Oddities of my mind
When I started this in my living space, I thought that here might express not only the events of the day and weigh the benefits of the place where I live, but also offer my opinions on this and that, on divine and human, without thinking what it would be politically correct or bother the neighbor next door.
So I will continue doing.
Today, when the focus is on Qaddafi, Japan, Sortu, etc., It gives me to think that after having begun a period spring, that after all is only an agreement made by the man who decides to divide and times of the year, we are not setting in nature.
is her nature, the above governing conventions and agreements. Through which atmospheric phenomena, weather, or thermoelectric energy leads us to believe our terms, which we developed by ourselves and our intelligence.
If it rains a lot, spoil someone thinking of dry weather to do their homework, if you make a tremendous wind, forced to delay the construction of structures in need of stillness air, etc, etc.
could use this weekend is upon us, to stop and observe nature.
Look at the sky and see if there are clouds, if they move, where they go, if There are more birds than a few weeks ago, if they are different from other years.
feel on the skin and not as cold as days ago, and even if it is raining or windy conditions to see what feelings This occurs in our body.
will change the official time early Saturday to Sunday, Daylight Saving Time an hour.
That time we go away, sure that nature has in his possession, let us search.
Saquémosle juice.
And above all, enjoy being able to contemplate nature in its entirety, others no longer can.
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Friday, March 25, 2011
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Reno 911 Blue Costume
A visit or just a stopover for dinner?
"The Americas are our home and, consequently, no other region of the world that affects us more." "Part of Barack Obama's speech.
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Q hat he meant President Obama with this? If you read through the eyes of a surgeon, is found twin resemblance to one of the tenets of the Monroe Doctrine: "America for Americans", which was reflected in the Santa Fe Document, which redesigned the Reagan-era policy for America America and the Caribbean Basin. But this is not the spirit of what I will try, but to take stock of the "visit" that President Obama do to the country, and how the outstretched hands were not able to close with something meaty in them and to take it to pocket.
As is well known, the last two weeks before the arrival of Obama, what is left in the political environment were the crazy trying to get statements as well as possible with the man who represents the most powerful country on the planet ... at least militarily. Some of these statements scratched with the most shameful indignities, this was the case members of the leadership of the FMLN, which deservedly take the prize for having excelled in so sad masquerade, praising the "changes in the foreign policy of the United States," even when their noses, Obama, from Brazil, was the order to attack Libya, along with the other powers, France and England, with the inevitable complicity of the United Nations and also shameful abstention of China and Russia in the Security Council of the UN, which could well have exercised their rights veto.
Watching this short parade of President Obama in the country, which only lasted 22 hours, I was reminded of the very short words of Fermina Daza to return to the old Macondo, from Paris. When asked how Paris was, she replied in his typical montuno language: "More is the noise!". Something similar has happened with the advent of Obama. "They spent gunpowder in grackles", as my grandmother. The agenda, as is known, the top step, much as Foreign Minister Hugo Martinez boasted of his trips to the U.S., declaring it was "were working on the agenda with the Department of State." This was reduced to just one point that he had no discussion: Security. Understanding, of course, it is Uinc security of the United States, since it is an extension of Plan Colombia and the Merida Plan, and which Obama only offered 200 million for the region, which, if properly computed, would correspond to each Central American country, 33 million over the next five years. "Do not reach or to supply three sets of members ... and are demanding," he told a friend.
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On the problem of immigrants, which was the flag raised by the FMLN, vainly trying to gain sympathy election, there was nothing specific from Obama. This will only say he will make efforts to try to fix the problem, while recalling that "the U.S. is a country of laws." A clear message that anyone who violate these laws will be faced gringo them and to the U.S., immigrants are illegal, ie, break the laws of the country. In other words, the raids and deportations continue without stopping, and have continued steadily over recent decades. To date, these statements have not been answered either by the government or by the "ruling party." This is another dead hope, both for aufemísticamente called "distant brothers" to the "Close Brothers" recipendiarios of remittances.
the end, and to end the news conference, Funes was emboldened, waiting, perhaps, an endorsement of Obama. Went beyond what a press conference can be admissible subtly charged against private enterprise, calling for Tax Reform. If you notice the look that launched Obama, it seems that he was exclaiming, "And this?".
