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Is your hair naturally straight, wavy, curly or kinky ? Is your hair fine, medium or thick ? Lastly, take volume into consideration. It's hard to be objective about your own face shape, but here's a sure fire way to be sure your not biasing your own analysis. Hair designers are the ultimate judges of your face shape, but if you need a little help try this experiment. There are lots of suggestions on how to figure out your shape, from outlining your face shape on a mirror with lipstick to draping it with a towel and asking others to help you guess the shape. But, there is actually a scientific way to determine your face shape once and for all. To find out the shape of your face, measure it with a tape measure or ruler. You will take the following measurements. 1. Measure your face across the top of your cheekbones. Write down the measurement on a piece of paper. 2. Measure across your jaw line from the widest point to the widest point. Write down the measurement. 3. Measure across your forehead at the widest point. Generally the widest point will be somewhere about halfway between your eyebrows and your hairline. Write down the measurement. 4. Measure from the tip of your hairline to the bottom of your chin. Oval Face - Length equal to one and a half times width. Round Face - Your face is as wide as it is long. This may vary a little but generally the measurement is close. Oblong - Longer than it is wide. Heart - Narrow at jaw line, wide at cheekbones/and or forehead. Square - your face is about as wide as it is long. Diamond - Widest at cheekbones, narrow forehead and jaw line of approximately equal widths. Oval Only slightly narrower at the jaw line than at the temples, with a gently rounded hairline. Try A variety of styles . . . most any hair shape looks good on you. Your "perfect" features allow you to wear more styles than any other face shape. Have you ever noticed the majority of models fall into this shape? Have you noticed how many different hair styles they can wear? You can wear short, medium and long hair styles. Your face shape is well "balanced" or in even proportion. You will look best when styling your hair off your face. Most oval face shapes can wear slicked-backed looks as well. Avoid Covering up your "perfect" features with heavy bangs, or too forward-directed styles. In wearing your hair style on your face, you'll lose your face shape behind the hair. It may appear to add weight to your face. Click on the name to see a picture of celebrities with oval faces: Jennifer Aniston Cameron Diaz Mariah Carey Cindy Crawford Jewel Heather Locklear Sharon Stone Uma Thurman Julia Roberts Courtney Cox Arquette Elle MacPherson Tyra Banks Rectangular or oblong Long and slender, about the same width at forehead and just below cheekbones. May have a very narrow chin or a very high forehead. Try Short to medium lengths. Fullness at the sides of your face. Soft wispy bangs. You'll want to balance the look of a long and slender face. Soft wispy bangs will shorten the appearance of the length. Fullness at the sides of your face will add width to the look of your face shape. By cutting the hair into a short or medium length, the outline of the cut will also shorten the look of the length of the face. Layers work great with your face shape, as they will add softness to the straight lines in your face. Try side parts, and you may be able to wear straight back styles. Avoid To much hair length . . . your face will look even longer! Too much height lengthens your face. Center parts. When your hair gets past your shoulders there is a good chance it is doing you more harm than good. The models with rectangular face shapes and long hair, get by with it only because they have a "on call" hairdresser who is busy primping and teasing, setting and styling to add fullness to the hair. Since most of us don’t have this luxury, my suggestion is keep it above shoulder length. Click on the name to see a picture of celebrities with rectangular faces: Gwyneth Paltrow Kirstie Alley Janet Jackson Gabrielle Reece Niki Taylor Stephanie Seymour Round Full-looking face with a round chin and hairline. Widest point is at the cheeks and ears. Try hair styles with fullness and height at the crown. Off center parts. Short hair styles with a swept-back direction or hair styles that are longer than chin length. By layering the top to achieve fullness and keeping the rest of the cut relatively close to the face, your face shape will appear longer and narrower. Avoid Chin length hair with a rounded line that mirrors face’s circular shape. Center parts. Short-short crops, straight "chopped" bangs. Fullness at side of ears. A rounded haircut ending at the chin will certainly add weight to your face shape. Because the widest part of your face is at the cheeks and ears, you need to avoid having the fullness of the cut here as it will make your face appear wider. Click on the name to see a picture of celebrities with round faces: Ingrid Bergman Roseanne Barr Kate Winslet Natalie Merchant Drew Barrymore Christina Ricci Charlotte Church Square A strong, square jaw line and usually an equally square hairline. Try Short-to-medium length hair, especially with wave or roundness around the face. Wispy bangs. Off-center parts, height at the crown. You want to soften the square look of your face with layers and wispy looks around the face. Height at the crown will elongate your symmetrical shape. If your hair is straight you may want to consider a body wave, as some curl or wave to the hair will achieve a nice balance to the straight features of your face shape. Avoid Long straight styles that accentuate square jawbone. "Linear" straight bangs or center parts. A straight bob ending at the jaw line is the wrong thing to do for your face shape. You can wear a layered bob, however it should end above or below the jaw line. Make sure in styling that you achieve some roundness to the shape and some height at the crown or bangs, and you will be on the right track. Click on the name to see a picture of celebrities with square faces: Kristin Scott Thomas Holly Marie Combs Sandra Bullock Demi Moore Isabella Rosellini Heart Face is wide at the temples and hairline, narrowing to a small delicate chin. Try Chin-length or longer styles. Side-parted hair styles. Swept-forward layers around the upper face, gently wispy bangs. A chin length bob is great on your face shape! This creates a balanced look by giving fullness where you need it. You can wear shorter styles, however, if you are a dramatic heart shape you need to leave weight in the back nape area. This will achieve more balance between your dramatic cheekbones and more narrowing chin. Avoid Short, full styles that emphasize upper face. Height at the crown. Severe, slicked back looks. If you are a dramatic heart shape, the short full styles with tapered necklines which emphasize the upper face will make you look top heavy. Too much height at the crown will give the appearance of a longer and narrower chin. Just remember if you have a dramatic heart shape face, you have great cheekbones to emphasize! Don't miss the boat by getting a cut which is to top heavy. Click on the name to see a picture of celebrities with heart faces: Michelle Pfeiffer Ashley Judd Jennifer Love Hewitt Claudia Schiffer Emmanuaell Beart Juliette Binoche Lisa Kudrow Lucy Lawless Naomi Campbell Triangular Reverse of the heart-shape . . . a dominant jaw line with narrowing at the cheek bone and temples. Try Shorter hair that balances prominent jaw line. Styles that are full at the temples, taper at the jaw. Off center parts. Wedges and shags look great on you. You need lots of layers to achieve fullness through the upper part of your face. By wearing styles which are full at the temples and taper at the jaw line, you achieve a balance which can be remarkable, in accenting features otherwise understated. Try tucking hair behind your ears as this will draw attention to your eyes and add width in this area. Avoid Long, full hair styles that draw attention to jaw line. Center parts—off-center is more flattering. Too much height at the crown. You want to stay away from putting most of the weight of a haircut at the jaw line and below. This will give the appearance of added weight to the face. If going with long hair, it should be kept tight at the nape. Click on the name to see a picture of a celebrity with triangular shaped face: Kathy Ireland Diamond A cross between heart and a dramatic oval. Widest at the cheekbones, and narrow equally at the forehead and jaw line. Try Your face shape is balanced and dramatic. Try a variety of styles. Almost everything works with your face (as long as you are a true diamond). You can wear shorter styles, however if you are a dramatic diamond shape you need to leave weight in the back nape area like a heart shaped face. This will achieve more balance between your dramatic cheekbones and more delicate chin line. Avoid You can do just about everything, but try not too wear to much hair on your face, thereby hiding your great features. Click on the name to see a picture of celebrities with diamond shaped faces: Katherine Hepburn Linda Evangelista Sophia Loren Related Articles Sedu Hair Styles Don't Work With All Face Shapes Hair style & face shapes, now body shapes too Hair style change . . . or lifestyle change? Stuck in a hair style rut? 