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The Fall of Kyoto

Posted by: Ion | April 22nd, 2007 · 5:28 PM

(photo: Miyabi)

The ancient capital of Kyoto, was one of the only Japanese cities which wasn’t extensively fire-bombed by the United States during World War II. The reason is said to be that Curtis Lemay (who was in charge of strategic air operations against the Japanese home islands), had visited the city prior to the war and thought it simply too beautiful to be destroyed. It is pretty (see above).

But since no good deed goes unpunished in this life, the city had its revenge on the United States by eventually becoming the namesake focal point of a world-wide effort to restrain the omnipotent American economy, in the service of allegedly “developing” countries like China.

They did it through something called the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. A enviromanticist dream treaty, with the fabulously bureaucratic acronymn: KPUFCCC. I suppose that might be pronounced as: Kahpuhfuccee. Which kind of sounds like something that might get you a cheap date in a Japanese red light district. Apart from that possibility, it’s fairly worthless.

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Checking in on Stephen Harper

Posted by: Ion | February 16th, 2007 · 9:03 AM

It seems Mr. Harper has dramatically improved his personal standing with the Canadian electorate.

Thirty-five per cent of those asked said Harper is the most trustworthy of the major party leaders, which is up 14 per cent.

Liberal leader Stephane Dion is second with 20 per cent, while 8 per cent believe Gilles Duceppe is the most trustworthy, along with 18 per cent for Jack Layton.

Harper is also viewed as the most competent of the leaders at 41 per cent, and 39 per cent also said he has the best vision for Canada.

Unfortunately, the Conservative Party remains somewhat deadlocked with the other two parties in the thirties. This of course making a snap election to gain a majority extremely unlikely for the Tories.

Although, that hasn’t stopped them from engaging in an elaborate PsyOps pre-election campaign (complete with unprecendented television advertising). Something that has thoroughly spooked the Grits, who remain in political disarray.

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