The FMLN was notably absent, there was no mention, let alone a single mention of its existence. It was totally ignored. So that those statements that Obama was "the first U.S. president to visit a leftist government, vanished down the throats of those who spent repeating much saliva as a slogan, because neither the FMLN is left, and Funes wants to have that stink that bothers you so much. Someone said that "the FMLN is the mutt cock tail between legs ". The" joy "who reported Obama's visit, as he received payment of the Devil. Some electoral debt paid. Hagan memory!
The pact of peaceful coexistence Funes - FMLN
political pacts are as the oaths of eternal love, the forgiveness of those who have scarcely met. After so many fights between FMLN Funes and that look more like bedroom fights, it seems they have achieved a truce. And, at least least publicly show face of husband and wife reconciled. But ... one day pacts are signed, the next day and forgotten the next day they break! That has been and is the hilly marital life with Funes FMLN, one had to give to the other. Needless to say who has been the piñata hanging that has withstood the blows on the grounds of the Vatican cardinals, who live the motto that says that "What is good for God, is good for us." Something like that is the reflection of the FMLN leadership, he says, consoling himself that "Everything good that Funes do benefits us!".
Only this station that President Obama did at home, however much roll up and unroll as in the hands of cipotes yoyo, did not give either the desired results so saliva spent waiting. Still, Funes, in his address to the nation, still a little left over saliva to declare "We are facing a historic opportunity to begin to solve the serious problems of El Salvador." Mr. President, is that you truly believe that the U.S. are going to deal with serious addiction problems in El Salvador? You, then, in two years has not understood or learned that their role is precisely to find a solution to the problems of the country? Sorry, your "illustrious lordship," but it seems that you do not know the shirt in which eleven staff has gotten!
It's not just the president who slips on the ingenuity and craftiness. The brand Siegfried Reyes also made him the second president when he said "The visit of Obama to the Crypt of Monsignor Romero, symbolizes that the relationship with the U.S. central axis will respect human rights and the pursuit of social justice. "This is the height of shamelessness and hypocrisy! Siegfried: Menthyl to people say how many want to look good. Enjoy it now gives you shed blood, but not to run the memory of Archbishop Romero and so many martyrs. The best we can do is give "thanks and forgiveness for this day the dead in your happiness "as you sing Silvio Rodríguez.
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With FMLN so, Washington has no Why grind your teeth! On the contrary, may well take the tongue and circled pasearsela mouth. Also, with a president as it is entangled Funes, which conflicts with their own words spoken at the dinner, saying that this is a country that does not expect a Messiah, but the next day announces not the Messiah, or messenger, but that you will solve the problems of the country!
So, the much ballyhooed announcement by the leadership in unison, repeating that Obama came to "greet the first leftist government" was not anywhere. And guests were. Obama knows perfectly well that there are no, even remotely, a left government. Again, neither the FMLN is left, and Funes would like to have that "smell" the FMLN shook for a while!
Watching this short parade of President Obama in the country, which only lasted 22 hours, I was reminded of the very short words of Fermina Daza to return to the old Macondo, from Paris. When asked how Paris was, she replied in his typical montuno language: "More is the noise!". Something similar has happened with the advent of Obama. "They spent gunpowder in grackles", as my grandmother. The agenda, as is known, the top step, much as Foreign Minister Hugo Martinez boasted of his trips to the U.S., declaring it was "were working on the agenda with the Department of State." This was reduced to just one point that he had no discussion: Security. Understanding, of course, it is Uinc security of the United States, since it is an extension of Plan Colombia and the Merida Plan, and which Obama only offered 200 million for the region, which, if properly computed, would correspond to each Central American country, 33 million over the next five years. "Do not reach or to supply three sets of members ... and are demanding," he told a friend.
