Friday, July 16, 2010
NATION BUILDING IN A TIME OF RECESSION
ON IN PARADISE. ON JULY 2ND THE
COST RICA CONGRESS AUTHORIZED A
FLOTILLA OF 46 US VESSELS TO ENTER
THIS SMALL PARADISE.(A MINIMAL
FORCE OF 113,000 PERSONNEL IS THE
REQUIRED PERSONNEL TO MAKE THIS FLEET
FUNCTIONAL) THE MAXIMUM PERSONAL
NEEDED COULD BE AS MUCH AS 200,000.
THE OUTSTANDING FEATURE OF THIS
FLOTILLA IS THE 7000 BATTLE READY
MARINES WHO WILL BE ALLOWED ON
SHORE IN FULL DRAG. IN ADDITION
THERE ARE 200 HELICOPTERS AND
WARPLANES STORED ON BOARD THE
SHIPS. THE FLOTILLA INCLUDES SOME
DEADLY SUBMARINE KILLER SHIPS TO
HUNT DOWN THE PESKY LITTLE NARCO
SUBS WHICH ARE SELDOM IN COSTA
RICAN WATERS. THIS WOULD LEAD ONE
TO BELIEVE THAT THE FLEET IS NOT JUST
THERE FOR HUMANITARIAN MISSIONS.
BUT WAIT, COSTA RICA HAS MORE THAN
LESS DIVORCED VENEZUELA AS A
GUARDIAN ANGEL. MAYBE THE FOURTH
FLEET IS THE NEW ANGEL IN THE WATER.
IN THE PAST THE FLEET FUNCTIONED AS
A HAMMER TO MAINTAIN "TRANQUILITY"
AND "STABILITY" IN LATIN AMERICA.
THE COAST GUARD ADMIRAL WHO COMMANDS
THE FLEET SAYS THEY ARE THERE FOR
"ANTI-NARCOTICS OPERATIONS AND
HUMANITARIAN MISSIONS UNTIL
DECEMBER. YEP THAT'S RIGHT, A COAST
GUARD ADMIRAL,WHICH MUST TICK OFF
A LOT OF NAVY ADMIRALS SINCE THE
FOURTH IS HARDLY A FLEET THAT GUARDS
PORTS, BRIDGES OR STANDS GUARD
OVER FAR AWAY COASTAL WATERS.
THE FOURTH WAS DESIGNED FOR THE
DESTRUCTION OF NATIONS. THE FIRE
POWER OF THE FLEET GIVES MACHISMO
TO THE "WAR ON DRUGS" SINCE IT IS LIKE
KILLING A SINGLE FLY WITH A SHOTGUN.
EXPECT SOME DRAMATIC RESULTS. ARE
THE PEOPLE OF COSTA RICA UPSET ? THEY
MOST CERTAINLY ARE. POLITICIANS FROM
ACCION CIUDADANA (PAC), THE UNIDAD
SOCIAL CRISTIANA (PUSC) AND THE FRENTE
APLIO (FA) SAYS THIS IS MORE FORCE
THAN YOU NEED FOR A PETITE WAR ON
DRUGS, SINCE COSTA RICA HAS LESS OF
A DRUG PROBLEM THAN MOST CENTRAL
AMERICAN COUNTRIES. THEY HAVE A POINT.
COSTA RICA HAS NOT HAD A STANDING
ARMY FOR 60 YEARS WHEN THE LARGEST
MILITARY FACILITY WAS HANDED OVER
TO THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION WHO
CONVERTED IT INTO A SCHOOL. THE
ARMY WAS DISBANDED AND THE FUNDS
USED TO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND
WELFARE PROGRAMS LIKE SOCIAL
SECURITY
PRESIDENT LAURA CHINCHILLA HAS
DENIED THAT A MILITARIZED FIGHT ON
DRUGS IS IN THE WORKS. THE PRESS
BLACKOUT BY THE WHITE HOUSE HAS
BEEN EFFECTIVE AND I DOUBT IF ANYONE
WILL NOTICE ANYTHING UNTIL THE
MARINES START SHOWING UP IN FULL
COMBAT DRAG AT THE LOCAL PUBS. THIS
INVASION OF PRIVACY MIGHT POSSIBLY
UPSET SOME COSTA RICANS. ?WHY NOT?
MANY WILL SUGGEST THEY QUICKLY SAIL
BACK TO MEXICO WHERE THIS KIND
OF FIRE-POWER AND THE MARINES
MIGHT BE PUT TO USE. IF THERE IS A
HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN COSTA RICA
IT IS A VIRTUAL ONE CREATED BY THE
U.S. A MAJOR CRISIS IS ONLY A FEW
CLICKS AWAY FROM THE HOME OF THE
4TH. THE GULF OF MEXICO IS ONLY A
FEW HOURS SAILING FROM THEIR HOME
BASE. I ASSUME THEY HAVE SOME GPS
DEVICES ABOARD TO FIND THEIR WAY
BACK THERE TO ATTEND TO A MAJOR
CRISIS RIGHT NEXT DOOR IN THE U.S.
