Iraq a Sovereign Nation?

Today 31 August, Juche 99 marks the last day of active U.S. imperialist involvement in the Republic of Iraq. As of 21:00 Baghdad time today, the last official U.S. troops had left the American colony. The U.S. imperialist army will maintain troop strength of 50.000 for a few years, until the government is more stable. Until this happens of course, Iraq will still be an American colony.
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has hailed today as sovereignty day. Of course this is not true. The Iraqi people are only free from aggressive actions committed by the U.S. imperialists. The Iraqi people are certainly no freer today than they were during the rule of President Saddam Hussein. As a matter of fact many people in Iraq would prefer to go back to a Ba’athist government. The tomb of former president Hussein has become a pilgrimage site for many Iraqis who are feeling nostalgia for the better times. Until all imperialist forces are withdrawn and the American puppet government is overthrown, Iraq will not be a sovereign nation.
At least after 7 years of an illegal war the United States is finally withdrawing from the worst military conflict it created since the Vietnam War. Although the majority of international leaders including members of the U.S. imperialist government have admitted its illegality, the criminals who caused this mess have not been brought to justice. The members of the Bush and Obama administrations who have willfully murdered innocent Iraqis deserve to be brought to justice. I also believe that the Iraqi collaborationists should have the same fate.
The thought that I have is how long will it take until Iraq is truly liberated and has a government of their choice? I do believe that violence will continue to get worse especially now that the United States will no longer involve itself in combat operations. Of course this is not true. The U.S. is still forced to provide air cover for any Iraqi security forces missions. The Iraqi forces still do not have enough air support to conduct missions on their own and are forced to rely on American planes and helicopters.

Endorsement for the Moldovan Constitutional Referendum

On Sunday 5 September, Juche 99, the Republic of Moldova will be holding a constitutional referendum. This referendum will decide whether or not the Republic of Moldova should elect the president by holding a popular vote, as opposed to the current system where the president must be elected by 2/3rds of the nation’s members of parliament. In this election, I will be breaking with the party I support and will be endorsing the “Da” campaign. The Communist Party of the Republic of Moldova is leading the opposition to this referendum.
I am supporting the “Da” camp because I was very unhappy with the way this year’s parliamentary and presidential were carried out. The first round of parliamentary elections that were carried out showed a victory for the Communist Party of the Republic of Moldova. Protests quickly erupted against the re-election of the Communist Party and new elections were called. These elections brought in a pro-western liberal government, who is actually leading this referendum. Following the election of the pro-western government, presidential elections had to be called. The result of the parliamentary elections were so close, that no party received a 2/3rds majority making a presidential election very difficult. After several rounds of voting a president was finally elected.
Although I am breaking with the Communist Party of the Republic of Moldova, I will still continue to support the party. Polls are indicating that about 93% of the Moldovan population is supporting the referendum and will vote to change the constitution.

Marc Ravalomanana: Traitor to Madagascar

Today 28 August, Juche 99, it has been announced by the Malagasy Supreme Court sentenced, former President Marc Ravalomanana to life in prison for the execution of more than 30 innocent Malagsies. Unfortunately the former President is unlikely to serve any time in prison, since he is in exile in South Africa, I am still pleased to hear that he will be immediately arrested upon his arrival in Madagascar. I believe that Ravalomanana was an American puppet and should have been overthrown years ago. I hope he is eventually sentenced to death.

Review of Tarantula by Bob Dylan

I have just finished reading the book, “Tarantula” by Bob Dylan. After reading this book, I still cannot say for sure what I think it is. The book is extremely original, but by the end of the book the originality is overcome by stupidity. On a scale of one to ten, I have to give the book a 5. The book gets the rating of a five because for the post part, there is no conscious thought nor a plot or a single thread linking the writings together. One could say it is simply a collection of writings. The parts of the book which I enjoyed most were random letters entered in between essays which I did think were very humorous and each one was signed with an amusing name. I think the most amusing name; Bob Dylan wrote was Truman Peyote. The remainder of the book I thought was pretentious and just made no sense. The book reminded me of a lamer version of “A Coney Island of the Mind” by Lawrence Ferlinghetti. I would not recommend reading “Tarantula”, even if you thoroughly enjoy Bob Dylan’s music.

