Depleted Uranium

These are dreadful stories of the use of depleted uranium ammunition in Iraq and Syria by the US and with the UK implicated too.... 

More on this when I get my head round this horrific revelation and where and who have used these weapons... 

http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2017/02/15/510642/US-used-genocidal-DU-weaponry-Syria
http://www.fringemedia.net/depleted-uranium-the-true-price
http://www.herald.co.zw/why-did-us-use-depleted-uranium-weapons-in-syria/

Come what are we doing with this world and its people... the long term effects of this to be felt for some generations..... Shameful utterly shameful... 

Iran and Women

I was invited to attend a parliamentary meeting by the Iranian women and youth group in Committee Room 12 this morning.  It was in the celebration of the soon to come Women's international day. But there was some very difficult stories to listen too of the regime in Iran and the pain that women go through.

I have to say as a midwife that the menfolk that are controllers and oppressors of women seem to forget something very important.

That is they lived rent free for 9 months in a woman's womb without which would have no life!

A point the prophet Mohammed pbh highlighted in the response to a question he was posed... he was asked "Who should I give more affection to - mother or father"  The reply was 1x father but 3xs mother as she carried you; birthed you and nurtured you.  So the screwed up actions of the reports from Iran are not Islamic by this very point.  Mohammed pbh did is fair share in the household with chores to keep salems in the home. Of course his wife Khadija pbh was an amazing business woman and well respected in the community.

It made me think being in the historical building of parliament that in the middle ages... I would have been burned at the stake as a witch. Midwife were wise women and still are but in the days of the growing male dominated medical profession were seen as a threat.  So seems we all had a go at being prats... Time for light and love...and respect and care for one another as intended by the message of all religions.....

This is dreadful the way women are arrested and some very strange stories. This regime is not Islamic cannot be to do all this melarky.  Makes you wonder what has got in their heads to distort a beautiful message of loving all Allah's creation as Allah is Akbar..  Spiritually when you think about it -the male and female forms are only needed for this journey on the Earthly plane, to create more vehicles for the soul the body....  The soul is neither male or female but a merge of both. There should be no oppression of one over another. 

The stoning of women is way out of order and so not Islamic nor should done by anyone, it is so barbaric and links to days before the enlightenment of both Jesus Isa pbh and Mohammed pbh... Muslims follow and respect the teachings of Isa Jesus so I am reminded of the New Testament story of Jesus coming across a party of stone throwers on a woman that had allegedly committed adultery.  Remember he asked "Let he who hath no sin cast the first stone!" and no one could as they all had sin and that comes from the ego that separates us from the love and light of Allah... now the killing of woman with stones is a major sin and totally Haram as you have not to take another life. So this regime needs to stop and think what they are doing... as this ain't there way to paradise and definitely not Islam - the surrender to Gods love... 

They are not performing true jihad that is the journey within to rid self of self and become selfless and merciful to all creation.  Like in my earlier posted rap... we don't need a caliphate full of hate that ain't the way bro' the message is to love!

Good the room today was full of flowers to help buffer the darkness of the stories being shared on women's oppression... Good reminders of Allah creativity of beauty in the world for us all to enjoy.... 

Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall by Sputnik Deutschland

Perth and Sadiq

Seems to have been a storm up in Scotland with some of the Mayor of Londons comments in his speech... at the Labour conference...

Scottish nationalism is comparable to the divisive policies of Donald Trump because both pit one section of society against another, Sadiq Khan will say today. The Mayor of London will tell Scottish Labour’s spring conference that seeking to break up the Union will only serve to fuel the harmful divisions caused by the election of the controversial US President and the Brexit vote.

In a strong condemnation of the SNP’s drive for a second referendum on independence, he will claim there is “no difference” between Scottish nationalism and “those who try to divide us on the basis of our background, race or religion”.

Read more at: https://inews.co.uk/essentials/news/politics/sadiq-khan-division-created-scottish-nationalism-similar-donald-trump/

This has upset the Scottish as the SNP is not seen as divisive but inclusive.. All they wish is their independence from the Union so that they can decide what is best for all the citizens of the country of Scotland....... I think this is the issue for so long we have seen the Great Britain as one country but it is made up of a union of Scotland, England; Wales and Northern Ireland...I feel less upset with the SNP than the BNP... as the British National Party is more divisive and demonstrates hatred for immigrants....

But I have highlighted this comment in the facebook link that seems to have put all in perspective.... Good comment on this found and tend very much to agree with Anthony so very good points......

