Of military options and Nabucco genies

"We have to verify the truthfulness of this case despite the difficulty of doing so. What makes this case and complaint more interesting is that it wasn't filed by just one person. Every member of the family is part of this case.” digitaljournal
"Saudi Arabia totally and categorically denies accounts published by a British newspaper regarding contacts with Israel or permission to use Saudi airspace for any hostile activities." Saudiembassy

After the failure in planting green crop in Iran, a couple of bombs would be the only solution .
And the Saudis would be more than happy to lend their soil but they're intelligent enough [I hope] to understand that the consequences will be dreadful .
In a country where traditions and religion are deeply rooted, people would find hard to understand how a ruler could give green light in support of an operation led by Israel against Muslims, even though Iranians are not treasured by the common population either .
If we add that an example of how people can become "slightly impatient"when a totalitarian regime exceeds its limits, was recently witnessed in this part of the world, that alone would be enough to refrain from the idea .
The consequences will be even worse at a regional level, which is why, together with other GCC countries, Saudi Arabia will set up an anti-piracy task force to secure its oil facilities not only from Jack Sparrow but also from "possible" terrorist attacks .
At the same time they're trying to come to an agreement with Syria .
Another reason why, the military confrontation is not an advisable option, is that we all need a stable Iran as partner and til now there's no one who can replace its notorious ayatollahs [Mousavi and his wife are ok for Facebook but to run a country is a completely different story], nor America is offering a valid alternative as interlocutor : after six months we can definitely say that Obama is for sure a great orator but nothing more than that .
From Egypt to Africa, passing through Russia and Italy, he is bringing back home a bunch of dead flies in his hands .
The political isolation of iran of which Amir Taheri speaks, is just gesture politics : even if some leaders cancelled their official visit, they sent their delegates to strengthen ties .
And Europe and America flying on their carpet of dreams filled by Nabucco, will soon forget the rights of the humans and same as they did with Lukashenka and Saakashvili, will be ready to carry another dictator on board .

This is it ?

Kitsch, as only Americans can be .
That's how M.J. memorial was . And that's how he lived his entire life, so he was supposed to like what they assembled for him but am not sure about it .
They went beyond any expectation .
"They" are the Jackson family, dressed in their elegant Armani suits, and the organisers : they offered to the world a monstrous show .
I had promised myself I wouldn't watch it, because I didn't grow up with his music [and maybe also those who attended are not so grown up] but I witnessed the fall of the Berlin wall and Lady Diana's funeral so I couldn't miss this either .
Everything in the show was fake : from the tears shed, to the representation of the human being they wanted to give .
The American MP shouted that a man is not guilty of the crimes he's accused til proven thus .
Rev. Sharpton explained to his children that there was nothing strange in Michael, but that those who dared to question his innocence, those were the strange .
Of all this circus, the only credible ones were Stevie Wonder who'd have never imagined to write such a song as the one he performed, so perfect for the occasion, years before, Barry Gordy who remembered with extreme lucidity the story of the greatest entertainer ever, making clear that he loved him though he didn't approve of everything he did in his life, and Brooke Shields, who gave us a picture of her dearest friend , the little prince who liked to smile .
All the rest was garbage in which also Michael's children were dragged into .
Their father had tried to protect them all their life from the public eye but after Janet whispered to her ear "speak up sweetheart, speak up", Paris had to share her grief with the world .
While Prince and Blanket were lost in their crowded extended family with a chewing gum in their mouth and a doll looking like m.J. in their hands , it seemed that she wanted to clear her father from all the dust we threw on him, a loving daddy who was loved back by his children and not the monster described by the media .
Michael Jackson was no saint and no devil, just a human being like us, in desperate search of love .
We didn't need to know about a phone call done by the M.E. [and if we want to be thick, probably paid by some Bahraini or Emarati Sheikh] to acknowledge his generosity .
We didn't need all this farce .
May his soul rest in peace .

The right man in the right place

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was expected to return to Italy for the second time in a month to attend the Group of Eight summit in the central Italian city of L'Aquila. The controversial leader erected a tent in a sports field that belongs to Italy's tax police or Guardia di Finanza, sources have told Adnkronos. AKI

Given that the earth is still shaking on a daily basis, his tent is definitely the safest place .

The Guardian down the loo

Silvio Berlusconi has come in for harsh criticism for delivering only 3% of development aid promises made four years ago, and for planning cuts of more than 50% in Italy's overseas aid budget. The Guardian

And I was thinking that the Times was the worst .
The only thing that Brits are good for, is giving money in charity, spreading carpets to the USA, supporting/attacking countries to get part of their gas or oil for free and sending Millivanilli around the world making false promises .
Then when there's a war or a crisis, Berlusconi solves it .
If one must be kicked out of the G8, that's not Italy .

Getting things done

“Politicians are too worried about elections,” he said. “We did a terrible thing when we supported the idea of getting rid of Saddam Hussein. He was the only one who could control that country. It was the same [with the Taleban]. We move into countries and we have no idea of the culture. The Americans probably thought Bosnia was a town in Miami. There are people starving in Africa and we sit back and do nothing but we get involved in things we should leave alone.” Timesonline
"Doing drugs is the most beautiful thing about being in a rock band."
"At a U2 or Coldplay concert there is always a message about poor people or people dying from hunger.
"OK, but can't we just have a nice evening? Do we always have to feel guilty?"Skynews

I don't understand why these interviews sparked controversies today .
Given that Bernie Ecclestone and Noel Gallagher are speaking here, and not Voltaire and mother Teresa, they had the courage to say some big truths [according to their points of view of course, but they're not alone], like it or not .

You are so vain I had some dreams, they were clouds in my coffee

Main news of the week :

M.J. died of heart attack .
First results of post mortem say it was not heart attack .
Family wants another post mortem .
His body was devastated and his stomach full of tablets .
Coroner denies these reports are correct .
M.J. was asexual .
Lisa Marie said he was great in bed .
M.J. was gay .
He had a secret woman in U.K.
His scimpanze Bubbles is devastated by the news .
There are a hundred songs protected by a trust, and whose income is for M.J. kids .
Debbie Rowe will fight for custody .
Katherine Jackson says that Michael's kids must stay with her to learn more about their father .
M.J. left two wills .
M.J. hated his father cause he beat him and called him big nose .
M.J. left one will .
M.J. had reconciled with his father in the last period of his life .
Debbie Rowe will not fight for custody, she doesn't feel those kids as hers .
The kids are fully white : probably M.J. nor Debbie were biological parents .
Will opened : custody to Katherine and eventually Diana Ross . Nothing left to Rowe .
Debbie Rowe claims to be the biological mother : she will fight for custody .
M.J. was scared to perform in London : his body couldn't afford and he had no voice .
Lou Ferrigno says he was in great shape .
M.J. had spent some weeks in Oh!man upon invitation of Essa al Zadjali . Not disclosed who paid the bills .

Next week Balqis will go to a music shop and buy Thriller or any other greatest hits pretending to do it for her son .
One of the greatest gifts of getting old is that you dare to do things you'd never do when you were a teenager .