread alarm and the onset of an unprecedented and long-lasting economic depression for the United States and the world. This stock market collapse continued for a month.
Today, the only news you see in the headlines is "slight gain in this," "not diving quite as fast in that." Any time the economy stops going down so fast, they say, "oh, recovery." That's recovery? Some little tiny grain of encouraging news makes the headlines, but the huge monumental losses taken by the banks and businesses are hidden in a little 2-inch notice in a column on the financial page. They're trying to keep it out of the headlines because they don't want to scare the public into a panic.
The big corporations fail, business fails, everything fails and it's said the government will pay. Trouble is, the government itself is broke and borrowing the money to pay. And do you know where the U.S. gets this money from?
Ted Rudow III,MA
Palo Alto
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Dear Editor: The stock market crash of 1929 was the most devastating crash in U.S. history, taking into consideration the full extent and duration of its fallout. Four phrases — Black Thursday, Black Friday, then Black Monday and Black Tuesday — are commonly used to describe this collapse of stock values. But the catastrophic downturn on Oct. 28-29, 1929 precipitated widespread alarm and the onset of an unprecedented and long-lasting economic depression for the United States and the world. This stock market collapse continued for a month.
Today, the only news you see in the headlines is "slight gain in this," "not diving quite as fast in that." Any time the economy stops going down so fast, they say, "oh, recovery." That's recovery? Some little tiny grain of encouraging news makes the headlines, but the huge monumental losses taken by the banks and businesses are hidden in a little 2-inch notice in a column on the financial page. They're trying to keep it out of the headlines because they don't want to scare the public into a panic.
The big corporations fail, business fails, everything fails and it's said the government will pay. Trouble is, the government itself is broke and borrowing the money to pay. And do you know where the U.S. gets this money from?
Ted Rudow III,MA
Palo Alto
Thursday, November 05, 2009
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These events, these natural disasters that men sometimes call "acts of God" not only serve to fulfill His word, but they also act as chastisements or judgments on those who have strayed or have been disobedient, as well as turning many to Him. They soften hard hearts, change rebellious wills, cause the poor and needy to cry out for mercy, and gather many to Him, where they no longer have to face the trials and tribulations, sickness and pain of life on Earth.
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These events, these natural disasters that men sometimes call "acts of God" not only serve to fulfill His word, but they also act as chastisements or judgments on those who have strayed or have been disobedient, as well as turning many to Him. They soften hard hearts, change rebellious wills, cause the poor and needy to cry out for mercy, and gather many to Him, where they no longer have to face the trials and tribulations, sickness and pain of life on Earth.
Ted Rudow III,MA
Monday, November 02, 2009
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"But if you-- first of all, if you look at the way in which we have been fighting wars since the end of World War II,.. We constantly find new enemies, we constantly find reasons to fight war. We're basically a nation perpetually at war. .."I mean, the wars that we fight are being paid for by money that we borrow from China, Japan, Saudi Arabia, and a variety of other countries as ours should be described — as permanent war-fighting states, then you see that the character of the country changes in all sorts of radical and fundamental ways."Glenn Greenward
The U.S. is also more interested in power and control than it is in peace and programs for the poor. It wants to be feared around the world so that it can have its way with other nations; by rattling its saber, it imagines it can make others toe the line and do its bidding, supply its needs, or go along with its policies.
Ted Rudow III,MA
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"But if you-- first of all, if you look at the way in which we have been fighting wars since the end of World War II,.. We constantly find new enemies, we constantly find reasons to fight war. We're basically a nation perpetually at war. .."I mean, the wars that we fight are being paid for by money that we borrow from China, Japan, Saudi Arabia, and a variety of other countries as ours should be described — as permanent war-fighting states, then you see that the character of the country changes in all sorts of radical and fundamental ways."Glenn Greenward
The U.S. is also more interested in power and control than it is in peace and programs for the poor. It wants to be feared around the world so that it can have its way with other nations; by rattling its saber, it imagines it can make others toe the line and do its bidding, supply its needs, or go along with its policies.
