A Guy Who Predicted 9 11 Says THIS on ISIS and Iraq Crisis, in under 3 minutes
On YouTube
Saturday, June 21, 2014
Sunday, June 15, 2014
WHY are all those Kids Flooding our Border? Simple...
A lot of people are screaming about the illegal kids coming across our borders.
Why are they coming? Not to follow Kim Karashian or to watch Miley Cyrus twerk. They come because they are fleeing violence in Central America - some of it stemming from the gangs we deported back to places like Guatemala and Honduras. They are abused in Mexico on their way here.
If you want to "fix" the border than we will have to help "fix" these unstable, violent countries in Central America --not with troops (they need jobs to come and the gangs to leave).
Why are they coming? Not to follow Kim Karashian or to watch Miley Cyrus twerk. They come because they are fleeing violence in Central America - some of it stemming from the gangs we deported back to places like Guatemala and Honduras. They are abused in Mexico on their way here.
If you want to "fix" the border than we will have to help "fix" these unstable, violent countries in Central America --not with troops (they need jobs to come and the gangs to leave).
Otherwise, these women and kids will do what YOU would do in that situation - come HERE...
How do I know? I've been there...
www.BetterTimesAheadAprilFool.com
How do I know? I've been there...
www.BetterTimesAheadAprilFool.com
A shocking Case How Dumb and Dumber is Taking Over...Can't even tell an EBook Cover from a Logo!...
We’ve got a problem folks. I just spent $300 for EBook
cover design -- and several of the people submitted LOGO designs! There is a
HUGE difference between a logo and a book cover.
Is this what is happening in American education? We seem
to have more and more people who can't read simple instructions! My
instructions said: "Need an eBook
cover." Here is a title and some photos. That was it! This was not a NASA
space shot with reams of instructions (imagine them doing that!)
The trend seems to be dumb and dumber (not the movie). The
last time I went through this process I got a GREAT cover (attached). This time
I am underwhelmed.
Sorry to break bubbles, but that is one of the reasons
why JOBS are going overseas (or people from overseas training are filling them
here in the USA). China and India are
producing the engineers and scientists we aren't producing in America. This is
not helped when Texas GOP platforms proclaim their desire to “CUT education
funding” (after they left it over $2 Billion short in the last Texas
legislature despite over 70,000 new students arriving every year). To top it
off we have GOP reps in Texas (and nationally) who are convinced the earth is
only 5,000 years old!
If our leadership is that stupid on geography (due to a lack
of education) they certainly are not going to know how to be smart on economics.
That's how we got 'voodoo economics' that put us in the Great Economic Collapse
of 2008 (the ceiling was crashing as Bush handed the keys to Obama).
How we got into this mess -- and how we get out -- is
laid out in the book Better Times Ahead April Fool (in case you care about
America winning the future)...For those who are visual like me, it is loaded
with photographs I took globally over 30 years, so you can see the changes I’ve
seen with you own eyes.
America needs to be a winner again. Winning in a global economy will come from
being smart -- not by cutting education and the minimum wage. Winning won't
come from voodoo economics either.
Doesn't this cover look GREAT!? It was the winner I
picked from 10 designs.
Despite the poor start in this design contest, I hope
this time I get another stunning submission for "Houses of Straw...."
Happy Father's Day!
Happy Father's Day!
Friday, June 13, 2014
Why Iraq is Blowing Up -- Bush and Maliki set up failure. There is no putting Humpty Dumpty Iraq back together
Over 55,000 men in the Iraqi army woke up in Mosul in northern Iraq a few days ago to discover that their generals had left them alone in the night, and had fled. Without their leaders, the troops decided sticking around in Sunni land wasn't worth it, discarded their uniforms and abandoned American tanks and equipment and started walking back to Baghdad.
Why did this happen?
Three reasons. The biggest reason is because Iraq's Prime Minister Mr. Al Maliki is a Shiite (aka Shia) who has frozen out the Sunni's (the religion of ISIS and Al Qaida) and Kurds from sharing power in government, despite demands by President Obama (and Bush before him) to include them in his government.
In short, Maliki is the main problem that is causing Iraq to unravel. The chickens are also coming home to roost from a bad decision made by an American President in 2002.