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Group III, D.C., Ph.D, N.D.,CCN Learning about hair loss is good in that it helps us to combat the problem of male or female pattern baldness. With knowledge also comes responsibility. This includes lifestyle changes. There are steps that you can take to stop hair loss and keep your hair healthy and beautiful. Here are some free hair care tips than you can use to help stop hair loss and keep your existing hair healthy and looking great. Print these out and keep them handy for reference. Please don't take these tips lightly. They are very important and, best of all, they are free. The only thing they require is your time and commitment. Tips Massage your scalp with your fingertips (not your nails) daily to stimulate and promote circulation to your scalp and reduce excess fallout. Comb or brush your hair and scalp gently with about 100 - 200 strokes in the morning and at night. This helps break up hardened oils (sebum) that are clogging your hair follicles. Doing this alone has produced new hair growth. When using blow dryers, always keep the heat a good distance from your scalp and hair. Avoid heating the scalp and hair excessively. Excessive heat will increase hair loss, and excess fallout. Consider putting an EMF device on your hair dryer. Avoid getting hair creams, lotions, styling gels and sprays directly on the scalp as they will clog your hair follicles. Use a light hold spray if you must. After swimming in a pool, shampoo your hair as soon as possible to remove any chlorine residue. Chlorine is extremely damaging to the hair and scalp. Avoid over-exposing your hair and scalp to the wind and sun. Good hair care over a long period really makes a difference! Avoid tight hats and caps as they contribute to poor circulation, depriving the hair of proper nutrition and stunting new hair growth. The sweat, dirt and grime around the rim inhibit follicle health and contribute to build-up. Always consult your health care provider for extreme causes of excess fallout and thinning. A medical condition or medication could be causing hair loss side-effects. Strive for balance and harmony in both your personal and professional lifestyle. High stress factors can cause your body to react by fluctuating hormone levels. This in turn causes excessive oil secretion (sebum) which results in hair loss. Pregnancy, nursing, menopause, and even birth control medication can cause constant changing factors on your nutritional needs and hormonal levels which contribute to hair loss and excess fallout. Avoid "crash and fad" diets. Proper nutritious meals along with vitamin and mineral supplements are a key factor for healthy hair and skin. Maximize your hair health by choosing all-natural, organic hair care products. Good hair care starts with awareness. These hair care tips, if followed consistently, will reduce excess fallout, hair loss, and promote new hair growth. Also consider chemicals and other applications that are applied to the hair. We all know that women use hair relaxers and hair dyes. When it comes to using such products the FDA encourages consumers to understand the risks that come with using hair chemicals, and to be careful in how they handle and use such products. Both lye and non-lye relaxers contain ingredients that work by breaking away chemicals within the hair, and can burn the scalp if used incorrectly. Lye relaxers contain sodium hydroxide as the active ingredient. Non-lye relaxers have a combination of calcium hydroxide and guanidine carbonate, which mixed together produce guanidine hydroxide. Recent research has proven that this combination in non-lye relaxers results in less scalp irritation than lye relaxers, but you still have to apply the same safety rules for both. They should be used properly, left on no longer than the prescribed time, carefully washed out with neutralizing shampoo, and followed up with regular conditioning. For those who decide to straighten their own hair, it's wise to get help simply because you can't see what you are doing with regard to the top and back of your hair. Without proper application, you could damage that part of the hair. Some stylists recommend applying a layer of petroleum jelly on the scalp before applying a relaxer because it creates a protective barrier for the skin. Scratching, brushing, and combing can make the scalp more susceptible to chemical damage and should be avoided right before using a relaxer. Parents should be especially cautious when applying chemicals to children's hair and should keep relaxers out of children's reach. Consumers should be aware that applying more than one type of chemical treatment, such as coloring hair one week and then relaxing it the next can increase the risk of hair damage. As with hair relaxers, some consumers have reported hair loss, burning, redness, and irritation from hair dyes. Allergic reactions to dyes include itching, swelling of the face, and even difficulty breathing. Coal tar hair dye ingredients are known to cause allergic reactions in some people. Synthetic organic chemicals, including hair dyes and other color additives, were originally manufactured from coal tar, but today manufacturers primarily use materials derived from petroleum. The use of the term "coal tar" continues because historically that language has been incorporated into the law and regulations. The law does not require that coal tar hair dyes be approved by FDA, as is required for other uses of color additives. In addition, the law does not allow FDA to take action against coal tar hair dyes that are shown to be harmful, if the product is labeled with the prescribed caution statement indicating that the product may cause irritation in certain individuals, that a patch test for skin sensitivity should be done, and that the product must not be used for dyeing the eyelashes or eyebrows. The patch test involves putting a dab of hair dye behind the ear or inside the elbow, leaving it there for two days, and looking for itching, burning, redness, or other reactions. When using all hair chemicals, it's critical to keep them away from children to prevent ingestion and other accidents, and to follow product directions carefully. It sounds basic, but some people don't do it. If it says leave on hair for five minutes, seven minutes doesn't make it better. Avoiding hair loss is an important consideration for men and women. If proper steps are taken to avoid using products that can damage hair and promote hair loss, and focus your attention on using treatments and procedures that promote healthy hair is what will benefit you and your hair everyday. Hair Loss Remedy by Edward F. Group III, D.C., Ph.D, N.D.,CCN Learning about hair loss is good in that it helps us to combat the problem of male or female pattern baldness. With knowledge also comes responsibility. This includes lifestyle changes. There are steps that you can take to stop hair loss and keep your hair healthy and beautiful. Here are some free hair care tips than you can use to help stop hair loss and keep your existing hair healthy and looking great. Print these out and keep them handy for reference. Please don't take these tips lightly. They are very important and, best of all, they are free. The only thing they require is your time and commitment. Tips Massage your scalp with your fingertips (not your nails) daily to stimulate and promote circulation to your scalp and reduce excess fallout. Comb or brush your hair and scalp gently with about 100 - 200 strokes in the morning and at night. This helps break up hardened oils (sebum) that are clogging your hair follicles. Doing this alone has produced new hair growth. When using blow dryers, always keep the heat a good distance from your scalp and hair. Avoid heating the scalp and hair