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U.N. chief: Darfur a victim of climate change

Seems a rather far reaching claim.  Perhaps students aren’t doing as well on tests in the US because of climate change.  They just get drained playing soccer outside in that heat during recess…..?

 “Almost invariably, we discuss Darfur in a convenient military and political shorthand — an ethnic conflict pitting Arab militias against black rebels and farmers,” Ban wrote in The Washington Post. “Look to its roots, though, and you discover a more complex dynamic.”

Sure, climate change may be affecting the situation the people there face, but the problem is in fact a “military and political” problem.  There are numerous other reasons for conflict besides drought and bad weather.  Learning how to resolve those problems without violence…well, that would be the goal.

Lets figure you solve Global warming and we return the earth to a Democrat chosen temperature range.  Not only does that not alone solve whatever has driven people to kill in Sudan, but what do we do when the Sundanese start fighting over cattle herding rights?  Try to solve some sort of cattle problem so more Sudanese can have their own cattle?  No.  Civility and the rule of law must come before solving real or imagined causes for conflicts.

While Iran is often protrayed as terribly anti-American, it encourages hope to read articles like this one at msNBC.com

While their Government is defying the world and pursuing a course that could invite invasion and such, it seems like there may be a lot of younger people there that aren’t quite as crazy and perhaps actually respect the United States.

Screen capture minutes after making my last post.

Apparently the warmest winter on record and Polar Bears aren’t enjoying it.

Amazing video.

All-encompassingly has a video stream.

Not only did the Holocaust not happen in Ahmadinejad’s mind, but America is only full of lies!
The US should come down hard on Iran. If they are messing with our troops, we should mess them up. Way to go Bush.
This kind of Iran has little to offer the world. They simply threaten to heighten their terror if provoked.

President Ahmadinejad recently addressed Iran’s conference on the Holocaust with more disturbing anti-Israeli rhetoric.

What is with this guy? Why all the idiotic irony with regard to freedom of speech? Why the projection of idiocy on the international stage? Either he is actually crazy, or he is straight evil and is plotting an actual attack upon Israel.

Apparently, the Holocaust needs more research according to Iran.

If they continue to develop nuclear weapons, I’m afriad Israel will have every reason and excuse to strike first and hard.

Why the World Hates America

When the society often described as “the world’s most hated nation” also turns out to be the country most fervently desired as a destination for immigrants from everywhere, then it’s blindingly obvious that envy plays the leading role in generating hostility to the United States. In the same way that the most successful kid in school will generate considerable resentment, or the most prominent and prosperous citizen of a town will provoke hostility from some of his less fortunate neighbors, the US draws anger and condemnation precisely because of its overwhelming power and influence.

It has some good points on reasons why America is perceived the way it is.