Ted Rudow III,MA
Sunday, November 01, 2009
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Dear Editor,
The pagan feast of Halloween is foreign to Christian tradition and has become a superstitious and empty way of imposing mindless triviality.The day has its origin in the Celtic New Year which celebrated the return of the spirits of the dead to their homes. Hence, those who observe Halloween, though they are probably ignorant of what they are doing and why they are doing it, are in reality celebrating death, the devil and hell.The observance of Halloween is mixed with Christian festivities whose meanings are totally contrary to Halloween. On November 1, Christians celebrate belief in the Communion of Saints. On November 2, we make visits to the cemetery as a religious and profoundly human gesture, inspired by our hope in the resurrection.I encourage Christians to celebrate the Christian truths of these days with renewed faith as a response to the real concerns of mankind today.Tim Storey
Kingston
timstorey44@gmail.com
Ted Rudow III,MA
10/30/2009 12:06 PM
The true name of Halloween is "Samhain." This was the Celtic Lord of the Dead! For 3 days from Oct 29-31, the Celtic people, along with their priestly class called Druids, would hold an ancient rite which would mark the beginning and the end of the year.
Yet, I have seen many Christian churches throughout this nation hold Halloween Parties within the church building. Every single one of these things is directly from the celebration of Samhain. You are simply trying to turn something evil into something good! Isaiah 5:20. We pray this helps you to NOT be a partaker of this "holiday.
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Thursday, October 29, 2009
Dear Editor,
The pagan feast of Halloween is foreign to Christian tradition and has become a superstitious and empty way of imposing mindless triviality.The day has its origin in the Celtic New Year which celebrated the return of the spirits of the dead to their homes. Hence, those who observe Halloween, though they are probably ignorant of what they are doing and why they are doing it, are in reality celebrating death, the devil and hell.The observance of Halloween is mixed with Christian festivities whose meanings are totally contrary to Halloween. On November 1, Christians celebrate belief in the Communion of Saints. On November 2, we make visits to the cemetery as a religious and profoundly human gesture, inspired by our hope in the resurrection.I encourage Christians to celebrate the Christian truths of these days with renewed faith as a response to the real concerns of mankind today.Tim Storey
Kingston
timstorey44@gmail.com
Ted Rudow III,MA
10/30/2009 12:06 PM
The true name of Halloween is "Samhain." This was the Celtic Lord of the Dead! For 3 days from Oct 29-31, the Celtic people, along with their priestly class called Druids, would hold an ancient rite which would mark the beginning and the end of the year.
Yet, I have seen many Christian churches throughout this nation hold Halloween Parties within the church building. Every single one of these things is directly from the celebration of Samhain. You are simply trying to turn something evil into something good! Isaiah 5:20. We pray this helps you to NOT be a partaker of this "holiday.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
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Samhain
As winter approached, the ancient Celts of Ireland would hold a grand feast consisting of the perishable foods they would be unable to preserve for the winter, said Jennifer Rycenga, professor of humanities at SJSU.
"Even though the exact date has changed, there is evidence that in ancient Celtic cultures there was a celebration that occurred around this time," Rycenga said....
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The true name of Halloween is "Samhain." This was the Celtic Lord of the Dead! For 3 days from Oct 29-31, the Celtic people, along with their priestly class called Druids, would hold an ancient rite which would mark the beginning and the end of the year.
Usually a week before the rites of Samhain began, the Druid had ordered the people of the Celtic tribe to disperse throughout the countryside and gather thousands of wicker reed.This is a very strong and durable stick. Wicker furniture has been made from it and most of us are familiar with it.
They would then construct a giant human effigy that would stand from 30 to 50 feet, as the Wicker Man. Many cages had been built within it. Each prisoner would be tied to one of the cages. Then the Druids began their idea of fun and games.
Yet, I have seen many Christian churches throughout this nation hold Halloween Parties within the church building. Every single one of these things is directly from the celebration of Samhain. You are simply trying to turn something evil into something good! Isaiah 5:20. We pray this helps you to NOT be a partaker of this "holiday.
Ted Rudow III,MA
Class of 1996
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What women want in male dominated sports
Abstract: I am guilty of eavesdropping. I overheard a male student complain about women's sports, and he doesn't agree that women can play sports. I am sure he is not alone in his way of thinking. Like the student, many other men are overwhelmed by a powerful woman, so in these men's defense they rely on their muscles to do the rationalizing.... Ted Rudow III,MA 10/29/09
Sports really foster the spirit of competition. It's the spirit of the world the "me first" spirit--do what's best for yourself, win no matter who you have to hurt or step on in order to get ahead of the next guy. That's the spirit of the world, which is just the opposite of what Jesus wants to teach people--to love your neighbor as yourself.
Of course, some form of sports is fine. It's good exercise and can be good fun. But things in the world are so different, and when athletes get to the professional level where they're being paid to win, it gets extremely competitive. It becomes almost a life-and-death spirit.
