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simon — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:35:48 +0000

Finally a western government that’s willing to stand its ground and stick two fingers up at the Americans. Whether this decision was right or wrong doesn’t matter, its overshadowed by the importance of this gesture to American hegemony.

US Polls Open Today.

simon — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:41:10 +0000

Andrew Sullivan lists the above within his Daily Dish as his Campaign Sign Of The Day photo and it does appear to sum up what is actually happening in America. From todays BBC report on the US polls it looks like there has been a record turnout, I just hope that whom ever wins it actually does a good job this time. Not that it would be too difficult to beat Bush, putting him in power was like giving a five year old keys to a monster truck.

On Secret Societies and Freedom of the Press

simon — Sun, 31 Dec 2006 10:48:35 +0000

The very word secrecy is repugnant in a free and open society and we are as a people inherently and historically opposed to secret societies to secret oaths and to secret proceedings. We decided long ago that the dangers of excessive and unwarranted concealment of pertinent facts far out weigh the dangers which are sited to justify them. Even today there is little value in opposing the threat of an enclosed society by imitating its arbitrary restrictions. Even today there is little value in ensuring the survival of our nation, if our traditions do not survive with it. And there is very grave danger that an announced need for increased security will be ceased upon by those anxious to expand its meaning to the very limits of official censorship and concealment. That I do not intend to permit to the extent that it is in my control and no official of my administration, weather his rank is high or low, civilian or military should interpret my words here tonight as an excuse to censor the news, to stifle decent, to cover up our mistakes or to withhold from the press or the public the facts that they deserve to know. For we are opposed around the world by a monolithic and ruthless conspiracy that rely’s primarily on covert means for expanding its sphere of influence. On infiltration instead of invasion, on subversion instead of elections, on intimidation instead of free choice, on gorillas by night instead of army’s by day. It is a system which has conscripted vast human and material resources into the building of a tightly knit highly efficient machine that combines military, diplomatic, intelligence, economic, scientific and political operations. Its preparations are concealed not published, its mistakes are buried not headlined, its dissenters are silenced not praised, no expenditure is questioned, no rumor is printed, no secret is revealed. No president should fear public scrutiny of his program. For from that scrutiny comes understanding and from that understanding comes support or opposition and both are necessary. I’m not asking your newspapers to support an administration but I am asking your help in the tremendous task of informing and alerting the American people for I have complete confidence in the response and dedication of our citizens whenever they are fully informed. I not only could not stifle controversy among your readers I welcome it. This administration intends to be candid about its errors, for as a wise man once said “an error doesn’t become a mistake until you refuse to correct it”. We intend to accept full responsibility for our errors and we expect you to point them out when we miss them. Without debate, without criticism no administration and no country can succeed and no republic can survive. That is why the Athenian law maker Solan decreed it a crime for any citizen to shrink from controversy and that is why our press was protected by the first amendment. The only business in America specifically protected by the constitution not primarily to amuse and entertain, not to emphasize the trivial and sentimental, not to simply give the public what it wants but to inform, to arouse, to reflect, to state our dangers and our opportunities, to indicate our crises’ and our choices, to lead, mold, educate and sometimes even anger public opinion. This means greater coverage and analysis of international news for it is no longer far away and foreign but close at hand and local. It means greater attention to improved understanding of the news as well as improved transmission and it means finally that government at all levels must meet its obligation to provide you with the fullest possible information outside the narrowest limits of national security. So it is to the printing press, to the recorder of mans deeds, to the keeper of his conscience, the courier of his news that we look for strength and assistance confident that with your help man will be what he was born to be: free and independent.

J.F.Kennedy

My Thoughts

From what I have read and that people have told me, JFK was a great man and the best president of the United States in the past 120 years. JFK defied the central bank executive order 11110 which if still in use would have reduced Americas national debt (see link to find out how), it could be speculated that he was killed due to his defiance. He was a great president, a man who fought for the people and America need another president like him.

