End of war

It is good war has officially ended in Iraq. Hopefully the blood shed stops. Many people now will need to undergo healing of the mind and body.

Iranian newspaper has lost it

Its bad enough that Iranians want to stone their own women to death for whatever reasons but now an Iranian newspaper want the French first lady dead too. Whats with the Iranian men?

Give reasons for the Iraq war

People cite many reasons for the Iraq war and let us analyze them.

1. George Bush did it as a personal revenge for his father against Saddam Hussein.

Did he have to really fight a war for this with so many people dying? Saddam could have been dealt with in so many ways a lot more gentler than what happened in Iraq.
Not that most people had problems with Saddam but it is no secret that Saddam definitely had issues with the Bush family.


2. It was oil interest.

To some extend this is true. But again why a war? America had a welcome presence in the middle east. People really wanted to work for American oil companies. If Iraq was closed to America it was only a matter of time. If there was an urgency in getting to the oil even then there was no need for a war. Right now the environment is unpleasant for Americans in the middle east. American presence in past years was mostly welcome because it was a symbiosis whether some people liked it or not.


3. Weapons of mass destruction.

Who believes in Santa Claus?

4. Terrorism

Too many countries would be at war if wars are fought for terrorism. Terrorism is police jurisdiction and not army's.

5. Bringing democracy and freedom to Iraq.

Possibly this might happen in future but Iraq has to come out of American occupation first. If America wanted this then there were better methods than a war.

Other reasons that are not cited and more plausible are stupidity, racism, arrogance, Israel lobby, Islam phobia, colonial aspirations, fate.

America has made too many enemies which was unnecessary. It is a quagmire.

Respect

Its easy to respect everyone's right to an opinion but it is not possible to respect everyone's opinion. Some opinions are far too stupid to deserve any respect.

Match fixing in cricket

Bollywood has been involved in cricket lately. However, the match fixing scandals make you wonder whether you are actually watching a match or something that is a Bollywood production. Some teams would rather pay for the cup than play for the cup. So if you won but did not play did you really win?

Sarkozy is crazy

Sarkozy is throwing out Romas and just a while ago he had problems with burkhas. Sarkozy and his silly wife represents very little of France. It is bye bye time for him soon.

The fear of becoming a bum

The numbers of unemployed people in America is staggering. If nothing drastic changes America will have a record number of highly skilled bums fading in to the sun set. A walk for jobs needs to organized to get a sense of how many and what kind of people are unemployed today in the US. Its anarchy.

India is the good news today

While looking at countries these days India appears liberal. The Indian government has been largely sensible. The bouts of corruption and fundamentalists eras in the government gets smoothed out by growing sensibilities. On the other hand in the US liberal voices are increasingly suppressed or ignored and the mood is cantankerous. There is little sign of this to change in near future. A lot of Indians are now going back to India. The influx of immigrants to the US are of a different nature. China grows in wealth but liberty and honesty is not a trademark of that region. The only other region that will follow India is the African region. African government is infested with corruption and looks like India did when she was newly independent. But that might change soon because the people are honest and they are liberal. Europe on the other hand is saturated and to grow it needs to look outwards. In countries like Mexico society is infested with crime and the road to recovery is a difficult one. America, China, and the middle east will have to deal with all the lies they have learned to live with all these years to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Every lie is supported by media propaganda in America, in China by government propaganda, and in the Middle east by religious propaganda. Use your brains for it has some function is all I can say.

Pakistan refuses India's aid for flood victims

The pompous Pakistani administration do not want India's help for flood victims. This is perhaps the worst Pakistani government ever. We wait to see what else they will do.

Plans for Ground zero

A bigger and better World Trade Center is what should be built at Ground zero.

Back on track finally

Something is looking better. America is getting back on the right track. Without honesty there can be no progress. War loot is usually stimulus for backward economies
but for the US its the desire to be looked up to as a nation of decent people will do the trick.

What Iraq must do.

All fights come to an end no matter how never ending it might look. For Iraq after the end of the American occupation sectarian violence will be a problem. A lot of people were uprooted and there were way too many life style changes in this decade in Iraq. Perhaps spiritual leaders might prove helpful in dealing with this. Like flood or earthquake reliefs Iraq will need the spiritual leaders of the world to come together and help people heal. Otherwise hatred carries on generation after generation.

The problem with communists

Every time a communist party takes over there is a lot of violence and injustice. Some may argue it is just paying back what poor people suffered for centuries. But there is no point if only people change but the attitudes remain same. All hate based political parties tend to be violent. The hatred for the rich which is so necessary for survival for communists parties today is exactly their problem. They would be better served if they replace their intense hate for the rich with intense love for the poor.

Pakistan floods and changing times

International help is missing in Pakistan floods. Its a sign of changing times. I wonder where we are all headed.

