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| Saturday |
| 07.16.05 (6:39 am) [edit] |
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We have had simply said, a crappy summer here so far. The promised high pressure seems to be setting in as I write this so the chances of beer and steaks this evening seem very good. Courtesy of Pooper, here is how I rate on the white trash scale: I am 10% White Trash. I, my friend, have class. I am so not white trash. . I am more than likely Democrat, and my place is neat, and there is a good chance I may never drink wine from a box.  I have received serveral e-mail asking me to continue to provide my take in Korean affairs. The fact is, Korean topics are so repetitive and inane that it simply gets broing. This however, was pretty good: [b]Our attention also goes to the words of President Roh Moo-hyun, who stated about a month ago that there might be a ``cutthroat diplomatic war with Japan and we will never move back nor take a wait-and-see stance.’’ He even declared that Japan should be disqualified from being a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. Japan is now vigorously approaching powerful international status backed by yen diplomacy. It is high time for the president to act.[/b] This of course comes from the Korea Lies. It always amuses me how Korea sees itself as some sort of big player in the world and even moreso in Asia. To repeat what has been said too may times: Korea is not a player. It had it's chance in the mid 1990s but lost it due to it's childish ravings and actions. China is now the centre of Aisa and Japan is making a killing selling technology to it. Practically anything made in Korea now can now be, or soon will be, made in China at a lower price. If Korea wants to even maintain the standard of living it has, it had better be careful what it does diplomatically to Japan, which will turn off the tech tap it sees fit. However, Korea is not capable of acting in it's own interest and will continue to self destruct. To whit: [b]Earlier this year, three global pharmaceutical firms – GlaxoSmithKline, Eli Lilly and Wyeth – also left this country. These companies, not big manufacturers or employers, had different reasons for leaving. But their departures point to a common issue that requires serious attention[/b]. Now, I wonder if the genius editor can for one second see the connection between the article I quoted first, the Race Riots of 2002 and Japan bashing for local consumption? I doubt it. Take a look at this particularly Korean piece of logic: [b]The biggest reason is a rigid labor market. Wages in Korea are five to 10 times higher than China and India, and even higher than in Ireland. [/b] No, the biggest reason is that Korea is seen as a backwards, xenophobic backwater run by a president who hasn't even finished high school. Another brilliant pieceof logic, Korea Lies style: [b]All this indicates that the Roh Moo-hyun administration’s pledges to make Korea a good country to do business in have ended up as empty slogans. As a result, even Korean firms are going abroad in search of a better environment. The government needs to take extra care to prevent its policy to reform chaebol from developing into an overall anti-business sentiment.[/b] I always scratch my head when I read or hear this kind of thing. One one hand the Lies urges Comrade Roh to imporove the business climate, which cannot happen because the Dear Leader runs the labour unions. There is a reason the KFTU was illegal for so many years, years when Korea's economy grew at double digits. On the other hand, the Lies urges Comrade Roh to further persecute the Cheabol, the engine that keep Korea out of a depression. Go figure. Yet another Gem: [b]Amnesty to Affect 6.5 Million People By Jung Sung-ki Staff Reporter The ruling Uri Party said Friday that it will propose President Roh Moo-hyun set the scale of pardons on Aug. 15, Liberation Day, at 6.5 million people, including 400 on special pardon. [/b] Translation: 400 total scumbags have bought their way out of jail and to cover it up, we will forgive a pile of speeding tickets. The fact that Korea has absolutely no rule of law will be further reinforced. I got a couple of tickets over the years in Korea and my girlfriend at the time told me to wait until August 15 because they would be nullified. She was right, too. [b]The opposition GNP said it will seek a revision of the law governing presidential pardons aimed at significantly limiting the president's power to grant special amnesty.[/b] Not a bad idea in my book but unlikely to happen. Teh Chosun once again offers its blunt and realistic take on the situation: [b]The ruling party itself has effectively admitted that the hidden aim of the amnesty is to save its own "comrades," "elder brothers" and "friends" who have been put behind bars for accepting illegal campaign funds in the presidential election. The millions and millions of traffic offenders, people who have broken food sanitation regulations and reserve force members punished for failing to respond to training summons are being let off as a mere foil for that handful.[/b] I am sure Comrade Roh and his jailed Keystone Commies, not to mention his mob, went wild when the read this. Congrats to the Chosun for printing the truth. |
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| 07.09.05 (6:35 am) [edit] |
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The death toll in the Shit Hotel is really starting to mean something here. The US media and people are finally starting to question America's (poorly executed) foray into imperialism. Of course, the 100,000+ Iraqi civilians killed so far do rate a mention. Even more interesting is the attitude of the US Military. I was very impressed by General Abazaid and the way he [b][i]told the truth[/i], [/b]the only person I have heard from the entire structure of the US government to do so (because if you tell a lie long enough, it becomes true, for a while anyway). The Iraq war is a complete failure. These kinds of actions are won using intelligence and moblilty. The first part is lacking in the Bush adminsitration. A little review is in order: The pattern is remarkably similar to that of Vietnam. Presently we are at about 1965 in the timeline. Here is what will happen in the next year: [b]1. The election on Jan 30 will be a disaster. The US has failed to provide the security that is necessary for such an event. The US armed forces have neither the manpower or training to accomplish this. Instead, they will try to train Iraqi nationals as fast as possible. The term last time was "Vietnamisation."[/b] The election was in fact a non-event. The resistance did not participate and continues to attack the invaders. [b]2. The US will assure that a regime favourable to it will get elected. This government will have no legitamacy because the people will, correctly, realise that without the US military behind it, it would fall in ten seconds.[/b] They have a nice, white, soft spoken puppet as predicted but one whom has no power to govern his own country, one whose life and death depends on Uncle Same staying in Iraq, just like all the other puppets America has installed over the years. [b]3. The situation will be even worse. The resistance is not stupid; they realise that America is at the end of its manpower rescources and Bush is not politically able to instute a draft. The isurgency will blossom due to America's inability to provide security in the whole country. Soon only Baghdad will be relatively safe for Americans, it is not already.[/b] Got that 100% correct. There is no reporting outside of the Green Zone now and very little of that. America cannot recruit the bodies it needs and a draft is still politically impossible. [b]4. A political face of the resistance will emerge. Being surrounded by a friendly or at least ambivelant population, the US will be unable to prevent such an emergence.[/b] Rummy admitted to talks last week. Imagine the concept of negoiations with "terrorists" had it been mentioned a year ago! [b]5. Sides will be drawn. There will be the pro-USA side, the pro-resistance side and the want the war to end side[/b]. Give this another year. As domestic pressure in the USA escalates to end the war, the sides will quickly form. [b]6. The reisistance knows it can kill a few Americans every day. After several years of this, eventually the US public will start to ask some serious questions. As US morale declines, so will deaths increase.[/b] The questioning has already started, sooner than I expected. [b]7. Eventually, a politcal settlement will be reached. The US will leave in stages. The government it leaves behind will be more interested in its own political battle to care much about what is happening around it. Several coups and counter coups will occur.[/b] Look for this to happen some time before the 2006 elections. [b]8. Death, for a family is never in vain.[/b] http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2003/iraq/fo rces/casualties/" title="http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2003/iraq/fo rces/casualties/" target="_blank"http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2... We are now at 1970 in the timeline. |