excessively. Excessive heat will increase hair loss, and excess fallout. Consider putting an EMF device on your hair dryer. Avoid getting hair creams, lotions, styling gels and sprays directly on the scalp as they will clog your hair follicles. Use a light hold spray if you must. After swimming in a pool, shampoo your hair as soon as possible to remove any chlorine residue. Chlorine is extremely damaging to the hair and scalp. Avoid over-exposing your hair and scalp to the wind and sun. Good hair care over a long period really makes a difference! Avoid tight hats and caps as they contribute to poor circulation, depriving the hair of proper nutrition and stunting new hair growth. The sweat, dirt and grime around the rim inhibit follicle health and contribute to build-up. Always consult your health care provider for extreme causes of excess fallout and thinning. A medical condition or medication could be causing hair loss side-effects. Strive for balance and harmony in both your personal and professional lifestyle. High stress factors can cause your body to react by fluctuating hormone levels. This in turn causes excessive oil secretion (sebum) which results in hair loss. Pregnancy, nursing, menopause, and even birth control medication can cause constant changing factors on your nutritional needs and hormonal levels which contribute to hair loss and excess fallout. Avoid "crash and fad" diets. Proper nutritious meals along with vitamin and mineral supplements are a key factor for healthy hair and skin. Maximize your hair health by choosing all-natural, organic hair care products. Good hair care starts with awareness. These hair care tips, if followed consistently, will reduce excess fallout, hair loss, and promote new hair growth. Also consider chemicals and other applications that are applied to the hair. We all know that women use hair relaxers and hair dyes. When it comes to using such products the FDA encourages consumers to understand the risks that come with using hair chemicals, and to be careful in how they handle and use such products. Both lye and non-lye relaxers contain ingredients that work by breaking away chemicals within the hair, and can burn the scalp if used incorrectly. Lye relaxers contain sodium hydroxide as the active ingredient. Non-lye relaxers have a combination of calcium hydroxide and guanidine carbonate, which mixed together produce guanidine hydroxide. Recent research has proven that this combination in non-lye relaxers results in less scalp irritation than lye relaxers, but you still have to apply the same safety rules for both. They should be used properly, left on no longer than the prescribed time, carefully washed out with neutralizing shampoo, and followed up with regular conditioning. For those who decide to straighten their own hair, it's wise to get help simply because you can't see what you are doing with regard to the top and back of your hair. Without proper application, you could damage that part of the hair. Some stylists recommend applying a layer of petroleum jelly on the scalp before applying a relaxer because it creates a protective barrier for the skin. Scratching, brushing, and combing can make the scalp more susceptible to chemical damage and should be avoided right before using a relaxer. Parents should be especially cautious when applying chemicals to children's hair and should keep relaxers out of children's reach. Consumers should be aware that applying more than one type of chemical treatment, such as coloring hair one week and then relaxing it the next can increase the risk of hair damage. As with hair relaxers, some consumers have reported hair loss, burning, redness, and irritation from hair dyes. Allergic reactions to dyes include itching, swelling of the face, and even difficulty breathing. Coal tar hair dye ingredients are known to cause allergic reactions in some people. Synthetic organic chemicals, including hair dyes and other color additives, were originally manufactured from coal tar, but today manufacturers primarily use materials derived from petroleum. The use of the term "coal tar" continues because historically that language has been incorporated into the law and regulations. The law does not require that coal tar hair dyes be approved by FDA, as is required for other uses of color additives. In addition, the law does not allow FDA to take action against coal tar hair dyes that are shown to be harmful, if the product is labeled with the prescribed caution statement indicating that the product may cause irritation in certain individuals, that a patch test for skin sensitivity should be done, and that the product must not be used for dyeing the eyelashes or eyebrows. The patch test involves putting a dab of hair dye behind the ear or inside the elbow, leaving it there for two days, and looking for itching, burning, redness, or other reactions. When using all hair chemicals, it's critical to keep them away from children to prevent ingestion and other accidents, and to follow product directions carefully. It sounds basic, but some people don't do it. If it says leave on hair for five minutes, seven minutes doesn't make it better. Avoiding hair loss is an important consideration for men and women. If proper steps are taken to avoid using products that can damage hair and promote hair loss, and focus your attention on using treatments and procedures that promote healthy hair is what will benefit you and your hair everyday. -- //-- Site Map | Health Products | Articles | Newsletters | Seminars | Resources | Privacy Policy | Contact Us | News DISCLAIMER: The statements enclosed herein have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. The products and information mentioned on this site are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Information and statements made are for education purposes and are not intended to replace the advice of your treating doctor. Global Healing Center does not dispense medical advice, prescribe, or diagnose illness. 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Guardian Unlimited | dummy | Did Romans really all have curly hair? Skip to main content Read today's paper Sign in Register Go to: Guardian Unlimited home UK news World news Newsblog ---------------------- Archive search Arts Books Business EducationGuardian.co.uk Film Football Jobs MediaGuardian.co.uk Money The Observer Politics Science Shopping SocietyGuardian.co.uk Sport Talk Technology Travel Been there ---------------------- Audio Email services Special reports The Guardian The northerner The wrap ---------------------- Advertising guide Crossword Events / offers Feedback Information GNL press office GuardianFilms Headline service Help / contacts Living our values Newsroom Notes & Queries Reader Offers Soulmates dating Style guide Syndication services Travel offers TV listings Weather Web guides Working for us ---------------------- Guardian Weekly Money Observer Public Home Recent queries Send a query Crossword Lucky dip Any answers? About Notes and Queries Sudoku Categories Nooks and crannies Yesteryear Semantic enigmas The body beautiful Red tape, white lies Speculative science This sceptred isle Root of all evil Ethical conundrums This sporting life Stage and screen Birds and the bees YESTERYEAR Did Romans really all have curly hair? Alex Critoph, St Petersburg, Russia It depends what you mean by Romans. Citizens of Rome could have originated in manycountries and thus be from various tribes and ethnic background. Carvings tend to show wavy hair but this might have been just a convention or they might have had curling irons. Jack Hill, St Albans England UK Some did, some didn't. Like in any population there was a bit of everything. Take a look at Sir Lawrence Alma Tadema's works: historically correct, they allow the viewer to get a nice snapshot of the way life and people used to be at those times. marco diama, rome italy A whole chapter of Roland Barthes' Mythologies is devoted to Roman haircuts: he focusses on fringes and how they symbolise 'Romanness'. marykmac, Nottingham Hairstyles in Rome changed over time just as they do today. Busts of Julius Caesar show him having flat, close-cropped hair. Just visit the British Museum for busts of different famous Romans, all with different hairstyles. Tony Kehoe, Tokyo Japan Certainly, but perhaps not on their heads. Kirk, London, UK Add your answer Privacy policy | Terms & conditions | Advertising guide | A-Z index | About this site Guardian Unlimited © Guardian Newspapers Limited 2005