Religious buildings

Religion should not be used to make political statements. Its a private thing. But coteries in democracy push politicians to exhibit their pull and power. All I can say is that behind every tragedy there are vultures profiting. The moderate people suffer when extremists are appeased no matter which religion they belong to. It is true that everyone has a right to practice their own religion in this country as the constitution says. But it is also best to not get embroiled in unnecessary controversies. I am not sure that a lot many people have an appetite to be dragged in such controversies. If there must be a cause to fight for then it should be for better and bigger things like ending the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Religion you see is not about buildings but people.

Burmese elections

If Suu Kyi cannot stand for elections at least Suu Kyi's party should even at the cost of expelling her. The important thing is to defeat Junta so that Suu kyi can at least get out of prison. Burmese people are not logical and hence deserve to be ruled by Junta again.

Infosys and a US Senator

Senator Charles Schumer must apologize for calling decent companies that follow all rules chop shops. Oh yes, US jobs must be protected. But there is no point in making it unpleasant for thousands of people doing legal business. The US government can make it illegal for US companies to have branches in India. This will solve their India problem. Who is going to stop them from such a move? Indians rarely go out of India illegally. The politicians in America are spreading a toxic atmosphere everywhere in the world. It is a shame how they have lost all form of decorum in recent years. Imagine if politicians all over the world took to calling companies names. I mean this is a low point, calling companies names. For example, some politician in India calls Google or Apple whatever. Its all in bad taste.

Places of worship in America

There is much talk about permissions to building a mosque near ground zero. On the one hand religious discrimination is stupid but on the other hand places of worship are ever on the increase in America. I really wish America had not been dragged in to murky religious disputes. Its a waste of time and I miss the 90's America when people would think a moslem had something to do with Buddha maybe.

The economy and vacations

If the economy is bad does not mean everyone should suffer. If you can have a vacation have one. If everyone suffers the depression only gets worse.

Nalanda university and what we like it to be

There are efforts to revive Nalanda university and that is a good thing. To bring this university to glory however one has to think out of the box. To gain international attention one need to pay attention to oneself first. And if one is paying attention to oneself then seeking international attention takes a back seat as it should. I would like to see a revival of Nalanda university as a university that preserve and take forward ancient knowledge and infuse fresh ideas without rejecting anything useful. Some courses I would like to see in this university:

1. Documentation
2. Ayurveda and other traditional medicine
3. Metallurgy
4. Arts
5. Farming and nature study
6. Music and Dance
7. Science, Mathematics, and all the other regular stuff.

Cheers!

The break down of discrimination laws in USA

Tempers are failing and people are misbehaving and even killing each other these days. It must have been government policy or something that made people say things publicly that they should not. I do not know exactly what happened but I find manners and decorum changed in recent years. Too much stress I suppose for decent people.

A whole new world from Aladdin

A whole new world from Aladdin was a song I heard on my first flight to America. One sees the world and see its wanting more. Not very impressed. I find my old world was a lot more honest and beautiful.

The hate brigade

Time and again I face people who will claim that an entire group of people are loathsome because they speak a particular language, or pray to a certain god, or eats certain kind of food etc. I have trained myself to listen to it and say nothing. Saying anything is not going to help because these people are convinced and they are more than happy to convince you. Lately I have been wondering why I am not afflicted by this bug and I bet it is a mutant gene somewhere. The entire prejudice of the human race has passed me by.

The floods of pakistan

The help efforts of flood affected people of Pakistan is a crying shame. Pakistan is a failed state. Face it.

The Iraq Afghan exit

Its best if US leaves Iraq and Afghanistan. This is not the way to fight the war against terror. The war against terror is the effort of removal of causes for terror.
I wish to see America work for establishing regions where people can live and think free. Lets return to the Clinton era where a US President would think a loss of an American soldier's life would mean losing the upcoming elections.

Kashmir voices

All that we see in the media are protests or injured people in Kashmir. We really need to see the people's voices. Even in British rule there was an Indian national congress where people could publicly declare what their demands are. It is my opinion that Kashmir benefits by staying with India because their children and women will have more freedom than in Pakistan. But the grievances of Kashmiri people must be heard by the Indian people. Kashmiri people are traditionally peace loving people and a couple of decades back everyone's choice to go for vacation. Of course it is easy to blame Pakistan for this mess but to come out of this mess the Indian Government needs to hold public discussions more often than curfews.

Chelsea's wedding

Chelsea made a beautiful bride and looked way better than her handsome parents. Congratulations are in order.

Abuse of labor and women

The news talks about how in Kuwait domestic help is being abused. Though abuse and economics are directly related there needs to be laws governing domestic help employment. Hitting, abusing, and overworking female employees is quite common in many parts of the world and I am disgusted by society that can watch, know, and do nothing about it.