Can Greece be Saved?
Agony? Chaos? Both words of Greek origin; agony means suspense, and well, chaos is just Greece.Having lived in Greece, life just always seemed chaotic there, well before the financial crisis. Nothing...
View ArticleGreece Catastrophe, The Agony Continues
The agony continues in Greece. Wages and pensions have been cut, taxes have been raised. Unemployment churns higher, groceries continue to rise in price. Electric rates have been increased. The VAT now...
View ArticleGreece, 1 step closer to nowhere
Time is running out for Greece as it faces a chaotic default if it cannot meet 14.5 billion euros in debt repayments due on March 20 and some EU leaders suggest Athens should leave the euro zone...
View ArticleWAR: They're rolling out the guns again
As Afghans yell in the streets, "Death to Americans" and the Taliban says "We'll behead" US troops, as our soldiers suffer multiple tours in the "theaters" of war, with the returning Iraq war soldiers...
View ArticleWhere are your legs that used to run before you left to carry a gun?
Some time back I read about a local Marine badly injured in Afghanistan, in the St. Pete Times, (now the Tampa Bay Times) by staff writer Drew Harwell. His writing had a way of bringing the horrors of...
View ArticleEnd the war in Afghanistan, Bring our troops home, Or does anyone care much...
Does anyone care much anymore? About a war without end? A war that always needs just a little more time – and just a few billion dollars more?Congressman Jim McGovern wrote a diary on Wednesday that...
View ArticleRemember when we had a real antiwar movement?
On April 15, 1967, 400,000 people marched from Central Park to the UN building in New York City to protest the Vietnam war, where they were addressed by critics of the war such as Benjamin Spock,...
View ArticleViolent protests in Kabul - shouting "Death to America!"
"We will defend our prophet until we have blood across our bodies."The US and NATO troops continue to spill their blood for the Afghans, who after training, have a desertion rate of 1 out 7."Americans...
View ArticleNews from Greece
Indulging domestic political interests? "We can do this the easy way, or the hard way."A statement from a recent Goldman Sachs report on Spain: "The more the Spanish administration indulges domestic...
View ArticleAfghanistan 1 out of 5 combat deaths are insider attacks
On October 7, 2012, as the War called "Operation Enduring Freedom" - American's longest war, with no exit plan in sight, enters its 12th year.........Soon to be replaced, General Allen says he will...
View ArticleHow Much Longer Can This Go On? “Why are we killing kids that don’t need to...
An entire Afghan army unit attacking American troops...........1 out of 5 combat deaths are insider attacks.Two days after the U.S. military resumed joint operations with Afghan security forces last...
View ArticleThe U.S. has enough bases to sink the world.
As we have politicians in DC talking of cutting Social Security and raising the age for Medicare, as the quality of life falls for the average American, how do we attempt to justify the level of monies...
View ArticleFBI Warns Sequestration Will Hamper All Their Hard-Hitting Wall Street...
Over four long years ago, the Wall Streeters, those savvy Bankster CEO's, destroyed our economy; none of whom have seen a jail cell, none have even been charged with criminal activity or stood trial...
View ArticleGreece is for Greeks. Neo-Nazis: We will turn immigrants into soap
Greek chaos provides opening for neo-Nazi party......My Greek-American son and his wife live on a quiet Greek island in the Aegean, which much to their surprise, had voted around 10% for the neo-Nazi...
View ArticleUS Foreign Policy, We're the Cops of the world
We have been at war for so long - now in our 12th year in Afghanistan. Soon children who were not even born back in 2001 will be teenagers, knowing nothing of this country as one of peace and...
View ArticleHave You Been to Greece?
This is a diary just for fun.Greece in on my mind often, as I have only 2 family members left and they live on a Greek island. This is not a diary about the austerity and pain going in Greece now, but...
View ArticleThe dying rule of law, the erosion of our constitution
I posted this video along with this comment in a earlier diary. "This morning I was watching this on Russia TV about the erosion of our constution, and would have done a diary about it if I had the...
