Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Sunday Bloody Sunday


The Brits have finally published the inquiry:
The Bloody Sunday Inquiry findings are being published, 12 years after the tribunal began work. Thirteen people were killed when soldiers from the Parachute Regiment opened fire on marchers during a civil rights march in Londonderry on 30 January, 1972.
Will be interesting to read about. I no nothing about this tragedy, so it'll be nice to learn some history.

Sunday, June 13, 2010

Cameron And Obama Talk About BP


Probably good for relations between the two countries.

More Protests Against Israel

Coast Guard's BP Ultimatun

Violence Continues in Kyrgyzstan


We haven't looked at Kyrgyzstan in a while. It doesn't look good.

Donate To The Gulf?

Okay, this isn't a natural disaster. This is a man made disaster. Oil is biodegradable. It will go away. Yes, it's a cause, but I don't think people should solicit money for it. It was BP's fault. They should be picking up the check for EVERYTHING. They should be fined more than what they've been fined. Hell, Limewire was fined more than BP was. Let's get things right here. Their line of defense on this issue has been atrocious. They should have been more proactive than reactive. This is like Toyota with some throttle problems. The US needs to take a stand on this.

But back to the matter at hand: people donating to this pisses me off. People shouldn't donate to this. BP should refund everyone that donates to this. This isn't an earthquake. This isn't a typhoon. This isn't a tsunami. Let's get that clear. This was man made. The men responsible for this disaster should be held responsible for the check. It's embarrassing that people are trying to donate to this cause. Let BP do it. BP should do it. I saw someone on Twitter trying to get other people to donate. It just set me off.