Block ACTA! Stop ACTA!

Block ACTA and Stop ACTA! Truly, our freedoms are at stake.  While notionally an idea to prevent copyright theft, it’s real purpose opens the floodgates for any undemocratic organisation to walk over our freedoms (such as they are) for which our forefathers slugged their guts out.  Read this, then either; walk away (wondering in a [...]

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Continuing the Correct Chronology in the Recent Georgian Saga

It’s important that in these times of tit-for-tat diplomacy which have replaced common sense and dialogue, that the correct order of statements and actions is recorded. Otherwise, in a short time, a different history will be seen as people’s views and memories get clouded in the mists of time.  Eventually, a whole new history appears [...]

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V2 Schneider and Heroes

V2 Schneider – Bowie I don’t know why Bowie titled it so; maybe it’s a tribute to the Kraftwerk dude.  Whatever, it’s one of my all-time favourite intros and even though it’s lost some power compared to the “modern” sounds available now, it’s still a cracker and it could easily be re-done.  The sax at [...]

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Cold War Notched up a tad.

Russian efforts to counter U.S. missile defense network gaining momentum Russia, Belarus To build Air Defense Against U.S. Missile Shield Russian efforts to counter U.S. missile defense network gaining momentum In a display of mistrust not seen for some time, the Russians have decided that they need to defend themselves on Belarus soil against the [...]

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Georgia, the Pipelines and The Marx Brothers

My previous post, just before I went on a short break, warned that the Olympics might become a side-show in a widening chain of events.  This has turned out to be true.  My quotation from the Buddhist monk, Nichiren Daishonin, could now really have the word land exchanged for the more relevant world. If the [...]

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The True Meaning of Religion – Jet Fighters

Today’s little mention on this news item here on The BBC News website about the auction house sale of a key that unlocks the door to the Kaaba, shows, at the beginning and end of the article, the true meaning of religion – certainly in the ones stemming from “Abraham”. It’s states it’s the “12th [...]

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