View ArticleGet on the Bus, Gus!
Congress - Make a New Plan, Sam!If you have not told your elected "public servants" yet, now is the time to make your voices heard.Tell Congress No to Social Security Cuts! Action...
View ArticleAs we wait for the vote on the Amash-Conyers amendment
Which looks like it might be much later in the afternoon or evening....If the Amash-Conyers amendment passes the house, it is a start. If it should fail, this is not going away, we will keep fighting....
View ArticleSyria, 48.5% of Americans Say US Should Not Intervene
Update 2:30 PM ESTA U.S. military response to alleged chemical weapons attacks in Syria appeared more likely on Sunday after Washington dismissed the Syrian government's offer to allow U.N. inspection...
View ArticleAfghanistan, let's just get the hell out
Joe Scarbourough did a rant on Morning Joe this week, "just get out of Afghanistan" - first time I recall agreeing with him.It is time to just get out. Whatever will happen in that country is not up to...
View ArticlePresident Obama: Grant Snowden Immunity Now - ACLU Petition
The ACLU, an organization I proudly joined when I was very young, has a petition to go to the President that I just signed along with 29,758 others that have signed so far.I hope if you feel that...
View ArticleSo how do we end the Afghanistan War & stop the next war?
America’s longest war and now America’s most unpopular war. This war we’ve been fighting now in its 13th year that has become more unpopular than the Iraq War and the Vietnam War.I listened to Cokie...
View ArticleThe Debate on State Surveillance
Last night's Debate on State Surveillance: with Glenn Greenwald, Alexis Ohanian, Alan Dershowitz, Michael HaydenMunk DebateIn a risk-filled world, are democracies justified in turning to large-scale...
View ArticlePentagon denies US bombing in Iraq
UPDATE 6:30 PM ABC NEWSUS ready to strike, unfolding right now.I haven't heard President Obama's speech, but New York Times is reporting.....DOHUK, Iraq — American military forces bombed at least two...
View Article"Fiddle dee dee. War, war, war.
"Here We Come to Save the Day!" The awesome power of the world's mightiest military is on the way, the most expensive military in the history of the world! The self-appointed global police force,...
View ArticleOperation Enduring Freedom - Afghanistan War
So the war will end on schedule as President Obama said. An agreement was signed today for 12,000 US troops to stay after December 31, 2014 for training, non-combat roles. So no more body bags coming...
View ArticleMay We Never Forget - In Peace May They Rest
May we never forget, our young become vets.Take two minutes of time for those who died.....Terry Kelly – A Pittance Of TimeTake two minutes, would you mind? It's a pittance of time, For the boys and...
View ArticleSen. Warren: A vote for this bill is a vote for future taxpayer bailouts of...
POTUS says glad it passed the House and looking forward to it passing the Senate.Then Maxine Waters speaking on MSNBC.......her thoughts on Cromnibus bill, important to remember Dodd-Frank reforms...
View ArticleSenator Warren says its Time to Fight, Call your Senators!
The Senate has until midnight Saturday to vote on the Cromnibus bill.Senators Warren and Vitter to introduce amendment stripping the Wall Street giveaway.....ht to kat68 for the below who also says we...
View ArticleWe're no longer peasants, we're Europeans now
After Greece joined the EU, that was a line from a book I read, one Greek said, "We're no longer peasants, we're Europeans now.When I first visited there, back in the sixties, it was such a poor...
View ArticleIs There Hope for Greece?
Living in Greece in such uncertain times, just not knowing what will happen next - will the country have to leave the EZ, leave the EU? Are drachmas being printed up, just in case? Journalists are...
View ArticleFast-Track to "Obamatrade" So Has Your Rep even read the text?
Right wing "rags" have called out House GOP leadership -Republicans Who Openly Refuse to Admit if They’ve Read Obamatrade.Not having read it one has to assume - but still eager to vote for fast track...