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Fausta's Blog: The Bad Hair Blog Fausta's Blog Fausta's Blog: The Bad Hair Blog New Jersey taxes = Bad Hair! Day By Day© by Chris Muir. Tuesday, December 27, 2005 How José Latour got out of Cuba It took decades, but he made it: He Wrote His Way to Freedom "According to U.S. Treasury regulations, Cubans living in Cuba couldn't have bank accounts in the States. So I flew from Washington to Toronto, and opened an account at the Royal Bank of Canada. And all my revenue from selling rights to my books, or whatever--they were sent to this account." But he was scrupulous about paying Cuban tax on all his income: "I was very careful not to give them the opportunity to charge me with any sort of common crime." . . . Back in Cuba, Mr. Latour was waiting out the first months of his Canadian emigration process ("I was fearing that I might be sent to jail, or something") when an unexpected opportunity presented itself: A Spanish translation of "Outcast," the book he'd written in English, was about to be printed in Spain; its publisher asked Mr. Latour to come to that country for a promotional tour. "I said, 'OK, I'll do it--if you also invite my wife, my son and my daughter.' Let me explain. . . . Cubans living in Cuba need written invitations to file an application with the immigration authorities. I said, 'I will cover the expenses of my family; you will cover my out-of-pocket expenses.' . . . And they said, 'OK, perfect, no problem.' They figured [it] out." The Spanish publisher got the Cubans to grant permission for the family's trip. At the airport, on Aug. 5, 2002, Mr. Latour produced a Royal Bank of Canada credit card. "That was it: around $3,000. That's how I paid for the plane tickets. So I didn't violate any laws." Even then, All the Latours took out of Cuba were the clothes they wore. At least he and his family were able to leave. Like Val says, the barges run in only one direction. The Ladies in White , the wives and mothers of imprisioned dissidents, are not allowed to leave Cuba to receive the 2005 Sakharov prize for freedom of thought that the EU awarded them earlier this year. Instead they get to stay in Cuba where they are constantly harrassed . Mary Anastasia O'Grady has more on them. (technorati tags Ladies In White , Cuba ) // posted by Fausta @ 6:28 AM | The name is Bone, James Bone, and he's asking, Where Is the Car? Probably the most egregious flaw in Mr. Volcker's report is its handling of a contemporaneous document referring explicitly to discussions with the secretary-general in Paris in November 1998 about Cotecna's bid. The internal company memo--a "trip report" written by Annan family friend and then-Cotecna executive Michael Wilson to other Cotecna officials who were also in Paris at the time--says in part: "We had brief discussions with the SG and his entourage." Despite the memo's use of "we," the Volcker inquiry held that Mr. Wilson did not meet personally with the U.N. chief, and concluded that "The committee has not been able to corroborate Mr. Wilson's claim that he had a meeting with the secretary-general about Cotecna's bid for the inspection contract as set forth in the Paris memorandum." (My italics.) This is a distortion in one or Mr. Volcker's key findings: The memo said "we" not "I." Never did Mr. Wilson claim that he met personally with Kofi Annan. Indeed, the Volcker report itself says Mr. Wilson "repeatedly asserted" that he did not meet the secretary-general in Paris. Mr. Volcker's team did discover, however, that Kojo Annan, in Paris as part of the Cotecna contingent, met his father in the U.N. chief's room at the Hotel de Crillon on Nov. 28, 1998. The Volcker report failed even to address the possibility that the "we" in the memo might refer to talks between the U.N. secretary-general and his son, or between the U.N. chief and another Cotecna representative (i.e., one who was not Mr. Wilson). This is where the missing Mercedes comes in. The Mercedes was purchased by Kojo Annan in his father's name four days before the Hotel de Crillon meeting--and about two weeks before Cotecna won the U.N. contract. The use of the U.N. chief's diplomatic status qualified the car for a $6,541 discount on the purchase price and a $14,103 tax exemption when it was imported to his native Ghana. Mr. Volcker's investigators found a memo on the computer of Mr. Annan's personal assistant asking him to authorize a letter to Mercedes. "Sir, Kojo asked me to send the attached letter re: the car he is trying to purchase under your name. The company is requesting a letter be sent from the U.N. Kojo said it could be signed by anyone from your office. May I ask Lamin to sign it?" the assistant wrote. Neither Kofi Annan, his aide Lamin Sise, nor his assistant, Wagaye Assebe, can recall what happened, and the original documents have disappeared--but somehow the Mercedes was purchased with the diplomatic discount anyway. Abdoulie Janneh, the U.N. official who arranged the tax exemption in Ghana was recently promoted to U.N. under-secretary-general, in charge of the Economic Commission for Africa. And the car is still "missing". My guess is that the car is parked in a garage built from tsunami relief funds . Not that Jan "the Americans are stingy" Egeland, the United Nations top disaster official, is telling. Today's articles from Maria Dr. Sowell looks at Cheap politicians and asks, How many people in the top layer of their respective professions are going to sacrifice the future of their families -- the ability to give their children the best education, the ability to have something to fall back on in case of illness or tragedy, the ability to retire in comfort and with peace of mind -- in order to go into politics? Particularly when politics has become a never ending mud-slinging marathon? From the NY Post: Steve Dunleavy has been LOOKING AT GITMO FROM THE INSIDE , Amir Taheri's FANTASIES OF THE 'REALISTS' , Michelle Malkin's Hypocrites , and Linda Chavez's Anti-patriot politics . From TownHall: Of Mice and Minutemen Other interesting items A flag for Cubazuela El cóndor pasa . // posted by Fausta @ 5:45 AM | Monday, December 26, 2005 Flying blind I had just read this post from Philomathean, MSM Blows the Cover on Terrorist Nuke Monitoring Program Recent revelations by The New York Times and other members of the press regarding the CIA's secret prison system and the NSA's efforts to monitor terrorist communications have severely harmed national security. The mainstream media do not appear to care, as long as their stories hurt President Bush. Meanwhile, every "scoop" about the government's efforts to prevent a terrorist disaster make such a disaster more likely. The press has always had broad discretion in what gets reported. But now they've gone too far. David Kaplan of U.S. News & World Report has just blown the cover on " a far-reaching, top secret program to monitor radiation levels at over a hundred Muslim sites in the Washington, D.C., area, including mosques, homes, businesses, and warehouses, plus similar sites in at least five other cities ." This is yet another instance where the press behaves as if we were not at war, while endangering all of us. Philomathean’s post reminded me of a sermon I heard on September 11. On September 11 this year I listened to a church sermon where the person giving the sermon said that on 9/11/2001 the USA had “sand thrown in its eyes”. Some sand. Six hundred and sixty-two people from NJ died at the WTC alone, out of a total 2,996 killed or missing on just one morning. That is not what I would call “sand in the eyes”, but the sermon giver’s outrage was placed elsewhere. His outrage was saved for the 2,000 soldiers who died in Iraq, because they were sent there by Bush. Buried under all the verbiage, the message was that the USA has no enemies, that there is not much in the way of danger, and that we’d all live in peace if only we’d turn our swords into plowshares. I kid you not. I fully expected him to introduce Peter, Paul and Mary, and break into chords of Kumbayah while we all held hands. But the fact is, we are at war. Thousands of people around the world have died over several decades at the hands of Islamist fascists who want to impose their vision of a caliphate on everybody. This is not a new war. Yesterday I read in the Sunday NYT Magazine that Uli Derickson died this year. I had the privilege of briefly meeting Ms Derickson in the late 1980s, a few years after her ordeal. Ms Derickson was a woman of luminous beauty and tremendous courage. She saved the lives of the people of flight 847, which was kidnapped by Lebanese Shiite Muslims in 1985. The NYT obitiuary calls her, The