It's a spiritual thing. It's the spirit of competition and pride, proving you're better than the other guy. They do it by sheer brawn, by their own strength, which really feeds their pride. It's their idea of success. Winning means success in the world, so to win is a very big motivator. But the world just loves it!
See how this competitive sports thing has been the final stages of every great civilization and empire. What young men and woman does the media glorify and glamorize the most? There about second. Is it the scholars? No probably about third. But the ones it builds memorials for and commemorates on special days and glamorizes as the greatest heroes of all time are its most murderous war-mongering soldiers.
Ted Rudow III,MA
class of 1996
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Celebrating the dead?
Abstract:
Samhain
As winter approached, the ancient Celts of Ireland would hold a grand feast consisting of the perishable foods they would be unable to preserve for the winter, said Jennifer Rycenga, professor of humanities at SJSU.
"Even though the exact date has changed, there is evidence that in ancient Celtic cultures there was a celebration that occurred around this time," Rycenga said....
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Comments in Other Articles 10/29/09
The true name of Halloween is "Samhain." This was the Celtic Lord of the Dead! For 3 days from Oct 29-31, the Celtic people, along with their priestly class called Druids, would hold an ancient rite which would mark the beginning and the end of the year.
Usually a week before the rites of Samhain began, the Druid had ordered the people of the Celtic tribe to disperse throughout the countryside and gather thousands of wicker reed.This is a very strong and durable stick. Wicker furniture has been made from it and most of us are familiar with it.
They would then construct a giant human effigy that would stand from 30 to 50 feet, as the Wicker Man. Many cages had been built within it. Each prisoner would be tied to one of the cages. Then the Druids began their idea of fun and games.
Yet, I have seen many Christian churches throughout this nation hold Halloween Parties within the church building. Every single one of these things is directly from the celebration of Samhain. You are simply trying to turn something evil into something good! Isaiah 5:20. We pray this helps you to NOT be a partaker of this "holiday.
Ted Rudow III,MA
Class of 1996
Spartan Daily - Serving San Jose State University since 1934
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What women want in male dominated sports
Abstract: I am guilty of eavesdropping. I overheard a male student complain about women's sports, and he doesn't agree that women can play sports. I am sure he is not alone in his way of thinking. Like the student, many other men are overwhelmed by a powerful woman, so in these men's defense they rely on their muscles to do the rationalizing.... Ted Rudow III,MA 10/29/09
Sports really foster the spirit of competition. It's the spirit of the world the "me first" spirit--do what's best for yourself, win no matter who you have to hurt or step on in order to get ahead of the next guy. That's the spirit of the world, which is just the opposite of what Jesus wants to teach people--to love your neighbor as yourself.
Of course, some form of sports is fine. It's good exercise and can be good fun. But things in the world are so different, and when athletes get to the professional level where they're being paid to win, it gets extremely competitive. It becomes almost a life-and-death spirit.
It's a spiritual thing. It's the spirit of competition and pride, proving you're better than the other guy. They do it by sheer brawn, by their own strength, which really feeds their pride. It's their idea of success. Winning means success in the world, so to win is a very big motivator. But the world just loves it!
See how this competitive sports thing has been the final stages of every great civilization and empire. What young men and woman does the media glorify and glamorize the most? There about second. Is it the scholars? No probably about third. But the ones it builds memorials for and commemorates on special days and glamorizes as the greatest heroes of all time are its most murderous war-mongering soldiers.
Ted Rudow III,MA
class of 1996
Friday, October 23, 2009
Lying
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/10/23/18626469.php
Someone is lying
by Ted Rudow III,MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Friday Oct 23rd, 2009
In the Senate, legislation giving doctors $247 billion in increased Medicare fees over the next decade nearly collapsed on Tuesday amid bipartisan concern over growing federal deficits. Meanwhile, in the House Democratic leaders have cut the cost of their healthcare bill from more than $1 trillion to $871 billion over the next decade
TomDispatch.com.,It says, “According to [Department of Defense] projections, the baseline military budget—just the bare bones, not those billions in war-fighting extras—is projected to increase by 2.5% each year for the next 10 years. In other words, in the next decade the basic Pentagon budget will grow by at least $133.1 billion.” To date, Americans have paid $915 billion for the US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. That’s as of September 30th of this year. In the fiscal year 2010 budget, we will pay $704 billion in military expenditures; $130 billion of that is for the US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The politicians are all preaching everything's hunky-dory, everything is recovering, everything is good, then you know they've got to be lying. Somebody's lying, because it couldn't be that good with all these huge corporations and governments folding and going bankrupt!