Although blandrys from digg.com has a point with his response to someone saying that JFK’s speech states that everything happening now is un-American:

RE: “That’s right, old JFK says everything that’s happening now is basically…well… unamerican”.

Hmmm… let’s see… a continent full of gun crazed, racist, brainwashed religious
freaks denying evolution, torturing POWs, wiretapping it’s own citizens, killing
and raping across all continents in the name of “freedom”, worshipping money
and capitalism, locking up millions of it’s own citizens for smoking a little herb,
refusing to sign treaties to slow down global warming, keeps building nukes while
forbidding others to do so…
Nope, sorry. Everything that

Congratulate the Met Police

simon — Thu, 10 Aug 2006 15:29:59 +0000

You should have by now heard about the foiled airplane bombing plot discovered in England today. The met police have done a superb job protecting our country against this terrorist threat. Well thats my little short, I'm busy atm and just felt like writing something

For more info see here

Just a quick dash accross the ocean…

simon — Sat, 15 Jul 2006 01:18:55 +0000

Omi such a lot has happened this past month its been difficult to keep up with online stuff. So it is 1:48am and i’ve grabbed a few mins before bed to write this up so you shall have to excuse any spelling mistakes as I am currently very tired and somewhat drunk – cider 1 simon 0.

Well actually this month has been pretty boring until this week the exception being laid off from chef work – but thats a story I shall have to tell in person and all those who were interested have already been told. Natalie came to spend the summer in England, which has been great. We have spent a few days catching up and its got be out of the house and cheered me up, both of which are good thing (Weeble I know you get me out of the house, but this time its proactive).

Films and parks and food, its all been good. So today with nothing to inspire any activity I have just laid in bed till silly hour, oh and got a hair cut. When I did wake up I resumed my usual google maps quest, and as many of you know planning my travels around the world. I have wanted to visit three main places on earth, China, America and Canada. I am going to take a year or more out after uni to travel America and Canada but thats not until 2008. During November of this year I shall be visiting China though my university as a sort of student exchange thing (i think). Which I am very much looking forward to because it is the first step in my travel journey and is on my list of places to visit.

I had been planning on visiting the West coast of America also, starting in Washington State and finishing in San Fransico. But I have decided after carefully looking at maps and with my current driving experience and knowlege of how long I would be driving for on that road trip that Washington state looks fun enough to be able to spend the entire summer there. Seattle seems a good contender because it’s a pretty city and has three national parks within 100km of it (again for those of you know know me, you know any place within 200km is a day trip for me :p). Oh dear, well im going to blame it on my current tipsey status. But ive just noticed that Washington isnt all that huge as I had seen a seccond ago Oregon is there, so yeah a holliday to visit both Washington and Oregon… and yes im too lazy right this seccond to edit this, so ha!

So why travel, ive been asked this a hundered times and im sure it got old a long time ago. Why not is my usual answer, the world is out there for us to venture into it. I dont want to be one of those people stuck in a place they dont feel they belong. I have been all about England and mostly all over Europe. I want to see the world, and find somewhere I belong, with someone I love. Not exactly too much to ask, however i just dont feel at home in England so much as for the past four years I have planned on traveling the world (ok a few selected destinations) to scout out somewhere to set up sticks.

I have always made plans and then somthing more important has come up and I have spent all my money on that. Now im saving, I have uni to pay for but with good budgeting my student loan shall pay for that, while every penny from the jobs I do shall be poured into my ISA savings account where it shall sit. I have a little in there already, enough for a small holliday. But I dont want a small holliday.

I have always dreamed of traveling. But dreams dont just come true on their own. You have to work at them, and I plan on working damn hard to get what I want, and thats the way it should be. So when I land on another continent I can feel proud at actually achieving somthing.

Bed time, I may actually write a coherent spell checked follow up tomorrow with pictures and everything. It depends though. I have to go shopping…