Your report about Galbraith shows how interconnected is the relationship between money and war. I am always astounded that people can happily make money out of killing other people. Such people are morally bankrupt.

Money truly is the root of all evil.

A story uncovered by Norwegian investigative journalist, Helena Cobban, should absolutely not be missed by anyone::::

,”,, Peter Galbraith has long been associated with the “liberal hawk” wing of the Democratic Party . . . Many members of this group have been liberal idealists – though some of those who, on “liberal” grounds, gave early support to Pres. George W. Bush’s decision to invade Iraq later expressed their regret for adopting that position.

Galbraith has never expressed any such regrets, and last November, he was openly scornful of Bush’s late-term agreement to withdraw from Iraq completely. The revelation that for many years Galbraith had a quite undisclosed financial interest in the political breakup of Iraq may now further reduce the clout, and the ranks, of the remaining liberal hawks.

Galbraith has long been associated with the “liberal hawk” wing of the Democratic Party . . . Many members of this group have been liberal idealists – though some of those who, on “liberal” grounds, gave early support to Pres. George W. Bush’s decision to invade Iraq later expressed their regret for adopting that position.

Galbraith has never expressed any such regrets, and last November, he was openly scornful of Bush’s late-term agreement to withdraw from Iraq completely. The revelation that for many years Galbraith had a quite undisclosed financial interest in the political breakup of Iraq may now further reduce the clout, and the ranks, of the remaining liberal hawks.”

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article23959.htm

As there are several nations in the world we seldom hear, (or, at least, I do not know) much about I prefere to believe that there are many peaceful places on earth where people are able to live in relative peace and harmony because, human beings (but NOT GOVERMENTs) inherently are a friendly creature.

As regards to Greece, I’ve allways wondered why ( the hell) Cypress should belong to Greece when it’s position is much closer to Turkey than Greece.? My reading of this fact is a Greek greediness, – just like when the Britons invaded every south-going peninsula/isthmus they ran/sailed into on their many earth navigation cruise’s – greediness should’nt be rewarded .

I think that the Norwayan people, (the majority of ) are very peaceful people, eagerly standing up for human rights and equality. Unfortunately I’m disappointed to se that Norway ‘abstained’ in the UN-GA vote on the Goldstonerapport.
( NOT a good sign for the future Norway.)
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I would like to put some of the facts by the Goldstone (General Assembly) here, because these votings is very interesting readings, telling alot about the stands by the different countries
(are they free or are they just trying to please their ‘master of universe’)

As follow:
The – the 575-page blistering report by Justice Richard Goldstone detailing war crimes in Gaza report, was favourably voted by the 47-member Human Rights Council in Geneva last month, received overwhelming support Thursday in the 192-member General Assembly.

The vote was 114 in favour and 18 against, with 44 abstentions.

The 18 countries that voted against the resolution included the United States, Australia, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy and Israel.

Ambassador Riyad Mansour, Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations, singled out Ireland, one of the few Western nations to vote for the resolution, for “supporting” it.

He also noted that a “sizeable number of European nations” abstained on the resolution.

ABSTAIN:
Among the abstentions were Britain, France, Norway, Sweden, Spain, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Denmark and Greece.

or more acurate:
In favour: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan,
Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam,
Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Comoros, Congo, Cuba, Cyprus, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic,
Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea,
Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana,
Haiti,
India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland,
Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan,
Kuwait,
Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya,
Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar,
Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria,
Oman,
Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Portugal,
Qatar,
Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Switzerland, Syria,
Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey,
United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uzbekistan,
Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen,
Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Against:
Australia,
Canada, Czech Republic,
Germany,
Hungary,
Israel, Italy,
Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of),
Nauru, Netherlands,
Palau, Panama, Poland,
Slovakia, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
Ukraine,
United States.

Abstain:
Andorra, Austria,
Belgium, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi,
Cameroon, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia,
Denmark,
Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji,
Finland, France,
Georgia, Greece,
Iceland,
Japan,
Kenya,
Latvia, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg,
Monaco, Montenegro,
New Zealand, Norway,
Papua New Guinea,
Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation,
Samoa, San Marino, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden,
Tonga,
Uganda,
United Kingdom,
Uruguay.

Absent:
Bhutan,
Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire,
Equatorial Guinea,
Honduras,
Kiribati,
Kyrgyzstan,
Madagascar,
Rwanda,
Saint Kitts and Nevis, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles,
Togo, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu,
Vanuatu.