conspiracy theory, "containing" china, and ceasefires...

a very interesting thing happened here in albuquerque...and it is time for conspiracy theorists to come out and play. see, we recently had a trial of the former state treasurer for corruption...the feds took the case, and they thought they had a slam dunk. unfortunately for them, one juror thought they were slimy shitbags and wasn't going to give them their verdict (and to that juror...i say hooray...this place reminds me more and more of home every day). well, a few of his cohorts testified against him, and received deals and walks from the feds for their efforts. but the attorney general's office for new mexico did something unheard of (and, if no matter which side you fall on...incredibly, stupendously stupid...say goodbye to cooperation)...they charged those folks that testified in state court, based upon the testimony they gave in the federal trial. perfectly legal, i know...but really, really fucked up.

so you wonder, why in god's name would the state do this? not only will this mean that the federal retrial is shot, and the feds now absolutely hate the folks in charge in new mexico and will never share information with them again...but people will not cooperate in high profile cases. which is where the conspiracy theory comes in see...there have been reports (briefly front page material) that another corruption scandal is hiding in connection with our brand new court house. hmmm...piss off the feds, kill their retrial, and ensure nobody cooperates in a similar corruption case...with another corruption case in the headlines. interesting...

china will take our spot on top of the world, economically and militarily...and it will probably happen sooner than you would've ever imagined a few years ago (and for that i say thank you, to gw and his cronies and to the jackasses, democrat and republican, that supported ignorant policy that ignores the lessons of the past). so why in god's name are we antagonizing this country? what is with our policy of containment? and yes, we are actively attempting to contain china militarily...unfortunately, japan and south korea don't really want us around anymore, and other countries in the area grew tired of our presence a long ass time ago. let's follow the british model and piggy back onto china to carry us through the horrible transition from economic hegemon to second-rate power, and we can mindlessly follow them into disaster in a century or so...

hamas called an end to the ceasefire with israel. so i suppose that means that while israel was lobbing bombs at families on the beach the ceasefire was in effect. somehow israeli action doesn't qualify. shit, that must have been a hell of a deal for israel...a ceasefire with those pesky hamas folks that doesn't mean they have to actually cease firing. can we get a deal like that with the insurgents? as the israeli-palestinian disaster is about to show yet again, blowback is a bitch...not that we ever learn the lesson.

we promised the world we'd tame it...what were we hoping for?