World, You’re First After US

Just so you boneheads know. If for some reason you are a country who is betting on the US giving up sovereignty or anything else just because some guy who claims to represent us said so, you are sorely mistaken.

In America we have a thing called the Constitution and within this document are the rules of engagement for all our elected officials. Now here is the tricky part eh…

If by chance one of these elected officials violates the terms of his/her official duties as a president, governor etc, they have violated the terms of their candidacy. That means anything official these morons may say during their tenure is not valid if their actions do not follow our written constitution. In short, you loose if you think for one second the American people will allow you to march over here and claim your bounty since the person who gave you authority was not qualified, including Barack Obama.

So talk all your cheap One World Order smack to us whence you truly think we are easy and you will find out that this is still America regardless of what some corrupt politician may say. After all they are violating the law of the land and money has no place in the grand scheme of things here in the US of A. So buy into all our hopelessly corrupt politicians and see what happens when you think it’s OK to march in here and spout off all your Euro WTO crap. You may end up with a few more holes than you expected because American’s don’t buy into that crap homeboy.

America will always be an enigma in the eyes of the world and that is how it goes. We will argue amongst ourselves but if any of you boneheads think you can side with any of us, you are in worse shape than us and will most likely end up dead. So buy into this One World Order crappola and see where it will get you because it will not give you the USA and that is a given, no matter what president says so.

Like it or not America is full if pissed off campers and you outsiders will be toast in the making whence you think you have us in the palm of your hand, like it or not.

One day world leaders as well as American politicians will be known as the treasonous swine they really are since they sold their countries for material gain and corporate interests to the World Trade Organization for fun and profit.

And I speak for the silenced majority.

Your Devil’s Advocate

Buffalohair

Buffy Saint Marie

What can you say about an artist who earned awards that span the imagination like the Oscar and a host of other honors for excellence? Well, after receiving her latest album, “Running for The Drum” all I can say is WOW. Pure energy is an understatement as Buffy and her crew pounded off another fantastic album that is absolutely fantastic.

Running for the Drum is a classic example of why Buffy Saint Marie is still an iconic legion who commands the respect of all who follow in her foot steps. The lady totally rocks and still manages to get my crusty dander up when I hear her dynamic tunes on my Marconi. Gads, from the first tune, “No No Keshagash to the last “Still This Love Goes On” Buffy has you on the edge of your seat in anticipation for the next tune. And in true Buffy style she delivers and delivers big time in this album.

Not relegated to living on royalties Buffy is a true trooper as her and her merry band of minstrel’s pound out tune after tune to live audiences from around the world. Does she know when to stop? I hope not since she is still tops in my book and her latest album “Running for the Drum is well worth a look see and it is a sure bet you will enjoy her music as much as I have since I received this fantastic album.

So it is my recommendation that you listen to Buffy Saint Marie’s latest Album and see for yourself what all the fuss is about. It will be a musical experience you will not soon forget. This Saskatchewan Canadian Native is more than the pride of the Indigenous communities of the America’s; she is an icon within the music industry.

Find out for yourself eh….

http://www.myspace.com/buffysaintemarie

http://www.buffysaintemarie.co.uk/page3.html

Your Devil’s Advocate

Buffalohair

If The Two Speak

Recent dialogue has spurred hope from some and disgust from others as the possibility Aung San Suu Kyi and the political prisoners release continue to echo in many circles. The only dialogue that really matters is that between Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and Gen. Than Shwe of Burma. Senators filled with feel good speeches as well as the corrupt United Nations can ramble all they want but it’s the dialogue between Daw Aung San Suu Kyi that really matters to the people of Burma.

Rumor has it that Daw Aung San Suu Kyi will soon have dialogue with Gen. Than Shwe. Other rumors tell of meetings between Aung San Suu Kyi and key members of her party as well. Be it as it may it is action that will speak louder than words when it is all said and done. Having lived through false hopes on many occasions already, I am jaded and it will take more than feel good headlines and speeches before I am convinced that true reconciliation has begun within the borders of Burma.

If by chance there is substance to these potentially wonderful rumors and Aung San Suu Kyi as well as the political prisoners is released from bondage, then the regime of Burma will have my attention. When friends and former business associates are free to contact me whence they are released from prison I will also sing the merry tune of true reconciliation. Reading reports from my correspondence in all quarters of Burma and the regime I see another story, sadly.