"Anthony Sutherland Goskirk Holroyd Deeply disappointed in you Sadiq, you know full well that Scottish nationalism is about inclusion and internationalism. I voted yes in 2014 because I don't want to live in a country of intolerance and small minded bigotry. I'll vote yes again if there's another independence referendum because in the aftermath of Brexit Scotland showed itself to be a bastion of acceptance and diversity whilst England saw racially motivated assaults rise dramatically. Don't pretend not to understand the difference between xenophobic, close minded British nationalism and inclusive, internationalist scottish nationalism. You do yourself and your party a great diservice and will achieve nothing except losing the support and respect of Scottish voters like me who thought for a brief glimmering second that you where different. That you where honest and that you had a shred of integrity."

But this now is so reflective of the turmoil that the Brexit issue has made. Cameron in his party manifesto before his election did not talk of referendum - it talked of reform of the stance with the EU but not referendum.... The shock wave the result of to leave has caused so much arguement and division... with even families split on the issues.  In among this it as brought to the surface again for Scotland to rethink breaking away from the Union as the majority voted to remain in the EU..... 

So really Brexit and the Brexiters have caused all this rift and anguish...... now they will say oh Marjorie you are a remoaner... and not respecting democracy... 

The problem is that there seems to be different takes on democracy and full understanding. Whilst the main surge of policies will be based on the majority ideology-there needs to be modification to the minority groups too... so all are valued and respected.....Compromise is needed too... or one simply become an autocracy..... See how complex we are it is no wonder we create a world in a turmoil and fail to find peace and harmony with one another?!

Despots & Diplomacy discussion

Artwork: Circles Kandinsky

Global Diplomacy – Diplomacy in the Modern World

by University of London & SOAS University of London

https://www.coursera.org/learn/global-diplomacy/home/welcome

Stimulates you to think.....

Week 2  Forum discussion I started up ended up with some good interactive threads of thoughts.... My starting point: 

Can we ever be successful with diplomacy where there are despotic leaders hell bent on achieving their agenda? How can we stop the pain of their regimes as we see countless deaths and destroyed lives, families and infrastructure?

Now we have Mr Trump that is proving now to be a challenge to diplomacy? So can we ever be successful where someone is so fixed on their ideology and opinions, with this try to justify their actions with the fact they were democratically voted in with that ideology and opinion.... so have the right to their actions...?

N.I. responded with:

However despotic or stubborn Trump may be, he will be pressured to find a middle ground between his strong protectionist stance and the ideology of others. For instance, the checks and balances in the U.S regime allows for other forces such as congress to put a check on Trump. Nevertheless, Trump’s ideology is not all that extreme; It's just his way of conveying his message that makes it sound ludacris.

My response:

you have used a good word - stubborn and this could be applied to all depots too ... in that they have so tightly cocooned themselves in the world they see and wish others to be part of... with this is a stubbornness to not see anything else but self and self ideology. An ideology that is protecting self interests. Then does diplomacy involve the breaking free from this cocoon of delusion... for the benefit of all citizens in the nation to find their liberty and creative force within ...to empower and better their communities. This of course is seen by the deluded despots as a threat to their self imposed power as it disseminates power and decisions to others and allows others to have free thinking.

With this is a need for respect... the cocoon delusion created by the stubborn despots fails to reach out of the cocoon and see respect for others... yet somehow demands respect even in some regimes forceful respect of themselves....

I always worry when we see despotic leaders images all over town and in bureaucratic offices.... it is a major sign of deluded ego.... and most certainly not putting citizens first.. rather a form of control and reminder to perform to the regime.

Whilst we have not seen this yet with Mr T he sure is ensuring his image is projected around the globe with all the executive orders hype there has been in what is not yet the first month of the job!!

By mega contrast I am watching Justin Trudeau and his style of leadership which is full of respect for others and working together as one nation. Valuing all in the nation with all that each has to offer and with this is a natural evolution value of his leadership.

More of my responses as the thread builds....

great responses thanks.. Was good to see diplomacy in action yesterday with Trudeau and his visit to Washington.

I am beginning to see what is happening on the diplomacy stage... it is like the backdrop is always the country and its assets and the trade deals.... so that is where the diplomacy is aimed. So no matter the front stage player it is the ability to reach round through up or down that player to maintain the country to country link ....

But I continue to be impressed with Trudeau and his style - of course the switching in and out of French and English is fascinating....like his stance on Canada and its emphasis on community first.....

By the way folks what has happened to Mr Trumps phobia of slopes? Did you notice with the Japanese visit and the Canadian visit and the walk down that famous holding hands with Mrs May to steady himself slope- there seems to be no reach out to the male leaders?? I do not think Mrs May had the healing touch to cure him..! We must see what happens with Angela Merkel's visit on that walk down the slope....

All the world's a stage...