.
On the problem of immigrants, which was the flag raised by the FMLN, vainly trying to gain sympathy election, there was nothing specific from Obama. This will only say he will make efforts to try to fix the problem, while recalling that "the U.S. is a country of laws." A clear message that anyone who violate these laws will be faced gringo them and to the U.S., immigrants are illegal, ie, break the laws of the country. In other words, the raids and deportations continue without stopping, and have continued steadily over recent decades. To date, these statements have not been answered either by the government or by the "ruling party." This is another dead hope, both for aufemísticamente called "distant brothers" to the "Close Brothers" recipendiarios of remittances.
the end, and to end the news conference, Funes was emboldened, waiting, perhaps, an endorsement of Obama. Went beyond what a press conference can be admissible subtly charged against private enterprise, calling for Tax Reform. If you notice the look that launched Obama, it seems that he was exclaiming, "And this?".
The FMLN was notably absent, there was no mention, let alone a single mention of its existence. It was totally ignored. So that those statements that Obama was "the first U.S. president to visit a leftist government, vanished down the throats of those who spent repeating much saliva as a slogan, because neither the FMLN is left, and Funes wants to have that stink that bothers you so much. Someone said that "the FMLN is the mutt cock tail between legs ". The" joy "who reported Obama's visit, as he received payment of the Devil. Some electoral debt paid. Hagan memory!
The pact of peaceful coexistence Funes - FMLN
political pacts are as the oaths of eternal love, the forgiveness of those who have scarcely met. After so many fights between FMLN Funes and that look more like bedroom fights, it seems they have achieved a truce. And, at least least publicly show face of husband and wife reconciled. But ... one day pacts are signed, the next day and forgotten the next day they break! That has been and is the hilly marital life with Funes FMLN, one had to give to the other. Needless to say who has been the piñata hanging that has withstood the blows on the grounds of the Vatican cardinals, who live the motto that says that "What is good for God, is good for us." Something like that is the reflection of the FMLN leadership, he says, consoling himself that "Everything good that Funes do benefits us!".
Only this station that President Obama did at home, however much roll up and unroll as in the hands of cipotes yoyo, did not give either the desired results so saliva spent waiting. Still, Funes, in his address to the nation, still a little left over saliva to declare "We are facing a historic opportunity to begin to solve the serious problems of El Salvador." Mr. President, is that you truly believe that the U.S. are going to deal with serious addiction problems in El Salvador? You, then, in two years has not understood or learned that their role is precisely to find a solution to the problems of the country? Sorry, your "illustrious lordship," but it seems that you do not know the shirt in which eleven staff has gotten!
It's not just the president who slips on the ingenuity and craftiness. The brand Siegfried Reyes also made him the second president when he said "The visit of Obama to the Crypt of Monsignor Romero, symbolizes that the relationship with the U.S. central axis will respect human rights and the pursuit of social justice. "This is the height of shamelessness and hypocrisy! Siegfried: Menthyl to people say how many want to look good. Enjoy it now gives you shed blood, but not to run the memory of Archbishop Romero and so many martyrs. The best we can do is give "thanks and forgiveness for this day the dead in your happiness "as you sing Silvio Rodríguez.
.
With FMLN so, Washington has no Why grind your teeth! On the contrary, may well take the tongue and circled pasearsela mouth. Also, with a president as it is entangled Funes, which conflicts with their own words spoken at the dinner, saying that this is a country that does not expect a Messiah, but the next day announces not the Messiah, or messenger, but that you will solve the problems of the country!
So, the much ballyhooed announcement by the leadership in unison, repeating that Obama came to "greet the first leftist government" was not anywhere. And guests were. Obama knows perfectly well that there are no, even remotely, a left government. Again, neither the FMLN is left, and Funes would like to have that "smell" the FMLN shook for a while!
