* U.S.: According to the study by the Rand Corporation more Latinos are enlisting in the armed forces mainly due to the “lure of a higher education.”* Brazil: The death toll of a recent surge in violence between drug gangs and police in Rio de Janeiro has grown to 32 as authorities keep pledging to beef up security.
* Ecuador: Antonio Valencia’s late goal was enough give Manchester United a 1-0 victory over CSKA Moscow in Champions League action yesterday.
* Panama: No major damages have been reported in Panama after an earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale occurred off the country’s coast.
Image- El Mundo
Online Sources- CNN, MSNBC, The Latin Americanist, BBC Sport, Reuters
excellent mention of Brazil, it made a superior complement to my entry as well!
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They caused a Big Tragedy, Can they solve the Wars ?? -- The Arrogance of Punditry in the Media - The Absurdity of Great Pundits and Sages - Failed and Botched Wars
This is topmost in absurdity. Some pundits in the Media were very enthusiastic about starting the Afghanistan and Iraq Wars. They were instrumental in promoting war and preparing the public to accept war. They were warMongers and War Promoters. The best Jingos.
Now we see a big tragedy, hundreds of thousands of people have died, perhaps more than a million according to some responsible sources. Several Millions of Refugees, including thousands of Iraqi Girls that work in prostitution in Damascus, the daughters of professionals and entrepreneurs of Iraq.
But this is not the end of the arrogance, turn on a TV Set and the same Pundits that animated the Wars, are the only sages that know the answers to the riddles of war.
The same newspapers, magazines, journalists, columnists, that animated the War, and applauded Mr Bush, Cheney, and Rumsfeld and their Geniurs, are now the best well informed critics and give new answers to the enigmas of Foreign Policy.
Some of their wisdom is so weird as to suggest new wars and attacks on Iran, North Korea, and perhaps some African Countries that may have some guys from Al-Qaeda.
Some of these pundits are rooting for Super Escalation, without any responsibility for "Collateral Damage", the killing of new millions of Civilians.
Can they solve the problem, if they created it ??
You read their newest articles and you get the impression that they are speaking the same blather and that they perhaps read a new book to see where Afghanistan or Iraq are located, and what is their History.
Because they were very ignorant when they advised War, and they continue being extremely ignorant today, recommending the most absurd solutions to the mess that they helped to create.
Here we see a Great Problem of Lack of Real Intelligence, Real Wisdom and Real Morality.
Some of these people may receive funds from a big corporation with economic interests in War, or may be in a Foundation that is funded by the Military Industrial Complex, or by contractors. In all cases they receive money, benefits and perks for their "Wisdom", "Knowledge" and "Intelligence".
Do people continue believing in those that have miserably failed in their assesments and predictions about the course of war ??
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Vicente Duque