Tobi Waves

I read in the paper today that the George W is going to ask Congress for 75 billion to finance his crusade against Saddam. Lets assume this will amount to about to maybe 100 billion in the end. This is about 500$ for each American citizen or 5,000$ for each person living in Iraq. I don't know how much the average income in Iraq is, but I guess with 5,000$ per person you should do well. Think even how many people in some other 3rd world country, one which has not even oil, could be sustained with this kind of money.

I saw Bowling for Columbine (www.amazon.com ...) last autumn, today heard Michael Moore's (www.michaelmoore.com ...) acceptance speech for the Oscar. He seems to be one of the few outspoken, witty Americans around these days, who are actively working for a better future for America in this world and not apart from it. A country currently governed by fear and through fear of an artificially enhanced enemy whom to fight will serve as a method to ensure W's reelection by people who might otherwise just realize what disservice they are doing themselves by choosing leaders who don't seem to have the understanding nor the intention to play by the rules for the greater good of the world.

In the radio news today, the presenter remarked, that the US was detaining POWs in Guantanamo under the label of 'Unlawful Combatants', refusing them any of the rights POWs should have, according to international law. He continued, that Iraq might call the US Soldiers exactly the same and would not even be all the out of line as the US is fighting this war with out UN mandate and is thus in blatant violation of the very fabric the chances for stability and prosperity of the world are based upon.