Salvador Arias
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James Petras: The ex-guerrillas in many places have become conservative. Uruguay, Brazil and now in El Salvador. Phrases
"El Salvador is no big thing, (Obama) goes beyond simply trying to sign some agreements on drug traffickers are using El Salvador as part of operations and consolidate the U.S. presence in El Salvador as a point of operations . The Frente Farabundo Marti shows his face again as a pro-imperialist party, have done nothing to criticize this invitation Funes, President, and shows how the ex-guerrillas in many places have become conservatives, both in Uruguay and Brazil now in El Salvador. No surprises in this process of conversion from left to right.
second part of the interview from Radio Centenario, Uruguay.
Angeles : We divide time into two broad themes. The other is Obama's visit in Latin America. The stage has already been fulfilled in Brazil and now Chile and El Salvador
Petras: The fact is that Obama's visit in Brazil was a big failure. First occurs the release of American aggression against Libya at the time of Obama giving a speech about his appreciation of the similarities with Brazil, Brazil opposes the attack and imperial intervention. The sample for the failure of Obama is on several sides. First, the agreements they signed no major economic and commercial consequences. These things are marginal.
Second, the fact is that within Brazil, Obama has been discredited, so much so that had to cancel his original speech Cinelandia Square and end at the town hall where guests could attend only government-government Rousseff with claques welcoming. The bottom line was simply a public relations exercise with little consequence. Rousseff or get U.S. support to enter the Security Council United Nations. In this sense we should give more importance to Obama's visit to Brazil.
going to give a speech on free markets and match with Chile because Chile has long since complied with all U.S. policy: maintaining an electoral system, maintains an open economy with exports of raw materials and has a great social inequality and polarization have not changed in the last twenty years. The main speech Obama is going to happen in Chile where there is a more favorable among party official and the alleged opposition, the so-called coalition.
El Salvador is not much, goes beyond simply trying to sign some agreements on drug traffickers are using El Salvador as part of operations and consolidate the U.S. presence in El Salvador as a point of operations. The Frente Farabundo Martí shows his face again as a pro-imperialist party, have done nothing to criticize this invitation Funes, President and shows how the ex-guerrillas in many places have become conservative in both Uruguay and Brazil and now in El Salvador. No surprises in this process of conversion from left to right.
Angeles : With Brazil on the issue, would you say anyway, despite the failure to mention that there is a new era in U.S. relations with Brazil, that conditions are different?
Petras: There and there. Rousseff There is an effort to approach the United States, lowering level of conflict in the search best match a diplomat, but the fact is that Brazil is increasingly dependent on exports to China and Asia. Its capitalists particularly the agro-mineral and financial have many diverse interests and Rousseff can not go too accommodating with the United States without losing the driving force of the Brazilian economy is currently much more involved in various markets.
can sacrifice some diplomatic aspects and Chavez shake hands instead of a hug, make a policy less friendly with Bolivia, perhaps lowering the level of support as a mediator in the Middle East, but in the end, the Brazil's economic structure does not allow many coincidences with the U.S. because they compete in some industries and have other options now more dynamic than that offered by Washington.
In the current case of U.S. attack on Libya, Brazil is against any measure of intervention in Libya, for historical reasons, for regional reasons and within the political culture of Brazil, there is no basis for relying on the U.S. intervention anywhere in the world because it interferes with Brazil's own expansionist projects, which depends on open market relations rather than military intervention.
Angeles : You know that U.S. delegations are continuously Uruguay, for all subjects, but last week was Frank Mora, the undersecretary of the ministry of defense for Western Hemisphere U.S. government. He gathered here to lecture, with the government, the military asked the budget for the Ministry of Defence. And move like parrot on your house as we say here.
Petras: Well, it's an overcompensation. We know that what is called the Broad Front left and looking to make good merits with imperialism acting sometimes with very embarrassing statements and subservient in a way that for example, Brazil does not dare to show it is a servile ruling class economy has its economic vocation. The ex-left sometimes acts as an exaggerated form to show they have left behind his leftist and now are completely different and more willing to embrace the American politicians to receive a certificate of good conduct.