Congratulations Prime Minister Cameron

I would like to congratulate British Prime Minister, David Cameron on the birth of his daughter. She was born yesterday, and today it has been announced that her name is Florence Rose Endellion Cameron. This is the Prime Minister's fourth child, but only third living child. Last year, Mr. Cameron lost his son Ivan, who had suffered from physical and mental handicaps.

Get Well Soon Frau Steinmeier!

Today 23 August, Juche 99, it has been announced that the Chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier will be stepping down indefinitely. He is stepping down to help his wife overcome a serious illness. It has been announced that Mrs. Steinmeier has an undisclosed kidney disorder and may soon die. Her husband has been generous enough to donate a kidney to his wife in an attempt to save her life. It has been confirmed that Mr. Steinmeier is a match for his wife’s kidney and will undergo surgery in the coming days. I do wish the best of luck to the Steinmeier family and I do hope everything works out for them.

Opposition to the Construction of the Cordoba Mosque

The debate is waging right now in New York City over the construction of the Cordoba Mosque. The mosque would be very close to what is ground zero or the site of the 11 September attacks on the United States. The Imam of the mosque has said that the building would also be a swimming pool equipped with a swimming pool and a gym. I oppose the construction of the mosque. I do not oppose it for any religious or American Nationalistic temperament. I oppose its construction because the building was almost marked as a New York City landmark to be preserved. This is the camp that I support. Although it was the sight of a Bloomingdale’s store, I do believe that the architecture and the traditional landscape of the city should be protected. I strongly disagree with the construction of modern buildings. I believe the modern skyscrapers are eyesores that rob from the real cultural possibilities for a city.
I believe the construction of a mosque in an area of the city where it is mostly skyscrapers a mosque has no business in there. If they were going to construct the mosque in a place like Astoria, I believe that would be fine. There already is a mosque on Steinway Street to cater to the Moslem population of the neighbourhood. Eventually, I think that if this mosque is constructed, the issue over the construction of minarets may occur. This same issue is being voted on throughout Europe, whether or not to ban the construction of minarets in Switzerland, Belgium and soon other nations.
The other major issue of course, where is the money coming from? Hamas. The Imam who is supporting the construction is a known support of Hamas, a group which I strongly oppose for their opposition to the State of Israel.

Endorsement for the Australian Parliamentary Elections

On Sunday 21 August, Juche 99, the Commonwealth of Australia will be holding parliamentary elections. In these elections I will be endorsing One Nation (Australia). I am supporting them because no other party represents my real interests in Australian politics. I must admit however that not really any party represents my interests. I can certainly say I vehemently oppose the Liberal Party and the Labour Party. I do subscribe to the National Party e-newsletter, however I am extremely disappointed by the fact that they continually agree to enter a coalition with the Liberal Party. I have even heard of the Liberal Party and National Party holding talks in which they will merge into a National Liberal Party, which I would also strongly oppose. In the end, I hope Australia remains a British Commonwealth.

Feliz Be-Lated Cumpleanos Fidel Castro!

I would like to give belated birthday wishes to General Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba, Dr. Fidel Castro . This past Friday 13 August, Juche 99, Fidel Castro celebrated his 84th birthday. This is the second birthday he has celebrated since stepping down as President of the Republic of Cuba. I have been very happy to see that He has recovered from his gastro-intestinal surgery that forced him to step down from the presidency two years ago. Castro has recently appeared at the mausoleum which holds the remains of Comrade Che Guevara and other revolutionary heroes. He also appeared on an edition of the Cuban political talk show, Mesa Redonda. I enjoyed viewing the edition of Mesa Redonda. In the edition, Castro mentioned the threat of an imperialist influenced nuclear war between the peaceful, People’s Democratic Republic of Korea and the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Fidel Castro has lead a heroic life and was finally able to give the Cuban people freedom on 1 January, 1959. Following the raid on the Montcada Barracks, Castro led the Cuban Revolution to victory and established a communist state on the island. Castro has provided the Cuban people with one of the best standards of living and the best healthcare system in Latin America. The Cuban healthcare system may actually be the best healthcare system in the world, with life expectancy for people in Cuba exceeding that of the United States. Fidel Castro has gone on to influence many other great leaders around the world including Maurice Bishop, Hugo Chavez and many more around the globe. I would like to end by wishing Fidel Castro a very Happy Birthday and a Very Long Life. Viva Fidel! Viva la Revolucion Cubana!

