tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post7516043111455565146..comments2024-02-08T07:32:20.315-06:00Comments on Steve Bates - Yellow Doggerel Democratic Views: Greg Palast: The Euro As An Instrument Of Class WarfareSteve Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07587223243120009776noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post-58570283981858810412012-07-01T18:44:20.297-05:002012-07-01T18:44:20.297-05:00Enfant - very informative post; thanks!Enfant - very informative post; thanks!Steve Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587223243120009776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post-19778609013944129922012-07-01T11:36:10.439-05:002012-07-01T11:36:10.439-05:00Steve,
"... It costs cheaper to buy politic...Steve, <br /><br />"... It costs cheaper to buy politician than a mule.."<br />Sam Zemurray<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Zemurray<br /><br />(see my post on Banana Republic):<br />http://inconue.wordpress.com/2010/07/02/pourquoi-dit-on-une-%C2%ABrepublique-bananiere%C2%BB/L'Enfant de la Haute Merhttp://inconue.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post-61269312427437644512012-07-01T11:22:57.385-05:002012-07-01T11:22:57.385-05:00Enfant, that's a good one; yes, I've heard...Enfant, that's a good one; yes, I've heard it here as well! <br /><br />We also say (especially after <i>Citizens United</i>) we have the best politicians money can buy!Steve Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587223243120009776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post-19702601982596474912012-07-01T08:28:41.643-05:002012-07-01T08:28:41.643-05:00We say(perhaps, you too): If elections could chang...We say(perhaps, you too): If elections could change things, they’d be illegal..<br /><br />Despite this we move to vote!L'Enfant de la Haute Merhttp://inconue.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post-14971495807953108672012-06-30T17:01:01.230-05:002012-06-30T17:01:01.230-05:00Enfant - great; just great... another US president...Enfant - great; just great... another US presidential election, another war. The "tradition" goes back at least to Richard Nixon, who delayed the possible end of the Vietnam War until after his re-election so he could use it as leverage in the election. Americans rally around their president in wartime, however much a stupid fool that president may be.<br /><br />I have to note the irony of calling a military mission in Syria at the moment as a "humanitarian" effort... well, I suppose it's humans who are being killed and humans yet to be killed...Steve Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587223243120009776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post-68590821997483306362012-06-30T12:18:04.735-05:002012-06-30T12:18:04.735-05:00http://www.dvidshub.net/image/602201/uss-annapolis...http://www.dvidshub.net/image/602201/uss-annapolis-visits-souda-bay#.T-8zy5GT_AB<br />Taken:06.13.2012<br /><br />http://www.dvidshub.net/image/614624/uss-florida-visits-greece#.T-8z7pGT_AA<br />Taken:06.25.2012L'Enfant de la Haute Merhttp://inconue.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post-48745603409593634262012-06-30T12:13:17.133-05:002012-06-30T12:13:17.133-05:00The United States informed Greece that they will p...The United States informed Greece that they will probably make use of aeronautical facilities base in Souda (Crete, Greece) during the next few weeks, regarding the "humanitarian crisis in Syria." The briefing took place at a service level while the official request to Athens will be submitted later, in a clear indication that military operations in the Eastern Mediterranean might be launched.<br /><br />source: http://tvxs.gr/news/ellada/ti-basi-tis-soydas-theloyn-na-xrisimopoiisoyn-oi-ipa-gia-tis-epixeiriseis-sti-syriaL'Enfant de la Haute Merhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17122358316297267842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post-84586817496934326342012-06-30T11:59:55.512-05:002012-06-30T11:59:55.512-05:00The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Annapol...The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Annapolis (SSN 760) gets underway from Souda harbour (Crete, Greece)following a port visit. (U.S. Navy photo by Paul Farley/Released)<br /><br />http://navylive.dodlive.mil/2012/06/14/your-navy-today-arabian-gulf-souda-bay-pacific-ocean/L'Enfant de la Haute Merhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17122358316297267842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post-68800191057403295072012-06-30T10:55:27.927-05:002012-06-30T10:55:27.927-05:00Hmm, I wonder if Dick Cheney's recent transpla...Hmm, I wonder if Dick Cheney's recent transplant was from the black market. <br /><br />When the gossip mongers said "Watch out for Dick Cheney; he'll steal your heart," perhaps they weren't referring to his prowess at seduction!Steve Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587223243120009776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post-85276220930522640682012-06-30T10:42:28.913-05:002012-06-30T10:42:28.913-05:00European Crisis Bolsters Illegal Sales of Body Par...European Crisis Bolsters Illegal Sales of Body Parts:<br /><br />".. With Europe roiled by financial upheaval, experts say that the black market for human organs — traditionally based in China, India, Brazil and the Philippines — is expanding to crisis-hit Western countries like Greece, Spain, Italy, and poor Balkan nations like Serbia. Vulnerable, desperately poor people are seeking to sell their kidneys, lungs, bone marrow or corneas, abetted by the Internet, unscrupulous organ traffickers and a global shortage of organs for transplantation.<br />In heavily indebted Greece, a 46-year-old businessman from Piraeus recently said that the only way to save his family from ending up on the streets was to sell a kidney for €100,000, or $123,000. He told the Greek media that he had even hired a private investigator to help him find a buyer. ."<br />http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/01/world/europe/european-crisis-bolsters-illegal-sales-of-body-parts.html?_r=1&pagewanted=allL'Enfant de la Haute Merhttp://inconue.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post-30407161407744872752012-06-30T10:39:34.526-05:002012-06-30T10:39:34.526-05:00Enfant... how could I have forgotten David Dayen&#...Enfant... how could I have forgotten David Dayen's article, which is exactly to the point! Thanks for the reminder; I have amended this post accordingly.Steve Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587223243120009776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post-68861016088994757282012-06-30T05:51:55.059-05:002012-06-30T05:51:55.059-05:00Steve,
You have certainly read this; my comment i...Steve,<br /><br />You have certainly read this; my comment is mainly intended for your readers..<br /><br />Iceland’s Lesson for the World: Control Your Own Currency and Help Your People<br />http://news.firedoglake.com/2012/06/13/icelands-lesson-for-the-world-control-your-own-currency-and-help-your-people/L'Enfant de la Haute Merhttp://inconue.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com