Blow a Wedge Out of The World

Who is it that wants to test atomic weapons in such an unstable geologic region as the Sea of Japan that extends all the way to the South China Sea that intersects with the area of the huge tsunami quake off Indonesia? He needs to look at a hologram of earthquake areas of the Earth, ocean trenches and fault lines before he lines up a blow to end all blows. He might be on the piece that becomes a meteorite on Venus.

Other earthquake prone areas take heed. Qum is not the first quake and will not be the last, if we can go by past geologic events and tumbled cities dust between your anointed toes. You old catamount shrewd enough to state such, speak up. The welfare of the region is no doubt in your thought processes. Academic learning and wizard dignity heed the call to peace.

Somebody needs to pay the Palestinians so should it be the descendents of all on the United Nations Security Council who decided on the creation of Zionistic Israel, plus the nation of Israel must make some reparations to these people also. How about an apology from those responsible? Beware of inflation that makes cash worth less every day as you have to pay more for the same thing, hopefully not unto a survival level. An apology would be both priceless and worthless unless it brings peace. A lump sum might make more sense and would get the economy moving. Commerce is what Israel needs, not subsidies.

“Eat, drink and be merry” quoth Shakespeare like he lived now in these dangerous times. Legalize the Baath Party and call for new elections while some of the chieftans are moving towards peace. Unite the Bloods and Crips and Banditos wow let’s try that. Even they would see a common good. Iran can influence the Shia or is Al Sadr not talking to them or what? Internecine squabbling for intangible rewards? People are dying. We need to talk to these people now. Can Saddam stop it?

If North Korea blows a wedge out of the world or makes that crack in the world bigger and Japan is sweeping seaweed off the mountaintops, then I guess all the talk was a waste of time.

Tucson Debate

Re: Protection of washes stirs city debate, Arizona Daily Star August 26, 2006

It appears that Diamond Ventures and Jim Click Ford certainly take an interest in city decisions concerning land use and preserving natural areas of the Sonoran Desert. Bulldoze it flat, boys! It’s easier to build on it then.

“Who gets to let Don Diamond know his washes are back on the list?” Wow! Are they leery of this guy, or what? Well, prowl the periphery, Mayor and Council. Somebody else is in the firelight.

The last I heard, home sales are down, Ford vehicle sales are abysmal and natural preserves are desired by homebuyers. Home Depot stock might be down enough to preclude the success of new stores. Water supplies are becoming problematical and Diamond Ventures wants to make more money creating growth and they have somebody’s ear in the City Manager’s Office. Let’s rename the office before we assume Mike Hein is running it.

Voters did not elect Diamond ventures or Jim Click Ford to any office. Let the sun shine in and sweep out all those clinging cobwebs.

Supplies For Our Military

A report on the news featured a man who said the latest Israeli war was orchestrated with the Bush administration and that plan was that the bombing of Iran would shortly follow the virtually uncontested win in Lebanon by the Israelis. If this is true, then thank God that that an expansion of warfare has not taken place.

I have faith that my President is not participating in such a warlike plan. On a tactical level, our military is spread too thin and rumor is going around that Israel will be resupplied before our own troops. Our troops come first and foremost! That means no shortages in anything for our troops and National Guard before any more armaments are sent to Israel.

America first.

The Right To Bear Arms

As a child, long guns were plentiful around the home and were used to hunt animals we brought home and cooked and ate with relish. Hunting is the most ancient tradition, part of what makes us human. Hunting and defense are related to the offensive fighting many animals exhibit when acquiring territory in which to raise young.

In humans, the use of guns accompanied the kill off of many species, before this awesome power was recognized and curbed to some extent. Among humans this new power is used to dispatch hated enemies, which lessened the number of indigenous cultures. Now firepower is being used to destroy nations.

I was taught utmost respect for firearms and concern for the physical damage possible to inflict. The possession of firearms must be accompanied by a moral understanding of the use of power. Since our Bill of Rights applies to every individual in a moral sense, disarmament is not an option. One must live to understand limitations on behavior imposed by the granting of basic rights to all individuals, not just for a select few.

Peace settlements must include land and water rights and payments to injured parties. Dense population, little water and land add up to war, like too many people will migrate or fight for territory like Sheba’s farms. Palestinian refugees still live in Lebanon, a government that had to absorb the extra population due to their displacement for the migration of Jews from Europe in the aftermath of World War II. Dissent swirls around this time in history, threatening to draw combatants into World War III and the true holocaust.

Living Room? Definitely. I’m glad they didn’t decide to make an Israel in Arizona and take my land to do it. I understand the hate and vengeance and a desire to retake what you once had. Reparations must be paid. Call it rent. Call it payments on land, like other people pay. Buy land and give it to the victims of this displacement. I cannot help but wonder who has the property the displaced Jews in Europe possessed in those various European countries, the people of whom turned on the Jews for what reason? Who profited? They should pay.

The invasion would be wise to reverse and grind on home without firing another shot. Take the bulldozers and go home before somebody occupies it. Stop the missiles. Ground the warplanes. The Arab League is not to be ignored and the provision of an issue around which to unite is an unforseen side effect of the Hezbollah War. Nothing is being gained by this war and the satisfaction of retribution against faceless opponents who nonetheless lay dead appears to others as a cruel and unusual punishment for offenses where a trial was held in secret with no witnesses from the convicted were even considered.

The same can be said for other instances called war. An immediate cease fire should also extend to other hot spots. We’ve done enough, folks. Who gets the oil supply in Iraq? Split up Iraq and divide it up as to Kurd, Shia, Sunni and let mixed areas decide which to join.