TALIBAN CONTROLS AFGHAN TOWN MUSA QALA (AP NEWS REPORT)
(Feb 7, 2007)
US and Nato seem to be worried about physical controls. Actually, Talibans control at least 50% of the Islamic minds through places of worship. They have their grip on the clerics whose modern education levels are low and who depend on the income from mosques. The US and Nato should do well to conquer the minds of the Muslims through the process of education and love, rather than air rides.
WHAT FOR ARE DEFENCE AGREEMENTS
(Feb 6, 2007):The Australian Prime Minister termed that their accord with Japan is not aimed against China.
COMMENT: Now-a-days, Defence Agreements aim at selling something or the other, particularly, the arms and weapons. Now, what Australia is aiming to sell to Japan?
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(Feb. 11, 2007): The President of Chile, wants Chile to be an Open Economy.
COMMENT: The Chile President was elected on a centre-left promises. Now, she seems to be drifting towards Capitalism in the name of "Open Economy". It is not the question, whether "Open Economy" is good or not. The question is : Why promise something and deliver something else?
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NEWS: Canada is purchasing tanks from Germany for use on Afghan war front.
COMMENT: Every seemingly good samaritan act (saving Afghans from Talibans) of the developed world, generates trade opportunities for them. Now, what will Germany buy from Canada? We have to wait and see.
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CHINA IS WASTING RESOURCES
(Feb. 13, 2007): NEWS: China blasted its 18 years old Wulihe Stadium, Shenyang, to build a shopping complex, as a part of preparation for Olympics.
COMMENT: What a colossal waste of resources by a Communist country which professes to be the savior of the Proletariat!
CHINESE PRESIDENT'S VISITS TO AFRICA
(Feb 7, 2007) Chinese President visited Cameroon, Liberia, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, Sudan, Zambia and South Africa.
COMMENT: It has become a custom for Presidents and Prime Ministers to make marketing tours, particularly for arms. But Chinese eyes are bent on energy and mining resources. Chinese textile exports have already hurt the African textile industry.
He made some promises to buy African products. We have to wait and see how he will keep his promise.
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DENMARK WANTS TO CUT TAX RATES AND WELFARE SPENDING
NEWS: Denmark wants to reform its taxes and welfare economics. It wants to cut taxes to become investment-competitive. It wants to reduce spending on welfare.
COMMENT: This is a global chorus song!
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FRANCE IS WORRIED ABOUT HOSTILE TAKE-OVER BIDS
NEWS: France is worried about hostile take over bids. It is searching for effective weapons.
COMMENT: Now, at the receiving end. When French Companies take over foreign Companies, they rejoice.
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I place below an assessment of Hitler made by me at another blog site.
Nationalism when extended to grow beyond rational proportions can become Fascism. Nazism had strains of racism. Though the Western Nations in their propaganda exaggerated the atrocities performed by Hitler, it is certain that he committed atrocities, though may not be 100% ghastly. Windows has 16,777,216 Red Blue Green color combinations. Hitler is one such combination. That means, there can be a no 100% perfect or imperfect person. Then we go for rating say on a 10 point scale. We have to weigh different traits such as leadership style, harmony between preaching and practising, tolerance etc. When a person is in power, the literature produced at the point of history paint him as the Greatest of humans. In 1936, Hitler might have thus been the greatest, with all positive characteristics. Then, power corrupts people. Coterie surroounding a great person misrepresent to him the facts. The Great person would believe whatever he wanted to believe and the persecution starts. Thus we have to weigh Hitler in the environment he worked. We have to take into consideration the provocations made by Stalin, Churchill, Roosevelt, Truman et al. To summarise, Hitler was a politician, and politics is the last resort for scoundrals.
As far as massacres are concerned, there were/are numerous politicians/leaders/rulers who indulged in genocides. West recognises only some. For example, the Air raids made by US on civilian locations of Afghanistan and Iraq are worth examining. US used poisonous gases in Vietnam in 1960s. The genocides made Uganda's Idi Amin, Cambodia's Pol Pot, Iraq's Saddam Hussain were magnified. US showed Col. Gaddafi of Libya as a villain for sometime, but now that he surrendered, he is clean. Robert Mugabe of Zimbabway continues to be a villain.
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HATS OFF TO QUEEN OF JORDAN
(Feb 10, 2007): According to AFP, the Queen of Jordan (Ms Rania) said that Muslim women need not wear veins and that moderates should rise up.
COMMENT: Good advice. We have to see how the Islamic world will respond.
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The President of Pakistan said on Nov. 16, 2006: " I know what is happening across the border and I have spoken about fencing, mining the border. Let us mine the border and make sure that nobody crosses it. I am for it."
The Pakistan President is referring to the Pak-Afghanistan Borders. The crossing of border refers to the trespassing by Taliban Militants from Quetta into Afghanistan and vice versa. According to him, the West does not find it useful and that Afghanistan is not interested.
COMMENT: Though some expense is involved, this can be tried. If it can stop cross-border militancy, the Pak President will be doing a great favour to the world.
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RUSSIA ACCUSED US OF INSTIGATING ARMS RACE
(Feb. 11, 2007): ASSOCIATED Press reported that Russia accused US of sparking Arms Race.
COMMENT: Inevitable. Otherwise, how can arms be sold? Weapons cannot be stored for ever. New weapons are to be invented. Old weapons are to be sold or used, in return for some other resource. Eg. US uses its weapons and planes in Iraq in exchange for Oil and Reconstruction Contracts.
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(Feb. 10, 2007): Associated Press and Yahoo News have reported a meal costing #25,000 served at a Bangkok Restaurant, organised by a French Hotel. The meal consists of truffles (probably chocoletes), choice vintage wines, beef, fish etc.
COMMENT: The epicurean delicacies did not include gems, diamonds, gold, platinum and other cheap stuff.
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