The beautiful city of Mar Del Plata has been a scene for protest and controversy, mainly because of George W. Bush’s participation in the summit meeting being held there. One of the protestors cited by Fox News may very well demonstrate the intelligence level of his fellows:
Santiago Zamora, a 30-year-old biology student from northern Argentina, sported a red Che Guevara (search) shirt.
He said:
“We are going to fight against all forms of imperialism…”
Sigh…
It’s almost as funny as, say, Venezuela practicing repelling a U.S. invasion.
In response to the destruction of Hurricane Wilma, a resident of the affected area stated:
We didn’t expect this. This one got our attention.
The full story is found at CNN.
Saddam has whipped out his old Pan-Arab Socialist rhetoric. He has said:
My soul and my existence is to be sacrificed for our precious Palestine and our beloved, patient and suffering Iraq…
I guess he had planned to donate all of the cash he was holed-up (pun intended) with to precious Palestine.”
I believed that his information minister was the funniest human being alive until I read these words. Then again, it all depends on how you define sacrificing your existence. Is it the kind where you go down fighting for your precious and beloved country? Or is it the more subtle kind of hiding in a hole ?
On a more serious note, negotiations continue on major points of the Iraqi constitution. I will be commenting more later. In the mean time, my heart is with the individuals who must make the hard choices, and also with those who must live by them. Iraqis have proved to be a very brave and resilient people throughout the past several years (well, except for the self-sacrificing ex-leader). These negotiations bear heavily on their future, which I hope will bring brighter days for them.
Abuzachary
I’m filing this one under humor. This story from Al-Jazeera tells us that the verdict is in on America. Unfortunately, few news outlets have picked this story up. Besides special interest groups, the only news source with such a code of ethics as:
Adhere to the journalistic values of honesty, courage, fairness, balance, independence, credibility and diversity, giving no priority to commercial or political considerations over professional ones
to run this seems to be Al-Jazeera. Although Telesur will probably pick it up.
Notably, this trial is related to the Nuremberg trials by the activist group who held it.
While Danny Glover is busy acting as a member of the advisory board on the new Telesur network to give his support to the Chavez-backed channel, a highly predictable development surfaced. Apparently, they are seeking to link up with Al-Jazeera. Of course, according to the President of Telesur:
We launch Telesur with a clear goal to break this communication regime and present a vision, a voice which until now has been silenced. Telesur is an initiative against cultural imperialism.
Those touching sentiments, combined with the possible coupling with Al-Jazeera translate into an obvious, simple message: Anti-American propaganda.
In regard to the Telesur’s debut, Chavez has produced such gems as:
I am sure that Telesur will maintain its independence. Telesur will not depend on any government … it will be free to navigate in the waters of truth and contribute to the construction of a new world…
Yes, Hugo holds himself in very high regard. He constantly accuses Bush of trying to topple him. Of course, Bush has been too busy toppling other, more important dictators. Sorry Indio.
Once again, out of the Twilight Zone we call Hollywood crawls an avid supporter for a random anti-U.S. head of state. Danny Glover, unwilling to be outdone by Castro amigo jack Nicholson or Hanoi (I mean Baghdad) Jane, has stepped forward in support of Hugo Chavez. My favorite quote from the article:
The actor, a supporter of Chavez, praised Venezuela’s elections in recent years as examples of democracy and said, “I’ve been encouraged by what I see here.”
Then again, I guess El Indio (Castro’s pet name for Chavez) aligned nicely with the Hollywood crowd when he referred to the U.S. President as a pendejo.