Angeles : Yes came to ask you open a strategic dialogue between Uruguay and the United States in defense matters. It comes hard to us the future.
Petras: Yes Another fact to note is that what is happening in relation to Japan with the explosion of nuclear facilities. That's part of a product neoliberalism than a decade ago has left the regulation and supervision of power companies that handle these nuclear facilities. Not just a company error, a lack of investment. The fact is that the state in Japan has long ceased to administering regulations and controls in the search for higher profits for private companies that keep this whole system. Behind this disaster is neoliberalism that everywhere is promoting deregulation, lack of security for companies to maximize their profits. That is what is behind this mess.
multiplying with news now that the radiation lying is less than what it is, that the contaminated food is not contaminated, the water is full of iodine radiation. But in any case does not only lie on the degree of contamination but lie on the number of dead. Gradually began first two, three thousand and eight thousand now come but even unofficial sources say the real figure is close to 30 thousand dead and many more will have a slow death by cancer who are going to have. They speak of eight thousand but the figures we have is that there are just under 20 thousand missing ten days after the disaster, are dead. But do not say how many more will die in the coming months and years affected by this radiation. So first is the neo-liberal policy, second are the lies to try to prevent the collapse of the government and the discrediting of the political system.
And the latest good news, we could end it is the case in Yemen where the government Saleh sent by more than 30 years is about to fall. And it will be in hours or days because even pressure finally fighting mass has affected the power structure, several ministers have resigned and most importantly, the generals who command the armored troops have said they now support the rebellion. That is what the dictator Saleh depends. Saleh received millions of dollars in aid U.S.. It was his main support North America and now falls Saleh and the army is divided, but in a way favorable to the rebellion.
something that happens now appears everywhere: in the opposition is the mass that has fought, suffered over 60 dead and hundreds injured and the other side are the generals and politicians now come together to rebellion as opportunistic. United States will look the same formula of Egypt to support a transitional government to arrange military policy in the coming period. While the masses are now going to seek a democratic civilian government to manage a transition. The second phase will begin very fast but at least we have this good news that Saleh is falling depending on the day and time they will announce it.
Angeles : Good!
Petras: thank you very much, as always, and until next Monday!
Angeles : We divide time into two broad themes. The other is Obama's visit in Latin America. The stage has already been fulfilled in Brazil and now Chile and El Salvador
Petras: The fact is that Obama's visit in Brazil was a big failure. First occurs the release of American aggression against Libya at the time of Obama giving a speech about his appreciation of the similarities with Brazil, Brazil opposes the attack and imperial intervention. The sample for the failure of Obama is on several sides. First, the agreements they signed no major economic and commercial consequences. These things are marginal.
Second, the fact is that within Brazil, Obama has been discredited, so much so that had to cancel his original speech Cinelandia Square and end at the town hall where guests could attend only government-government Rousseff with claques welcoming. The bottom line was simply a public relations exercise with little consequence. Rousseff or get U.S. support to enter the Security Council United Nations. In this sense we should give more importance to Obama's visit to Brazil.
going to give a speech on free markets and match with Chile because Chile has long since complied with all U.S. policy: maintaining an electoral system, maintains an open economy with exports of raw materials and has a great social inequality and polarization have not changed in the last twenty years. The main speech Obama is going to happen in Chile where there is a more favorable among party official and the alleged opposition, the so-called coalition.
El Salvador is not much, goes beyond simply trying to sign some agreements on drug traffickers are using El Salvador as part of operations and consolidate the U.S. presence in El Salvador as a point of operations. The Frente Farabundo Martí shows his face again as a pro-imperialist party, have done nothing to criticize this invitation Funes, President and shows how the ex-guerrillas in many places have become conservative in both Uruguay and Brazil and now in El Salvador. No surprises in this process of conversion from left to right.