Joe Biden once caught hell for suggesting Iraq should be split into three parts: one for the Kurds in the north, one for the Sunnis and a final piece for the Shia like Maliki (who is supported by Iran, who is sending 500 troops to "help"). Biden made a good point since Iraq is an historical accident. It was formed at the end of WWII when the British drew boundaries for Iraq (and other countries) with the purpose of making it unstable so it had to be run by a "strong man" like Saddam. It's that old 'divide-and-conquer' mentality the British used as they colonized countries.
The second problem is Syria. It's the unstable next door neighbor that Congress didn't want to get involved in when moderates rebeled against "President" Assad. Syria, another country intentionally designed by the British to be unstable, took over from Iraq as a big training ground for ISIS -- a group so radical even Al Qaida kicked them out!
Now, ISIS controls large sections of TWO countries, western Iraq and northern Syria as shown on this map:
Bottom line: We are in this mess because of three things:
(1) Bush invaded Iraq when it was not involved in 9/11, (
2) Bush's handpicked Iraqi leader Mr. Maliki (a Shia like the majority religion in Iran) has refused to power share with the Sunni's, and
(3) Congress, which refused to allow the President to help the Syrian moderates fighting Assad as he bombed his own citizens into dust. That failure allowed the radicals like ISIS to grow in influence.
At this point, we have few choices. Americans will not support sending American troops back into Iraq. Even if they did it would not solve the problem of Maliki acting like a dictator and his generals being so weak and corrupt that they abandoned American equipment to ISIS.
Yes, we can launch air strikes, but without a political settlement among Iraqis that won't fix it either. Air wars don't win land. Troops do.
Possibly the best option will be to fall back on Joe Biden's comments of long ago - and allow Iraq to be divided into three parts - one for each ethnic group. That could be avoided if Iraq had cut a power sharing agreement, but it is probably too little too late for that to happen. It is the beginning of the end of Iraq.
So it all gets back to a bad decision in 2002 by a President to attack Iraq, a country that had nothing to do with 9/11 and had no weapons of mass destruction. That decision, made on phony evidence, has cost us trillions in treasure and blood --over 4400 American lives lost along with countless Iraqis.
As you can see from the headlines, Iraq is an ongoing nightmare created by a Congress and former President that is haunting this one. No one listened to my advice that war with Iraq was wrong and not going to go well, and no one listened to Joe Biden.
Maliki hasn't listened to anyone. We can't bail him out if he continues freezing out power sharing. He needs to act fast because he has already lost the country to the ISIS.
There is no putting Humpty Dumpty Iraq back together again.
To see what I saw in Syria and my experiences with Saddam and Iraq, check out "Better Times Ahead April Fool"
www.BetterTimesAheadAprilFool.com
Why did this happen?
Three reasons. The biggest reason is because Iraq's Prime Minister Mr. Al Maliki is a Shiite (aka Shia) who has frozen out the Sunni's (the religion of ISIS and Al Qaida) and Kurds from sharing power in government, despite demands by President Obama (and Bush before him) to include them in his government.
In short, Maliki is the main problem that is causing Iraq to unravel. The chickens are also coming home to roost from a bad decision made by an American President in 2002.
Joe Biden once caught hell for suggesting Iraq should be split into three parts: one for the Kurds in the north, one for the Sunnis and a final piece for the Shia like Maliki (who is supported by Iran, who is sending 500 troops to "help"). Biden made a good point since Iraq is an historical accident. It was formed at the end of WWII when the British drew boundaries for Iraq (and other countries) with the purpose of making it unstable so it had to be run by a "strong man" like Saddam. It's that old 'divide-and-conquer' mentality the British used as they colonized countries.
The second problem is Syria. It's the unstable next door neighbor that Congress didn't want to get involved in when moderates rebeled against "President" Assad. Syria, another country intentionally designed by the British to be unstable, took over from Iraq as a big training ground for ISIS -- a group so radical even Al Qaida kicked them out!
