Libertarian Commentary on the News, 22 - 28 July, 2007

World wars:
Calls mount for Australia to free Indian doctor
Independent [UK]
“The Australian government is facing mounting calls to explain its treatment of an Indian-born Muslim doctor detained in the wake of the failed bomb attacks in London and Glasgow. The case of Mohammed Haneef, arrested in Queensland three weeks ago, has strained relations with India and sparked accusations that anti-terrorism officers were incompetent. Reports at the weekend suggested that the Metropolitan Police regarded their Australian counterparts as a laughing stock for perpetrating ’such a major cock-up.’ Dr. Haneef, a second cousin of two of the suspects in custody in Britain, Kafeel and Sabeel Ahmed, was held and questioned under tough new anti-terrorism legislation. Nearly a fortnight after being arrested at Brisbane airport, he was charged with providing support to a terrorist organisation.” (07/23/07)

It does seem reasonable that Australia explain to a judge why they arrested the guy – don’t they also have something called “habeas corpus” like the rest of the English-speaking world? And why should it take two weeks to charge him? Of course, the London peelers shouldn’t be calling the kettle black – they have exhibited their own share of total incompetence.

World wars:
Rising food prices curb aid to global poor
Christian Science Monitor
“Rising food prices are threatening the ability of aid organizations to help the world’s hungriest people. Worldwide, basic foods now cost 21 percent more at the wholesale level than in 2005, with key commodities such as grains and oils up more than 30 percent, according to World Bank price indexes. For poor people, that means the quality and quantity of nutrition are at risk. For relief organizations, it means aid resources are stretched thin. Typically, donor governments boost their food-relief funding when a crisis demands it. What’s happening now is not so much a crisis as a quiet squeeze.” (07/24/07)

The question CSM doesn’t ask is “who is to blame?” In many cases, it is governmental policies in the first-world countries who produce the foods, and in the third-world countries, which discourage the production of food. Consider US and Canadian subsidies for non-production (see the previous article about dead farmers) and conversion of food crops to energy crops, and the destruction of the farm sector in Zimbabwe, to name a few. Sadly, CSM and most others look for governments to fix a problem they are responsible for in the first place.

World wars – Free Speech dies:
Venezuela: Speak no ill of Hugo
Yahoo! News
“Many foreigners can travel to Venezuela without a visa. But now there’s a new requirement once they get there. President Hugo Chavez announced on Sunday that foreigners who publicly criticize his government will be deported. He ordered officials to monitor statements made by international figures visiting the country. …. “No foreigner, whoever it is, can come here to attack us,” Chavez said. “How long are we going to allow a person, from any country in the world, to come to our own house to say there’s a dictatorship here, that the President is a tyrant, and no one does anything about it?’ ” (07/25/07)

Another ticket punch as Chavez continues down his well-planned trail to a totalitarian dictatorship. (Yeah, that means I can’t visit my relatives in Venezuela.) One more freedom gone – and if foreigners can’t call him what he is, then how much longer will Venezuelans be able to? Fortunately, we still have that freedom in this country – and so does Hugo Chavez when he visits us.

World wars – Free Speech dies:
Malaysia cracks down on bloggers
BBC News [UK]
“The Malaysian government has warned it could use tough anti-terrorism laws against bloggers who insult Islam or the country’s king. The move comes as one of Malaysia’s leading online commentators has been questioned by police following a complaint by the main governing party. The new rules would allow a suspect to be detained indefinitely, without being charged or put on trial. But officials insist the law is not intended to strangle internet freedom.” (07/25/07)

And speed limits aren’t intended to make people slow down. Right. “Anti-terrorism?”

Chinese front:
UN defers to mainland’s communist thugs, shafts Taiwan
Bloomberg
“The United Nations rejected Taiwan’s application to join, citing adherence to the ‘one China’ principle and the world body’s recognition of the People’s Republic of China. The UN’s Office of Legal Affairs turned down the island’s bid for membership under the name ‘Taiwan,’ according to a statement posted on the UN’s Chinese-language Web site. The UN ‘did not accept an application delivered by two members that proposed Taiwan enter the United Nations,’ the statement said. The office said the application fell under a 1971 resolution under which the UN decided that the People’s Republic of China was ‘the only legal representative of China in the UN.’” (07/24/07)

Never mind that Taiwan was actually “part” of China for less than five years during the entire 20th Century, despite claims of mainland ownership under both the last Imperial gasps, the Nationalists, and the Communists – the UN knows what side its bread is buttered on.