THEY PROBABLY NEED SOME OF THAT
GOVERNMENT MONOPOLY GAS
RESERVES STORED IN COSTA RICA
THAT MOST CITIZENS THERE CAN NOT
POSSIBLY AFFORD. MY PREDICTION IS
THE FLEET WILL SAIL ON TO VENEZUELA
TO DO THE TANGO WITH CHAVEZ.
HOWEVER SINCE THEY ARE THERE
THEY MIGHT CONSIDER ASSISTING IN
THE REPAIR OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE
THAT IS FAST DECOMPOSING SINCE
BUDGET CUTS AND THE WORLDWIDE
RECESSION HAVE PUT THE COSTA RICA
INFRASTRUCTURE AND ECONOMY IN A
SAD STATE OF REPAIR. LOOKS STRANGE
FROM WHATEVER ANGLE YOU LOOK AT
IT. THERE IS NO EARTHLY OR HEAVENLY
REASON FOR THE 4TH TO BE IN COSTA
RICA UNDER THE GUISE OF A COAST
GUARD HUMANITARIAN FLEET.
LOOKING FOR REAL CLUES IS NOT
DIFFICULT SINCE AN ENORMOUS
MILITARY BUILDUP OF U.S. ADVISERS
AND EQUIPMENT IS UNDERWAY IN
BOLIVIA. A HUGE BASE HAS BEEN
CONSTRUCTED ON THE FRONTIER
OF BOLIVIA/VENEZUELA WHERE YOU
CAN PROBABLY A THROWN ROCK
THAT WILL BOUNCE OFF THE HELMET
OF A VENEZUELAN SOLDIER WHO IS
WAITING THERE FOR THE INVASION OF
THE WELL FINANCED BOLIVIAN ARMY
INTO HIS HOME COUNTRY. SINCE THE
2008 REACTIVATION OF THE 4TH FLEET
THINGS HAVE BEEN TOUCHY. PUT IN
MOTHBALLS IN 1950, THE PURPOSE
OF THIS FLEET HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO
DEFEND U.S. INTERESTS IN THE LATIN
AMERICAN REGION. IT IS NOW PERCEIVED
AS A DIRECT SUPPORT TO BOLIVIA AND
TO INTIMIDATE VENEZUELA. IT IS ALSO
SEEN BY MOST LATIN COUNTRIES
AS A MEANS OF INTIMIDATION AND A U.S.
DE-STABILIZATION TOOL IN LATIN AMERICA.
ONE BASE IN THE GUAJIRA PENINSULA
BORDERING THE VENEZUELAN STATE
OF ZULIA HAS UP TO 800 TROOPS AND
AN UNDETERMINED NUMBER OF U.S.
ADVISERS.
A HUGE AIR BASE ON THE BORDER,
CONSTRUCTED WITH U.S. AID , HAS
OVER 600 COMBAT READY AIRCRAFT
ON ALERT. THIS INCLUDES A VARIETY
OF FIGHTER JETS, 111 TRAINER T-3
WITH U.S. ADVISERS IN THE BACK
SEAT AND A VARIETY OF 115 ATTACK
CHOPPERS. THEY ALSO HAVE AN
UNDETERMINED NUMBER OF PRIVATE
MILITARY CONTRACTORS ON THE SCENE.
TWO OTHER ALMOST IDENTICAL BASES
HAVE BEEN BUILT AND EQUIPPED WITH
THE SAME STRENGTH. MY PREDICTION
IS THAT BOLIVIA WILL PROD CHAVEZ
UNTIL THERE IS AN OPEN WAR. NO
NEED TO WORRY COSTA RICA THE 4TH
FLEET HAS BIGGER FISH TO FRY.
IT IS CALLED NATION BUILDING.
Sunday, April 4, 2010
PERSHIBLE GOODS
for an international tirade directed at the United States
and specifically at then president Bush. This makes one
wonder if the balance of good and evil in religion has
benefited society all that much. Make no mistake this
is not about Catholicism or any other specific religion,
but about all religions that make claims to profess faith,
hope and charity in some form. The balance may be on
the side of evil when you realize millions of people have
perished under the banner of various religions. Most
people who exclude themselves from participation in
formal religious activity seldom commit mass murder or
genocide. Of course there are exceptions but far less than
imagined. Religions on "specific crusades of promotion"
have killed, maimed and caused incalculable suffering
for centuries. Religions are often at the root of Racism
and economic manipulation of the masses. Mass
genocide has resulted and continues by misdirected
Muslims who now have declared a Jihad to eliminate
all who are not "true believers". The Catholic church
sweeps under the rug major crimes by the catholic
clergy. Possibly thousands of children have been
molested and injured for life. This is not just in specific
countries but is a global problem. Is this not evil
and injurious to society? Crimes committed by the
catholic clergy in the present and past are now in the
global spotlight.
