When you hear the term sex offender, your mind almost always expects to hear about some guy being the offender. But if you have done some long term studies you will find the numbers are fairly evenly split between male and female sex offenders in at least what finds its way to the news. Continue reading Post ID 15250
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Predicting Thaksin’s post Coup Moves Part 1
No doubt Thais be they pro or anti Thaksin are interested in what Thaksin Shinawatra will do after a second Coup once again removed his self serving influence. This entry will look at that and what generally can be expected and make some predictions as to how that will unfold. Continue reading Post ID 15250
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The North Korean war factor
Whether you think North Korea will make good on it’s threats of nuclear war or not, one thing is for certain. Governments that are directly involved are having their spin doctors and propaganda machines running overtime to leverage their positions. So it is a given that what makes it to the media already has some serious spin on it. So Connecting the Dots decided to connect some dots and see what the picture looks like when you dig down and analyze some known facts and see what it spells out. Continue reading Post ID 15250
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Global taste of terrorism favors Israel actions and the underlying psychology
Whether it is bombing terrorist in Gaza today or bombing Iranian nuclear weapon efforts tomorrow, the international community is likely to favor military aggression towards terrorist as long as it is quick and decisive. Prolonged conflicts as in Afghanistan tend to lose support as the human mind continually works to erase negative experiences and memories as part of the healing process. Continue reading Post ID 15250
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Crossing the line
It is all too often that we hear in the news that some person or persons accidentally crossed an unmarked border between two countries. This in many cases results in arrests and lots of unneeded political headaches on both sides of the border. So now that G.P.S. technology is so available and standard in many mobile phones, it seems to make sense that this technology be used to avoid problems in the future. Continue reading Post ID 15250
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Airport security more than a handful
In a situation that will make some lawyers drool, Connecting the Dots has decided to have a look at the new airport security rules. But as this story unfolds, you will be very aware of a huge imbalance that at the very least will make you pause and think. Continue reading Post ID 15250
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Burma the ASEAN black sheep
It is very unfortunate for ASEAN that Burma is part of their family. There is no polite way to put it other than ASEAN will never have the needed global respect with Burma acting like it does. Continue reading Post ID 15250
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Preparing to attack Iran
After hearing Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s remarks at the 2010 United Nations General assembly, it is fair to assume that the majority of the countries have moved closer to feeling a preemptive attack on Iran’s nuclear ambitions is the right thing to do. Most certainly spewing arrogant rhetoric has its negative side. Continue reading Post ID 15250
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Analyzing the Thaksin Red Shirt analysis
There is no shortage of people who will do an analysis of the political situation in Thailand. Some are good, and some tend to mix their own (what would I do) into their analysis. The only way to have a reasonable level of accuracy is when analyzing a sick mind you must mimic the sick mind. Continue reading Post ID 15250
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Iran’s democracy flame burns hotter
It is becoming very obvious that sooner or later there will be significant political changes in Iran. Between the street protests that were spawned by the rigged presidential elections, and the United Nations up in arms about nuclear arms, to say the heat is on is an understatement. Continue reading Post ID 15250
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Global warming point of no return
In some disaster movies there is an ingenious idiot that seems to bypass or disable some safety feature or failsafe causing a horrendous catastrophe. As with all good movies, they have their basis in reality, and in Copenhagen during the last chance climate summit we may have just seen that happen. Continue reading Post ID 15250
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Global warming refugees
A phrase that simply spells it like it is. People needing to flee their homes and perhaps their countries to escape the wrath of nature that is caused by global warming. Continue reading Post ID 15250
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Corrupt Thais digging in for fight
In no uncertain terms corrupt Thais are starting to feel the heat of the various government agencies that look to rout them out. To say there may be a bit of a scuffle is just a huge understatement. Continue reading Post ID 15250
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Thaksin warlord
Because of the repeated violent attacks by Thaksin Shinawatra on Thailand, he now meets the definition of warlord according to Wikipedia. So with that fact stolidly established, the rules of the game can now be changed, and that does not bode in Thaksin’s favor. Continue reading Post ID 15250