Mama's Note: Taiwan doesn't seem to know how lucky it is NOT to be part of the monstrous UN.

Chinese front:
China sees activists as Olympic threat
Yahoo! News
"China's intelligence services are gearing up for next year's Beijing Olympics, gathering information on foreigners who might mount protests and spoil the nation's moment in the spotlight. Government spy agencies and think tanks are compiling lists of potentially troublesome foreign organizations, looking beyond the human rights groups long critical of Beijing, security experts and a consultant familiar with the effort said. They include evangelical Christians eager to end China's religious restrictions, activists wanting Beijing to use its oil-buying leverage with Sudan to end the strife in Darfur and environmental campaigners angry about global warming." (07/23/07)

Fortunately, with the focus on China, even protests in front of its embassies and consulates in free countries (that is, free for protests to take place) will likely “spoil the … moment in the spotlight.”

Chinese front:
FBI goes on offensive against China’s tech spies
USA Today
“Michigan auto-parts maker Metaldyne was one of just two companies in the world that could turn powdered metal into high-performance engine components — until one of its engineers handed ‘hundreds of confidential’ computer files to potential Chinese competitors, the Justice Department says. A federal grand jury last year indicted the engineer, Michael Haehnel, 51; his wife, Anne Lockwood, 53, Metaldyne’s former vice president for sales; and their Chinese partner Fuping Liu, 42, a former company metallurgist, on 64 counts of stealing trade secrets and related crimes.” (07/23/07)

Since most “Chinese competitors” are state-owned companies, this is just selling the information to a foreign government, and one very much a former, potential, and future enemy of the US. But I wonder – should this be a crime? And if so, who should be prosecuting? The feds, or Metaldyne?

Islamic imperialists:
US force not ruled out in Pakistan
USA Today
“The U.S. would consider military force if necessary to stem al-Qaeda’s growing ability to use its hideout in Pakistan to launch terrorist attacks, a White House aide said Sunday. The Senate’s top Democrat endorsed that approach. The president’s homeland security adviser, Fran Townsend, said the U.S. was committed first and foremost to working with Pakistan’s president, Pervez Musharraf, in his efforts to control militants in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border region. But she indicated the U.S. Was ready to take additional measures.” (07/22/07)

This seems reasonable, just as the Brits had to start fighting against the Vichy French when France surrendered to Germany in 1940 and became a German “ally” (satellite). IF we are serious about fighting an enemy that has made it clear it will accept nothing less than our total destruction. And IF that enemy is indeed there; otherwise we have nothing more than a repeat of the errors made in Korea (after the Chinese attacked) and Vietnam (with the “sanctuary” rules).

Islamic imperialists:
Libya: HIV medics released to Bulgaria
BBC News [UK]
“Six Bulgarian medics who were serving life sentences in Libya have arrived in Bulgaria following their release, ending their eight-year incarceration. They were immediately pardoned by Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov. The five nurses and a Palestinian-born doctor were convicted of deliberately infecting Libyan children with HIV — charges they have always denied. The release was made possible by a deal struck in Tripoli on improving Libya-EU ties, following years of negotiations.” (07/24/07)

After years, these poor people have finally been allowed freedom. Eight years for the sake of an urban legend: the idea that the “West” (of which Bulgarian is barely a part) were intentionally giving children in their care a horrible disease.

Islamic imperialists:
Analyst counters Bush on al Qaeda
Boston Globe
“A day after President Bush sought to present evidence showing that Iraq is now the main battlefront against Al Qaeda, the chief US intelligence analyst for international terrorism told Congress that the network’s growing ranks in Pakistan and Afghanistan pose a more immediate threat to the United States. In rare testimony before two House committees, Edward Gistaro, the national intelligence officer for transnational threats, said that Al Qaeda terrorists operating in South Asia are better equipped to attack the United States than the network’s followers in Iraq are. Asked which arm of Al Qaeda concerned him the most, Gistaro told a joint session of the House armed services and intelligence panels that it was South Asia.” (07/26/07)

The fact is, the three regions discussed, together with Iran and Syria, are a single oozing mass of evil and are closely linked to each other.