AND,

Georgina you bring in valid points and illustrate how is impossible to isolate from the rest of the world... and put America first when the country is composed of people from around the world. How companies invest in people skills that other countries may excel in. Same with Brexit not only no man is an island but no country is an island that can totally survive alone... and really not a modern day shift in populations and workforce with our modern transport. Seems we have been doing this since we existed on the planet Earth. of course through history we have had surges in one group building Empires and oppressing others... or using others.... Great story told to me by one of my Syrian refugees as he found out of love story in the Ancient Roman Empire. We Britons were taken as slaves and there was a slave from near Newcastle that was taken to Syria ... Regina was her name... where upon a Syrian Merchant fell in love with her and bought her out of slavery. They became very wealthy.. but they both settled in the North of England :-) sure he did not marry her just for the UK visa as were not fully united as such then...... there is an ancient plague to their relationship..

FURTHER

Bhanhan see what you saying on communication being key. But can diplomacy truly be a one way street with only one side goals being acknowledge and achieved.....as you suggest. The same sentence carrying Fascist and Diplomacy I find challenging but on researching in academic papers some have tried to put the two together. My eyes and perception see that Fascism is too restrictive to allow any degrees of freedom in negotiations to permit diplomacy. Surely there must be two or more sides degrees of freedom with diplomacy that should have harmony peace and no pain as the outcome. I am an older student and was not around in 1930s but my parents were and I remember them telling me of all the pain, fear and anguish from the restrictive indoctrinated oppressive regimes that were present in the world then. The pain and suffering and deaths and crimes against humanity surely means that where there is such evil no diplomacy can exist. For to question and to try to reshape is seen as an outright threat to the regime and treated with paranoia sadistic attack on those that try to get their voices heard to challenge this. How do we get through this without war and conflict and more pain and suffering. So strange in all of us there is Light and Dark and I guess diplomacy is to try to reach into the light of a person or group..... I met someone in Munich that knew Hitler personally and she was saying he was a nice guy to know...!! She even showed me is First Aid Certificate on display in the Red Cross HQ in Munich... so somewhere in him was some compassion of sorts yet the horrors of what he ordered and did are to this day deeply sickening...Do not know if you are energies sensitive but Fascism carries a dark heavy energy of violence and oppression..... Thank goodness we have beauty in the world to buffer this and reminds us of the light of love and care and compassion for all... I have biologically little time on this Earthly plane but I hope you younger generations can find peace and harmony and be a global family working together for the good of all..... so many mistakes we as a species keep making....and creating man made ego driven pain that never needs to be....

It all makes us think and question and try to understand.... Mind is part of ego and is full of self and perceptions on the world... Mine as yours is the product of all we have been through and seen and experienced and felt.... Felt then links us to heart and as we link in our emotions and feelings with this comes empathy and trying to see through the eyes of empathy care and compassion. So we are complex beings in a complex world that our complexity makes.....

But all the time there is a major link that buffers the darkness we can make...... The light and love of that that holds everything together. 

Strange when you think and see and go into the atomic structure of all... each proton, neutron and electron is in fact nothingness... packets of energy ... and that energy field all this planet and its clustered form..... makes for some interesting dynamics...... we are all interconnected with this energy this nothingness.... lool now there is a thought for a Saturday night :-) 

A World of Becoming

I have just been led to this reference... I am studying 

Global Diplomacy – Diplomacy in the Modern World

by University of London & SOAS University of London

https://www.coursera.org/learn/global-diplomacy/home/welcome

The coursera.org is a great platform of short showcase courses for international universities....

I must look for a copy of William Connolly's book  A World of Becoming... this is the synopsis...

In A World of Becoming William E. Connolly outlines a political philosophy suited to a world whose powers of creative evolution include and exceed the human estate. This is a world composed of multiple interacting systems, including those of climate change, biological evolution, economic practices, and geological formations. Such open systems, set on different temporal registers of stability and instability, periodically resonate together to produce profound, unpredictable changes. To engage such a world reflectively is to feel pressure to alter established practices of politics, ethics, and spirituality. In pursuing such a course, Connolly draws inspiration from philosophers such as Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Alfred North Whitehead, and Gilles Deleuze, as well as the complexity theorist of biology Stuart Kauffman and the theologian Catherine Keller.

Attunement to a world of becoming, Connolly argues, may help us address dangerous resonances between global finance capital, cross-regional religious resentments, neoconservative ideology, and the 24-hour mass media. Coming to terms with subliminal changes in the contemporary experience of time that challenge traditional images can help us grasp how these movements have arisen and perhaps even inspire creative counter-movements. The book closes with the chapter “The Theorist and the Seer,” in which Connolly draws insights from early Greek ideas of the Seer and a Jerry Lewis film, The Nutty Professor, to inform the theory enterprise today.

https://www.dukeupress.edu/a-world-of-becoming

Syria : February 2017 Monthly Forecast : Security Council Report

Time for Peace 

I could put you pictures of the destruction and the horrors of the children in A/E BUT instead just look now at the stats below from this Security Council Report.  Tell me why can Adults not be Adults and evolve to resolve issues round peace tables.... Why did a Doctor yes a Doctor that became a failed leader of Syria do this to the people..... A good leader values his or her people... seeing them not as a threat but the biggest asset they have.  All people need is to be valued and in that value to be listened too... to have their voices heard... Usually voices are loud because there is some problem that is hurting them.  That was the issue in the beginning of this war... peaceful protests turned in to these stats below.   That perpetrator yes Dr Assad should have listen when the world shouted stop.... when you look a the Security Council link you will see that so much work and negotiations have gone into this war to stop the madness. 

