As Mexico’s drug violence spills into the U.S. and officials warn tourists of the danger, Mexican officials say more than 90 percent of all drug trafficking weapons are obtained from dealers and gun shows in the U.S. NBC News’ Mark Potter reports. — [ READ MORE ]

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“Venezuela’s president says he will expel a US diplomat if it is proved he has plotted against his government with opposition leaders in Puerto Rico.

During a televised broadcast, Hugo Chavez said he possesses reports that US advisers had met with various leaders from the opposition parties to discuss how to defeat the referendum proposal to change the constitution allowing him to run for reelection in 2012.

‘If this is proven, I will throw him out of the country for meddling in Venezuela’s internal affairs,’ Reuters quoted him as saying very firmly.” — [MORE]

The end of the Bush administration can’t come to soon; I hope that relations between the United States and Venezuela and Cuba will warm under Barack Obama’s administration. There is no valid reason why we can’t enjoy friendly relations with our socialist neighbors to the south. Before he leaves office maybe Bush can give Chavez a few pointers on the best way for a federal government to take over banks and auto companies.

The CIA has a long history of staging coups in Central America and South America. I give more credence to Hugo’s allegations, than I do to the denials of the United States government. The president of Venezuela is more credible than the American president who lied his way to an immoral, unethical and unconstitutional invasion of a country that posed no threat to us.

I hope Chavez will kick the US diplomat to the curb.

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References:

1. Timeline of CIA Atrocities
2. CIA helped shoot down 15 planes — The CIA’s clanedestine role in Latin American politics continues
3. Organized Crime, The CIA and the Savings and Loan Scandal
4. CIA Torture and other War Crimes

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Millions of Americans look forward to the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama, he represents the rich ethnic diversity of America. In a post racial America anyone with the drive, determination, intelligence and eloquence of Obama can achieve greatness in their realm of expertise.

The vast majority of Americans, Republicans and Democrats, look upon Barack’s triumph as a symbol of hope and progress. But there are a few Neanderthals who don’t like our democracy’s rainbow of diversity, they prefer the monochrome hues of the 1950′s.

These reactionaries are terrifed that in a few years our country will be less than 50 percent white. They focus most of their vitriol on the hardworking undocumented workers who come from Mexico and South America. But their hatred can’t overcome the deomographic trends, and their racism won’t stop progress.

They portray Hispanic undocumented workers are criminals who come to America only to take advantage of our liberal social welfare programs. This is a bald-faced lie, migrants are the embodiment of the Protestant work ethic, and they contribute to the greatness of our nation.

Right-wingers are always railing against the “illegal immigrants” who are flooding our country with drugs and violence. There are millions of Americans, of all political persuasions, who eagerly consume these illicit narcotics. Mexico and the United States are responsible for the drug problem that plagues both countries.

Mexico has a right to complain about the guns that are being smuggled into Mexico from the United States.

“One priority of Mr. Calderón’s government is to reduce the number of real guns in Mexico, the vast majority of which are smuggled into Mexico from the United States. That is likely to be high on the agenda when Mr. Calderón meets with President-elect Barack Obama on Monday in Washington.” — The New York Times

Mexico is in the middle of an epic battle with drug cartels that has taken the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers, judges, politicians and civilians. And yet I don’t hear Mexican politicians blame our country for their predicament, and stereotype us as violence prone because we flood their country with lethal firearms.

The election of an African American president is not an aberration, it’s the beginning of a trend. We will elect politicians who look like the America of the 21st century: A multi-cultural and ethnically diverse democracy.

I look forward to the day in the near future when racists and reactionaries will be looked upon with disdain, and they will be in the same category as those who insist that the world is flat.

These racists are enamored with the past, but I thrilled with the present where we have an African American president, and I look forward to the future when the great majority of Americans will warmly embrace the undocumented workers who are part of the American landscape.

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Reference: Arming the Drug Wars (by James Verini) — The U.S. has pledged more than $1 billion to help Mexico win its war on drugs. But even as the body count rises above 10,000, most of the guns that do the killing — Colt .38 Supers and big-bore Barrett rifles among them?keep pouring in from the U.S.
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 Columnist – John Sammon
You’ve heard of a Freudian slip. This is where you accidentally reveal some hidden thing in which you believe. Time and again, Republicans have revealed, sometimes outright, while at the same time attempting to pander to the American people as working class heroes, that they consider Americans to be superior to other peoples. Especially white Americans.