Mesopotamian front:
US: Smugglers nabbed in Iraq may have links to Iran
CNN
“U.S. troops on Sunday detained two suspected weapons smugglers who may be linked to Iran’s elite Quds force, the military said, as Washington presses allegations that Tehran is supporting violence in Iraq despite plans for new bilateral talks on the issue. The suspects and a number of weapons were seized during a raid on a rural farm compound in eastern Iraq, near the Iranian border, according to a military statement.” (07/22/07)

Latest in a series of incidents that Bush-haters keep seeing as a “Reichstag” or “Polish border” incident, although the Administration seems unwilling to use these in that way, for whatever reason. I would say it was in part to make the Bush-haters look stupid, but they do that so well on their own, why bother? (They are almost as successful at looking stupid as the Administration is!)

Mesopotamian front:
Witnesses dispute US claims in missile strike
Denver Post
“A U.S. military missile attack on insurgents in a town north of the capital left six insurgents dead and five wounded Saturday, officials said. But witnesses in Husseiniya, about 20 miles north of Baghdad, said U.S. helicopters attacked three houses during a four-hour period, killing at least 18 people, including women and children. They said about 21 people were wounded in the attacks, which leveled the buildings.” (07/21/07)

This is one of those incidents where you really have no reason to believe either report, as both could be equally self-serving. Funny, isn’t it, how the Mainstream Media doesn’t bother to go investigate on its own.

Mesopotamian front:
Iran, US to discuss Iraq [sic] this week
Defiance Crescent News
“The United States and Iran have set a date for ambassador-level talks in Baghdad on the deteriorating security situation in Iraq — the first such meeting since late May, U.S. and Iraqi officials said Sunday. The two sides will sit down together on Tuesday, according to Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari and U.S. Embassy spokesman Philip Reeker, amid U.S. allegations that Tehran is supporting violent Shiite militias in the country.” (07/23/07)

Another biased report about the “deteriorating” situation – you can pretty much pick and choose what you want to support the adjectives you want to use, and it is clear what your political stance is, from those you select. Instead of using a neutral word, like “unsettled” or a phrase like “continuing violence” everyone has to use buzz words, which makes it hard to really believe any of them.

Mesopotamian front:
Iran’s growing presence in Iraq [sic]
Christian Science Monitor
“At the second round of talks between Iranian and US diplomats here Tuesday, one message American Ambassador Ryan Crocker delivered was that the US wants Tehran to play a positive role in Iraq. But ask many Iraqi Shiites, including Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, and they say their neighbors are doing just that. In fact, economic ties between Iran and Iraq are growing in the face of US criticism of Tehran’s meddling, which includes arming militias. Such Iran-Iraq links are not only bolstered by common beliefs binding Shiite leaders but also, some experts say, by a US strategy to arm and support former Sunni insurgents — many of whom consider Shiites bitter foes — in the fight against Al Qaeda. All of this puts Iran in a much stronger position in any future talks with the Americans, analysts say.” (07/25/07)

This came up in the news a lot – both the “good” and “bad” involvement of Iran in Mesopotamia. ANY time there is “positive” activity, it increases the opportunities for mischief to be done at the same time. It is all a matter of tradeoffs. The US must learn to use and play off the various Islamic factions and nationalities the same way those groups have played off the West for centuries, if we hope to defend ourselves and our civilization against the evils of Islam.

Mama's Note: I don't see how playing political games has anything at all to do with defending ourselves. They can kill each other all they like there. Our only job is to prevent them from harming us here... if they attack us in our own land.