Ted Rudow III,MA
Someone is lying
by Ted Rudow III,MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Friday Oct 23rd, 2009
In the Senate, legislation giving doctors $247 billion in increased Medicare fees over the next decade nearly collapsed on Tuesday amid bipartisan concern over growing federal deficits. Meanwhile, in the House Democratic leaders have cut the cost of their healthcare bill from more than $1 trillion to $871 billion over the next decade
TomDispatch.com.,It says, “According to [Department of Defense] projections, the baseline military budget—just the bare bones, not those billions in war-fighting extras—is projected to increase by 2.5% each year for the next 10 years. In other words, in the next decade the basic Pentagon budget will grow by at least $133.1 billion.” To date, Americans have paid $915 billion for the US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. That’s as of September 30th of this year. In the fiscal year 2010 budget, we will pay $704 billion in military expenditures; $130 billion of that is for the US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The politicians are all preaching everything's hunky-dory, everything is recovering, everything is good, then you know they've got to be lying. Somebody's lying, because it couldn't be that good with all these huge corporations and governments folding and going bankrupt!
Ted Rudow III,MA
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Interracial couple faces an old-fashioned judgment call
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What year is it?
2009.
Oh, I must have forgotten and slipped into the past, where racial discrimination was allowed in local government.
Phew, I am relieved - but only for a moment.
Earlier this month, Keith Bardwell, a Louisiana justice of the peace, refused to sign the marriage license of interracial couple Beth Humphrey, who is white, and Terence McKay, who is black....
10/21/09
My Dentist and his family are from Hawaii and went to school with President Obama! These cultures are some of the world's most beautiful and peaceful cultures-- religions, art, sciences, philosophies, and beautiful, peaceful, pastoral ways of life, which the White came to destroy, and to makes slaves of them.
They have nearly wrecked the world. It was these White who invaded, and all but
destroyed the much more learned religious philosophical and peaceful civilisations of Southern Europe, the Near East, the Far East, and around the globe with their predatory, warlike brutality!
Americans at that--who were the first to use the nightmarish atomic bomb on whole populations of civilians in crowded cities, killing and horribly maiming tens of thousands of defenseless men, women, and children, old and young.
I know that this equality, this oneness of the races, this love between the brethren, this better world, cannot be found only through the path of legislation and politics. It certainly cannot be found through the path of violence and killing, and the destruction of our young people. It cannot be found when the brothers
are pitted one against another in useless, wasteful neighborhood wars.
I know that to become a reality is to love, the supernatural Love of God!
Ted Rudow III,MA
class of 1996
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Abstract:
What year is it?
2009.
Oh, I must have forgotten and slipped into the past, where racial discrimination was allowed in local government.
Phew, I am relieved - but only for a moment.
Earlier this month, Keith Bardwell, a Louisiana justice of the peace, refused to sign the marriage license of interracial couple Beth Humphrey, who is white, and Terence McKay, who is black....
10/21/09
My Dentist and his family are from Hawaii and went to school with President Obama! These cultures are some of the world's most beautiful and peaceful cultures-- religions, art, sciences, philosophies, and beautiful, peaceful, pastoral ways of life, which the White came to destroy, and to makes slaves of them.
They have nearly wrecked the world. It was these White who invaded, and all but
destroyed the much more learned religious philosophical and peaceful civilisations of Southern Europe, the Near East, the Far East, and around the globe with their predatory, warlike brutality!
Americans at that--who were the first to use the nightmarish atomic bomb on whole populations of civilians in crowded cities, killing and horribly maiming tens of thousands of defenseless men, women, and children, old and young.
I know that this equality, this oneness of the races, this love between the brethren, this better world, cannot be found only through the path of legislation and politics. It certainly cannot be found through the path of violence and killing, and the destruction of our young people. It cannot be found when the brothers
are pitted one against another in useless, wasteful neighborhood wars.
I know that to become a reality is to love, the supernatural Love of God!
Ted Rudow III,MA
class of 1996
How media resorts to seducing you
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How media resorts to seducing you
Abstract:
The top three things the media loves to cover are sex, violence and conflict.
What's more newsworthy? The large group of advocates fighting for peace or the crashing of the event by protesters?
Yesterday, an article ran about an oil tax rally that was interrupted by several protesters....
10/14/09
Meanwhile their media, like the band on the Titanic, plays on to pacify the public and assure them that America is still the greatest. They have their own version of the Roman games--the great scandals and sports events that serve as diversions lest people think too deeply about their society and its problems. Bread and games were what pacified the Roman masses; in America it's Big Macs and TV.