Peacemaker of Flight 847 , and justly so. Back then the terrorist kidnappers [*] were able to listen to her. Four years ago the story changed; the last four American planes that were hijacked couldn’t be saved by the courage of a great woman. There was no more listening. The focus had changed from making hostage deals to simply killing. The war that went unnoticed for so many years is now very much in front of our eyes, if we have our eyes open. The press chooses to close their eyes, and, as Philomathean said, cash in on any "scoop" about the government's efforts to prevent a terrorist disaster, which makes such a disaster more likely – as long as it hurts Bush. Like the guy that gave the sermon, they’re flying blind. [*] Update As a coda to this post, I attach a correction the NYT posted on its website (emphasis mine), A Lives They Lived essay on Page 59 of The Times Magazine today about Uli Derickson, a flight attendant who negotiated with hijackers during a T.W.A. flight in 1985, includes an outdated reference to one of them. Mohammed Ali Hamadi, who was captured two years later and imprisoned in Germany, was released last week. he flew home to Lebanon last Thursday, four days before a German hostage, Susanne Osthoff, was released from unnamed kidnappers in Iraq. Other blogs and articles on leakers Enlighten NJ What Are The Motives Of The Leakers and Their Media Enablers? Ankle Biting Pundits states, . If you can't see the difference between detecting drugs and detecting nuclear bombs then there's really no hope for you, as you are stuck in the September 10th world of fighting terrorism by using law enforcement techniques. And we all know how that worked. The Volokh Conspiracy has a series of posts on the subject from the legal point of view. The New York Times' Christmas Gift The Paranoid Style In American Liberalism The NY Times Strikes Again Cassandra posts on the Fourth Branch of Government. Update What They Did For "Love" Welcome, Michelle Malkin readers! (technorati tags Terrorism ) // posted by Fausta @ 6:44 AM | The history behind Munich, Lost Budgie, and others The History Behind Munich: Separating truth from fiction in Spielberg's movie at Slate: Spielberg, in inventing a story about violence begetting violence "inspired by real events" is raising questions worth asking. Even so, Israel's response to Munich was not a simple revenge operation carried out by angst-ridden Israelis. Both the larger context, and the facts on the ground, rarely get in Spielberg's way. A rigorous factual accounting may not be the point of Munich, which Spielberg has characterized as a "prayer for peace." But as result, Munich has less to do with history and the grim aftermath of the Munich Massacre than some might wish. Kesher Talk has a series of posts examining the Munich Massacre and "Munich" the movie: Munich remembered: The PLO and the Germans and the French Munich remembered: The Athletes Munich remembered: The Olympics Munich remembered: The Protagonists Speak Munich remembered: First they came . . . Munich remembered: the British Arabists Munich remembered, the movie: "Inspired by Real Events" That was then. This is now: Lost Budgie posts on Tariq Ramadan: Killing 8-year-old Jewish children is "contextually explicable" according to Tariq Ramadan, a featured speaker at the " Reviving The Islamic Spirit " convention being held at the National Trade Centre in Toronto Canada from December 23 to 25, 2005. In the local news, Princeton Future seeks donations . Well, cry me a river. Carnival time The Carnival of the NJ bloggers is hosted by Media in Trouble. Dr. Sanity has the Carnival of the Insanities: Heard the Word of Blog? On a lighter vein, Jib-Jab's latest // posted by Fausta @ 5:49 AM | Friday, December 23, 2005 Merry Christmas Christmas makes Hitchens tetchier than any other holiday. This was a useful demonstration of what I have always hated about the month of December: the atmosphere of a one-party state. On all media and in all newspapers, endless invocations of the same repetitive theme. In all public places, from train stations to department stores, an insistent din of identical propaganda and identical music. The collectivization of gaiety and the compulsory infliction of joy. Time wasted on foolishness at one's children's schools. Vapid ecumenical messages from the president, who has more pressing things to do and who is constitutionally required to avoid any religious endorsements. Melanie Phillips , on the other hand, reminds us That is why the great social reform movements of the 19th century arose from evangelical Christianity. The monumental campaign against slavery, which in turn gave rise to a host of other progressive movements such as women’s rights, temperance and prison reform, was instituted by Christian activists. It could only have been promoted by people whose religious faith gave rise to outrage at slavery’s wholesale denial of human dignity. And that is why modern social programmes attempting to deal with problems such as drug abuse or criminality tend to achieve much better results if they have a religious framework. Some of the most spectacular examples have occurred in America. The InnerChange programme in jails, for example, which immerses prisoner volunteers in an intensive Bible–based programme for 18 months prior to their release, has dramatically slashed recidivism rates. Secular critics throw up their hands in horror at such ‘brainwashing’ but the fact is that it seems to work. Donald Luskin looks at tax receipts and I believe he's ready to ask Santa for more tax cuts. Kofi and Saddam sing a song at Dr. Sanity . Pajamas Media's changed into Santa's bathrobe and the Llamas are in full regalia, along with Roberto 's family. Even the Pope's wearing his Santa hat . Dave Johnston's lapsed into Seinfeld mode , but Sluggo thanks his friends. Click on the Christmas tree above to wish Captain Marlow a Merry Christmas. Lost Budgie welcomes Aiden. In Miami, Val asks, So, what's your favorite Christmas memory? while Steve helps him get ready for the pig roast. Dave Barry has a Santa Update . Daniel has a The Christmas post: Santa out, ethnic Jesus in in Venezuela. In London, Scott 's off on holiday. At La Shawn's A Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord . [ Update I just realize I omitted the next sentence when I did the post this morning. My apologies.] Mr. Snitch! and Dan say Merry Christmas to our troops . Jeanette has a lovely post on Navidades in Puerto Rico that reminded me a lot of how we used to celebrate Christmas at home when I was a kid and my parents still lived in Puerto Rico. The Achoress writes about Advent and Antiphons through the years… I cannot help - in these final days of Advent - to think about what God did, in a lonely cave on the outskirts of Bethlehem, when He condescended to enter into the pain and fear, the tumult and whirlwind of the world…when he “set his tent among us,” not merely “dwelling” among us as lofty king, but literally “with” us, with hunger, the capacity for injury and doubt… From the author of SC&A: My time to keep my part of the bargain has to be one of the best posts of the year, a diamond among the many jewels in SC&A's vault: Prayer certainly isn't for God. With or without our devotions, His power is constant. Prayer isn't even necessarily for the object of our prayers, be that ourselves or others. That may sound cruel, but it is true. The universe God created was for all of us, not just one of us. While we are each important in God's eyes, we are part of a community of man, a family. There are times when individual and specific prayers appear to go unanswered, yet in truth, the community is served. The universe is a delicate balance, in which time, events in the present, past and future all factor into that balance. That's a post to not only read, but to bookmark. Via The Anchoress , music from The North American Music College Choir And in that note, I wish you all happy holidays, a happy Christmas and a happy Hannukah. (technorati tags christmas ) // posted by Fausta @ 5:29 AM | Thursday, December 22, 2005 STRIKE OVER -- RETURN TO WORK, says TWU. See today's post updates // posted by Fausta @ 9:19 AM | Bust Toussaint, part II, and my unpadded walls (Part I here ) The NY Post shares my sentiment . Pamela disagrees , slightly. Wolcott sides with the union, and says, Predictably, rightwing bloggers are bouncing off their padded walls angrily demanding that the union be crushed and its leaders jailed. Some have even begun using Reagan as a verb, as in, "Somebody needs to Reagan the TWU the way he did the air