THE FLASHLIGHT, May 31 - June 6, 2008
THE FLASHLIGHT
May 31 – June 6, 2008
No Peace without Justice, No Justice without the Facts
Mary K. Matossian, Editor
US Politics
NY Times and CNN 6-3. Obama secured 2118 delegates to win the Democratic nomination for President. Hilary Clinton won over 17 million votes, and although not asked, said she through surrogates she was “willing” to join the ticket as vice presidential candidate. She did not make a concession speech, remaining technically a candidate.
PBS 6-4. Brooks and Shield commentary. They said Obama should not accept Clinton on the ticket because she was pressuring him, and he must project an image of strength. CNN 6-4. Clinton
said she will make a concession speech on Saturday. Former President Jimmy Carter urged Obama not to accept Clinton as vice-presidential candidate. Gov. Ed Rendell of Pennsylvania said that “You do not bargain with the presidential candidate of the party.” Other commentators said, “Some people don’t play well with others unless they can be ‘it’. “ “Bill Clinton takes all the oxygen out of the air.” [The consensus: Hillary will get a good slot, but not VP.]
CNN 6-5. Obama said he supports an “undivided” Jerusalem, [meaning the Jews would continue to possess the whole of it.] He said Israel’s present settlement policy must change. He said that he is committed to setting a timetable for redeployment of US troops in Iraq. In the evening he visits Hillary Clinton at home in Washington. In accordance with Obama campaign policy, the Democratic National Committee announced that it will no longer accept money from lobbyists and special interest groups.
Polygamist Sect
WPost 6-3. After court rulings favorable to them, the fundamentalist polygamous sect in West Texas secured the return of their children. However, they had to consent to take parenting classes and not to abscond with the children. Group leaders agreed not to sanction the marriage of girls under the legal age of the State.
China Earthquake
Xinhua. The official quake toll reached 69,016.
NYTimes 6-5. For decades Chinese scientists gave the government clear warnings of a possible devastating earthquake in Sichuan Province. But the government did not curb urban growth in the area or even conduct basic safety drills. Building construction safety standards for Sichuan were less strict than those in Beijing and wealthy eastern provinces. The inadequate standards in Sichuan were not even enforced. The government wanted to save money in construction.
There is a Chinese proverb, “You learn the fence needs mending after the sheep have run away.” In this case, it is after the sheep have died.
Burma
NYTimes 5-31. Buddhist monks are succeeding in bringing relief where the government has failed. The estimates of dead and missing have reached 134,000 and the needy survivors, 2.4 million.
Health
NYTimes 6-4. On the basis of experiments with mice, there is new evidence that red wine increases longevity. It switches the body’s resources from promoting fertility to tissue maintenance. This research aims to reduce the incidence of cancer and Alzheimer’s disease.
Science
SF Chronicle. NASA’s Mars probe appears to have landed atop ice, which is only inches below a layer of soil. The next question: is the ice, when melted, too salty to sustain life?
May 31 – June 6, 2008
No Peace without Justice, No Justice without the Facts
Mary K. Matossian, Editor
US Politics
NY Times and CNN 6-3. Obama secured 2118 delegates to win the Democratic nomination for President. Hilary Clinton won over 17 million votes, and although not asked, said she through surrogates she was “willing” to join the ticket as vice presidential candidate. She did not make a concession speech, remaining technically a candidate.
PBS 6-4. Brooks and Shield commentary. They said Obama should not accept Clinton on the ticket because she was pressuring him, and he must project an image of strength. CNN 6-4. Clinton
said she will make a concession speech on Saturday. Former President Jimmy Carter urged Obama not to accept Clinton as vice-presidential candidate. Gov. Ed Rendell of Pennsylvania said that “You do not bargain with the presidential candidate of the party.” Other commentators said, “Some people don’t play well with others unless they can be ‘it’. “ “Bill Clinton takes all the oxygen out of the air.” [The consensus: Hillary will get a good slot, but not VP.]
CNN 6-5. Obama said he supports an “undivided” Jerusalem, [meaning the Jews would continue to possess the whole of it.] He said Israel’s present settlement policy must change. He said that he is committed to setting a timetable for redeployment of US troops in Iraq. In the evening he visits Hillary Clinton at home in Washington. In accordance with Obama campaign policy, the Democratic National Committee announced that it will no longer accept money from lobbyists and special interest groups.
Polygamist Sect
WPost 6-3. After court rulings favorable to them, the fundamentalist polygamous sect in West Texas secured the return of their children. However, they had to consent to take parenting classes and not to abscond with the children. Group leaders agreed not to sanction the marriage of girls under the legal age of the State.
China Earthquake
Xinhua. The official quake toll reached 69,016.
NYTimes 6-5. For decades Chinese scientists gave the government clear warnings of a possible devastating earthquake in Sichuan Province. But the government did not curb urban growth in the area or even conduct basic safety drills. Building construction safety standards for Sichuan were less strict than those in Beijing and wealthy eastern provinces. The inadequate standards in Sichuan were not even enforced. The government wanted to save money in construction.
There is a Chinese proverb, “You learn the fence needs mending after the sheep have run away.” In this case, it is after the sheep have died.
Burma
NYTimes 5-31. Buddhist monks are succeeding in bringing relief where the government has failed. The estimates of dead and missing have reached 134,000 and the needy survivors, 2.4 million.
Health
NYTimes 6-4. On the basis of experiments with mice, there is new evidence that red wine increases longevity. It switches the body’s resources from promoting fertility to tissue maintenance. This research aims to reduce the incidence of cancer and Alzheimer’s disease.
Science
SF Chronicle. NASA’s Mars probe appears to have landed atop ice, which is only inches below a layer of soil. The next question: is the ice, when melted, too salty to sustain life?
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