Mesopotamian front:
Bush defends Iraq [sic] war [sic], details threat from al Qaeda
CNN
“Responding to critics who say that al Qaeda in Iraq is not the same group that attacked the United States on Sept. 11, 2001, President Bush on Tuesday shared intelligence information he said links the two. Charges that al Qaeda in Iraq did not exist until the U.S. ‘invasion of Iraq and that it’s a problem of our own making’ are part of the ‘flawed logic that terror is caused by American actions,’ Bush said.” (07/24/07)

There are obviously many facets and branches of Al Qaeda, as its very name (database is one translation) shows – and it is obvious from documentation dating back to the 1980s that what is now “Al Qaeda” had considerable presence in what was then Iraq, both with the Baathist regime and with the opposition to that dictatorship. It still did not justify the preemptive invasion and does not, by itself, justify the occupation. Bush continues to try and oversimplify things and fit them within his own warped framework of a “peaceful Islam” versus the reality of a religion, societies, cultures and nations/groups that must destroy all opposition.

Mesopotamian front:
Iraq [sic]: Attacks rip through Baghdad district
Bismarck Tribune
“A highly sophisticated simultaneous truck bombing and rocket attack devastated a Shiite market district in one of Baghdad’s safest central neighborhoods Thursday, killing at least 28 people and wounding 95. Separately, the American military announced the deaths of seven U.S. Troops Although suicide bombings are common in Iraq, it is rare for militants to stage a double attack with such effectiveness.” (07/26/07)

While sophisticated and effective, such attacks are not of themselves an indicator of either increased strength or better leadership. Virtually any random group of a dozen Utahns, Coloradoans, or South Dakotans could come up with and execute such a plan, given a completely lack of morals, access to the weapons, and an obvious reason to do so.

Mesopotamian front:
US says Iran training Green Zone bombers
MSNBC
“The U.S. Military has noted a ’significant improvement’ in the aim of attackers firing rockets and mortars into the heavily fortified Green Zone in the past three months that it has linked to training in Iran, a top commander said Thursday. Lt. Gen. Ray Odierno, the top day-to-day U.S. commander in Iraq, also expressed cautious optimism over a decline in the number of American troops killed this month.” (07/26/07)

Practice makes perfect, but the fact that it takes outsiders to teach them shows the incredibly low level of learning (and, I suspect, intelligence) found among the common foot soldiers of the Shi’a murder groups and Al Qaeda in the region. An American soldier can be taught to properly aim and fire a mortar at a fixed target in one or two days, and even then, most of that involves math, and can be done in a classroom, not a firing bunker.

Mesopotamian front:
Pentagon admits lags in delivering gear to Iraq [sic]
MSNBC
“The U.S. And its allies have delivered a little more than a third of the equipment in the pipeline for the Iraqi Army and less than half of what is destined for the Iraqi police, the Pentagon said Thursday, underscoring lags that Baghdad officials have complained about in recent days. According to data provided by the Pentagon, more than $6.5 billion worth of vehicles, weapons, ammunition and other equipment has been given or promised to date to the Iraqi security forces by the U.S. And its coalition partners.” (07/26/07)

Not just pork, but pork flushed down the toilet. And when you consider that substantial amounts of that aid are being diverted either for resale for profit, or directly to the various murder groups, the problem is worse.

Persian front:
Iran denies secret arms agreement with Syria
MSNBC
“Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman on Sunday dismissed as a ‘media game’ recent reports of a secret arms deal with Syria allegedly made in return for an agreement that Damascus would not hold peace talks with Israel. Mohammad Ali Hosseini refused to provide confirmation of the deal and questioned how the media would know about it if it was confidential.” (07/22/07)

Gee, I almost believe Iran in this – we all know how the media comes up with whoppers. Let us see some proof before we get too worried about a closer alliance between two countries that are really rivals for leadership of the Ummah.

The coming African collapse
Simple sun cooker takes off as a way to help Darfuris
Christian Science Monitor
“When Harvard law student Jesse Gabriel organized a ‘Dinner for Darfur’ fundraiser in April, he was amazed that 17 student groups got together and raised $16,000 in one night. When nurse Harriet Lavin showed footage of Darfur at a song-and-prayer evening in Kenosha, Wis., she was struck by the ‘instant generosity’ of 70 rural residents who opened their pocketbooks to the tune of $2,500 for a cause they hadn’t known anything about. And when Los Angeles 11th-grader Shelby Layne raised $15,000 from three jewelry sales to help Darfur refugees, it ‘was successful beyond my wildest dreams,’ she says.” (07/26/07)

This is a nice thing to do – and I am sure everyone felt great about it. But is this really going to do anything to help the abused people of Darfur? Sun-cookers are all very nice but the problem is that Darfur has a lot of unarmed (or inadequately armed) people who are being murdered and driven from their homes in huge numbers by evil enemies, and starving because the food aid sent to them is being stolen by the same enemies. Hard to use a sun-cooker if you have nothing to cook! These dollars could have bought guns and ammo that could make a difference.