Ethnic people are still in the sights of the regime and villagers are still being hijacked then forced into slavery while children are still drafted into military service. Than Shwe’s minions are doing everything possible to make their Supremo Than Shwe out to be a liar at the very least. The fact 15,000 Chinese soldiers have come to the aid of the Wa Army in response to Than Shwe’s Border Guard initiative is proof positive that all is not well in the land of Shwe. Fact is, Than Shwe has driven a wedge between Burma and China with his antics with the Wa, Kachin, Mongol and Kokang people, just to mention a few. This is a terminal move since now battle lines have been scribed in Burma’s future. Oil and gas will not save his regime now since China is well aware that Suu Kyi will continue to do business with the giant dragon. In reality Aung San Suu Kyi defended China in a recent conversation with a US Senator who tried to berate China, (Jim Webb). This weighed heavily with Chinese authorities who once thought Aung San Suu Kyi would not do business with them if she retained power.

China is all about business and they will do anything in their power to maintain commerce. This is how it’s been for several thousand years and I don’t see them changing anytime soon. China holds many keys to Burma’s development but by no means do they hold the trump card. Sadly to Than Shwe’s chagrin it’s the nations of the free world who hold other lucrative cards that far out shadow China’s mere pittance of a return. Burma still retains a wealth of natural resources that can see this nation into prosperity well into the next century. The possibility of a flourishing economy rests not in the hands of Than Shwe but in the general who takes his place and this man will be the hero who will liberate Burma. Than Shwe will have given away his place in history by his short sightedness, that is a given.

Ah but there are more cards on the table than once realized. The most prized of all is the safety of Than Shwe’s family whence he departs life on this plain. The reality is there is no general who will actually have the power to secure Than Shwe’s family’s protection. They will try but their efforts will be in vain and their words will fall on deaf ears, even within their own ranks. The only person on Earth who actually has the power to secure the lives and safety of Gen. Than Shwe’s family is Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. Only her word will secure Than Shwe’s families safety whence he dies. Only Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has the power to stop the wave of revenge that will bestow the Shwe family whence Gen. Than is dead and that is the bottom line.

So for the sake of Than Shwe’s family there is ongoing dialogue with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and there is actual reconciliation within Burma’s infrastructure. Only then will Than Shwe be able to die in peace since his family will be secured. The only other option is a grave one indeed since it’s a guaranteed death sentence for Than Shwe’s bride and his kids. There are only two paths he can walk at this juncture and if he follows the path of ego his family will feel cold steel on their necks soon after his death. On the other hand, he can become a hero with a rich legacy of rebirth and he can be known as a new father of Burma’s independence. Then again words of dialogue with Aung San Suu Kyi were only poppycock in the first place and the heads of Than Shwe’s loved ones will fill the baskets of retribution.

Your Devil’s Advocate

Buffalohair

חנוכה שמח

More Charges for Daw Aung San Suu Kyi?

As people speculate about the possibility this latest meeting between Aung San Suu Kyi and the junta may bare fruit, I beg to differ. Quite the contrary I see something more devious in the works. With dialogue being tossed around about the possibility Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and the NLD were *secreting news to the west it is obvious Gen. Than Shwe is about to pull of another distraction while tossing Suu Kyi into further peril. Smells like the same ole crappola.

Junta thugs have already begun tossing allegations at Aung San Suu Kyi and the NLD for leaking letters sent to Than Swine citing the NLD’s Special Announcement published on September 28 of this year. The innocuous letter simply outlined Aung San Suu Kyi’s willingness to cooperate with the junta. Chan Mya Aye, the author if the scathing article also noted events previous to this dating back several years in the state run media where the story appeared. Sen. Than Shwe is quietly building a case around Aung San Suu Kyi in yet another effort to keep her out of the publics eye while he proceeds with the sham election of 2010.

So I venture to say we are about to go through another atrocitious and shameful event. Aung San Suu Kyi will be the sacrificial lamb as the junta forges ahead with a new sham trial to complement the sham election. The world will be shocked and in disbelief. The hopelessly corrupt United Nations will fire off another round of worthless letters of rebuke outlining sanctions. It is funny, in a dark way, how Kim Bi-moon’s cronies in South Korea don’t need to abide by international sanctions though. Daewoo has become fabulously wealthy working with the junta over the years. And their products line shelves around the world. Daewoo employees were also noted for their cruel if not barbaric treatment of Burmese citizens as well.

Yes, politicians will get back on their soapboxes and make more feel good speeches then lob spineless idle threats at the criminal regime of Burma. And all the while Aung San Suu Kyi will loose her home and be relegated to Insein Prison for the rest of her life because she violated the terms of her house arrest. The NLD will be considered an outlaw organization along with other pro democracy groups and end up in prisons around Burma. The Karen, Wa, Kachin and other ethnic groups will be killed off or turned into slavery. Their women will be systematically raped by scores of Burmese Soldiers to “purify” these hopelessly impure ethnic women. Children will continue to be used in the military as slaves and sex objects by the junta. Possibly Tata Motors will build a “Nano” plant along side their military truck division already inside of Burma. Speaking about Tata, don’t be surprised if Tata moves the Land Rover and Jaguar plants out of England and into Burma as well. Slave labor is much cheaper and more profitable, just look at China and their lucrative Gulag system.

