My South American Rant

Aggression of Colombia my ass! Our army didn’t attack Ecuador. They attacked a terrorist camp less than 2 miles from the border and killed Raul Reyes, one of their leaders. These monsters have been kidnapping, killing and terrorizing our country for decades. And now Hugo Chávez and Rafael Correa take it as a personal insult. Of course, they are in cahoots with the rebels, and the Colombian army took down a key person so they are hurt. This is unbelievable.

Documents from military intelligence show how these two presidents have been in contact with the terrorist group, not only to try to mediate in the hostages crisis, but to take over our government and impose their communist ideas in the region. That is the scariest thing I’ve heard lately. And then they get together at Miraflores in Caracas to discuss, point by point, how to alienate Colombia, overthrow our president and give control to the Marxist guerrillas? Scary, indeed.

I have been wanting to post about this thinking that many people won’t be familiar with it, but I had to say something. Hugo Chávez’s manoeuvre of sending troops to the border to protest about stuff that doesn’t concern him is totally ridiculous. And going from country to country trying to make Alvaro Uribe appear like that bad wolf is very petty. But that’s not the issue… They are trying to make Colombia be the bad kid in the sandbox, but it is very clear they are harbouring and helping terrorists. Nobody can allow this.

I just hope diplomacy will prevail, and that the people of Ecuador and Venezuela wake up and realize what kind of leaders they have. As for Nicaragua’s Daniel Ortega, he can go eat fried monkeys.

For info search Yahoo! News.

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I like it here!

From MSNBC: Top 10 Underrated U.S. Cities.

Kansas City – With downtown’s multi-billion-dollar face-lift, pedestrian-friendly boulevards, and claim to having the most fountains of any city outside of Rome, Kansas City is definitely deserving of buzz. Plus, history buffs can learn about the city’s pioneer roots at the Arabia Steamboat Museum, while sports fans can visit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, a tribute to the excellent athletes forced to play in segregated leagues. Blues and jazz clubs also abound in this city where musicians like Count Basie and Charlie Parker got their start, particularly in the historic 18th and Vine District, where the American Jazz Museum is located. Once you’ve worked up an appetite, you’re also in for a treat, as this Midwestern city also boasts some of the county’s best barbecue.

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Hugo Wants War

While I’m a little bit worried about the recent political crisis between Colombia and Venezuela, following the death of Raúl Reyes (one key member of FARC), I’m here laughing, trying to understand what goes on in Hugo Chávez‘s head. To ask for a minute of silence to remember a terrorist is not only ridiculous, it is an insult to Colombians!

Chávez should keep to himself right now. If anything, it is up to Ecuador’s president to decide if their sovereignty was violated when the Colombian army attacked a rebel camp, killing Mr. Reyes. The camp happened to be in Ecuador, because that is what they do… They hide next door. This whole sovereignty issue is crap, in my opinion, for no country should become a shelter for terrorists. That is what FARC are.

Hugo Chávez claims he wants to give freedom to Colombians. He can go free his mother for all we care. He’s disrespectful, belligerent, and a ridiculous clown.

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Water, NO lemon!

I’ve never been fond of soda, so water is always my choice at any place. John has decreased his soda intake, and he’s ordering water, too. We order lemon with it. After watching this video, I think I’m going to stick to ONLY water… Eeek!

Leaving Facebook?

Last week, I got interested in an article on The New York Times about How Sticky is Membership on Facebook, stating that “…while the web site offers users the option to deactivate their accounts, Facebook servers keep copies of the information in those accounts indefinitely. Indeed, many users who have contacted Facebook to request that their accounts be deleted have not succeeded in erasing their records from the network.” – They compared it to Hotel California… Kind of creepy, that song is not my cup of tea.

Today, on Read Write Web, I read that “Facebook modified its help pages to instruct users that permanent account deletion could be requested by contacting the company. ” – I for one am not thinking about deleting my Facebook account, but I do hate it when you cannot completely remove your information from a website. I think if you decide to join, you should be free to remove yourself without hassles. In a perfect world, of course…

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