I Am John The Senior

Harper is in shit . The Prime Minister of Canada is under criticism for mouthing the White House lines regarding the Israel handling of the present crisis.. Not surprising . After all Harper is as conservative as Bush . The Conservative Party to which Harper belongs is aligned with the Republican Party. In Asia , Harper will be called the puppy of the Administration . That's in the days of student demos. It was fun and dangerous at the same time.

I recalled this period with amusement and admiration. Admiration for the steadfast belief of the youth of yesteryears. Not to say that the youth today are ' lazy ' or contented . It's just different. Hillary was criticized for her labelling the young ones as such . Her own daughter was 1st to call her attention to her mischaracterization . I guess that's when you know that you are really an adult. You've become your mother or father !

When War Is Fun

This is an excellent time for news lovers . It's exciting because of several crisis happening in the world right now. There is the Israel-Hamas fight , then followed by the Israel-Hezzbolah war . These are coming right after the India bombing and N.Korea missile launcing .Oh , don't forget the ongoing Iraq drama and Iran nuke problem. What a mess ! Actually , these sporadic ' wars ' can be fun if not for people dying. I remember the first Gulf War was some experience for me and most wokers in our company. I was working as a Manager for a plant in Saudi Arabia. That's the time that Saddam sent several scud missiles to Riyadh. Initially , we were afraid 'cos there's been talk about Saddam fitting these scuds with deadly chemicals. So in the first few scud attacks , we donned our masks and sought shelter when the siren sounded. After a few of these attacks , we found out that the scuds were ' harmless '. These scuds were not fitted with chemical weapons. From then on , every siren was greeted by our people not by fear but by cheer. We would raced to the rooftop of our building and watched the US Patriot missiles intercepting Iraq's scud missiles in mid air . It's like watching the New Year's fireworks show.
What a sight !