Than Shwe is a victim of habit and only a fool can’t see that he has something up his sleeve. Baiting the press with words of concern over Aung San Suu Kyi and the NLD’s alleged improprieties are nothing more than a precursor for future litigation in Burma’s kangaroo court system. Like they say, “Hope for the best but prepare for the worst”, and I have a feeling things are about to get even more stupid in Burma as this sham election unfolds.

* http://www.mizzima.com/news/inside-burma/3139-nld-denies-using-media.html

Your Devil’s Advocate

Buffalohair

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Exodus from Burma Continues

I about fell over in my chair when I learned that 33 Burmese officers were training with the *United Nations on Child Soldier Prevention. How far beyond stupid does Than Shwe think people are anyway? Than Shwe is frantically painting a picture of legitimacy for the world to ogle at for illusions sake. All is well as he showboats Human Rights issues, forms bogus political parties and “feel good” leagues in his masterpiece of fraud. I wonder how many other noble causes Than Shwe will create before the sham election? Apparently none of the basic requests from the NLD are even in consideration. So true dialogue between parties is not on the horizon and Than Shwe has no intention of releasing anyone who even knows how to spell democracy. At best Than Shwe will continue to release political prisoners who are on the verge of death. And quietly Karen villagers will continue to flee for their lives in advance of the traitorous DKBA.

Refugee centers in Thailand have been receiving evacuees in great numbers since the combined forces of the Burmese Army and the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) laid siege on Karen National Union (KNU), Brigade 7 last June. Now the DKBA raids villages for slave labor, forced military service, child soldiers, rape and murder. Karen villagers know first hand how barbaric the DKBA soldiers are. They will force villagers to work as porters while raping the women and killing the elders for fun. Refugees from all DKBA regions report of similar acts of brutality and murder. Many people are threatened with death if the say a word to anyone about these horrific events. Others are not so lucky and are killed on the spot then left in the jungle to rot. It is as simple as that.

News about the **DKBA were becoming border guards has stepped up the flow of refugees. The junta and the DKBA have no regard for Karen villagers. Karen are hunted down then killed like animals for sport. The women are not so fortunate since they are raped to death or butchered alive in some cases. Occasionally Karen are tortured to death in a variety of ritualistic ways with their body parts placed on sticks or wires. A warning to those who refuse to be taken as slaves and porters, this is the price you pay if you refuse to work for the junta. The DKBA take sadism to another level and the villagers don’t want any part of that. Brother against brother personified.

Burmanization, better know as leaving a soldiers blood in every village, is Than Shwe’s mandate for raping ethnic minorities. In a twisted way he thinks he is purifying these people by planting Burman seeds within these tribes. The Burman race is Than Shwe’s version of Hitler’s “Master Race”. Than Shwe’s “Rape for Burma” program yielded more than he bargained for since this became the perfect vehicle for a host of venereal diseases including HIV. By infecting unwanted tribes they will eventually die off saving expensive bullets. Maybe when Than Shwe starts a woman’s league of some kind he can explain this nifty piece of military doctrine. Minority groups who side with the junta are perfect candidates for this type of biological warfare since they are expendable. After all, they are not Burman. When faced with a choice of using Burman troops or ethnic minority allies to sweep a mine field the junta will use the ethnic group first including the child soldiers.

With thousands of child soldiers in the Burmese military a paltry 30 officers training with the UN is nothing more than an exercise in futility but a priceless photo op moment. Looks good, sounds good and it makes Than Shwe look good, well not really. This is nothing more than a calculated move to show progress to a gullible world and not some hallowed “first step” towards true reform. Don’t make me laugh; this is just another junta masquerade. If you read about it in the New Lie’s of Myanmar or any other Shwe sanctioned media outlet you know it’s a masterful piece of propaganda. Slander and bold faced lies are what is vomited from Than Shwe’s presses and that’s an understatement. True journalism in Burma is rewarded with prison time and met with weekly torture.

Its business as usual as Than Shwe tosses the world a few more crumbs while in all actuality doing nothing at all. In the back ground thousands of refugees are pouring into Thailand as Than Shwe quietly moves his military into position for one of a string of offensives he has planned. Biological and chemical weapons are bountiful in Than Shwe’s arsenal these days, but oh well. The ceasefire groups who refused to relinquish their sovereignty and become border cops are already preparing for the worst from Burma’s xenophobic regime. Buddhist monks as well as pro democracy advocates are disappearing by the day and the world is oblivious. It will be interesting to see what comes of the meeting between ***Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and Liaison Minister Aung Kyi.