Angeles : With Brazil on the issue, would you say anyway, despite the failure to mention that there is a new era in U.S. relations with Brazil, that conditions are different?
Petras: There and there. Rousseff There is an effort to approach the United States, lowering level of conflict in the search best match a diplomat, but the fact is that Brazil is increasingly dependent on exports to China and Asia. Its capitalists particularly the agro-mineral and financial have many diverse interests and Rousseff can not go too accommodating with the United States without losing the driving force of the Brazilian economy is currently much more involved in various markets.
can sacrifice some diplomatic aspects and Chavez shake hands instead of a hug, make a policy less friendly with Bolivia, perhaps lowering the level of support as a mediator in the Middle East, but in the end, the Brazil's economic structure does not allow many coincidences with the U.S. because they compete in some industries and have other options now more dynamic than that offered by Washington.
In the current case of U.S. attack on Libya, Brazil is against any measure of intervention in Libya, for historical reasons, for regional reasons and within the political culture of Brazil, there is no basis for relying on the U.S. intervention anywhere in the world because it interferes with Brazil's own expansionist projects, which depends on open market relations rather than military intervention.
Angeles : You know that U.S. delegations are continuously Uruguay, for all subjects, but last week was Frank Mora, the undersecretary of the ministry of defense for Western Hemisphere U.S. government. He gathered here to lecture, with the government, the military asked the budget for the Ministry of Defence. And move like parrot on your house as we say here.
Petras: Well, it's an overcompensation. We know that what is called the Broad Front left and looking to make good merits with imperialism acting sometimes with very embarrassing statements and subservient in a way that for example, Brazil does not dare to show it is a servile ruling class economy has its economic vocation. The ex-left sometimes acts as an exaggerated form to show they have left behind his leftist and now are completely different and more willing to embrace the American politicians to receive a certificate of good conduct.
Angeles : Yes came to ask you open a strategic dialogue between Uruguay and the United States in defense matters. It comes hard to us the future.
Petras: Yes Another fact to note is that what is happening in relation to Japan with the explosion of nuclear facilities. That's part of a product neoliberalism than a decade ago has left the regulation and supervision of power companies that handle these nuclear facilities. Not just a company error, a lack of investment. The fact is that the state in Japan has long ceased to administering regulations and controls in the search for higher profits for private companies that keep this whole system. Behind this disaster is neoliberalism that everywhere is promoting deregulation, lack of security for companies to maximize their profits. That is what is behind this mess.
multiplying with news now that the radiation lying is less than what it is, that the contaminated food is not contaminated, the water is full of iodine radiation. But in any case does not only lie on the degree of contamination but lie on the number of dead. Gradually began first two, three thousand and eight thousand now come but even unofficial sources say the real figure is close to 30 thousand dead and many more will have a slow death by cancer who are going to have. They speak of eight thousand but the figures we have is that there are just under 20 thousand missing ten days after the disaster, are dead. But do not say how many more will die in the coming months and years affected by this radiation. So first is the neo-liberal policy, second are the lies to try to prevent the collapse of the government and the discrediting of the political system.
And the latest good news, we could end it is the case in Yemen where the government Saleh sent by more than 30 years is about to fall. And it will be in hours or days because even pressure finally fighting mass has affected the power structure, several ministers have resigned and most importantly, the generals who command the armored troops have said they now support the rebellion. That is what the dictator Saleh depends. Saleh received millions of dollars in aid U.S.. It was his main support North America and now falls Saleh and the army is divided, but in a way favorable to the rebellion.
something that happens now appears everywhere: in the opposition is the mass that has fought, suffered over 60 dead and hundreds injured and the other side are the generals and politicians now come together to rebellion as opportunistic. United States will look the same formula of Egypt to support a transitional government to arrange military policy in the coming period. While the masses are now going to seek a democratic civilian government to manage a transition. The second phase will begin very fast but at least we have this good news that Saleh is falling depending on the day and time they will announce it.
Angeles : Good!
Petras: thank you very much, as always, and until next Monday!
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