IN FULL

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During these past few days: civilian feet walked, military feet marched, people stood silently, and veterans saluted; some cried, others smiled, and many smiled through their tears, . . .this was celebration of a life.

It was not the sorrow of death which cuts life short and was not life unfulfilled. This was life in full.

Goodbye, Mr. Reagan. Well done.

FLAT-LINE HUMOR

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and Death.

Much of the United States is observing the life and death of President Ronald Reagan. Of all things, the man had a sense of humor.

While watching the events surrounding the memorial activities, watching Reagan’s casket transported into the Reagan Library, I experienced “Flat-Line.” Sometimes, this is the moment of death, when the hospital machines buzz and the life-screen (monitor) shows a flat line. The FLAT-LINE was my TV screen and signaled the death of that TV, as I knew it (for many years.) It wasn’t monumental—just a minor event in daily life.

While I was TV-less, I composed a short blog about the painful event. It hurts the pocketbook to buy another TV, and hurts the back trying to remove the old and replace with the new. Not an important blogging moment. . .just life. So, I entered it into the posts and clicked.

Up came a sign indicating it wouldn’t work, wasn’t going to work, it was broken, too! (Blogspot was Busted--although temporarily)

One TV goes; another TV appears to continue the job; and, life goes on because of the transitional efforts. Is this the simplicity of Chauncey “Chance” Gardiner (of the film “Being There?”)

[Note: the film "Being There" (1979) with Peter Sellers was under discussion in the thread "Planet Reagan" at almuajaha.com]

Roan--RESPONSES

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(posted here, at Road of a Nation and the forum site)

1. Everyone, who expected to be at the top, is disappointed; but, almost everyone is at the top in representation. The “top” is no longer a peak where one man sits looking down; the “top” is a plateau overlooking the scene and the events from a more comprehensive view (a wider perspective.)

2. No single group got everything. The Kurdish achieved (at least) two important positions: Foreign Minister and Vice-President. The world is a busy place; but, most look up (pay attention) when an IRAQI SPEAKS. While the GC seemed to work within itself, the transitional government is speaking to the world, telling the world what Iraqis want, and need, and what Iraqis are requesting.

3. (IMHO) It is likely that Dr. Kay expected to find WMD within a reasonable period of time, discovered that there were no “stockpiles”, that finding WMD was less a process of searching and more a process of putting puzzle pieces together to find out what happened. Kay stated that he believed WMD would be uncovered bit by bit over decades; and that, he saw some evidence that WMD were taken to Syria. Therefore, after spending months searching, he (personally) felt he could be doing other things.

4. Our relationship with France appears to be improving. We will not know until we understand the (final) UNSCR draft which becomes the actual Resolution. Whether or not France sends troops (under the UN umbrella) is less important than that the Resolution is a good one; and, that “peacekeeping troops” are sent to Iraq and able to contain the violence.

THE HIDDEN MONEY

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UNSCAM ALERT:

NYTimes

TIMES ARTICLE: “Lockboxes, Iraqi Loot and a Trail to the Fed”

This is a lengthy article on the trail of the money found during the early days of the War in Iraq.

It puts the lie to “TRUST. . .BUT, VERIFY and changes it to: VERIFY, VERIFY, VERIFY!