* http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=17366

** http://www.irrawaddy.org/highlight.php?art_id=17368

*** http://www.irrawaddy.org/highlight.php?art_id=17374

Your Devil’s Advocate

Buffalohair

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Condolences for Russia’s Loss

 

My personal condolences to the people of Perm, Russia for their tragic loss in a horrific blaze that swept through the Lame Horse Nightclub leaving 113 dead and 26 in intensive care.

What should have been an evening of joy as this popular haunt celebrated its 8 anniversary ended in death and destruction. A pyrotechnics display indoors ignited the plastic ceiling then spreading throughout the nightclub. Toxic gases and crushing injuries were the main cause of death according to reports from local authorities.

What a grim reminder of the events that transpired on February 3, 2003 at the Station Nightclub in Warwick, Rhode Island during a Great White performance. A fireworks display caught the ceiling on fire than spread throughout the crowded club in very much the same fashion as in the Lame Horse Nightclub. Sadly the outcome was equally as grim with 100 people killed, mostly from toxic gases and crushing injuries. Ultimately Great White tour manager Daniel Biechele was sent to prison for 4 years since it was his display that caused this disaster. Millions of dollars in compensation was doled out to the surviving families but their losses were priceless beyond words.

The management of Lame Horse will have some very hard questions to answer since Premier Vladimir Putin has taken a personal interest and ordered a special commission to investigate the fire. One thing I’ve noticed about Vlad, he walks his talk and I would not want to be the 4 guys who were tossed in the police cars. Apparently the club’s owner, Anatoly Zak, art director Oleg Fetkulov, executive director Svetlana Yefremova, and Pyrotsvet Pyrotechnical Company director Sergey Derbenyov have been detained for questioning. It’s a sure bet they will not be happy campers when the interrogation process begins. It would not surprise me one bit if Vlad “interviewed” the management personally. Putin is old school KGB so he is capable of doing just about anything he feels like including smacking around a few careless entrepreneurs. 

President Dmitry Medvedev is not taking this lightly either for he is already sharpening his ax and has plans of his own. I don’t think Dmitry would be as vicious as Putin though. Unfortunately it’s the hundreds of families who feel the brunt and totality of this tragic loss of life. The business of death has an indifferent ear as authorities process the bodies. Identifying the remains of loved ones is not an easy task at best, I hate it. I had to identify one of my kids and that really sucked. I’m still haunted by the sight of my daughter’s lifeless form, bandages covering up the bad parts. Knowing the horrific details of how loved ones died adds anguish to sorrow in an already unbelievable situation. The charred remains of endeared family members will be a testament to their horrific final moments of life. Crushing injuries tell an equally barbaric way a loved one spend their final moments on Earth. Hopefully their deaths were merciful and swift. But in the hearts of family members they know their loved ones died in agony.  

The survivor’s of this epic human drama face many issues as well, some emotional and some very physical. The hardships bestowed upon them and their families will be far reaching. Some injuries will require years if not a lifetime of therapy. Many survivors sustained burns on over 50% of their bodies. Others only had a few places where their skin or appendages was melted off their torsos. It will be a miracle if all the survivors pull through recovery. So a few prayers tossed their way would be much appreciated eh. Sadly the emotional scars will take the greatest toll over the years to come. A myriad of mental disorders will eventually rear their ugly heads over time.

With the rash of bombings in recent months this incident occurred at a very sensitive time. Russian terrorist experts went through the debris with a fine tooth comb so there will be plenty of forensic evidence to contend with. Teams of anti terror and bomb experts have traveled across the country on more terrorist related incidents than they care to publicize. With mounting civilian casualties from recent attacks, this fire drew immediate suspicion. Now the dead tally is at 113 since a survivor expired while going through emergency treatment. The shear pain from the loss of ones skin is totally unfathomable.

The possibility Islamic Jihadist’s laid siege on Lame Horse were quickly dispelled by inspectors on the scene. A track record of callus disregard for safety regulations and a host of other violations paint an ominously incriminating and accusatory picture. Documented events between officials and management placed red flags on this establishment on more than one occasion. There is another side to every story so I am eager to hear management’s rendition of the nightclub fire. There is no question they were devastated and in a state of shock. Aside from the civil and criminal aspects of this case they have to live with the fact they accidentally killed their friends. That burden weighs heavily on the soul for those with conscience.

Ironically the Lame Horse was due for a safety inspection two days after the fire. Now burn units in Moscow, St. Petersburg and Chelyabinsk are filled to capacity with victims from this senseless inferno. What was supposed to be a time of merriment and joy was transformed into a period of death, pain and sorrow. Funeral bells will ring where seasonal melodies should have toned. The 8 year anniversary of the Lame Horse Nightclub will not soon be forgotten in Perm, Russia. The emptiness of loss, the agony of pain and suffering will linger for many years to come.

Your Devil’s Advocate

Buffalohair