duryodana.com

imagine… Hurricane Katrina has killed over 80 people in Mississippi in just one day…

while in just one day the repercussions of Americans being in Iraq can kill, off-handedly, 600 over 1000 people…

Link: BBC

your crimes against…

the environment is to blame.

the fault is your own, no one else’s.

not bin Laden, Chavez or your fictional friend, jesus.

own up to you guilt.

NAFTA, and any other free trade agreement with the USofA, is a mechanism to force the USofA’s model of “free market” economics down the “partner’s” throat.

Either open your markets for American privateering, or we will economically bankrupt you… we will apply “economic sanctions” against you to force you to convert to our style of market.

It’s been said and admitted.

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“The former Ohio State representative in Congress [current USofA Trade Ambassador] said Canada benefits tremendously from NAFTA: “In fact the Canadian trade surplus with the U.S. is over 100 billion dollars a year.

He said: “Our differences relate to subsidies, they relate to the fact that we have different systems in terms of our timber management in the United States and in Canada…But my sense is that it’s a fairly simple distinction — on the Canadian side there’s more of a government controlled system and a government price-controlled system — and on the U.S. side it’s more of a free-market system.“

The U.S. Trade Ambassador said Canada will have to move to more of a market-based system: “What we need to get at is how to, in my view, come up with a more market based system where we can see compromise on both sides and resolve this dispute.””

Link: CBC

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In other words, either change your system to our idea of “free market” economics, or we will be unable to hold a “reasonable” dialogue with you and the USofA will keep applying economic sanctions against Canada.

To me, that sounds an awful lot like a threat.

Free for American’s… everyone else can go jam their hand up their arses!!

“And Industry Minister David Emerson continued to warn that Canada can’t afford to back down in the dispute. Emerson said Sunday it’s time to take a stand, even if that means risking a trade war by slapping import duties on some American products like California wine and Florida orange juice, in retaliation for the duties the Americans have been imposing on Canadian lumber shipments.

The war of words heated up after remarks by U.S. Ambassador David Wilkins were made public two days ago. Wilkins said Canadians should stop their emotional tirades in the softwood lumber dispute and get back to the bargaining table to work out a deal.

Industry Minister David Emerson said Wilkins’ comments, published Friday in the Ottawa Citizen, are hypocritical because they suggest Canada hasn’t been serious about negotiating.

Ambassador Wilkins called on Canada to resume negotiations. His remarks followed Washington’s announcement that it would ignore a NAFTA ruling in Canada’s favour.“

Link: CBC

** I apologize to the striking members of the CBC for using this post, but its something I wouldn’t be able to find from another reputable source, ie. a non-Asper owned right-wing propaganda rag.

Many people have asked me why I call myself “duryodana” in a lot of chat/IM/email names…

I’ve long forgotten and always referred them to the Mahabharata, no harm in pointing that wonderful work out though…

however, I finally came across the story I read so long ago, in another form, where I got my nick from…

I am definitely a “duryodana”, but wish I were more like the other guy… it’s just not in my nature.

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It is told in India that Lord Krishna wished to see if the kings of his land were wise. So he called first a king named Duryodana.

Duryodana was known as a cruel man and the people in his kingdom feared him. Lord Krishna told Duryodana that he was to take a journey throughout the lands. “I want you,” Lord Krishna said, “to look for one truly good person for me.”

Duryodana obeyed Lord Krishna and began his travels. He found many different kinds of people and spoke to them about many things. After a long time away, Duryodana returned to Lord Krishna and said, “Lord, I have done what you commanded me and looked the whole world over for one truly good soul. Such a person I could not find. Each one I met was selfish and evil-minded. A truly good person cannot be found anywhere!”

Lord Krishna sent Duryodana on his way and called King Dhammaraja to see him. Dhammaraja was known as a kind man who tried to help people in his kingdom, who loved him very much. Lord Krishna said to King Dhammaraja, “I want you to journey throughout all the lands and find me one truly evil person.”

Dhammaraja said, “As you wish, my Lord,” and like Duryodana he set off on a long journey.

After much time had passed, Dhammaraja came to Lord Krishna and said, “My Lord, I have not brought back the one truly evil person you wished to see. I found that people make mistakes; I found that they are fooled by others; I found that they act as if they are blind. But I could not find a truly evil person. The people are all good in their hearts!”

Link: Beliefnet

“…when you stop to think about it, at least a hundred people must want you dead in the course of an average day, the ones in line behind you at the window in the Metro, the ones who look up at your apartment when they haven’t got one themselves, the ones who wish you’d finish pissing and give them a chance, your children and a lot more. It happens all the time, and you get used to it.”

– Louis-Ferdinand Celine
“Journey to the End of the Night”

Link: BBC

honestly… Mr. Chavez… I want to work for you!!

I’ll learn Spanish… I’ll get used to the heat!!!

call me… we’ll do lunch!!!

He is an animal…

a rabid lunatic…

get a load of this:

“Tuesday, he [Chavez] offered to sell Venezuelan fuel directly to ‘people who are most in need within the United States’ — bypassing American oil companies to bring cheaper gas prices.”

Link: CNN

I mean, can you imagine… selling oil cheaply to the US poor…

Jesus Christ, why not just go ahead and give them free medical and dental care too…

sheesh!! I mean come on… what kind of a world would this be if everyone just went around giving stuff away for free or for dirt cheap…

it’d be anarchy… chaos…

gall darn almighty!! I tell you what…

If you show off, you will not be seen.
If you affirm yourself, you will not shine.
If you boast, you will have no merit.
If you promote yourself, you will have no success.

Those who abide in the Way call these

Leftover food and wasted action
And all things dislike them.

Therefore the person of the Way does not act like this.

Honestly, if this is the type of Christian that exists in the USofA, then I think Chavez should have him assassignated.

It would do the world a large favour… one more decrepit Christian soul from this bleak world to make the rest that much happier.

Link: BBC

If it happens, thank you Mr. Chavez.