View ArticleSo who are these lucky Democrats?
Hey, a trip aboard Air Force One to Germany! Yeah! With the President! Will they also get to spend some quality face time, to hang out with the President in Germany?Obama and his GOP allies launch big...
View ArticleGreece, All Bets are Off.....
I think it was last month that my son told me the bookmakers were no longer taking bets on if Greece would leave the EuroZone.Trying to stay on top of what is happening with Greece is almost...
View ArticleAnd those Lucky Democrats aboard Air Force One.....
From diary last week, So who are these lucky Democrats? A trip aboard Air Force One to Germany! With the President! So who made the cut out of the 17 or so House Democrats supporting the TPP? The...
View ArticleTPA: Contact Black Caucus Members Below
Reps. Cedric Richmond of Louisiana, G.K. Butterfield of North Carolina, Terri Sewell of Alabama and Bennie Thompson of MississippiContact Congress Tell them to stand tall with Rep. Barbara Lee...
View ArticleCall to Action - Pelosi a yes? If fast-track passes we will owe it to Pelosi
I just got off the phone with the rude staff at Pelosi's DC office after hearing that she will be a yes vote. Richard Trumka had said that she was on their side. But after Obama hanging with her for 15...
View ArticleTransparently Corrupt Government. It's not even well hidden.
"Perhaps the system is not as corrupt as I think it is, I hope to be proved wrong." was a comment someone made in one of the trade diaries a few days back, to which I responded...."Perhaps this is just...
View ArticleGreece Told, ”Do a deal or we cut off the money and your banks go bust.”
Riot police are on the streets in Athens to prevent clashes between rival anti-austerity and pro-EU demonstrations tonight. When I spoke with my son, who lives in Greece, a few days back, we both...
View ArticleObama scrambles for votes on fast-track trade authority
The Senate votes today to end debate on fast-track — if it gets 60 backers — it will set up a final roll call on the measure later in the day or Wednesday.As the Hill reports....President Obama was...
View ArticleClaire McCaskill says Bernie Sanders is too extreme
Sen. Claire McCaskill says Bernie Sanders, has an extreme message, is non-electable on Morning Joe.She says, OMG my insert there but Damn, she really did say Bernie's extreme positions were that Bernie...
View ArticleUpdate 2 -Greece: now into uncharted waters
UPDATE 2: Greek lawmakers on Sunday authorised prime minister Alexis Tsipras’ proposed 5 July bailout referendum, setting Greece on course for a plebiscite that has enraged international creditors and...
View ArticleGreece: Banks and stock market will not open on Monday
A country brought to its knees.The banks will not open tomorrow, nor will the Athens Stock Exchange.And now many are cancelling their holidays in Greece.And just as the two busiest months of the...
View ArticleGreece, How would I vote?
When the Greek Parliament last voted for austerity.....I have been all over the internet since I got up, after turning on the TV to hear nothing but horrors happening for Greece, even the running out...
View ArticleGreece, all votes counted - 61,31 % NO
UPDATES - Merkel and Hollande want emergency summit on Tuesday.Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande have spoken on the phone tonight, and agreed that a eurozone leaders’ summit should be held on...
View ArticleAttack on Greeks in European Parliament today
For those who have been following the crisis in Greece, today's rambutious European Parliament meeting as Greece gets lambasted.....Guy Verhofstadt rants on Greece, Greeks and Alexis Tspiras ----Alexis...
View ArticleGreece - White Flag Flying Over the Acropolis
I've spent the last hour or so trying to get up to date on the crisis in Greece. I haven't yet talked with my family there. Several days ago they said they were at the point of being so drained, so...
View ArticleGreece - Parliament votes yes, so when do banks reopen?
UPDATE: Final count: 229 yes. The decision by the European Central Bank to force the closure of the Greek banks two weeks ago by freezing emergency liquidity assistance seems to have worked well to...
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