Origin of the Olympic torch relay.

The Olympic games opening ceremony takes place today. My question is, what have London 2012 and Berlin 1936 got in common? The answer is, one, the torch relay and, two, thousands of troops on the streets. The idea of a "torch relay" was introduced by Carl Diem, a German sports administrator. The torch relay was just that a relay of runners who carried the torch through Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Hungary, Austria and Czechoslovakia. The whole thing was filmed by the world renowned German director Leni Riefenstahl, and used for propaganda purposes by Josef Goebbels. He used it to show the world that Germany had risen from the ashes of the First World War and was prospering under Hitler's leadership. The torch relay for London 2012 has been used for the the same reasons. It has visited the most prosperous regions of the UK. That is understandable because the poorest places in the UK are becoming more akin to a third world country than a country with membership of the G8. Like Berlin 1936, we also have thousands of troops on the streets. This is the most militarised games since 1936, not as many personnel but, much more firepower, including a Helicopter Carrier, missile batteries and a high powered sonic weapon. Are they expecting trouble? Hang on a minute, I have forgotten the "war on terror" silly me. The one thing I will be watching for is if they carry out any drills or exercises. Both 911 and 7/7 took place at the same time as US authorities were exercising a scenario of flying planes into buildings and UK authorities were carrying out an exercise of a scenario of bombing the London underground and buses. Quite a coincidence you might think. The only thing is, I don't believe in coincidences. There is a whole raft of sites on the Internet with predictions of a terrorist attack during the Olympics. Most are just scaremongering but a few are just plain scary. I will let all who read this do there own research and make their own mind up. I hope London 2012 goes off without a hitch. Till next time.

Gun Control. Threat to the US constitution, or sensible move.

This is one of the most disgraceful pieces of video I have ever seen. For a mayor of a city (New York) to publicly call for the police force to go on strike is a crime against the citizens that live in that city. I actually think that he meant all police in the USA. As for the interviewer, Morgan is one of the most sleazy, so called journalists that has ever lived. Gun ownership in the US is written into the constitution in the second amendment. The right to bear arms. here in the UK it is against the law to have a gun unless one is vetted and  purchases a licence. The fact of the matter is, criminals will always get their hands on weapons. You can pass any gun control laws you like, they will still get guns. For saying what he said, Mayor Bloomberg should be removed from his post immediately.
One instance when carrying a gun saved lives occurred in the US a few days ago when a Mr Williams was in an internet cafe when two armed males entered the cafe and threatened to fire. Mr Williams pulled out his concealed handgun and fired at them. They understandably left in a hurry. If he had not been able to lawfully carry a gun, criminals, who pay no attention to the law could probably have ended the lives of the people in the cafe.
I realise that it is a sensitive issue and I don't mean to denigrate ordinary people who have been the victims of gun crime that are calling for tighter controls. I would just like everyone to take a step back and think the whole issue through. Knee jerk reactions seldom work. Till next time.

Yet more Olympic nonsense.

I hate to go on about the Olympics but, this yet another poorly thought out Olympic plan. This morning at six AM. specially designated "games lanes" came into operation. Drivers of vehicles who violate these lanes will be subject to fines of up to £130 or, if the vehicles are impounded, it will cost £200 to get them back. These lanes are primarily to allow Olympic officials and dignitaries travel quickly from their five star hotels in the Park Lane area of central London. How sensible. Instead of staying in hotels in the vicinity of the venues, tens of thousands of workers trying to get to their place of work will be inconvenienced so that a few so called dignitaries can take there free seats in the stadium in time. Yet another farce surrounding these corporate games.
The BBC are continuing there Psy Op, brainwashing exercise trying to convince us all that we are "gripped" by the Olympics. I for one am far from gripped by these games. The BBC can spout there corporate sponsored propaganda all they want. I became immune to marketing scams a long time ago. I will be keeping a weathered eye open to see the amount of bad news the government try to get out while a sizeable portion of the population are distracted by the Olympics. Till next time.

Denver Shooting, UK Tax, Gaza Border, BBC Olympic Coverage.

Did anyone see the footage of the man accused of the Denver cinema shooting? If so, you couldn't have failed to observe a man drugged up to his eyeballs. I have been trying to find a reason for his condition and have come up with countless articles describing him being admitted to the cinema through an exit door. There have also been accounts of him being seen talking with one or two other men in the cinema. Alternative news sites are saying that this mass shooting follows the M.O. of past mass shootings that have taken place in the US. This has also been seen as coincidental with a vote in the Senate next week to do with gun control. I personally do not believe in coincidences. Was this man set up by the authorities to incite the general public to come out in favour of gun control? I don't know, but it would not come as a surprise to find out he was a patsy.
The chancellor of the exchequer, George Osborne, today said that the recession is down to the extra bank holiday to mark the Queens jubilee, also, the bad weather is to blame, and yet again the government inherited a vast deficit from the last government. Come on George, when will it cease being other peoples fault for your failed policies? The minister for trade, Lord Green said today that it is amoral for the public to pay for services like building work, in cash. He said that paying in cash makes it easy to avoid paying income tax. It is not any easier than giving the rich a huge tax cut in the chancellors last budget. I think that the tax issue is a smokescreen for the run up to a plan for a cashless society. It is one of the main goals of the world elite to have a one world digital currency. Yet another means of controlling the population of the planet. I wonder how long it will take to see this mentioned again.
Egypt today opened it's border with Gaza, a move that will infuriate Netanyahoo. It will be interesting to listen to him trying to blame Iran for this. He did announce today that a further eight Palestinian West Bank villages were to be bulldozed to make way for an IDF training ground. The farmers who own the land will still be able to work their land on weekends and Jewish public holidays. That's kind of him. Yet another case of Israeli aggression that will go unpunished by the UN.
Anyone watching the BBC 24 hour news channel could be forgiven for thinking that there was nothing happening in the world except for the London Olympics. It has been almost blanket coverage. I wondered if all the conflicts in the world had somehow stopped to allow the Olympics to get full coverage. I jest of course. I find it pitiful in the extreme to watch so called journalists virtually prostrating themselves at the feet of Sebastian Coe as if he has performed some kind of miracle in heading the organising team. This man has been paid a seven figure sum for his "work" The security scandal seems to have been forgotten in the wave of hysteria surrounding the run up to the opening ceremony. Will the games go off without incident? I hope so but I wouldn't bet any money on it. Till next time.