Now, ISIS controls large sections of TWO countries, western Iraq and northern Syria as shown on this map:
Bottom line: We are in this mess because of three things:
(1) Bush invaded Iraq when it was not involved in 9/11, (
2) Bush's handpicked Iraqi leader Mr. Maliki (a Shia like the majority religion in Iran) has refused to power share with the Sunni's, and
(3) Congress, which refused to allow the President to help the Syrian moderates fighting Assad as he bombed his own citizens into dust. That failure allowed the radicals like ISIS to grow in influence.
At this point, we have few choices. Americans will not support sending American troops back into Iraq. Even if they did it would not solve the problem of Maliki acting like a dictator and his generals being so weak and corrupt that they abandoned American equipment to ISIS.
Yes, we can launch air strikes, but without a political settlement among Iraqis that won't fix it either. Air wars don't win land. Troops do.
Possibly the best option will be to fall back on Joe Biden's comments of long ago - and allow Iraq to be divided into three parts - one for each ethnic group. That could be avoided if Iraq had cut a power sharing agreement, but it is probably too little too late for that to happen. It is the beginning of the end of Iraq.
So it all gets back to a bad decision in 2002 by a President to attack Iraq, a country that had nothing to do with 9/11 and had no weapons of mass destruction. That decision, made on phony evidence, has cost us trillions in treasure and blood --over 4400 American lives lost along with countless Iraqis.
As you can see from the headlines, Iraq is an ongoing nightmare created by a Congress and former President that is haunting this one. No one listened to my advice that war with Iraq was wrong and not going to go well, and no one listened to Joe Biden.
Maliki hasn't listened to anyone. We can't bail him out if he continues freezing out power sharing. He needs to act fast because he has already lost the country to the ISIS.
There is no putting Humpty Dumpty Iraq back together again.
To see what I saw in Syria and my experiences with Saddam and Iraq, check out "Better Times Ahead April Fool"
www.BetterTimesAheadAprilFool.com
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Obsessing Over 5 Old Men from GITMO - Ignoring Tens of Thousands of Jihadis Created by Iraq War...
The GOP is obsessing on release of 5 old men from GITMO in exchange for an American POW. This is a laughable concern. Why? Because it ignores reality.
Right now TENS OF THOUSANDS of NEW ISIS Militants are roaming IRAQ and Syria and could actually BIG DOWN Iraq -- all thanks to the war started by President Bush and the same Republicans now having a heart attack over the 5 GITMO detainees released by President Obama (they said nothing when Bush released 500 GITMO detainees before he left office.)
The ISIS (an Al Qaida group) has just taken over control of the Iraq cities of Mosul and Tikrit (Saddam's hometown). They have grabbed American military equipment and weapons as Iraqi soldiers abandoned their posts, weapons and uniforms. Compared to the ISIS the "Gitmo 5" are as dangerous as a toothless dog at this point compared to the real threats now on the ground in the Middle East.
Iraq's hand picked (by Bush) Prime Minister Noori Al Malaki is a Shiite - and has created this situation by not sharing power with the Sunnis in Iraq. These Sunnis went off to fight in Syria and are now flowing back across the border from Syria (which is empty desert) and grabbing Iraqi land.
Since Mr. Al Malaki refused to sign a "Status of Forces" agreement that would have allowed American forces to stay, he is on his own.
Bottom line: 5 old men out of circulation are no threat to us compared to the THOUSANDS of new jihadis created by the Bush invasion of Iraq and the collapse of Syria. Iraq and Syria are now one big jihadi kingdom covering two countries. They could collapse Iraq, which means America's 4400 deaths and $5 Trillion in blood and treasure could all be for nothing.
A bigger threat to Americans are not these malcontents in Iraq. It is from the new American DOMESTIC TERRORISTS, the shooters that are starting to act out at an increasingly alarming rate!
Unlike the Iraq terrorists, the American terrorists are RIGHT HERE, and HEAVILY ARMED. And they listen to false information from select media that has people willing to shoot our own police in their "anti-government" obsessions. Congress should spent less tie on the "GITMO 5' and more time worried about protecting Americans safety here in America.
Right now TENS OF THOUSANDS of NEW ISIS Militants are roaming IRAQ and Syria and could actually BIG DOWN Iraq -- all thanks to the war started by President Bush and the same Republicans now having a heart attack over the 5 GITMO detainees released by President Obama (they said nothing when Bush released 500 GITMO detainees before he left office.)
