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57 year old Californian male - I've lived in four different countries, USA, Switzerland, Mexico, Venezuela - speak three languages fluently, English, French, Spanish - part-time journalist for Empower-Sport Magazine. I also write four newsletters.
Friday, November 9, 2012 "Splain, Lucy (3 comments)
Fox News had a victory, nay a landslide victory for their boy, Romney. Oops
Tuesday, September 25, 2012 US Mideast Policy -- Everything Old is New Again (4 comments)
We have been singular in purpose in our foreign policy and nowhere is that more apparent than in MENA. This is known as blowback.
Friday, September 14, 2012 Romney Suffers From Foot-In-Mouth Disease
Our elected officials have had their share of faux pas in the past, but Romney brings a whole new level of insult to the fore.
Thursday, September 13, 2012 Romney's Foot-in-Mouth Disease is Terminal (4 comments)
Mitt Romney can't see to shake his continuing ability to say the most inappropriate things at the most inappropriate moments.
Friday, January 20, 2012 The new and revised Preamble to the Constitution (14 comments)
In accordance with the changes in our American way of life, I felt it important to rewrite the Preamble to the Constitution to reflect said changes.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 The Strange Case of Dominique Strauss-Kahn (1 comments)
Beyond Belief - When the news is stranger than truth. Dominique Strauss-Kahn is not only a leading cog in the elitist world, he is the mild-mannered member of the opposition.
Sunday, January 30, 2011 The First Ever Internet Coup D'Etat (2 comments)
Tunisia will be known as the first ever internet coup d'etat. Will Egypt be number two?
Monday, October 18, 2010 What if They Gave a Sale and Nobody Came? (1 comments)
We all know that Bernanke is going to unload trillions on the world. What if there were no takers?
Friday, October 1, 2010 Ecuador - Another Right Wing Coup in Progress (96 comments)
The coup d'etat in Ecuador is just another sign of the right-wing's total disregard for the rule of national and international law.
Friday, July 9, 2010 Elecricity for Venezuela - Chinese Funding (9 comments)
Here is a special edition of Electricity for Venezuela where I am publishing a newsletter I was sent by friends who work at Sidor.
Monday, May 31, 2010 Electricity for Venezuela - The Strike (1 comments)
I am in Venezuela working on a thermoelectric power plant construction site and posting my daily events
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 Elecricity for Venezuela - Breakfast Electric (3 comments)
Electricity for Venezuela is my attempt to chronicle the events that take place during my work here.
Thursday, March 25, 2010 The Shock Doctrine III - a book review (8 comments)
This is the third part of a three-part series of articles which review the book The Shock Doctrine, by Naomi Klein
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 Is America Worth Saving? Part 3 (1 comments)
This is the third in a three-part essay on the question, "Is America Worth Saving?"
Wednesday, February 3, 2010 Is America Worth Saving? Part 2
Part II, where I discuss the Domestic Policy, how we got here, some bumper-sticker statements (sorry, these were the ones that came to mind. I know there are many others, Hollywood's influence and edjamacation.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 Is America Worth Saving?
This is a 3-part article which asks a basic question of international import. I think it needs to be addressed in a professional and logical way and the ramifications discussed. Part two will be on the domestic policy and post WWII events. I will outline my premise and give my conclusions in part three.
Saturday, January 9, 2010 The Shock Doctrine - the rise of disaster capitalism, a review (2 comments)
This treatise will be in three parts and will review the definition of the term Shock Doctrine, its origins and mutation over time, and what the future holds in store for both camps, those that are still victims of Shock Doctrine, and those who have survived and moved on
Wednesday, December 16, 2009 America's Disconnect with the World (6 comments)
A review of the recent Pew Research Poll from two French publications as well as my own.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009 Part 1: Mexico at the Turn of the Century
A review of the book, Villa and Zapata, a history of the Mexican Revolution, part 1, Mexico at the turn of the century
Wednesday, June 17, 2009 Guns don't kill people (34 comments)
Gun Control in America and the straw man arguments of the pro gun lobby. Here I discuss the argument that guns don't kill people.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009 Fidel Castro, My Life - Chapter 9: Lessons from a Guerrilla War (3 comments)
A book review of chapter 9, lessons learned from a Guerrilla War, from the book Fidel Castro, My Life, a Spoken Autobiography, Fidel Castro and Ignacio Ramonet.
Friday, May 22, 2009 Strawman - Guns in Self-defense (21 comments)
The straw man defense for pro gun lobbyists of the insignificant percentage of use of guns for criminal purposes is exposed.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009 Cuba Has Bypassed the US in Health Care (11 comments)
Cuba's continual improvement in health care has pushed it past the ailing, anemic American system.
Sunday, March 22, 2009 Fill-in-the-Blank Protesting Services (7 comments)
A purely satirical look at the truth movements in the US and how they are thinking outside of the brain to keep their protests going.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 President Bush Fires All Retirees
A satirical look at how President Bush might reduce overall government spending.
Friday, October 31, 2008 President George Bush - the Perfect Man for the Perfect Job
Over the decades, Americans have grown increasingly obnoxious among its planetary friends. Bush has finally achieved closure on one of the darkest sides of Americans.
Thursday, October 30, 2008 Hu's Your Daddy, Bush?? (2 comments)
Foreign debt and mounting deficits mean the end to America's freedom of choice. We no longer serve the the needs of the American people, but of the foreign nations who own us.
Friday, October 10, 2008 THE SUICIDE BOMBER
a treatise on the phenomenon known as the suicide bomber
Sunday, October 5, 2008 The Tarahumara Indians of Mexico "Olympics Too Short" (5 comments)
This is my news article on one of the best kept secrets of human endurance in the world. These Indians from Northern Mexico get drunk, smoke like chimneys, and run farther and faster than the most fit human beings anywhere else on the planet. They are deservedly legendary in Mexican folklore.
Thursday, September 25, 2008 CHINA FROM YESTERDAY TO TOMORROW (5 comments)
A treatise on the economic development of China and its future role on the world stage.
Monday, September 22, 2008 THE US BELLICOSE FOREIGN POLICY (5 comments)
a treatise on the make up of the US foreign policy since the beginning of this nation.
Saturday, September 20, 2008 How Paranoid Is America? (12 comments)
a treatise on the paranoia gripping Americans today and its life-destroying effect on normal citizens across the country.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008 Woody & Arlo Guthrie: True American Patriots (10 comments)
a small tribute to two shining Americans who have profoundly, and positively, changed America and how tens of millions of us see her. This is a small gift to two giants who influenced us all and who continue to do so. God bless them both.
Saturday, September 6, 2008 The Depopulation of Planet Earth (27 comments)
A treatise on the centuries-old issue of depopulating the planet.
Wednesday, September 3, 2008 Has America Started to Fall Apart? (10 comments)
A small treatise on the current status of the United States and its standing in the world
Wednesday, September 3, 2008 THE REALITY OF TERRORISM IN TODAY'S WORLD
An updated treatise on the actual level of terrorism around the world today vs other causes of death.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008 The False Enemies of the United States (29 comments)
A treatise on the US government's use of nonexistent enemies in order to rally the public into supporting otherwise horrific agendas.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008 European Missle Defense Plan (2 comments)
A treatise on the validity of proposing a missile defense system for Eastern Europe.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008 THE COMMERCIALIZATION OF WAR
This is a treatise on the history of commercializing wars through to the present.