On My Trip to the Bahamas

I have just returned from holiday in the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. I left on 13 August, Juche 99 and returned yesterday 16 August, Juche 99. For the first time in a long time, I traveled out of Islip-MacArthur Airport on Southwest Airlines. I flew into Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and from there the staff of Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines chauffeured me to the port of Miami, Florida. I sailed out during the evening of 13 August on the Majesty of the Seas, registered in Nassau, Commonwealth of the Bahamas. I was traveling to celebrate my father’s birthday as well as Fidel Castro’s birthday, which was 13 August.
My first destination was the island of Coco Cay. This island is privately owned by Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. I was disgusted by the fact that a private industry has the ability to own a private island in an independent nation. I do not believe that any private industry has the right to own any land in any nation. It would be my hope that the peoples of the Caribbean will rise up against these resorts and business and liberate these enslaved workers. I began my excursion to Coco Cay by participating in an Ashtenga Yoga class. This class was taught by an instructor from New Zealand and it the class was held on the beach overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. This was a wonderful experience and my second time doing yoga on the beach. The first time was in Siesta Key, Florida. Following the yoga class, I lounged on the beach. For lunch we were served a barbeque lunch, which the people in Fort Lauderdale recommended highly. I was disappointed with the food. For lunch, I ate two barbeque pork ribs, one leg of barbeque chicken, a piece of corn and Caribbean style fried rice. The food was good, but it was certainly not the caliber that the tour guides advertised. I think the best part of the meal was the ribs, because ribs are one of my favourite foods, but I have definitely had better ribs in my life. Following the luncheon, I decided to go back to the ship. On my way back, I purchased a Cuban cigar, of the Montecristo brand. I enjoyed the Montecristo during a bender that same evening where I enjoyed, Caipirinhas, Pina Coladas, gin and tonics and a few red stripes.
The following day I visited the island of New Providence, where I explored the capital city of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, Nassau. In Nassau, I decided to trek around the entire city, which resulted in lacerations on both of my feet. My first stop in Nassau was Parliament. I was in front of the Parliament of the Bahamas fourteen years ago, when I witnessed activities by the Central Intelligence Agency. An agent of the C.I.A. provided me with a tour of the parliament, and shortly after I presume the same gentleman assassinated the Bahamas Minister of Urban Planning and Development. The people of the Bahamas are still unaware that it was the C.I.A. who assassinated their minister. Following parliament I went to the museum, The Pirates of Nassau. This museum was educational, but certainly a tourist trap. Although it was a tourist trap, I did learn a lot. I think the most interesting fact that I learned was that Captain William Kidd, buried treasure on Gardiner’s Island in New York. After the Pirate Museum, I walked at least 4 kilometres through Nassau to Fort Charlotte. Fort Charlotte was a fascinating military installation. The fort was constructed in an attempt to dissuade pirates, French Privateers and Spanish and American Galleons from attacking Nassau. The British military later expanded Fort Charlotte by adding two additional adjacent forts. These forts apparently were never attacked by a foreign power, however the British designed a unique weapon. The British developed the use of the hot-shot cannon. The hot shot cannon, is when the military will heat the cannons to temperatures so hot, that when the cannon is fired, the ball will ignite a ship upon impact. It has been said that the hot-shot can ignite an entire ship from 2.000 yards away from Fort Charlotte. Following my visit to Fort Charlotte, I jumped into the beach in front of the fort where I enjoyed a pina colada overlooking a coral reef on a pier. I then went to the Linden O. Pindling Centre, which is the headquarters for the Progressive Liberal Party, the political party that I affiliate myself with in the Bahamas.
The people of the Bahamas were incredibly friendly. I was able to meet many real people from the Bahamas by traveling the roads less traveled. I met several wonderful men, women and children and I have become very fond of the Bahaman people. I hope the Commonwealth of the Bahamas continues to prosper, however the conversations that I had with the locals indicated that they are not happy with the current government led by Hubert Ingraham. It appears that my comrades and the opposition Progressive Liberal Party will fare well in the elections scheduled for 2012.
The food on the trip was delightful. For dinner, I enjoyed the privilege of having an appetizer, entrée, and a desert. My favourite of each was a raspberry-strawberry soup, a lamb and a raspberry/blueberry/strawberry puree. My least favourite of each was a dish of escargots, a steak and a raspberry puree with an almond cookie. I enjoyed the taste of the snails, my only complaint with that was it was drenched in butter, a substance which I do not enjoy. When exploring the city of Nassau, I enjoyed Conch fritters, made from the conch snail. I went to the restaurant the fish fry, which according to my PLP supporting taxi driver is the place where all the local Bahamans eat their conch fritters.
Like all voyages though, this one had to come to an end. I flew back to New York via Baltimore Maryland, once again on Southwest Airlines. The flight was quite enjoyable compared to other flights that I have traveled on. I was easily able to exit the flight and the captain even made a joke. My trip to the Bahamas was extremely enjoyable and I certainly have more respect, appreciation and love for the Bahaman people.