Mama's Note: Exactly! When people can really defend their families and property, they can farm or produce other things and feed themselves. They won't need "aid" once they can trade freely.

Our British cousins:
UK: Brown plans Border Force to counter terrorism threat
Independent [UK]
” Terror suspects will be held for up to 56 days without charge and the country’s first single border force created, under moves by Gordon Brown to counter the rapidly growing security threat to Britain. He was accused of pushing for a return to internment with the ”draconian ” proposal for a sharp increase in the maximum 28-day detention period. To the anger of civil liberties groups and opposition parties, the Prime Minister suggested it could even be doubled. ” (07/26/07)

The High Chancellor is moving swiftly to use the “rapidly growing security threat” to further expand and strength his police state, isn’t he? The UK needs a “Border Force” like Switzerland needs a navy.

Our British cousins:
Big Brother Cameras May Soon Monitor UK Vehicle Emissions
CNSNews.com
As Britain’s public roads steadily become more and more closely monitored by spy cameras, the city of London could soon deploy one of the devices that has the additional capability of identifying cars and trucks that pollute heavily...

Once you start the Big Brother routine, and then expand it the way the High Chancellor is doing, you can find all sorts of additional reasons to justify it. Just think, it can also be used to save pets whose cruel and evil owners lock them in the car with rolled-up windows. And go after those people who don’t clean off the whole windscreen (windshield – US) too! A police state makes life so much easier, especially for those of us who have bad memories or like to procrastinate.

Mama's Note: And just when are they going to start arresting those disgusting people who pick their noses, or for a dozen equally disgusting habits? Really! We need spy cameras in Wyoming too... Oh, wait a minute! We already have some, and not just in liberal Cheyenne or Laramie. We discovered some at the ONLY traffic light in Newcastle - a sleepy cow town of fewer than 4,000 people!! So far I've not found out why it's there, but I'm sure the city council has a perfectly good reason...

Medical issues:
Indonesia: Microchips mulled for HIV carriers
Raw Story
“Lawmakers in Indonesia’s Papua are mulling the selective use of chip implants in HIV carriers to monitor their behaviour in a bid to keep them from infecting others, a doctor said Tuesday. John Manangsang, a doctor who is helping to prepare a new healthcare regulation bill for Papua’s provincial parliament, said that unusual measures were needed to combat the virus. ‘We in the government in Papua have to think hard on ways to provide protection to people from the spread of the disease,’ Manangsang told Agence France-Presse.” (07/24/07)

If it is good enough for HIV, then why not for people infected with other diseases? Mental disorders? Wrong religion? (Especially in Muslim Indonesia.) Wrong politics?

Mama's Note: Those are obviously next. HIV does not cause AIDS, but if the population can be bamboozled into believing it does, then those unfortunates who carry that virus (or are even suspected of it) can be "controlled" so much more easily. One panic at a time... They'll get around to the rest of us as soon as people accept the idea that it's "for their own good."

Medical issues:
RI: Grim reaper tabby
Ananova [UK]
“A cat has amazed medics — by predicting when nursing home patients are about to die. Oscar curls up next to elderly residents in the last few hours of their lives, reports The Sun. His accuracy — seen in 25 cases in the past year — has led staff to call family once he chooses someone. It usually means they have less than four hours to live. University professor Dr. David Dosa said: ‘He doesn’t make too many mistakes. Many families take solace from it. They appreciate the companionship the cat provides for their loved one.’ The phenomenon is described in this week’s issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.” (07/26/07)

One of many mysteries of daily life. Fortunately, Rhode Island apparently has not prohibited pets as unsanitary in nursing homes and hospices.