controllers' strike." I am thrilled to have been linked to by Mr. Wolcott, but hasten to clarify that there's no padding here at F'sB. The walls, like everything else Fausta, are all organic, with no artificial additives . If Mr. Wolcott would care to read again my post , he'd realize that the first objection I list to the TWU action is the local union has decided to undermine the international union and that the only other text (aside from Update times) I emphasized in bold print refers to the deleterious effect the strike has on the union's members. Anyone can verify that with a cache screen shot, if you care to. In fact, the one way the TWU might survive this ordeal may be that its membership repudiate the strike and follow the TWU International by "going back to work, en masse", as quoted in yesterday's Daily News . Should the remaining workers that haven't returned to work by then be fired? Of course. Toussaint is the president of the union local, he is not the union. Of course, Mr. Wolcott and any visitor to this blog may interpret "Bust Toussaint" as synonymous with "bust the union", but I suggest that it's not the same. Jeff Jarvis says Excercise will be good for [Wolcott] . At the NY Sun: Kalikow Warns Talks May Be 'Futile' The intensification of warring words between Mayor Bloomberg and the president of the transit union, Roger Toussaint, means both sides have dug in for a protracted strike. The drama comes to a head today when Mr. Toussaint appears in Brooklyn Supreme Court, where Judge Theodore Jones, who levied a $1 million a day fine against the union Tuesday, will decide whether to send the union leader to jail. Judge Jones said yesterday that jail time was a "distinct possibility" for Mr. Toussaint and his top two deputies for violating an injunction barring the union's leaders from inciting or authorizing a strike. To which I say, make it a certainty, Judge! At the NYT, Resolution to Transit Strike May Be Imminent Let's hope the NYT is right. Via Mara, All Hail The New York Transit Worker 'Twas five days before Christmas and all through the town; Not a train was up running, they'd all been shut down. The turnstiles were locked and the stations were cleared, in hopes that Old Bloomberg would give them their share. Don't miss the rest. Meanwhile , "Al Sharpton and other black leaders blasted Bloomberg for calling union leaders "thuggish" on Tuesday. They said the comment was racist because the union is less than 30 percent white". Hey, Al, With Roger, all lose out . Update : More at A Blog For All , Mister Snitch! , and Jane Galt Update 2 : Strike Blogging: It's Joke Time This PhD in Chemistry compares salaries in 1980, at the time of the prior transit strike. 12 noon: STRIKE TO END Transit Union to Vote on Ending Strike Under Framework Set by State Mediators. No Timetable Is Announced on Resumption of Service Light at end of the tunnel! Union May Soon Send NYC Transit Workers Back to Work Transit workers will take steps to restore service to New York's buses and subways while the union and transit authority resume negotiations after a three-day strike, a state mediator announced Thursday morning. Strike to End, Negotiations Resume No timetable was announced for the restoration of service. Transit Workers Agree to End Strike; Talks Continue At least 12 hours will be needed to get the city's subways and buses back up and running, said New York City Transit spokesman James Anyansi. You can go to 1010 Wins for live broadcasts. 2PM Enlighten sees a Striking Difference . The WSJ Subway Strike News Tracker says "service likely wouldn't be restored until Friday morning". 3:23PM: TWU Local 100 website: STRIKE OVER: RETURN TO WORK When: If your tour has started, report immediately. If not, at your scheduled report time. If you are RDO, on your next scheduled shift. (also posted at Blogger News Network ) (technorati tags transit strike ) // posted by Fausta @ 5:40 AM | Kofi chides the Times reporter, Power Line talks to the Times, and other news James Bone of the London Times insisted on an answer over Kojo's Mercedes, and Kofi got indignant: Kofi Annan lashes out at media over Oil-for-Food scandal The outburst happened at Annan’s year-end press conference, when Bone mentioned a Mercedes-Benz which Kojo Annan imported into Ghana, using his father’s diplomatic immunity to avoid taxes and customs duty. He added that some of the Secretary-General’s version of Oil-for-Food related events "don’t really make sense". "I think you’re being very cheeky," Annan interrupted. "Listen James Bone, you’ve been behaving like an overgrown schoolboy in this room for many, many months and years. You are an embarrassment to your colleagues and to your profession. Please stop misbehaving and please let’s move on to a serious journalist." I am shocked, shocked that Mr. Bone made bones over such a trivial matter as a Mercedes Benz, and in the presence of the Excelentísimo Kofi. (/sarcasm) Update : In 2005 America's economy grew while Kofi Annan shrank But the worst failing grade for the year goes to the United Nations and Kofi Annan. Paul Volker's report on the Oil for Food scandal concluded that $10 billion worth of Iraqi oil was illegally smuggled to adjacent nations; that Saddam Hussein collected $229 million in bribes from 139 of 248 companies involved in the oil business, and illegal payments from 2,253 out of 3,614 firms providing humanitarian goods to Iraq. So Dennis Kozlowski stole $600 million from Tyco and got eight to 25 years in jail, while Kofi Annan supervised more than $10 billion in Oil for Food theft and will stay in his job since, in his own words, "the business of the United Nations is not reform." ----------------- John Hinraker's trying to engage the NY Times in a colloquy , and wrote to them: I don't think you should be quoting anonymous "officials" making incorrect assertions about legal issues, while not pointing out that their assertions are wrong. (I would also note that the NSA intercepts are not "inside the United States.") And I don't think that a partial sentence from one of the controlling decisions, buried at the end of a long article and not repeated in subsequent articles, removes the incorrect impression you convey that the NSA program is, in all likelihood, illegal. Also, with all due respect, I think your treatment of the 2002 FISA case is itself misleading. He's still waiting for an answer. Dhimmitude today: Australia - Pastor Under Muslim Death Sentence Sued for Mentioning It Today's weirdest headline: Big Bird's Caretaker Charged With Murder 'allo, Evo, is that you? Via Babalu , The telephone conversation was cordial, and in the course of it Rodriguez Zapatero told Morales that the call he received from an impersonator on a show on Spain's COPE radio was an "unacceptable" prank. . You can listen to the prank here , in Spanish, of course. Maria's articles of the day Proud to be a conservative On the subject of the NSA, Not a Suicide Pact and The Left's privacy hypocrites . Also don't miss ACLU Freedom of Information Request Would Gut NSA Program The requests submitted today seek all records about “the policies, procedures and/or practices of the National Security Agency for gathering information through warrantless electronic surveillance and/or warrantless physical searches in the United States …”…. Information received by the organization will be made public on its Web site. Or as Jay put it, This was a production of Stop The ACLU Blogburst. If you would like to join us, please email Jay at http://mail.yahoo.com/config/login?/ or Gribbit at http://mail.yahoo.com/config/login?