Hezbollah Re-buffed?
Today Lebanon’s Interior Minister, Ziad Baroud, declared the “March 14 Coalition” victors over Hezbollah in the national elections by a margin of 71 to 57. Hezbollah has made it clear that this election result will lead to national divisions. The Coalition is saying that Hezbollah will lose its veto power in the new government; Hezbollah, of course, wants to retain it if they “join” the new Coalition. Well, it’s clear that the majority of voters in Lebanon do not want Hezbollah to be in control … but, will that matter to the extremists? The issue is sure to bring violence while being resolved. Too bad. At least, in the US of A, we only yell at one another.
The government of N. Korea manages a rogue state. What with all the “testing” happening, the world-at-large, especially S. Korea, Japan and China, is just plain worried that N. Korea is poised to demonstrate its world dominance by launching a nuclear strike. Today, in response to indications that more wide-reaching sanctions will be imposed, including the US of A placing N. Korea on the “blacklist”, Pyongyang issued a statement that it will respond with “extreme” measures if more sanctions were imposed. The list of states to worry about is growing: Pakistan, Iran, and now N. Korea. “Chatting” does not appear to be working. Folks, prepare for some nasty war stuff and pray it doesn’t happen.
Whining by any other name …. Is still whining. Prez O’s bi-partisan Commission on WMD (Project BioShield Special Reserve Fund), upon hearing of the loss of some funds to support producing the huge quantities of Swine Flu vaccine which may be used this fall, made this statement: “Using BioShield funds for flu preparedness will severely diminish the nation’s efforts to prepare for WMD events and will leave the nation less, not more, prepared.” In other words, (think whiny voice here) “we need all the money you allocated … to do all the things we haven’t yet planned.” Just politics as usual.
On a positive note: What can you find in Germany’s Neandertal Valley besides Neandertal remains? Live ordinance. As in bombs. The county there maintains a bomb squad for an average of two unexploded ordinance calls each month. Now, there is one less explosive device in our world thanks to Boogie, the family Boxer. Out on a stroll with the neighbor, Boogie retrieved a live WWII American hand grenade and dropped it at the handler’s feet. She immediately called the bomb squad for disposal. Good on you, Boogie!
Blessings.