I love it:

Western society possesses an ineradicable substratum of irrationality and ritualistic behavior

Thanks Paul for reading Jenkins and drawing it out so well. Comment made when comparing Western and the “Two”-Third(s) world.

Living in the third world after having spent my life in the Western world this is a very clever and true turn of phrase.

Al Jazera nails it in one ten:

1. 4,400 US soldiers lost
2. Bankrupting the nation
3. Hundreds of thousands of dead Iraqis
4. Power still out
5. Millions fled their homes
6. Forced into prostitution
7. Poisoning Iraqi society
8. Trading one strongman for another
9. Recruitment ad for al-Qaeda;
10. Rewarding war criminals

Personally I believe the numbers are way too light – for example a soldier shipped off the Iraqi battlefield and later dies is not counted … it is likely that 1m Iraqis are dead not 100s of thousands … and Depleted Uranium will render Iraq inhabitable (within a few short years) just as scriptures told us it would happen.

All incredibly sad but when we realise the truth about our leaders and media spinning yarns, we become wiser and less like pawns in their games.

50x mortar rounds from Palestinians then heavy response from Israel. Bible says Princes of Edom (modern day Palestinians) will inherit an empty kingdom (http://bit.ly/g33BKu) then get wiped out. Not nice I know but do not be surprised when it happens. Story H/T: D Bay

I like comments from Lindsey Alvarez, Peace Corps Volunteer, Samoa about cross-cultural challenges. She gives a succinct account of her revelation of need to change her thinking & adapt – a critical component to successful integration, comparing it to a snake shedding its skin

I like the simplicity of this conspiracy phrase regarding moves to establish the NWO:

the skill of the propagandist is to gradually unfold a predetermined plan in the daily news so events appear to be either random or the result of accidental forces which have seized the moment. – David Bay

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Succinct!

I agree with David Bay that a major step has been taken towards the development of one of the ten planned regional nations.

Whenever you see military cooperating it is a major clue. His take on things – this is a MAJOR event.

We have laughed about a mate of ours who missed out on the elections here. He’s a professional embalmer who has a sense of humour (true). He wants us to go into the undertaking business with him. Says “They [his village] wouldn’t vote for me, so I’ll set up in business & bury them all – one by one!”

We nearly died laughing & would’ve been our own first customers!

We asked him about the numbers, return on investment and suchlike. He said “We’re going to make a killing!”

More laughs!

Then he spits out his punchline: “Trust me! I’ll be the last one to let you down!”

Get it? This guy’s a character! Who would have ever thought I’d be in the dead-body business, in Samoa of all places? I guess an entrepreneur is an entrepreneur in any culture eh?