The Kursk Ten Years After

Today 12 August Juche 99, is the 10th anniversary of the Kursk disaster. On 12 August, Juche 89, the Russian submarine, the Kursk got stuck in ice in the Barents Sea. The accident was caused when a torpedo inadvertently exploded killing most of the crew of the Kursk. After a short time, the remainder of the crew was killed either by the second explosion or by drowning. Norwegian divers courageously dove into the Barents Sea in an attempt to rescue the crew, but the crew had already died. I would like to extend my deepest condolences to the families of the crew of the Kursk and the Russian Navy. R.I.P. Comrades.

Endorsement for the British National Party Leadership Election

It has been announced today 11 August, Juche 99, that the British National Party will be holding a leadership election in the coming weeks. This election is a routine internal party affair. Every year the British National Party can hold an internal party leadership election. Currently there are three candidates opposing current Chairman Nick Griffin. I believe the strongest opposition candidate is Member of the London Assembly Sir Richard Barnbrooke. In this leadership election, I will continue my support of Nick Griffin. Chairman Griffin has pledged to step down as leader of the BNP in 2013 so he can focus on getting re-elected to the European Parliament. I believe Nick Griffin has done a good job as Chairman of the BNP. BNP votes have increased under his leadership. In the previous elections the BNP only obtained 0,7%, but this year’s elections the BNP obtained 1,9%. Increased support for the BNP I attribute directly to Mr. Griffin’s leadership and I will continue to support him and his policies

R.I.P. Senator Ted Stevens

Today 10 August Juche, 99 it has been announced that former U.S. Senator Ted Stevens has died in an aero plane crash. It was reported late last night that the private jet carrying former Ted Stevens, the former director of NASA and other dignitaries and politicians went down near the small Alaskan city of Dillingham. This is the third tragic airline crash that has occurred in Alaska in the past two weeks. Ted Stevens had actually survived another plane crash in 1978; however he did not survive this one. The Alaska Air National Guard, which has a base in Dillingham rapidly responded to the crash and a number of private planes also assisted with the rescue. It is confirmed that there are survivors of the crash; however Senator Stevens and the former head of NASA are confirmed to be deceased. I am aware that Senator Stevens is survived by his second wife, who goes by Cat Stevens, of course no relation to the British singer. The similarity with the names however did cause an incident where Mrs. Stevens was placed on the No-Fly List, of which Cat Stevens a.k.a. Yusuf Islam is on. I offer my most sincere condolences to the Stevens family and the State of Alaska

