In the Headlines

The good news is that quite large underground aquifers have been found in northern Kenya which officials project could supply the country for fifty years.  The bad news is that within thirty minutes of the announcement NESTLE said they own it and will take it to sell it on the open market.

That's not true about NESTLE but it wouldn't surprise anyone if they did as they have been raping the world for water many years.  Ask anyone in Maine, US, or British Columbia, Canada, among many others.



Supporters of Scottish independence are saying Scotland is being raped by England for oil profits.  Scotland is quite wealthy in oil reserves whereas England is not but the profits from oil drilling go to London before even a taste goes back to Edinburgh.

You might think Scottish independence is impossible for various mechanical reasons such as sharing a currency with England but Australia used the pound standard until it cut over to the Australian dollar.  That model should work just the same in Scotland.

One thing that infuriates Scots is the absurd military spending by England.  Blair was a patsy to George Bush just as Cameron has become now.  The Scots are not inclined to be patsies to anyone.

Were I to remain in Scotland, I would quite likely support independence from England.  It worked pretty well for America, after all.



General Keith Alexander, King of the Shadow Government in America, is retiring in the Spring and this is being reported as coming in part due to the revelations from Edward Snowden but the reality is that he had said he was going to retire prior to Snowden's information releases.  However, Alexander, along with Clapper of the CIA, has been revealed to be a chronic liar about his accomplishments (e.g. gross exaggerations of the number of terror attacks thwarted by the NSA).  Alexander's reputation has, quite rightly, been substantially tarnished but it's not likely he was forced into retirement.



And now for something completely trivial:  the commercial for Smirnoff AppleBite Gold is the coolest advert you are ever going to see.  I rarely drink but I'd be tempted to sample this stuff just to show my approval for the coolness of this commercial.  The music is too, too smooth and the people are straight out of Rocky Horror.  Very cool.