Come out of her, my people, the Lord's children. The rest of the world needs you and your message! Forsake the foolish and live!
Ted Rudow III,MA
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009
How media resorts to seducing you
Abstract:
The top three things the media loves to cover are sex, violence and conflict.
What's more newsworthy? The large group of advocates fighting for peace or the crashing of the event by protesters?
Yesterday, an article ran about an oil tax rally that was interrupted by several protesters....
10/14/09
Meanwhile their media, like the band on the Titanic, plays on to pacify the public and assure them that America is still the greatest. They have their own version of the Roman games--the great scandals and sports events that serve as diversions lest people think too deeply about their society and its problems. Bread and games were what pacified the Roman masses; in America it's Big Macs and TV.
Come out of her, my people, the Lord's children. The rest of the world needs you and your message! Forsake the foolish and live!
Ted Rudow III,MA
Class of 1996
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Money-making?
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/10/17/18625803.php
Money-making?
by Ted Rudow III,MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Saturday Oct 17th, 2009
Harold Hapin is having a memorial in Monday as he died of a diabetic coma. Medi-Cal will no longer pay for these benefits and services for most adults although, there are some exceptions. It was said that he was worried that he couldn't get the pills for his illnesses.
The pharmaceutical companies are some of the biggest, wealthiest corporations in the world, and they're generally driven by profit rather than philanthropy. Doctors and nurses may be moved by compassion and their oath to help the sick and diseased, but they're often constrained as to how far they can go because of the price of medicine and supplies.
As a result, there's a lot of unnecessary suffering and death, and a general focus on medical cures rather than preventive health care in the first place—informing people how to eat the right food, get the right exercise and get enough sleep, avoid abusing their bodies and all that sort of thing. And naturally, that same focus on medical money-making leads to this sort of situation, because it's profitable, while ignoring relatively low-cost treatments that do work but don't make money!
Ted Rudow III,MA
Money-making?
by Ted Rudow III,MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Saturday Oct 17th, 2009
Harold Hapin is having a memorial in Monday as he died of a diabetic coma. Medi-Cal will no longer pay for these benefits and services for most adults although, there are some exceptions. It was said that he was worried that he couldn't get the pills for his illnesses.
The pharmaceutical companies are some of the biggest, wealthiest corporations in the world, and they're generally driven by profit rather than philanthropy. Doctors and nurses may be moved by compassion and their oath to help the sick and diseased, but they're often constrained as to how far they can go because of the price of medicine and supplies.
As a result, there's a lot of unnecessary suffering and death, and a general focus on medical cures rather than preventive health care in the first place—informing people how to eat the right food, get the right exercise and get enough sleep, avoid abusing their bodies and all that sort of thing. And naturally, that same focus on medical money-making leads to this sort of situation, because it's profitable, while ignoring relatively low-cost treatments that do work but don't make money!
Ted Rudow III,MA
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Obama's double standard on nuclear weapons
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President Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for accomplishments that as of now are
unaccomplished.
The five-member Norwegian Nobel Committee reasoned that Obama deserved the award for fostering peace and cooperation in the global community.
Obama has certainly taken steps in that direction, but has he really done anything to warrant such a prize?
Obama joins Teddy Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson and Jimmy Carter as Nobel Peace
Prize-winning presidents....
Ted Rudow III,MA
10/14/09
President Obama has ruled out a significant reduction of U.S. troops in Afghanistan. In a bipartisan meeting with congressional leaders Tuesday, Obama rejected a U.S. withdrawal and said he is still considering an assessment requesting up to 40,000 additional troops.
If you step back a moment and think about it, you will realize that you are constantly being propagandized to approve war -- not just the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, but war generically.
You really wonder about American intelligence sometimes. They're so ignorant of the rest of the world, the last thing they need to be doing is meddling in Afghanistan, Iraq and the Middle East. The news media sanitize it. The government sanitizes war because it doesn't want you to see the coffins. It's far time that we get out of Afghanistan, Iraq and the Middle East.
Ted Rudow III, MA
Class of 1996
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Obama's double standard on nuclear weapons
Abstract:
President Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for accomplishments that as of now are
unaccomplished.
The five-member Norwegian Nobel Committee reasoned that Obama deserved the award for fostering peace and cooperation in the global community.
Obama has certainly taken steps in that direction, but has he really done anything to warrant such a prize?
Obama joins Teddy Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson and Jimmy Carter as Nobel Peace
Prize-winning presidents....