/ . You will be added to our mailing list and blogroll. Over 115 blogs already onboard . // posted by Fausta @ 4:58 AM | Wednesday, December 21, 2005 Hitchens interview at Newsmax Via Maria, Christopher Hitchens: Bush Crippled by Agency Fratricide Partly because of the debilitating inter-agency fratricide between State, Defense and CIA, the administration has never been able to speak with any coherence about such critical matters as WMDs and the connection between Saddamism and Islamism. The damage done by this failure is now irreparable. Clearly, the Iraqi democracy theme is more appealing, but that case makes itself without any administration "spin." Meanwhile, it is a rare week that does not bring news of some appalling blunder or misjudgment: most recently the planting of "good news" in the Iraqi press and the misuse of the NSA. Read it all. // posted by Fausta @ 9:25 AM | Bust Toussaint Via Mr. Snitch! : Transit Union Split Over Strike: Upper level may seek to takeover and settle labor dispute The international arm of the Transport Workers Union is stunned and angry that its Local 100, representing New York subway and bus workers, turned down a contract offer from management and ordered its members to walk off their jobs, CBS2 News has learned. Sources within other large public employee unions tell CBS2 reporter Marcia Kramer that the TWU's international leadership is considering taking over the local and seeking a settlement with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Those sources say the upper level of the TWU thinks the MTA's latest offer is fair and worthy of further consideration and negotiation. They stand against a militant faction within Local 100 that pressed hard for a strike. It's ridiculous enough that the local union has decided to undermine the international union . We're having record-cold weather. It's the height of the Christmas shopping season, and of the holiday travel and tourist season. Everybody in the city is affected by this. Additionally, this is an illegal strike. The amount of animosity and anger among the seven million people affected by this is tremendous. The N Y Sun (via Maria) explained yesterday, The New York transit strike begun today is a blatantly illegal act of economic sabotage by a union so selfish that it is willing to destroy one of the most important business weeks in the city in a last-ditch attempt to preserve privileges that most private sector employees can only dream of — like the ability to retire at age 55 with a full pension, or the ability to not contribute at all to health insurance costs. Just yesterday I was talking to a friend who spent one hour walking to work and one hour walking home in this cold weather. She's willing to spend three hours a day, in addition to her regular work schedule, driving a NYC bus (yes, she knows how) if it means bringing the city back to normal. Half Sigma proposes how to break the strike . At Atlas Shrugs, NY Transit STEEEEEEERIKE! Yer OUT! . Mr. Snitch! says It may be the worst miscalculation from a labor leader since the baseball umpires' strike of 1999. The Anchoress asks WWRD . Insignificant Thoughts Blog says Merry Christmas, TWU. You’ll understand if Roger Toussaint standing on a podium spouting off about how deplorable your working conditions are while he makes $110k a year with an SUV on the ready fails to strike a chord in the depths of my heart. The N Y Sun , today Early in the morning the president of the Transport Workers Union International, Michael O'Brien, a political adversary of Mr. Toussaint, urged the union not to strike, a stance that suggested an internal rift between the international and the local union. Later in court, a lawyer for the international union, David Rosen, said the parent union would not provide any financial assistance to its local, whose assets are said to be $3.6 million plus the value of their seven-story union headquarters on the West Side of Manhattan. "The union is engaged in an unauthorized strike," Mr. Rosen said. As a result, Judge Jones withdrew the orders of contempt against the international union. News Copy asks, The question now is why [TWU local president] Roger Toussaint is not in jail for contempt of court Enough is enough. Throw Toussaint in jail, fire the striking workers, and get the transport running again. Update A mug for mayor Mike Bloomberg And, by the way, Bloomberg LP , the company that mayor Bloomberg started, didn't offer pension plans (it offered a 401K, not a vested pension plan), automatic pay raises, or non-contributory health benefits to its employees even in the days when Mike ran it. Update, 1:44PM Transit officials said about 1,000 transit workers crossed pickets Tuesday and were put to work cleaning and doing paperwork. Put them behind the wheel, Mike! Update, 2:21PM Throw Roger from the train! (emphasis mine) The most furious of all should be the 33,700 workers who are on the street without paychecks and facing huge penalties for violating the Taylor Law. They are about to lose thousands of dollars each - and their union will be financially broken by $1 million-a-day fines - unless they pressure Toussaint to return them to service, having gained all they are ever going to gain through his extortion. Remarkably, the president of the TWU International is urging the transit workers to go back to work on their own, en masse . And well they should, because the makings of a good deal await them. 3PM : Mayor Bloomberg: Get the Buses Running. (my friend will agree with this) New York has plenty of licensed school bus drivers, tour-bus drivers, regional commuter-bus drivers, and more. Might not some or most of them want a few hundred dollars in extra pay during the week before Christmas for working some city shifts? Update, December 22 Welcome, James Wolcott readers! Please do read my follow-up post . (technorati tags transit strike ) // posted by Fausta @ 4:34 AM | Tuesday, December 20, 2005 Creationism, philosophy and science Dennis Byrne writes, Vast areas of knowledge are open to those who realize that just as a branch of physics examines the "first principle of everything," so does metaphysics. Or that cosmology and theology are on the same coin, just on different sides. We should approach the Big Question with awe and humility, not ridicule and self-certainty. With excitement and optimism, instead of division and the kind of cynicism that rejects the possibility of parallel or complementary explanations. To leave students without a perspective of how philosophy and theology and religion help bring us to an understanding of "all things," is as wrong as denying students the understanding that science brings. Philosophers and theologians may--must, actually--rigorously examine the scientific theory that random chance explains everything. A denial of that right and responsibility rises from the same spirit of arrogant certitude that haunted Galileo. I repeat, my position on creationism/intelligent design and science is that, while I oppose the teaching of Intelligent Design in science classes, I also support a scientific analysis of the theory of evolution that would include whatever findings support or contradict said theory. To me, rigorous scientific study can be introduced at a very early age in schools. Embracing either Intelligent Design or the theory of evolution unquestioningly is wrong. Science, by definition, evolves based on the impartial analysis of facts that can be quantified and reproduced. Maintaining science in the science classroom is a top priority in any society. Prohibiting intelligent and civil conversation about religion in the public sphere impoverishes us. Prior posts: Creation and intelligent design, examined by a scientist and by a humanist , and here . (technorati tags intelligent design ) Merry Christmas Dr. Sowell looks at Merry You-Know-What Those who banish the symbols of a civilization often undermine that civilization in other ways as well. People who warn us against being "Eurocentric" are often totally Eurocentric when it comes to condemning the sins of the human race as if they were peculiarities of "our society." These are not just isolated foibles that we can laugh at. No society can survive in the long run without the allegiance of its people. Undermining a sense of the worthiness of a society undermines that allegiance -- and, without allegiance, there is no defense. In the international jungle, made more dangerous by terrorist networks that circle the globe, anything that it is not defended is in jeopardy -- which means we are all in jeopardy, and so are our children and our children's children. Those who wage war against the symbols of American society and Western civilization may do so for no wider purpose than moral exhibitionism or just a desire to be in step with fashionable trends. But silliness can be a prelude to tragedy. Read it all. Update, December 21 (technorati tags christmas , intelligent design , Philosophy ) // posted by Fausta @ 6:33 AM | Human rights watch Lost Budgie posts on runaway maids in Saudi Arabia , something Daniel Pipes had brought to the public's attention in the past. Democracy is spreading according to a Freedom House report Reports of increased freedom emerged from Lebanon, Iraq, Afghanistan, Egypt, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and the Palestinian territories, and observers attributed the results to the Bush administration's support of fledgling democracies worldwide. The findings were released yesterday as part of Freedom House's Freedom in the World 2006 report, a global survey of political rights and civil liberties