Mama's Note: This was a very interesting story, since I'm an old hospice nurse. I've seen family pets do this kind of thing, but never animals in an institution like this. Most nursing homes and hospice settings have pets of some kind, even if it's just birds and fish, but cats and dogs are quite common in California anyway. Even those facilities which do not allow resident animals have visiting pets on a regular basis. Various organizations, such as an animal shelter or rescue outfit, maintain pets specifically for this purpose.

Space news:
CA: Two killed in blast at Rutan rocket site
Reuters
“Two people were killed and four others critically injured on Thursday in an explosion at the California rocket-testing facilities operated by famed commercial spaceflight pioneer Burt Rutan, authorities said. The blast occurred at the Mojave Air and Space Port, where Scaled Composites, the company formed by Rutan, was testing a rocket motor, Kern County Fire spokesman Tony Diffenbaugh said.” (07/26/07)

Not good at all. No only because of the dead and injured, but because this may be an excuse for government to restrict private spaceflight. Dying in things like this is normal: the entire history of shipbuilding, automobiles, and flying is filled with deaths. Sadly, today we think “no-risk” is the only acceptable way.

Space news:
NASA shaken by sabotage, drinking claims
Winona Daily News
“America’s space agency was shaken Thursday by two startling and unrelated reports: One involved claims that astronauts were drunk before flying. The other was news from NASA itself that a worker had sabotaged a computer set for delivery to the international space station. It was just another jolt for an operation that has had a rocky year from the start, beginning with the arrest of an astronaut accused of attacking a rival in a love triangle.” (07/27/07)

The outfit that couldn’t fly straight? Of course, what the astronauts do in a space shuttle launch can hardly be called “flying” and going up in that flying coffin might drive a lot of people to drink. I still don’t understand WHY someone would sabotage a computer, at least on purpose. (If their computers are as good and modern as their shuttle, it might not be on purpose – how many of us remember how to use DOS 2.0 or FORTRAN any more?)

Tech and privacy:
Security experts claim first successful iPhone hack
Times Online [UK]
“In what appears to be the first successful hack of Apple’s iPhone, a group of security experts have shown how to take control of the device remotely using its internet connection. The researchers at Independent Security Evaluators (ISE) demonstrated that by tricking the phone into accessing a particular website, or by using a rogue wi-fi connection, hackers could force the phone to forward on personal information, such as text messages and contact numbers. By installing a piece of malicious code in the iPhone via its Safari internet browser, a hacker could take ‘complete control’ of the device, Charles Miller, principal security analyst at ISE, said. The firm said it had spoken with Apple about the vulnerability, and suggested that a software patch could fix the problem.” (07/23/07)

Be warned!

Mama's Note: My goodness! That didn't last long. Remember, two people can keep a secret - as long as one of them is dead. If you have something you want to keep truly private, don't blab about it over ANY phone, the internet or across the back fence.

Tech issues and waste:
Dems face blunt questions on Iraq, draft
Port Clinton News Herald
“Young, Internet-savvy voters challenged Democratic presidential hopefuls on Iraq, the military draft and the candidates’ own place in a broken political system, playing starring roles in a provocative, video-driven debate Monday night. ‘Wassup?’ came the first question, from a voter named Zach, after another, named Chris, opened the CNN-YouTube debate with a barb aimed at the entire eight-candidate field: ‘Can you as politicians … actually answer questions rather than beat around the bush?’” (07/24/07)

But for the most part, it was a zero-info, techno-geek exercise in absolutely nothing. What a waste of bandwidth. It has further degraded the entire election process, perhaps worse than MTV audiences asking about Clinton’s underwear. It did show, in a few cases, the disdain in which many of these “candidates” hold the people that they want to lead.

Tech:
$100 laptop production begins
BBC News
Five years after the concept was first proposed, the so-called $100 laptop is poised to go into mass production. The first machines should be ready to put into the hands of children in developing countries in October 2007. The organisation has not said which countries have bought the first machines.

Well, it will be great if it works out – and if the corrupt governments and schools don’t suck them up before the kids really get them.

Mama's Note: Yes, it will be great in many ways, but we've already seen the nannies whine that the kids given these things will have access to porn - and much that will teach them about freedom. They can complain about the first, but I'm sure their real problem is with the latter.

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