The ISIS (an Al Qaida group) has just taken over control of the Iraq cities of Mosul and Tikrit (Saddam's hometown). They have grabbed American military equipment and weapons as Iraqi soldiers abandoned their posts, weapons and uniforms. Compared to the ISIS the "Gitmo 5" are as dangerous as a toothless dog at this point compared to the real threats now on the ground in the Middle East.
Grand Mosque, Mosul, Iraq
Iraq's hand picked (by Bush) Prime Minister Noori Al Malaki is a Shiite - and has created this situation by not sharing power with the Sunnis in Iraq. These Sunnis went off to fight in Syria and are now flowing back across the border from Syria (which is empty desert) and grabbing Iraqi land.
Since Mr. Al Malaki refused to sign a "Status of Forces" agreement that would have allowed American forces to stay, he is on his own.
Bottom line: 5 old men out of circulation are no threat to us compared to the THOUSANDS of new jihadis created by the Bush invasion of Iraq and the collapse of Syria. Iraq and Syria are now one big jihadi kingdom covering two countries. They could collapse Iraq, which means America's 4400 deaths and $5 Trillion in blood and treasure could all be for nothing.
A bigger threat to Americans are not these malcontents in Iraq. It is from the new American DOMESTIC TERRORISTS, the shooters that are starting to act out at an increasingly alarming rate!
Unlike the Iraq terrorists, the American terrorists are RIGHT HERE, and HEAVILY ARMED. And they listen to false information from select media that has people willing to shoot our own police in their "anti-government" obsessions. Congress should spent less tie on the "GITMO 5' and more time worried about protecting Americans safety here in America.
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
The Massacre Chinese Are Never Told About - June 4 1989
Americans bitch about their "loss" of freedom but they have no clue how much freedom they really have compared to the rest of the world.
If Americans are clueless on an issue, its because of deliberate neglect - like watching all conservative media.
But in Russia and China its different. They can't find the truth if they wanted to. 25 years ago China in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China their military drove tanks over people, killing students protesting for freedom. We still don't know how many thousands were killed. Police won't even let people near the cemetery where they were buried on this date.
But with a one party country history can be erased, unlike in America where everything is exposed to media scrutiny. Today over 1.4 BILLION Chinese do NOT know about the June 4 TiananMen bloodbath.
If an American wants to look up that incident or any other crazy thing, no problem. But Chinese censors block the ability of Chinese citizens from knowing about events on June 4, 1989. If a Chinese were to google it, the screen will omit this event. Compare that to the NSA which is just gathering information not blocking it from search engines!
June 4 was also a time of an heroic act by one man facing off against a line of tanks. With a bag, not a gun. We still don't know what happened to him.
Today, truth remains hidden on Chinese media. The same is true in Russia. Putin has eliminated all independent media. The only stations allowed to broadcast are government controlled. "Russia Today" spreads his propaganda. As a result Russians are fed the same nationalism without fact that Chinese are. Their citizens are clueless about the true world, and about America.
In America we have so choices of independent media NOT controlled by the government, yet we throw it away when Americans limit themselves to only one source of information. They volunteer to be misinformed when all they hear is Limbaugh, Beck, Hannity and O'Reilly, on a station set up to be a propaganda for one party without question.
The Tiananmen massacre came after my first trips to China on business in 1982 and 1984. The incident disgusted me and I wanted nothing more to do with China for over a decade afterwards. I didn't go back until 2012 - and discovered that they had gone from behind us to in front of us in key technologies. I documented it in my book.
In today's China, I could NOT get on Facebook or my email (there was no Internet in the 80's). It is still not the land of democracy.
Only in Hong Kong did 100,000 people turn out to remember those killed in 1989 for wanting only one thing - FREEDOM.
My experiences in China then and now are part of "Better Times Ahead April Fool" - a true life global adventure rags-to-riches-to-rags-to success. It is a lesson for today, looking back on the future of America.
I do think that as wealth has multiplied in China, and more Chinese travel globally where they can find out these things, that they too will want that ultimate gift - FREEDOM to choose their own leaders, instead of the leaders choosing themselves...
In the meantime, the undemocratic oligarchs can stay in power only by starting wars and land grabs to stoke national fervor. In Russia with the Ukraine. In China with the South China Sea and its OIL...stay tuned.