published annually by the organization since 1972. NSA and the law: what the Times didn't print is the title of Michelle Malkin's round-up , where she comments (emphasis mine), Now, go back and look carefully through the Times article. The reporters who have been so assiduously working on the story for at least a year couldn't find a single, non-anonymous expert in national security and the law to come up with the kind of informed analysis that took legal and counterterrorism bloggers three days to research and post . How pathetic is that? Coping with the transit strike will be difficult and expensive for all seven million people affected. For comic relief, you might want to read how ‘Life Reeked with Joy’ a thousand years or so ago. // posted by Fausta @ 5:38 AM | Monday, December 19, 2005 South America: Bolivian elections; Venezuela Bolivia : Communist coca grower Evo Morales won, which didn't surprise me. Publius Pundit posts There was nothing fraudulent about it, and voter turnout was an amazing 80%. Bolivians who are celebrating this are happy because Morales is the first-ever indigenous Aymara president the nation has ever had. For people who have been shut out from the existing system, for whatever reason, it’s a great step forward to see one of their own in the highest office in the land. But there is no question that this is not necessarily good news for the U.S. In his victory speech, Morales has vowed to challenge the U.S., saying ‘long live coca, no to the yanquis.’ As recently as two days ago, Morales vowed to be “the United States’ worst nightmare.” He also vowed to ‘defeat the U.S. economic blockade’ which must be a line from Fidel Castro, as there is no U.S. economic blockade against Bolivia, other than the one Morales himself will create with his rejection of the free trade of the Americas agreement - something unlikely to make a difference in the U.S. Bloomberg reports that he has targetted Exxon and British Gas as his enemies two days ago. Morales also took this opportunity to denounce the ill-defined concept known as ‘neo-liberalism,’ which probably means IMF aid, but is also a code word for the U.S., which runs the IMF. Disliking neo-liberalism is one of those things that, if carefully defined, I usually hate, too. But this should not be confused with capital-L liberalism which is a different animal altogether and requires no IMF. Jubilant Morales vows to be another thorn in the side of US but The Grauniad says he vows to help poorest of South America's poor . At Babalu, castro's new Bolivian mini-me has a photo of the ¡Three Amigos! , By pledging to be a thorn in the side of the US, Evo has insured himself endless praise as a-charismatic-leader-helping-the-poor-offering-free-health-care-education-adult-literacy-and-job-training-initiatives-that-help-millions for many years to come. Pajamas Media has a round-up of bloggers' coverage. Venezuela : Daniel Duquenal has chronological report of what happened electorally in Venezuela since September. Writing on the subject of elections, Fistful of Euros looks at the demographics of both countries. Update The Miami Herald says Despite the strong showing, Morales may encounter difficulty implementing his policies because his Movement Toward Socialism party failed to win control over the Congress . Bolivia in for bumpy ride Update, Tuesday, December 20 Wretchard proposes a truly revolutionary concept (emphasis mine), Politics in the Third World has long been principally a synonym for plunder. The sole variation from this boring theme lay in finding new and innovative alibis under which to commit the intended looting. Throughout the 1990s traditional elites operated under the banner of the free trade, economic liberalization and privatization -- while doing nothing like that. Each time, the local elites were at pains to emphasize their theft was at the behest; indeed the compulsion of international lending institutions. Though economics in the Third World very often consisted of banditry planned locally; it was always attributed internationally, preferably to Washington; and for decades no one was overly concerned at this sickening charade because these dens of corruption were distant from the centers of world power. Until September 11. While radical Islam is the best known form of chaos from the Third World it was merely the worst -- but not the only -- form of dysfunction. There were many other countries where things simply didn't work, and where their overlords made a career of covering their crimes by claiming subservience to an 'international' program, as simple misdirection. The post-colonial world fell to pieces in a million ways; united only in a single, agreed-upon scapegoat: the USA. Chavez can be depended on to destroy his own country; as did Castro and as probably, will Evo Morales. Yet in the end, they too, will attribute their failings to America. What's needed is some way to make each nation consciously responsible for its own destiny . Whether in Iraq or elsewhere, that's the only way to go. (technorati tags Bolivia , Venezuela ) // posted by Fausta @ 7:11 AM | Africa and foreign aid Too bad the silly editors of People Time Magazine took the entertainment route for their persons of the year. Time says, For being shrewd about doing good, for rewiring politics and re-engineering justice, for making mercy smarter and hope strategic and then daring the rest of us to follow, Bill and Melinda Gates and Bono are TIME's Persons of the Year. Paul Theroux writes, It seems to have been Africa's fate to become a theater of empty talk and public gestures. But the impression that Africa is fatally troubled and can be saved only by outside help - not to mention celebrities and charity concerts - is a destructive and misleading conceit. Those of us who committed ourselves to being Peace Corps teachers in rural Malawi more than 40 years ago are dismayed by what we see on our return visits and by all the news that has been reported recently from that unlucky, drought-stricken country. But we are more appalled by most of the proposed solutions. I am not speaking of humanitarian aid, disaster relief, AIDS education or affordable drugs. Nor am I speaking of small-scale, closely watched efforts like the Malawi Children's Village. I am speaking of the "more money" platform: the notion that what Africa needs is more prestige projects, volunteer labor and debt relief. We should know better by now. I would not send private money to a charity, or foreign aid to a government, unless every dollar was accounted for - and this never happens. Dumping more money in the same old way is not only wasteful, but stupid and harmful; it is also ignoring some obvious points. If Malawi is worse educated, more plagued by illness and bad services, poorer than it was when I lived and worked there in the early 60's, it is not for lack of outside help or donor money. Malawi has been the beneficiary of many thousands of foreign teachers, doctors and nurses, and large amounts of financial aid, and yet it has declined from a country with promise to a failed state. . . . Africa has no real shortage of capable people - or even of money. The patronizing attention of donors has done violence to Africa's belief in itself, but even in the absence of responsible leadership, Africans themselves have proven how resilient they can be - something they never get credit for. Again, Ireland may be the model for an answer . After centuries of wishing themselves onto other countries, the Irish found that education, rational government, people staying put, and simple diligence could turn Ireland from an economic basket case into a prosperous nation. In a word - are you listening, Mr. Hewson? - the Irish have proved that there is something to be said for staying home. I made my own views very clear last July at this blog, and at other blogs, for which I was told to go grow balls. I said then and continue to repeat, that good governance, true democracy, the rule of law, property rights, free trade, and educational choices are what will lead Africa out of its misery. Or, to use Chrenkoff's words paraphrasing Adam Smith, "It is not from the benevolence of the aging rock legend, or the upcoming pop star, that Africans can expect dinner, but from their regard to their own interest." No amount of celebrity worship from Time Magazine will change that. Michelle Malkin 's persons of the year include the brave peoples of Iraq, Lebanon, and the Ukraine. John Stephenson posts on Persons of the Year, ACLU style . Update : Trivia rules everywhere. 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