Aung San Suu Kyi
A UN envoy says he is encouraged by a meeting with a top army chief this Monday.
Encouraged.... fuck that!!!
Where is Aung San Suu Kyi, is she okay???
So far, nobody has seen her - what is going on, what is the problem???
Is she still alive???
Monday, June 09, 2003
Aung San Suu Kyi
A UN envoy says he is encouraged by a meeting with a top army chief this Monday.
Encouraged.... fuck that!!!
Where is Aung San Suu Kyi, is she okay???
So far, nobody has seen her - what is going on, what is the problem???
Is she still alive???
A UN envoy says he is encouraged by a meeting with a top army chief this Monday.
Encouraged.... fuck that!!!
Where is Aung San Suu Kyi, is she okay???
So far, nobody has seen her - what is going on, what is the problem???
Is she still alive???
Thursday, June 05, 2003
It was the oil, dammit!!!
And finally Wolfowitz comes right out and says it, in an speech to delegates at an Asian security summit in Singapore.
Reported in today's German newspapers Der Tagesspiegel and Die Welt, his response to the question why North Korea was being treated so differently from Iraq: "Let's look at it simply. The most important difference between North Korea and Iraq is that economically, we just had no choice in Iraq. The country swims on a sea of oil."
The sickening thing is, there is no outcry. Everyone basically knew this already. Nobody seems to care that a country went to war, invaded another country and is now occupying it, for financial reasons only. Just like it seems the world does not care that the Palestinian diplomats in Baghdad were arrested by US troops and have not been heard of since. This is absolutely unheard of.
Has the world become such a cynical place then? Can the rich and powerful simply do what they want with no repercussions?
And finally Wolfowitz comes right out and says it, in an speech to delegates at an Asian security summit in Singapore.
Reported in today's German newspapers Der Tagesspiegel and Die Welt, his response to the question why North Korea was being treated so differently from Iraq: "Let's look at it simply. The most important difference between North Korea and Iraq is that economically, we just had no choice in Iraq. The country swims on a sea of oil."
The sickening thing is, there is no outcry. Everyone basically knew this already. Nobody seems to care that a country went to war, invaded another country and is now occupying it, for financial reasons only. Just like it seems the world does not care that the Palestinian diplomats in Baghdad were arrested by US troops and have not been heard of since. This is absolutely unheard of.
Has the world become such a cynical place then? Can the rich and powerful simply do what they want with no repercussions?
It was the oil, dammit!!!
And finally Wolfowitz comes right out and says it, in an speech to delegates at an Asian security summit in Singapore.
Reported in today's German newspapers Der Tagesspiegel and Die Welt, his response to the question why North Korea was being treated so differently from Iraq: "Let's look at it simply. The most important difference between North Korea and Iraq is that economically, we just had no choice in Iraq. The country swims on a sea of oil."
The sickening thing is, there is no outcry. Everyone basically knew this already. Nobody seems to care that a country went to war, invaded another country and is now occupying it, for financial reasons only. Just like it seems the world does not care that the Palestinian diplomats in Baghdad were arrested by US troops and have not been heard of since. This is absolutely unheard of.
Has the world become such a cynical place then? Can the rich and powerful simply do what they want with no repercussions?
And finally Wolfowitz comes right out and says it, in an speech to delegates at an Asian security summit in Singapore.
Reported in today's German newspapers Der Tagesspiegel and Die Welt, his response to the question why North Korea was being treated so differently from Iraq: "Let's look at it simply. The most important difference between North Korea and Iraq is that economically, we just had no choice in Iraq. The country swims on a sea of oil."
The sickening thing is, there is no outcry. Everyone basically knew this already. Nobody seems to care that a country went to war, invaded another country and is now occupying it, for financial reasons only. Just like it seems the world does not care that the Palestinian diplomats in Baghdad were arrested by US troops and have not been heard of since. This is absolutely unheard of.
Has the world become such a cynical place then? Can the rich and powerful simply do what they want with no repercussions?
Tuesday, June 03, 2003
Burma
Aung San Suu Kyi and almost the entire top leadership in protective custody.
Protection from whom or what??? Let them go, let them go!!!
