BARREL OF MONKEYS: "GENESIS" in Reverse


I consider myself a Democrat. Been called a Socialist. Definitely a bleeding heart liberal.


As a child from a traditional southern family, playing Barrel of Monkeys on the floor, church every Sunday, doing well in public school, learning a trade; in every sense privileged .........


Comfortable in middle age, an avid news reader, on learning the tragic story of a full grown chimpanzee destroying the face of a woman who offered a toy, only trying to help it's owner coax her surrogate child back into his cage......


Today being confrontational, ribald, offensive, restless, rebellious.......


How did I get here from there?


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Monday, November 29, 2010

WikiLeaks: 'Surprised' by scale of U.S. espionage - CNN.com



WikiLeaks: 'Surprised' by scale of U.S. espionage - CNN.com: "'Is it a natural part of diplomatic activity to have diplomats collecting biometric data?' WikiLeaks spokesman Hrafnsson asked Monday, calling it 'a contravention of how diplomats are supposed to conduct business.'"

A spokesman for Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari weighed in with a statement about documents mentioning Zardari and Saudi King Abdullah, saying the "so-called leaks are no more than an attempt to create misperceptions between two important and brotherly Muslim countries."
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Personally, I believe Hrafnsson is just pointing out how two face the world has become.  We justify our actions by assuming the other side is doing the same.

But does that make it....right?

It seems money and paranoia makes the world go round.
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