Ted Rudow III,MA
10/14/09
President Obama has ruled out a significant reduction of U.S. troops in Afghanistan. In a bipartisan meeting with congressional leaders Tuesday, Obama rejected a U.S. withdrawal and said he is still considering an assessment requesting up to 40,000 additional troops.
If you step back a moment and think about it, you will realize that you are constantly being propagandized to approve war -- not just the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, but war generically.
You really wonder about American intelligence sometimes. They're so ignorant of the rest of the world, the last thing they need to be doing is meddling in Afghanistan, Iraq and the Middle East. The news media sanitize it. The government sanitizes war because it doesn't want you to see the coffins. It's far time that we get out of Afghanistan, Iraq and the Middle East.
Ted Rudow III, MA
Class of 1996
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/10/13/18625376.php
Pressure of the Zionist lobby
by Ted Rudow III,MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Tuesday Oct 13th, 2009
"The Israeli Prime Minister has a lot more influence over the foreign policy of the United States in the Middle East than he has in his own country."
The strength of the Israelis in the U.S. as early as 1942, is such that at the
Biltmore Hotel in New York a maximalist convention decides that it is necessary to move from the "Jewish homeland in Palestine" (promised by Balfour : a slow colonization by buying land under British or American protection) to the creation of a "sovereign Jewish state".
The duplicity which characterizes the whole history of political zionism is expressed in the "interpretations" of what was to be the outcome of Herzl's efforts : "The Balfour Declaration" (in 1917). The formula of a "national Jewish homeland" is taken up again at the Congress of Basle. Lord Rothschild had prepared a declaration advocating "the national principle of the Jewish people". Balfour's final declaration does not talk any more about all Palestine, but only about the "establishment in Palestine of a national homeland for the Jewish people". In actual fact everybody says "homeland" (as if it were a spiritual and cultural center), and, in reality, thinks "State", as did Herzl himself. Lloyd George wrote in his book : "The Truth About the Peace Treaties", (Ed. Gollancz 1938, vol. 2, pp. 1138 39) : "There could be no doubt about what the members of the cabinet had in mind at the time... Palestine would become an independent state." It is significant that General Smuts, a member of the War Cabinet, declared in Johannesburg on 3 November 1915 : "Over the coming generations, you will see the emergence over there (in Palestine) once again, of a great Jewish
Truman swept aside his scruples for electoral reasons and it was to be the same with his successors. On the subject of the power of the Zionist lobby and of the "Jewish vote", President Truman himself had declared in 1946, to a group of diplomats : "I am sorry gentlemen, but I have to answer to hundreds of thousands of people who are expecting the success of Zionism. I don't have thousands of Arabs among my electors."
Source: William Eddy, F.P. Roosevelt and Ibn Saoud, N.Y. "American Friends of the Middle East", 1954 p. 31 (or 39)
And Obama “couldn’t withstand the pressure of the Zionist lobby, which led to a retreat from his previous positions on halting settlement construction and defining an agenda for the negotiations and peace.”
Pressure of the Zionist lobby
by Ted Rudow III,MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Tuesday Oct 13th, 2009
"The Israeli Prime Minister has a lot more influence over the foreign policy of the United States in the Middle East than he has in his own country."
The strength of the Israelis in the U.S. as early as 1942, is such that at the
Biltmore Hotel in New York a maximalist convention decides that it is necessary to move from the "Jewish homeland in Palestine" (promised by Balfour : a slow colonization by buying land under British or American protection) to the creation of a "sovereign Jewish state".
The duplicity which characterizes the whole history of political zionism is expressed in the "interpretations" of what was to be the outcome of Herzl's efforts : "The Balfour Declaration" (in 1917). The formula of a "national Jewish homeland" is taken up again at the Congress of Basle. Lord Rothschild had prepared a declaration advocating "the national principle of the Jewish people". Balfour's final declaration does not talk any more about all Palestine, but only about the "establishment in Palestine of a national homeland for the Jewish people". In actual fact everybody says "homeland" (as if it were a spiritual and cultural center), and, in reality, thinks "State", as did Herzl himself. Lloyd George wrote in his book : "The Truth About the Peace Treaties", (Ed. Gollancz 1938, vol. 2, pp. 1138 39) : "There could be no doubt about what the members of the cabinet had in mind at the time... Palestine would become an independent state." It is significant that General Smuts, a member of the War Cabinet, declared in Johannesburg on 3 November 1915 : "Over the coming generations, you will see the emergence over there (in Palestine) once again, of a great Jewish
Truman swept aside his scruples for electoral reasons and it was to be the same with his successors. On the subject of the power of the Zionist lobby and of the "Jewish vote", President Truman himself had declared in 1946, to a group of diplomats : "I am sorry gentlemen, but I have to answer to hundreds of thousands of people who are expecting the success of Zionism. I don't have thousands of Arabs among my electors."