I am pulling for the people of China and their right to democracy, and TRUTH about their history.
If Americans are clueless on an issue, its because of deliberate neglect - like watching all conservative media.
But in Russia and China its different. They can't find the truth if they wanted to. 25 years ago China in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China their military drove tanks over people, killing students protesting for freedom. We still don't know how many thousands were killed. Police won't even let people near the cemetery where they were buried on this date.
But with a one party country history can be erased, unlike in America where everything is exposed to media scrutiny. Today over 1.4 BILLION Chinese do NOT know about the June 4 TiananMen bloodbath.
If an American wants to look up that incident or any other crazy thing, no problem. But Chinese censors block the ability of Chinese citizens from knowing about events on June 4, 1989. If a Chinese were to google it, the screen will omit this event. Compare that to the NSA which is just gathering information not blocking it from search engines!
June 4 was also a time of an heroic act by one man facing off against a line of tanks. With a bag, not a gun. We still don't know what happened to him.
Today, truth remains hidden on Chinese media. The same is true in Russia. Putin has eliminated all independent media. The only stations allowed to broadcast are government controlled. "Russia Today" spreads his propaganda. As a result Russians are fed the same nationalism without fact that Chinese are. Their citizens are clueless about the true world, and about America.
In America we have so choices of independent media NOT controlled by the government, yet we throw it away when Americans limit themselves to only one source of information. They volunteer to be misinformed when all they hear is Limbaugh, Beck, Hannity and O'Reilly, on a station set up to be a propaganda for one party without question.
The Tiananmen massacre came after my first trips to China on business in 1982 and 1984. The incident disgusted me and I wanted nothing more to do with China for over a decade afterwards. I didn't go back until 2012 - and discovered that they had gone from behind us to in front of us in key technologies. I documented it in my book.
In today's China, I could NOT get on Facebook or my email (there was no Internet in the 80's). It is still not the land of democracy.
Only in Hong Kong did 100,000 people turn out to remember those killed in 1989 for wanting only one thing - FREEDOM.
My experiences in China then and now are part of "Better Times Ahead April Fool" - a true life global adventure rags-to-riches-to-rags-to success. It is a lesson for today, looking back on the future of America.
I do think that as wealth has multiplied in China, and more Chinese travel globally where they can find out these things, that they too will want that ultimate gift - FREEDOM to choose their own leaders, instead of the leaders choosing themselves...
In the meantime, the undemocratic oligarchs can stay in power only by starting wars and land grabs to stoke national fervor. In Russia with the Ukraine. In China with the South China Sea and its OIL...stay tuned.
I am pulling for the people of China and their right to democracy, and TRUTH about their history.
Monday, June 2, 2014
Why Open Carry Makes Us Look Like the Unstable 3rd World Countries I've Negotiated In
Today there is a big push by groups for Open Carry of guns in Texas and America.
From what I have seen it makes America look like the 3rd World countries I have been in. It does the OPPOSITE of providing security. It makes everyone feel LESS secure. Imagine wanting a coffee in Guatemala or Paris next to these guys - but its America instead. i have flown into Bangkok after a coup had occurred. Now I see this here?
In "Better Times Ahead April Fool" I describe some wild and crazy and all true scenes from weird place around the world-- in over 50 countries the past three decades.
After each of those trips I always felt GREAT coming back to America after I had seen people with assault weapons staring at me as we drove past them in places like Bolivia and Nigeria.
If we let Open Carry pass it will make America look like Somalia (below). Then we are less secure.
From what I have seen it makes America look like the 3rd World countries I have been in. It does the OPPOSITE of providing security. It makes everyone feel LESS secure. Imagine wanting a coffee in Guatemala or Paris next to these guys - but its America instead. i have flown into Bangkok after a coup had occurred. Now I see this here?
In "Better Times Ahead April Fool" I describe some wild and crazy and all true scenes from weird place around the world-- in over 50 countries the past three decades.
After each of those trips I always felt GREAT coming back to America after I had seen people with assault weapons staring at me as we drove past them in places like Bolivia and Nigeria.
If we let Open Carry pass it will make America look like Somalia (below). Then we are less secure.
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