Do you? Because you’re American, do you feel you’re better? One of the chosen people?

During the first debate, McCain wouldn’t look at Obama. This is because McCain thinks of Obama as an upstart nigger.

McCain’s handlers told him about this gaff, and in their last debate, McCain literally hugged Obama (a theatrical ploy to gain votes by trying to show he’s friendly to blacks).

The reason for the original snub is also the reason McCain is against any dialog (communication) with countries we’ve decided we don’t like, like Syria. Syria might use its influence in the region to help control terrorism.

I’m only saying it’s a possibility.

Instead, turn your back. Because hostility and non-communication are better, despite the fact that in the past we’ve befriended some ruthless dictatorships, while selectively condemning others. We originally befriended Saddam Hussein, and only turned on him when he wouldn’t act like the good puppet we thought we had in our pocket.

Why do Republicans constantly talk about God and America as though we’re the only country in the world whom God favors? As though we’re the only country that matters?

Here’s the way they (Republicans) word it.

• ‘I’m fearful his America is not my America’ (implies ownership of America).

• ‘Our troops are on a mission from God’ (implies God is a four-star American general).

‘Bomb bomb bomb…bomb bomb Iran’ (sung to the tune of the Beach Boys’ Barbara Ann). Meant as a joke by McCain, it trivializes, dismisses as nothing, the violent deaths of thousands of innocent people, including women and children.

There are three main dysfunctional reasons to think we’re better.

1. We’re more powerful militarily.

2. We’re richer.

3. We know God. Others don’t.

To Republicans, there are niggers here in this country, that we (whites) are better than. But there are others. Many others.

Here is a partial list of countries, who, according to the right wing, could also be considered niggers:

Canada — A bunch of displaced French frogs and faggots in Mountie suits up in the north woods. Even though they’re socialistic and soft on terror, at least, they stay where they are.

Unlike –

Mexico — Cactus niggers. Ruining the United States by coming here, illegally populating huge tracts of land of which they used to own that we illegally but patriotically stole from them. I don’t like ‘em, but I’ll let ‘em landscape my yard.

Arabs — Sand niggers. A worthless bunch of stinking, sheep-stealing, turban-wearing Sabu-fetch-my-slippers assbites…..except the Saudis (the springboard for Al-Qaeda), whom, even though they’re inferior…we can tolerate because of their oil. Their royal family act a lot like we do.

The British — They support every war we engage in. They’re faggy and weak looking but at least they’re white, and they gave us the Beatles.

Japan — They’re still just Japs. We’ve watched too many old World War Two movies to change that.

The Russians — Godless, communistic-inclined Bolsheviks who attacked Georgia. Only the United States has the right to attack other countries (Palin said we might attack Russia).

China — A bunch of modernizing Chinks whom we as yet have no problem with.

South America — All those countries down there, a bunch of stupid looking, weak-coffee-colored Indians walking around like they don’t have a clue. Sandals on their feet. No shopping malls. They’re lucky we tolerate them.

All of Africa — If God didn’t intend them to be unlucky, he wouldn’t have put them in huts as ignorant, disease-ridden savages. If you want the true story of Africa, watch Tarzan movies.

Pakistan — More turban heads. We’re going to violate their sovereignty without their permission to go after terrorists. We can fight a war with them since we have two other wars we haven’t won. We’ll have ourselves in a war with those ignorant bastards and we’ll make it look like they started it.

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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez told the Mercosur meeting in Argentina that Europe had “legalised barbarism.”

South American heads of state have ended a regional summit with a fierce attack on EU immigration policies.

The EU laws, due to come into force in 2010, could see illegal immigrants held for up to 18 months and face a five-year ban on re-entry if expelled.

In a joint declaration, they rejected “every effort to criminalise irregular migration and the adoption of restrictive immigration policies, in particular against the most vulnerable sectors of society, women and children.”

The statement also noted “the necessity to fight against racism, discrimination, xenophobia and other forms of intolerance.” ….[ MORE >> ]