Source: William Eddy, F.P. Roosevelt and Ibn Saoud, N.Y. "American Friends of the Middle East", 1954 p. 31 (or 39)
And Obama “couldn’t withstand the pressure of the Zionist lobby, which led to a retreat from his previous positions on halting settlement construction and defining an agenda for the negotiations and peace.”
Saturday, October 10, 2009
No more war
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No more wars
Dear Editor: President Obama has ruled out a significant reduction of U.S. troops in Afghanistan. In a bipartisan meeting with congressional leaders Tuesday, Obama rejected a U.S. withdrawal and said he is still considering an assessment requesting up to 40,000 additional troops.
If you step back a moment and think about it, you will realize that you are constantly being propagandized to approve war — not just the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, but war generically.
You really wonder about American intelligence sometimes. They're so ignorant of the rest of the world, the last thing they need to be doing is meddling in Afghanistan, Iraq and the Middle East. The news media sanitize it. The government sanitizes war because it doesn't want you to see the coffins. It's far time that we get out of Afghanistan, Iraq and the Middle East.
Ted Rudow III, MA
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Peninsula readers' letters: Oct. 10
From Daily News Group readers
Posted: 10/09/2009 11:34:03 PM PDT
Updated: 10/09/2009 11:34:21 PM PDT
No more wars
Dear Editor: President Obama has ruled out a significant reduction of U.S. troops in Afghanistan. In a bipartisan meeting with congressional leaders Tuesday, Obama rejected a U.S. withdrawal and said he is still considering an assessment requesting up to 40,000 additional troops.
If you step back a moment and think about it, you will realize that you are constantly being propagandized to approve war — not just the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, but war generically.
You really wonder about American intelligence sometimes. They're so ignorant of the rest of the world, the last thing they need to be doing is meddling in Afghanistan, Iraq and the Middle East. The news media sanitize it. The government sanitizes war because it doesn't want you to see the coffins. It's far time that we get out of Afghanistan, Iraq and the Middle East.
Ted Rudow III, MA
Wednesday, October 07, 2009
Dollar
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Dollar
by Ted Rudow III,MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Wednesday Oct 7th, 2009
The dollar’s future as the world’s top currency was thrown into doubt on Tuesday as a report said Arab states had launched secret moves with China and Russia to stop using the greenback for oil trading. Arab states have launched moves with China, Russia, Japan and France to stop using the dollar for oil trades, British daily The Independent reported on Tuesday, but this was denied by Kuwait.
They must not fear the American Dollar! The Green pig is only a monster of the imagination! It only exists if you believe in it. If you resist it in the name of God, it evaporates and is no more! So he's very wise to put his money in gold, because the dollar is going to evaporate when the people lose faith in it, and it will be gone. The green pig gobbles everybody up that believes in it, and tramples everybody in the mud that thinks it exists! But for those who know it's just a monster of imagination, it vanishes.--It's nothing. The Green Pig is the American dollar!
America itself is like A Green Pig, and the Green Pig is like America--huge and powerful and young and green and greedy, gluttonous, wasteful, selfish! But it only exists if you believe it exists, like its dollar, the "greenback," or the American dollar. It's like this Green Pig is the god of America, it is America's idol that they worship. It is not even as good as the golden calf, because it doesn't even exist! It has no power at all over you unless you're one of its worshippers. The moneymakers are its high priests and its priesthood, and it was created in their temples and they control it and they manipulate it as they will to their own advantage.
Ted Rudow III,MA
Dollar
by Ted Rudow III,MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Wednesday Oct 7th, 2009
The dollar’s future as the world’s top currency was thrown into doubt on Tuesday as a report said Arab states had launched secret moves with China and Russia to stop using the greenback for oil trading. Arab states have launched moves with China, Russia, Japan and France to stop using the dollar for oil trades, British daily The Independent reported on Tuesday, but this was denied by Kuwait.
They must not fear the American Dollar! The Green pig is only a monster of the imagination! It only exists if you believe in it. If you resist it in the name of God, it evaporates and is no more! So he's very wise to put his money in gold, because the dollar is going to evaporate when the people lose faith in it, and it will be gone. The green pig gobbles everybody up that believes in it, and tramples everybody in the mud that thinks it exists! But for those who know it's just a monster of imagination, it vanishes.--It's nothing. The Green Pig is the American dollar!
