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….after reading of todays news i was enraged, literally… Sometimes I can’t believe that we are living in 2007, because based on some of the stuff that’s going on in Russia and such, it seems as though it’s early 80’s. The cause for todays morning rage to go along with the morning coffee is the craziness that’s been happening around former russian KGB agent’s poisoning in London that took place last November.
If you don’t know anything about it, you might want to read up before continuing reading this post.
…since yesterday, the UK government is finally officially charged someone with this murder, it was nice to see that some things were coming together, but this morning, reading the responses of russian government officials and the smug a** that is the president of that country, I was very sad with the realization that nothing in russia has changed…

Even though there is irrefutable evidence pointing towards the killer, russian government refuses to extradite, because apparently there is a law that prohibits extradition of citizenry, well what happens to other laws that get neglected over there? why is it that law is only taken in consideration when it’s convenient for the government? Why is it that the government of russia is stomping all over the human rights and civil liberties of the people with no remorse or consequences. Isn’t this why the UN and other world-wide governmental enteties were formed?

It seems to me that although there is much attention drawn to the obvious issues, in africa and elsewhere, there is very little attention on countries like russia where the civil liberties and human rights are just as neglected as they are in other conflict regions.
Further, it seems to me that some of those conflict regions do not really want the help anyway, they are still killing each other (even though they are the same nationality and race) and still believe that sleeping with virgins is going to cure their aids.

So wouldn’t it be more productive to turn the efforts and help the democracy really shine in the areas where bulk of the population does have some rationale and actually wants help? Where most of the issues can most likely be resolved through diplomacy …

Maybe Oprah should go to russia and spread her goodness there? Oh wait, that wouldn’t be right, maybe Martha Stewart better do that…

anyways, that’s my thoughts for the day…

now i will probably have to go into hiding, since i mentioned kremlin officials (and Oprah) in a negative light… and apparently that’s not allowed…

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