According to this story , AMEX is running to the US government, cap in hand, pleading that they don’t have any money any more. Or that they need $3.5 billion to keep them warm and toasty at night. OH COME ON!! Next, it’ll be Halliburton running to their buddies in Washington, claiming that the plans to withdraw from Iraq has cost them business so they […]
Cry-baby capitalism is making me sick to my stomach. Why is that when things are on the way up, we’re all told to buckle up and suck it up and keep up with all of the others that are racing ahead of us as we stumble in our careers or other activities, while on the way down, the world’s (once) largest companies are the first […]
It looks like Shell is going to be one of the major beneficiaries of the occupation of Iraq. This story , from Raw Story, exposes the sweetheart (although non-binding) deal that Shell has struck up with the existing government of Iraq. But it’s not about the oil.
This story just goes to show how ridiculous things have become in terms of security, right to protest and the right to state your opinion about how things are being handled by those who think they know best. They stage a fight, they pepper-spray themselves and then they get dragged away all while pretending to create a level of animosity that just wasn’t there. And […]
It’s a tragedy that Melissa Fung, the CBC reporter, was kidnapped in Afghanistan nearly a month ago on October 12, 2008 . It’s a blessing and testament to the tight security and actions taken to save her life and ensure that no harm came to her. And I’m bothered by the nagging questions in my mind concerning the circumstances because I should just be happy […]