Perhaps the problem with religions is that men write
the rules and not an illusive God. Man has always been
claim the exclusivity of direct communication with
God through a most complicated system that most
people accept with "blind faith" . It would seem that
man in his ant-like existence in the universe would
have a low priority on any Gods list of things to do. We are
specifically not important in the grand scheme. Our
tiny satellite universe is infinitesimal when viewed as
part of the wider Universe.
However It has the potential to unite all nations on earth
who must adapt and work in unison together or perish.
The goal should not be to stop this natural or unnatural
chaos as protectionism becomes the new rule of survival.
I am not optimistic about prayers to the Gods at your
local church, temple or place of meeting. A plea to the
"God's", your special God, or your comercial representative
Like the Dinosaurs man can perish from the face
of the earth.
Sunday, January 24, 2010
THE NOISE SURROUDING ME
There are two kinds of noise "the ordinary",
birds, dogs , nature , thunder , lightning all
normal and part of the natural universe.
Then with the introduction of humans
the noise I hate came to the earth.
Offensive temporal noise like farting,
burping, etc. and the accompanying
mechanical noises that humans
generate with their infernal machines,
car alarms, lawn mowers, weed whackers,
macho mufflers etc. The scientific name
in movies for this is "white noise"
and must be brought into the sound
proof world of the movie studios, in
other words all the noise that humans
bring to the table are combined and
mixed into a palatable background of
an offensive latent mix. Humans need
this latent sound in movies to feel that
things are "normal" and are not aware
of this "white noise". We now have a
plenitude of this man made offensive
garbage to combine into white noise.
I would like to have been here to
experience the silence before the
advent of humans on earth. White
noise did not exist. In my opinion it
was a sad choice the creator made.
People are incredibly self centered
and arrogant using the two feet God
gave them to carry garbage in the
form of real decomposing matter
and offensive sounds to different
locations where they can stop and
dump this shit in random patterns
on the face of the earth.
Some now predict the end, hooray!,
what an event to look forward to. It
should happen sooner. But there is
no regret by humans they only
celebrate this by taking a bigger
and more toxic shit extending it to
the deepest oceans and the far
poles north and south. Humans pretend
to care but continue to take a dump on
the Universe.
Monday, July 27, 2009
SARAH PALIN TAKES A WALK
The media buzz is hurting my ears. The noise about Palin'a shrill resignation as Alaska's lame duck governor comes as no surprise. This makes one wonder what other issues truly out weigh this media event. The world seems to now host politicians and personalities who like clowns in a circus , well clown around, and take a back seat to the real lion tamers who are the Banks and Corporations who represent the real time acts. Often I feel that this three ring circus is truly three rings of activity operating as separate entities. In Ring one we have the media who now have less control mostly because of a real hosing down by the internet. This dilution of power probably leaves the public confused. In Ring two we have the politicians and so called World leaders and the other people who sweep up the resulting manure. They are performing independent of reality or at least it is difficult to tell reality from hopes and dreams and outright deceit. Ring three has the Banks, Financial institutions and corporations who collectively brought down the world economy and continue to reap outrageous profits while utilizing taxpayer money. These guys are the real evil lion tamers and stars of the Circus. However they would like to lie low and have unbridled freedom to continue fleecing the public with their own tax money. The world leaders/politicians dance around like puppets in ring two trying to put patches on the economy while feeding the lion tamers in ring three prime steaks in the form of support from the Feds. Unfortunately there is no Ringmaster. Perhaps one effective Ringmaster could bring the show to order. The world is a disorganized circus.
Diffused, confused power is the theme. Hopes for a new leader or Ringmaster fade. Obama held out some hope for "a world leader" but he is now diminishing his potency by involving himself in local racist leaning issues and moonwalking backwards like the late Michael Jackson. Shuffling one step forward and two back while secretly puffing on a cigarette and "rethinking" statements/actions to shore up the American Economy and therefore the world economy. Other leaders down south like Oscar Arias, who has trouble holding a tea party for Central American players, are the norm. Then there is the French Prime Minister who finally forced Europeans to draw a line on a politicians private moral behavior. Most "leaders" are clowns performing their usual act in ring two oblivious to what is going on in ring three and focused on the press in ring one. Where is the Nation or individual leader who can bring order? That is a depressing question. Some real potential world leaders have unfortunately aged beyond the energy level needed to lead us out of this chaos. They are also exhausted from dealing with their own national problems. Perhaps our readers can see a world leader emerging by looking in unlikely places like Africa or Latin America. America is leaning left but not by design. America simply lost it's balance and will "right" itself with the next presidential election. Republicans will probably take control again in spite of twitter or any other technology used by clever Democrat/technocrats. The resulting time lag that a change in administrations causes is hardly something America needs. Change will not solve the problems and change will not bring peace.