America itself is like A Green Pig, and the Green Pig is like America--huge and powerful and young and green and greedy, gluttonous, wasteful, selfish! But it only exists if you believe it exists, like its dollar, the "greenback," or the American dollar. It's like this Green Pig is the god of America, it is America's idol that they worship. It is not even as good as the golden calf, because it doesn't even exist! It has no power at all over you unless you're one of its worshippers. The moneymakers are its high priests and its priesthood, and it was created in their temples and they control it and they manipulate it as they will to their own advantage.
Ted Rudow III,MA
Saturday, October 03, 2009
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Posted: 10/02/2009 10:15:00 PM PDT
Updated: 10/02/2009 10:15:01 PM PDT
A world proliferation of arms
Dear Editor: War is a lucrative business, not just for the little arms dealers in Third World countries but for the biggest arms dealers of all — the governments of the world. The U.S. alone sold $36 billion in weaponry last year, not to mention the billions of dollars of guns, bullets, tanks and other weaponry it gave to its friends and allies.
The manufacture and sale of weapons of various types is a trillion-dollar industry around the world. Imagine what a huge amount that is, and it's all dedicated to the pursuit of violence, destruction, war and death. What a different world it would be if all that money was devoted to food, clothing, shelter and medical care for the poor and needy.
The governments and warriors of the world would say that's impossible nowadays, but the things that are impossible with men are possible with God. Some $2.4 trillion, or 4.4 percent of the global economy, "is dependent on violence," according to the Global Peace Index, referring to "industries that create or manage violence—" the defense industry.
Ted Rudow III,MA
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Posted: 10/02/2009 10:15:00 PM PDT
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A world proliferation of arms
Dear Editor: War is a lucrative business, not just for the little arms dealers in Third World countries but for the biggest arms dealers of all — the governments of the world. The U.S. alone sold $36 billion in weaponry last year, not to mention the billions of dollars of guns, bullets, tanks and other weaponry it gave to its friends and allies.
The manufacture and sale of weapons of various types is a trillion-dollar industry around the world. Imagine what a huge amount that is, and it's all dedicated to the pursuit of violence, destruction, war and death. What a different world it would be if all that money was devoted to food, clothing, shelter and medical care for the poor and needy.
The governments and warriors of the world would say that's impossible nowadays, but the things that are impossible with men are possible with God. Some $2.4 trillion, or 4.4 percent of the global economy, "is dependent on violence," according to the Global Peace Index, referring to "industries that create or manage violence—" the defense industry.
Ted Rudow III,MA
Thursday, October 01, 2009
War is
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War is a lucrative
by Ted Rudow III,MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Thursday Oct 1st, 2009
War is a lucrative business, not just for the little arms dealers in third world countries, but for the biggest arms dealers of all—the governments of the world.
The U.S. alone sold $36 billion in weaponry last year, not to mention the billions of dollars of guns, bullets, tanks and other weaponry it gave to its friends and allies.
The manufacture and sale of weapons of various types is a trillion-dollar industry around the world. Imagine what a huge amount that is, and it's all dedicated to the pursuit of violence, destruction, war and death! What a different world it would be if all that money was devoted to food, clothing, shelter and medical care for the poor and needy.
The governments and warriors of the world would say that's impossible nowadays, but the things that are impossible with men are possible with God. Some $2.4 trillion (£1.5tr), or 4.4% of the global economy, "is dependent on violence," according to the Global Peace Index, referring to "industries that create or manage violence"—or the defense industry.—Jorn Madslien, BBC News, June 3, 2009
Ted Rudow III,MA
War is a lucrative
by Ted Rudow III,MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Thursday Oct 1st, 2009
War is a lucrative business, not just for the little arms dealers in third world countries, but for the biggest arms dealers of all—the governments of the world.
The U.S. alone sold $36 billion in weaponry last year, not to mention the billions of dollars of guns, bullets, tanks and other weaponry it gave to its friends and allies.
The manufacture and sale of weapons of various types is a trillion-dollar industry around the world. Imagine what a huge amount that is, and it's all dedicated to the pursuit of violence, destruction, war and death! What a different world it would be if all that money was devoted to food, clothing, shelter and medical care for the poor and needy.
The governments and warriors of the world would say that's impossible nowadays, but the things that are impossible with men are possible with God. Some $2.4 trillion (£1.5tr), or 4.4% of the global economy, "is dependent on violence," according to the Global Peace Index, referring to "industries that create or manage violence"—or the defense industry.—Jorn Madslien, BBC News, June 3, 2009
Ted Rudow III,MA
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