You're packing a suitcase for a place none of us has been
A place that has to be believed to be seen
You could have flown away
A singing bird in an open cage
Who will only fly, only fly for freedom
Walk on, walk on
What you've got they can't deny it
Can't sell it, can't buy it
Walk on, walk on
Stay safe tonight
And I know it aches
And your heart it breaks
And you can only take so much
Walk on, walk on
U2, Walk On
Aung San Suu Kyi and almost the entire top leadership in protective custody.
Protection from whom or what??? Let them go, let them go!!!
You're packing a suitcase for a place none of us has been
A place that has to be believed to be seen
You could have flown away
A singing bird in an open cage
Who will only fly, only fly for freedom
Walk on, walk on
What you've got they can't deny it
Can't sell it, can't buy it
Walk on, walk on
Stay safe tonight
And I know it aches
And your heart it breaks
And you can only take so much
Walk on, walk on
U2, Walk On
Burma
Aung San Suu Kyi and almost the entire top leadership in protective custody.
Protection from whom or what??? Let them go, let them go!!!
You're packing a suitcase for a place none of us has been
A place that has to be believed to be seen
You could have flown away
A singing bird in an open cage
Who will only fly, only fly for freedom
Walk on, walk on
What you've got they can't deny it
Can't sell it, can't buy it
Walk on, walk on
Stay safe tonight
And I know it aches
And your heart it breaks
And you can only take so much
Walk on, walk on
U2, Walk On
Aung San Suu Kyi and almost the entire top leadership in protective custody.
Protection from whom or what??? Let them go, let them go!!!
You're packing a suitcase for a place none of us has been
A place that has to be believed to be seen
You could have flown away
A singing bird in an open cage
Who will only fly, only fly for freedom
Walk on, walk on
What you've got they can't deny it
Can't sell it, can't buy it
Walk on, walk on
Stay safe tonight
And I know it aches
And your heart it breaks
And you can only take so much
Walk on, walk on
U2, Walk On
Zimbabwe
Life in Zimbabwe has been brought to a standstill because of anti-Mugabe strikes and demonstrations.
I am holding my breath here... this is flashpoint right here, right now. Either they manage to push Mugabe out with little bloodshed or the country will collapse into utter lawlesness and anarchy.
I am keeping my fingers crossed and hoping for the best. I know many people who live in this wonderful country, may they be safe and well, may the ("elected" with force) dictator leave.
Mr. Mugabe, when you first came into power I believed in you, I saw a very intelligent man full of optimism and good intentions. Even if you managed to sidetrack your opposition in a most undemocratic way... You did do a lot of good in those early years too. But at some point, Mr. Mugabe, your lust for power became greater than your love for freedom. You were prepared to go further and further to stay in power. You became less choosy as to who would enforce your policies, and how they would do it. You became contemptuous of the law. You became a dictator.
I still believe there is a small core of love for your country left in you so I ask: Please Mr. Mugabe, leave. Hand over leadership to another person, make your parting gift free and fair elections. It's time for another hand on the wheel. If you love your country, step down and leave the job of leadership to a fresh, new, elected person.
Leave, Mr. Mugabe, leave.....
Life in Zimbabwe has been brought to a standstill because of anti-Mugabe strikes and demonstrations.
I am holding my breath here... this is flashpoint right here, right now. Either they manage to push Mugabe out with little bloodshed or the country will collapse into utter lawlesness and anarchy.
I am keeping my fingers crossed and hoping for the best. I know many people who live in this wonderful country, may they be safe and well, may the ("elected" with force) dictator leave.
Mr. Mugabe, when you first came into power I believed in you, I saw a very intelligent man full of optimism and good intentions. Even if you managed to sidetrack your opposition in a most undemocratic way... You did do a lot of good in those early years too. But at some point, Mr. Mugabe, your lust for power became greater than your love for freedom. You were prepared to go further and further to stay in power. You became less choosy as to who would enforce your policies, and how they would do it. You became contemptuous of the law. You became a dictator.
I still believe there is a small core of love for your country left in you so I ask: Please Mr. Mugabe, leave. Hand over leadership to another person, make your parting gift free and fair elections. It's time for another hand on the wheel. If you love your country, step down and leave the job of leadership to a fresh, new, elected person.
Leave, Mr. Mugabe, leave.....
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