Archive for August 31st, 2010

The Secret (Iraq) Speech

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

Not the one we’ll hear, of course, but Gorilla has a go…

“My fellow Americans, my predecessor lied to you and got this country stuck in a pointless war in Iraq that has killed hundreds of thousands.

There were no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and there were no terrorists in Iraq until we invaded.

We’re not actually leaving, because there’s just too much oil to be had.

So, we’ll keep pretending Iraq will become like South Korea, except we know it won’t because the Shiites and Sunnis will resume their civil war.

Hopefully, we’ll be long gone by 2012 and I’ll be reelected, although that’s anybody’s guess so long as I continue to do nothing about unemployment.

I’d also like to talk to you about ending the pointless war in Afghanistan, but I think you’re depressed enough.

Good night and God bless America.”

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And These Are Our Allies

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

Why is that the security services of supposed democracies believe they must have access to everyone’s data as a condition of doing business in their country?

Hello Blackberry, hello Google, hello Skype: Welcome to India!

The problem for all these companies is that they’ve more or less reached saturation point in Western economies, so they’ve got to go elsewhere in order to keep growing.

It’s at that point we find out which is more important to them: the bottom line or their customers’ rights and freedoms.

Gorilla says: “No encryption necessary: they’ll take the money and sell out their clients every time!”

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Shorter New Petraeus Rules

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

We’ll undertake a more thoughtful transition to losing with fewer troops.

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Mr. Market Isn’t Happy

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

Japan’s Central Bank will give it another go!

Too little, too little was the verdict on the latest round of efforts to stop yen appreciation.

What’s fascinating about all this is that Japan is at least trying to do something.

In the US, the Fed talks a lot but does very little to head off mass unemployment and the dangers of deflation.

Gorilla says: “There’s no reward for being less bold!”

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