Author: soj

Pop Quiz: Oil!

You hear about it on the news every day.  You use it to transport yourself around town.  All of the goods and services in our lives are dependent on it.  Wars are fought over it, governments are toppled because of...

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Guatemala, Guatepeor

Sometimes it is easy to get caught up in the maelstrom of political scandals, ideological contests and overall outrage and dismay at the way life has become in these United States in today’s era. To understand where we...

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Dirty Tricks in Bolivia

Well there’s more going on in the worldwide news that is completely NOT being reported on.  It’s almost 1am here but I thought I’d get this out real quick. If you speak Spanish, watch the clip above....

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The Big Lie About Iran’s Nukes

You know sometimes it drives me absolutely bonkers when so-called “journalists” fail to report on obvious, easily-discoverable and CRITICAL facts about current events.   The looming war or strike or conflict...

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The Death of Mr. Lazarescu

It’s a cold and rainy, overcast day here in Romania which seems appropriate because a man I’ve had the privilege to know has died.   Tomorrow I will go to his funeral in a small village near here so we can lay...

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