http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2008/01/wednesday-night-1350-with-peter-g-brown/ Where the world comes together Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:22:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2008/01/wednesday-night-1350-with-peter-g-brown/#comment-1068 Diana Thébaud Nicholson Fri, 18 Jan 2008 03:56:30 +0000 http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2008/01/wednesday-night-1350-with-peter-g-brown/#comment-1068 What a great event. The exchange I loved the best was: well not to worry we will just move on to another planet! Not to mention that: 1) we don’t know if there is one; 2) if there is one it is not near by; 3) even at the speed of light it would take perhaps millions of years to get there; 4) we don’t know how to propel something to that speed; and 5) the energy required would be immense — and if done on earth extremely polluting. And by the way who is WE? I assume upper middle class people from Westmount—obviously a couple. What a great event. The exchange I loved the best was: well not to worry we will just move on to another planet! Not to mention that: 1) we don’t know if there is one; 2) if there is one it is not near by; 3) even at the speed of light it would take perhaps millions of years to get there; 4) we don’t know how to propel something to that speed; and 5) the energy required would be immense — and if done on earth extremely polluting. And by the way who is WE? I assume upper middle class people from Westmount—obviously a couple.

]]> http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2008/01/wednesday-night-1350-with-peter-g-brown/#comment-1055 Diana Thébaud Nicholson Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:58:34 +0000 http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2008/01/wednesday-night-1350-with-peter-g-brown/#comment-1055 <strong>Bush In Kuwait Blasts Iran, Kuwait Blasts Blast</strong> As President Bush concluded his Middle Eastern voyage with a short stay in Kuwait, he used the occasion to make another of his continual claims that Iran is “the world’s leading state supporter of terrorism.” His Kuwait hosts were polite and may even have nodded a head to give the president some encouragement they actually listened carefully to his words. But, within days of Bush’s departure, Kuwait’s foreign minister, Sheikh Mohammed, visited Iran where he made it clear to the world, “My country knows who is our friend, and who is our enemy and Iran is our friend.” He is currently working with Iranian diplomats to resolve several issues between the two nations related to the continental shelf boundary. One can only wonder if George Bush pays any attention to people when he visits another country. Didn’t anyone on his staff alert the president to the fact his hosts had favorable relations with Iran? Did he discuss with Kuwait officials the gist of his tirade against Iran prior to making the speech? Does George Bush have any grasp on what other nations think about issues of concern to him? Just asking a few questions. <a href="http://theimpudentobserver.com/world-news/bush-in-kuwait-blasts-iran-kuwait-blasts-blast/" rel="nofollow">The Impudent Observer</a> Bush In Kuwait Blasts Iran, Kuwait Blasts Blast
As President Bush concluded his Middle Eastern voyage with a short stay in Kuwait, he used the occasion to make another of his continual claims that Iran is “the world’s leading state supporter of terrorism.” His Kuwait hosts were polite and may even have nodded a head to give the president some encouragement they actually listened carefully to his words. But, within days of Bush’s departure, Kuwait’s foreign minister, Sheikh Mohammed, visited Iran where he made it clear to the world, “My country knows who is our friend, and who is our enemy and Iran is our friend.” He is currently working with Iranian diplomats to resolve several issues between the two nations related to the continental shelf boundary.
One can only wonder if George Bush pays any attention to people when he visits another country. Didn’t anyone on his staff alert the president to the fact his hosts had favorable relations with Iran? Did he discuss with Kuwait officials the gist of his tirade against Iran prior to making the speech? Does George Bush have any grasp on what other nations think about issues of concern to him? Just asking a few questions. The Impudent Observer

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