The Hawks are calling for war but it is the Ravn that feasts

Senators and oligarchs
talk about the need for action
no matter what the cost,
But it is the Soldier , his mother
and the tax payer who pays
the butchers bill

Snow flurries in August. It must be Montana.

I miss those hot summer nights of  youth. The tools have changed but the game is the same

Under the moonlight

or the streetlight

The desperate youth

feel the draw of the final

hopes before the fall

like moths battering the porch light

Feral Kids

wandering the streets

Texting their desire

under the stars

Chasing the last

hot moist days of summer

and hormonal

sirens call.

What is the difference between a Freedom Fighter and a Terrorist ?

I guess the old answer is the Freedom fighter Won and the Terror movement lost . This political and military experimentation we've seen the last 80 yrs has really shaken  the pot. Stupid moves in Iraq, libya , etc. Wonder what the real answer is.n For examp-le Palistine  ?

Terrorism vs Freedom fighter

In the international community, terrorism has no legally binding, criminal law definition.[1][2] Common definitions of terrorism refer only to those violent acts that are intended to create fear (terror); are perpetrated for a religious, political, or ideological goal; and deliberately target or disregard the safety of non-combatants (e.g.,neutral military personnel or civilians). Some definitions now include acts of unlawful violence and war. The use of similar tactics by criminal organizations forprotection rackets or to enforce a code of silence is usually not labeled terrorism, though these same actions may be labeled terrorism when done by a politically motivated group.

Freedom Fighter is another term for those engaged in a struggle to achieve political freedom for themselves or obtain freedom for others.[14] Though the literal meaning of the words could include anyone who fights for the cause of freedom, in common use it may be restricted to those who are actively involved in an armedrebellion, rather than those who campaign for freedom by peaceful means (though they may use the title in its literal sense).

Generally speaking, Freedom Fighters are seen as people who are using physical force in order to cause a change in the political and or social order

The Irgun policy was based on what was then called Revisionist Zionism founded by Ze'ev Jabotinsky. According to Howard Sachar, "The policy of the new organization was based squarely on Jabotinsky's teachings: every Jew had the right to enter Palestine; only active retaliation would deter the Arabs; only Jewish armed force would ensure the Jewish state".

Two of the operations for which the Irgun is best known are the bombing of the King David Hotel in Jerusalem on 22 July 1946 and the Deir Yassin massacre, carried out together with Lehi on 9 April 1948.

The Irgun has been viewed as a terrorist organization or organization which carried out terrorist acts.[3][4] In particular the Irgun was branded a terrorist organisation by Britain,[5] the 1946 Zionist Congress[6] and the Jewish Agency.[7] The Irgun believed that any means necessary to establish the Jewish State of Israel, includingterrorism, was justifiable.[8]

The Irgun was a political predecessor to Israel's right-wing Herut (or "Freedom") party, which led to today's Likud party.[9] Likud has led or been part of most Israeli governments since 1977.

Sad story of A couple having a Woman have thier baby and then refusing it because its born with Downs syndrome

ITs not like returning a car because it has engine problems !  Stupid people , you have genetic testing if you want and then abort, Or  enjoy sex but use birth control i you are not adult enough to  bear responisbitly fbut commiting to raise a child, it his part of you from  then on . How can you emotionally denie your parent hood



For better or worse , Through sickness and health



http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-28621639

A Thai woman who carried a baby with Down's Syndrome as a surrogate mother has vowed to take care of the boy after his natural parents gave him up.

The Australian couple left Gammy, now six months old, with Pattaramon Chanbua but took his healthy twin sister.
"Why does he have to go through all the hardships? I love him... He's like my child now," Ms Pattaramon said.
Gammy has a congenital heart condition, a lung infection and Down's and is in a Thai hospital for urgent treatment.
A campaign to help the baby begun online after Thai newspaper Thairath published Gammy's story last week.
It has raised more than A$150,000 ($140,000; £83,000) from 3,400 donors in 11 days.
In Australia, Prime Minister Tony Abbott expressed his sadness: "I guess it illustrates some of the pitfalls involved in this particular business.

"It's a very, very, sad story and I hate to think that, you know, a child could be abandoned like that."

well this sucks . Mass extinction event Already under way

 I thought it was just a cold

  But now I'm proud of being a rational anti humanist







http://www.slate.com/articles/video/video/2014/07/mass_extinction_event_defaunation_and_the_signs_that_life_on_earth_is_threatened.html

An international team of scientists is warning that Earth may be entering the early stages of another mass extinction event, reportsLive Science.

More than 320 land vertebrates have gone extinct since the year 1500 and many of the world’s plant and animal species are endangered, says a new study. Up to one-third of all vertebrates are threatened or endangered, the researchers said.

Large land animals, such as elephants, rhinoceroses and polar bears, show the highest rates of decline. They are at particular risk because they tend to have few offspring and low population growth rates. Hunters and poachers also find their fur, meat, tusks or horns to be attractive targets.

Losing a species of large animal can have unexpected effects on the ecosystem and nearby human developments, a process known as defaunation. In an earlier study, researchers isolated patches of land from animals, including zebra, giraffes and elephants. Without the animals, the grass and shrubs grew tall, and the soil became looser. Rodents quickly took over and doubled in numbers, eating the seeds from the plants and living in the patchy soil that was relatively predator-free.

The decline of big animals affects not only vegetation, but also invertebrates. In the past 50 years, the human population has doubled, and the number of invertebrate animals has dropped by 45 percent, the researchers said. Much of the loss is a result of habitat destruction and global climate disruption, the researchers stated.

The previous mass extinction was 65 million years ago when the great dinosaurs died out, most likely as a result of climate catastrophes brought on by a massive meteor strike.

Previous research by Duke University biologist Stuart Pimm suggests that before humans came along, one species went extinct per every 10 million years, on average, according to Live Science. But now that number has soared to between 100 and 1,000 species.