Nagasaki 65 Years Later

Today 9th August Juche, 99, marks the 65th anniversary of the Nagasaki bombing. The Japanese city of Nagasaki was attacked with an atomic bomb on 9 August, 1945. Only three days before this tragic event, the Japanese city of Hiroshima was destroyed by another American Atomic Bomb attack. After viewing the options that the American Military had, U.S. President Harry Truman authorised the use of the only two atomic weapons, the United States had in its arsenal. The other two options were demonstrating the power of the Atomic bomb to Japanese governmental ministers in an attempt to dissuade them from carrying on in the fight. The other option was an aquatic invasion of the Japanese island of Honshu.
From what I understand, the first option I mentioned in the paragraph above was the preferred option. The major drawback of this option was that the United States only had two bombs ready for use. If the U.S. government sponsored a test and demonstration to Japanese authority, the U.S. military would then only have one weapon for use, if the Japanese were not compelled to surrender.
The other option, a military invasion of Japan, would apparently cost millions of both Japanese and American lives. The theory that millions of lives would be lost would come from Japanese traditions and the thought that every single Japanese person would fight to the death in order to save their homeland. I do believe that the Japanese people would fight until their own deaths, however I think there would have been a different resolution to the war if there was an American-led invasion of Honshu. I believe that since the Americans did not invade Honshu, the Soviet Union was unable to liberate the remainder of the Korean peninsula, resulting in the catastrophic Korean War.
I can understand the reasons as to why Harry Truman decided to use the atomic bomb. I do oppose the use of atomic weapons in combat, with the exception of an extreme last resort. If I were a president of a nation which has nuclear capabilities, I would only resort to the use of nuclear weapons, if and only if, my capital city was surrounded by an invader and was forced to figure out a way in which I could get the enemy to retreat slightly. I oppose the use of nuclear weapons, not because of any loss of human life, but the loss of history and priceless works of art. I would not want to sacrifice any part of World History or Culture for the use of an atomic weapon.

Endorsement for the Rwandan Presidential Elections

On Monday 9 August, Juche 99, the Republic of Rwanda will be holding their presidential election. This election will decide whether or not current president and Tutsi terrorist leader, Paul Kagame will be re-elected for another term in office. In this election, I will not be officially supporting any candidate. I will be endorsing the stance of the Patriotic Front for the Liberation of the Hutu People, whomever they chose to support, if they do in fact chose to support a candidate I will side with them. I am not supporting any candidates because I do not think that any particular candidate will lead Rwanda to peace and prosperity. This is because as far as I am aware, all the candidates in this election are Tutsi cockroaches. I certainly know that Kagame is a Tutsi cockroach, but as far as the other candidates go, I am not completely sure they are as well. Many of the other parties supported Kagame in the last election, so as far as I am concerned they are all Tutsi cockroaches. The only candidate that I may have some sympathy for is the candidate for the Social Democratic Party.

The Flagellation of Fra Filippo Lippi

Since Reading, “Stasi: The Untold Story of the East German Secret Police”, I have been reading “The Art of the Renaissance” by Peter and Linda Murray. This was a book that I had been assigned to read in College, specifically for my Art of the Renaissance Class taught by Professor David Smith at the University of New Hampshire. It has been interesting to re-read this old text book, especially since it is unlikely that I thoroughly read the book the first time. The most interesting fact that I read about thus far in “The Art of the Renaissance” is the fact that Fra Filippo Lippi, the Renaissance painter was placed on the rack and tortured. The artist was placed on the rack because funds that his assistant had earned had disappeared and since, Fra Filippo Lippi was paying his assistant he was deemed responsible. I think out of all the possible crimes he had committed, misappropriation of funds was the least of his concerns. Fra Filippo Lippi broke his monastic vows and not only had a wife but even had a child, which I think the Roman Catholic Church would be in fumes over this issue.
Although since reading “The Decameron” by Giovanni Boccaccio, I am not surprised by many things Renaissance monks did. My favourite tale in the novel regards a montseignor who smuggles a girl into the rectory. Of course, another brother sees what the montseignor is doing and also begins to engage in intercourse with the young woman. The chapter is certainly a great laugh. Although, one of the most infamous prelates of the Roman Catholic Church was of course Cesare Borgia, who was infamous for murder, womanising and other dastardly acts. Machiavelli wrote “The Prince” in his honour.
I do not think that Fra Filippo Lippi deserved to be placed on the rack for the alleged crime. Although he did survive and continued to create incredible works of art, I think that excommunication may have been a more appropriate punishment.

