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The frequently cited St Paul Principles had their time and place: ST PAUL

Posted on May 3, 2015 by Eric Verlo

In my circle they’re called “Saint Paul’s Principles” because my colleagues think the edicts are Catholic I guess. The St Paul Principles came from St Paul Minnesota, circa 2008, and were formally adopted by the varied groups organizing to disrupt … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Swat Valley “the Switzerland of Pakistan” except for the drones

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Eric Verlo

Posted in Sight-Bites | Tagged Drones, Pakistan, Swat, Swat Valley, Switzerland, tourism | Leave a comment

Hey, Honey! Let’s visit Hell on our Memorial weekend vacation!

Posted on May 27, 2012 by Tony Logan

This vacation news item on USA Today catches the eye… Ongoing conflict severely limits tourism in Afghanistan. Those damn ‘conflicts’, Honey. Let’s not let them get in our way to visiting a vacation paradise… AFGHANISTAN!

Posted in Perspective | Tagged Afghanistan, Headlines, Honey, memorial, NFL, tourism, USA, vacation | Leave a comment

Suck on this Colorado Springs teat, American tourist!

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Tony Logan

Most of the US is forbiddingly developed as a horrible eyesore, so Colorado Springs Big Business cheeses chose to market the city with this new logo that looks amazingly like a BIG FEMALE NIPPLE! Cost to come up with the … Continue reading →

Posted in Perspective | