I know I am a bit behind here, but I’m joining the crowd of cheers that Barack Obama has won the presidential race in the USA. Will he make a difference? Will the US suddenly become a sane nation under his guidance? Will the sharp swing to the right curve back around to reality? One can only hope. And as people have said, can’t be any worse, right??
Did anyone catch this interesting interview on the CBC this morning?? Wow! Mind you, can’t say I’m surprised. I copied this from the CBC website, don’t know if the links will work, but go to CBC for the full story. It was pretty interesting, to say the least.
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Part 2: UN Spying – Katherine Gun
We started this segment with a clip of former US Secretary-of-State Colin Powell speaking to the United Nations Security Council on February 5th, 2003. It was the Bush Administration’s last ditch effort to get the UN onside with its plans to invade Iraq. But it wasn’t the only attempt to influence the council.
In March of 2003 — just a month after Colin Powell gave that speech — an incredible story emerged in Britain. It had to do with a secret memo from the U.S. National Security Agency, one that had been leaked to the media and showed that the United States had been spying on U.N. delegates from Security Council member countries.
Katharine Gun was the one who leaked that memo. She was working for British Intelligence at the time and she was charged under the Official Secrets Act. She was eventually cleared even though she admitted to leaking the memo. And she says she’d do it all again if she had the chance. Katharine Gun is the subject of a new book by Marcia and Thomas Mitchell called, The Spy Who Tried to Stop a War: Katharine Gun and the Secret Plot to Sanction the Iraq Invasion. She was in Gloustershire, England.
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One final politcal note.
Quebec is now in the midst of a provincial election. WTF??!!??
Please, someone, tell me who on earth there is that will represent me. The lying, conniving present premiere, Jean Charest of the red bullshit party?
Or the ADQ, who proposes that Quebec schools do not teach the histories of different religions, but go back to the good, old catholic days to reflect Quebec’s cultural heritage. Remember all those good ol’ boys, the priests? The nuns who would sooner beat you than praise you? The eighteen children per family, (those poor women) because condoms are against God? Yes, let’s go back to that wonderful time.
How about the Parti Quebecois? I’m sure they would love to slam the door on my butt. (You know, don’t let the door hit you on your way out… or get the frack out of my province, English pig dog!)
Conservatives. Do we have those in Quebec? Are they edible?
NDP. No. Definetely. PigDog.
So who the hell I’m I supposed to vote for? Can I write someone in on the ballot? My dog would do a better job. Seriously. Bah!! Politics. I’ve had enough.