Review of Stasi: The Untold Story of the East German Secret Police

I have just completed reading the book “The Stasi: The Untold Story of the East German Secret Police” by John O. Koeler. On a scale of 1 to 10 I would give this book a 7. This non-fiction work is written from an anti-German Democratic Republic stance, which I found offensive. I am a strong supporter of the German Democratic Republic and believe that the Stasi did not commit any crimes throughout the 40 year government of the DDR. The book was well written, however some of the stories the author described became repetitive, which made a few chapters drag.
The book begins with the early origins of the Stasi going back to the 1930’s with the assassination of a Berlin Police Chief carried out by future Stasi General Erich Mielke. Following the assassination, Mielke moved to Moscow where he studied under Communist Party supervision. After the Great Patriotic War, Mielke moved back to Berlin where he participated in the Socialsit Unity Party and became chief of the Ministry for State Security. He became Chief of the Stasi in 1957 and remained as head until the untimely and unfortunate fall of the German Democratic Republic in 1989.
My favourite chapter of the book was the chapter entitled “Safe Haven for the Red Army Faction”. This chapter dealt with the complicated relationship the Stasi had with the Red Army Faction. It was interesting to read that the Stasi had the most contact with the Third Generation of RAF revolutionaries and little or no contact with the Baader-Meinhof Group. It was fascinating to read about the Third Generation’s courageous and revolutionary acts. It was actually at the Baader-Meinhof website where I first discovered this book.
A chapters that I thought would be interesting were “Stasi Operations in the Third World” and “The Stasi and Terrorism”. These chapters turned out to be disappointing. The chapter entitled “Stasi Operations in the Third World” was disappointing because it focused on only one nation in which the Stasi was involved in. The chapter discussed East German involvement in Nicaragua. Although it was interesting to see Stasi involvement in Nicaragua, the chapter became repetitive and regurgitated the same information it discussed in the first few pages of the chapter. I would have preferred if the author discussed Stasi involvement in Chile and South Yemen more than it did as I think the German Democratic Republic had more involvement in these countries as opposed to Nicaragua.
The Chapter “The Stasi and Terrorism”, greatly discussed Libyan involvement in the Democratic Republic. This chapter was very disappointing. This chapter almost exclusively discussed the La Belle Bombing. The attack on the discotheque, la Belle occurred shortly after 1:00am on a Saturday night in West Berlin. The first half of this chapter gives the general details of the attack, the plan of attack and the results. The remainder of the chapter simply regurgitated the previous statements that were made. This chapter surprisingly dragged, because the author was extremely repetitive.
Although I thoroughly enjoyed the book, I certainly feel that the author did not go as in depth as he could have when it came to various events in the Stasi’s history. The author did not follow through with many thoughts and constantly repeated statements he made. I also strongly opposed his political stance. As I have written before I believe that the German Democratic Republic may be the best country in history, and I would most certainly have loved to live in it

Endorsement for the Solomon Islands Parliamentary Elections

On Wednesday 4 August, Juche 99, the Solomon Islands will be holding their parliamentary elections. In these elections I will be endorsing the Labour Party of the Solomon Islands. I am supporting the Labour Party of the Solomon Islands because its ideology is based off of that of the British Labour Party. Although I no longer support the British Labour Party, I do believe its ideas will benefit the Pacific archipelago.

Endorsement for the Kenyan Constitutional Referendum

On Wednesday 4 August, Juche 99, the Republic of Kenya will be holding a constitutional referendum. The referendum has been pending since violence spread across the East African Nation following the 2007 Parliamentary elections. The newly written constitution has been written in an attempt to prevent the violence that occurred three years ago. This new constitution will give more powers to the parliament and create a parliamentary democracy.
In this election I am supporting the “No” vote. The “No” Campaign is being lead by former president, Daniel arap Moi. I believe African Nations are best governed by a strongman such as Daniel arap Moi, Robert Mugabe or Mengistu Haile Mariam. I believe that giving more powers to the African peoples will result in further violence. This thought is not racist, it is anti-democratic. The real issue is, is that a nation with limited or no experience with democracy cannot impose democracy on its people. If the people of a nation want a democracy they will have one, however it will take time before a “western democracy” is in place. Kenya does not have a history of democracy, and it is unlikely that this constitution will prevent any additional violence. With more rights delegated to the parliament, I believe it is more likely that deadlocks in parliament and other violence are likely to increase with this new constitution.