Feb. 13: Being good is not normal – not for any major power.
Back to the reason for our great war from 1914 to today. World War 1 was created by all the major, industrial powers involved. The demand to go to war…
Graeme Decarie
Feb. 10: A bad day for humans
On Feb.9, the world was (and still is) in the greatest crisis in history. The U.S. is (illegally) behaving in such a dangerous way in Syria that the whole world…
Feb. 8: Day of Rage
The U.S. took its time about getting into both world wars. Of course. Nations don’t go to war unless there’s something in it for the economic leaders of those nations.…
The War to End All Wars
That’s the one in which the great, western powers turned on each other in 1914. But it didn’t end all wars. We are still fighting that same war today in…
Feb. 3: Not a good day.
Mr. Jim Irving, co-CEO of J.D. Irving Ltd. deigned to meet with reporters (from the irving press). He claimed to be anxious to maintain oil production at safe levels. (I…
Feb. 1: This whole blog is summed in the final paragraph.
Well, I watched the Trump State of the Union Address. At first, I thought it was just his usual exercise in self-praise (most of it quite undeserved). Then the reality…
Jan 30: Some blogs I hate writing.
Donald Trump has announced that he plans to open the waters off the Atlantic coast of the U.S. to oil drilling. Yes, of course there will be oil spills and…
Jan. 27: The one I don’t want to write.
I have misplaced the article, and I forget who was quoted in it – except that he was a senior member of the White House circle. In short, this politician…
Jan. 25: Wake Up, New Brunswick. Wake Up, World.
Forgive me. Something has to be said about the decline of our press in New Brunswick. It has always been in the toilet. But it’s actually getting worse. And you…
Jan. 23: The China Obsession
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/insurers-extreme-weather-canada-1.4497456 Gee! Lucky for us all our oil CEOs are so much smarter than those 15,000 scientists.________________________________________________________________ North Korea and South Korea will come together at the Olympics in South…
Jan.20: The Future is Very Near.
I had just finished some seven hours of writing it when my blog disappeared. I have no idea why. I shall try again – but this may be a short…
Jan 18: Repeating a terrible mistake.
Trump has launched an attack on Russia and China for helping North Korea to avoid American sanctions on its trade. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jan/17/trump-accuses-russia-of-violating-sanctions-to-aid-north-korea No. Don’t blame Trump. He is doing what every…
Jan. 16:Did you hear him? Did you hear him?…
…Oh, the monster overbearing.Don’t go near him. Don’t go near him.He is swearing. He is swearing. (With apologies to Gilbert and Sullivan and the captain of HMS Pinafore). There is…
Jan. 13: Time is running out.
Thanks to a reader for this item I had not known about. http://russia-insider.com/en/stephen-f-cohen-us-betrayed-russia-it-not-news-thats-fit-print-podcast/ri22163_____________________________________________________________ One of the most important developments of our time has been the move of big capitalists to…
Jan. 11: Oprah Winfrey! Wow!Wow! —Wow?
Television talk show star Oprah Winfrey has announced that she is thinking of running for president. The U.S. has plunged into an ecstasy of hope. Gosh, We haven’t had an…
Jan. 09: Have you done your bit to starve a child in Yemen?
There are days when writing a blog makes me feel ill. This is one of them. https://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1142&bih=891&ei=BLtTWtHcLYeXmwH90qrQDA&q=yemen+starvation&oq=yemen+starvation&gs_l=img.1.0.0l3j0i24k1l3.6098.9580.0.16718.19.14.0.5.5.0.108.1117.3j8.11.0….0…1ac.1.64.img..3.16.1127.0..0i30k1j0i8i30k1.0.OX_KaIubJN0 Children in Yemen are dying at the rate of hundreds a day of…
Jan. 6: A late but superb Christmas message…
A reader sent me this item. It’s magnificent. And, oh, I thank him for it. https://www.truthdig.com/articles/what-christmas-means/_________________________________________________________ The irving press continues to splash in its journalistic gutter. It’s latest contribution to…
Jan. 4: Ah, this ‘Christian’ world…
I am beginning this on the morning of Jan. 3. Note that the irving press papers always have a notice on the front page. ” Up-to-the-minute breaking news every day”…
Jan.2: Who is evil?
Fifty years ago, as protests against nuclear weapons spread across the world, the nuclear leaders calmed the storm with the assurance that the possession of nuclear weapons was the best…
Dec. 29: Modern War
Muslim terrorists are not the only ones who use terror as a method of warfare. The western world has a long history of terrorism. Names that spring to mind are…