Nearly six years since the start of a war that has exacted a death toll approaching 500,000, left 700,000 living under siege after the evacuation of eastern Aleppo and displaced half of the Syrian population, including 4.86 million refugees, the essential issue for the Council is to exert effective leadership in supporting a cessation of hostilities and efforts to reach a political solution.

Syria : February 2017 Monthly Forecast : Security Council Report

SyriaExpected Council ActionIn February, Council members expect to receive the regular monthly briefings on the humanitarian and political situations in Syria. Council members will be following closely the intra-Syrian talks in Geneva, scheduled to be held in February.On chemical weapons, Council members will consider the next report of the OPCW-UN Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM), which is due in mid-February. At press time, it was unclear if a draft resolution, circulated by France and the UK, to impose sanctions on the Syrian government for the use of chemical weapons against its own population, would be put to a vote. Similarly, it was unclear what the next steps might be regarding a Russian draft resolution that focuses on chemical weapons use in Syria by non-state actors and terrorists.

Now we have the issue of this word Terrorist - a terrorist can be defined by an autocratic regime as anyone that speaks up against that regime... so then we have response by the regime that then is behaving like a terrorist in their actions.  Total madness... people abducted and tortured... people barrel bombed with the contents of those bombs to inflict as much injury as possible on any that remained alive.  What evil minds think this up and exerts commands to do such.  Crimes against humanity will need to be accounted for on all the evidence accrued.   Those that have joined in the madness replicating the crimes and totally ignoring Article 51 of the Geneva Convention.  The double tap airstrikes a particular fiendish order.  To drop bombs on civilians - of course by the despotic regimes defined as terrorists so in their book justified!!!! but no attack on civilians is justified.... and certainly in my book no bombs and weapons should be needed if we become evolved societies.  But to then order a time lapse for a second drop on the target when rescuers are trying to scrabble through the debris to find those still alive .... is completely monstrous and from someone that is so empty inside and devoid of any care compassion and mercy.....  

The situation in Syria is a pain and anguish from a double headed monster... that shares the same body of hate and evil..... so we have the Assad regime and the Black Clad criminal group the world calls isis/daesh and in many peoples perception constitutes the terrorist....They are for sure Dogs from Hell as indeed Dr Assad too ... no matter how he likes to portray himself as Goodie Two shoes.... no one can go in a Mosque, kneel on a prayer mat while they are ordering kids and civilians to be killed......all that are in that place with him are dogs from hell not worshiping the love and light of Allah the arabic for God but the darkness of Satan..... Likewise no one can go in a church and temple and appear to be goodie two shoes when at the same time are ordering killing of others... It clearly means no one is understanding the message that keeps coming to us Homo Sapiens from messengers from the Divine... "to kill is a sin and a product of a dark ego.  Better to love and care and be merciful to one another and all creation.  Respect one another and this planet." 

It is more than time all this madness stopped... Children should not be losing their future, killed or maimed because Adults cannot be Adult enough to get round peace tables and more more important PUT DOWN WEAPONS . Stop making weapons ... stop making money out of weapons and learn to be constructive not destructive.......

If we are to have future generations - in the hope we do not do the most mad thing and destroy all... so if we are to have future generations... Please stop and think are they to look back at this time now with Shame as it is indeed shameful the World in all its Turmoil   ..... OR are they to see us turn around from now and see the error of our ways ....and then look back with pride that man finally learned the lesson and put KIND back into manKIND...... 

The choice is not completely ours but for our future being and our future generations.... we need to stop being selfish and be selfless and care for one another.  

http://www.un.org/News/dh/infocus/Syria/FinalCommuniqueActionGroupforSyria.pdf  Look at this all the effort in 2012 to find solutions and still it escalated because of a despotic paranoic ego that would not stop the madness. 

Action group for Syria: Action Group members came together out of grave alarm at the situation in Syria. They strongly condemn the continued and escalating killing, destruction and human rights abuses. They are deeply concerned at the failure to protect civilians, the intensification of the violence, the potential for even deeper conflict in the country, and the regional dimensions of the problem. The unacceptable nature and magnitude of the crisis demands a common position and joint international action.