I haven't been really diligent in updating my blog lately. Rest assured that in two weeks I'll be writing at a regular pace again but as of now, I do wish that there are more than just 24 hours in a day. Anyway, out of the guilt for not being up-to-date with the blog, I just want to include some of the current events news I've been reading today.
1. The Brits have their election today. No surprise that Labour will win convincingly but most likely its majority in the House of Commons will be sizably reduced, though some sanguinely predict that it will still hold a triple-digit margin (ranging from 90 to 110.) Also, majority of people being polled said that they wanted Blair to step down after two years and be replaced by less flamboyant Gordon Brown, the current Chancellor of Exchequer aka Minister of Finance. Hear that, Poochie?
2. Diesel and petrol prices in Malaysia go up again. RM1.52 per litre for premium petrol--ouch! Another reason to lower the LRT and Monorail fares.
3. Only the small fishes get caught in the Abu Ghraib prison scandal--yes, the same white trailer-trash folks--Pfcs Lynddie England and Charles Graner--with sadistic complex you see in the infamous pics. Rummy and Wolfie for war crimes tribunal, anyone?
4. Rev. Pat Robertson called the "liberal judges," or so-called "activist judges" the greatest threat to America, even worse than the Nazi and "few bearded men who flew planes into the building." Mind you that this is on the national TV in an interview with George Stephenopolous on ABC. Pat, you crazy old coot, you!
5. Just another round of news about ethically-challenged Tom DeLay and his double-dealing lobbyist buddy Jack Abramoff--I read somewhere that presently, DeLay's name recognition among the American public is at 70 percent since his repugnant foray into the whole Schiavo controversy. Not since Gingrich back in 1994 has any relatively obscure Republican Congressman gets this much attention. Any bad publicity about DeLay's exploits is always welcomed. "The Hammer" (DeLay's nickname in Congress), you're about to get smashed!
6. A Pentagon analyst is charged with divulging national secrets to two employees of a pro-Israel organization. Well, it's AIPAC. American Zionists within the government ranks sharing secrets with pro-Israel groups...what else is new? Gosh, this is so stale! Everybody knows the Pentagon, NSA, CIA, State Dept. are mere extension of the Israel Embassy here in the US.
7. Finally, banned books in Malaysia in April 20th! C'mon now. The last time I checked this is not the Middle Ages. I know this is not really a current news by regular standard but I just have to register my indignation here. What's even more absurd, Karen Armstrong's book "History of God" is on the list even though the book has been sold in Malaysia for the past ten years! Democracy, my ass! By the way, I do have a copy of the Karen Armstrong's book and also a copy of Salman Rushdie's "Satanic Verses," which is not that great, I might add. What's next? Harry Potter? Nancy Drew? Hardy Boys? Jalil, Gopal & Ah Meng? Bujal?
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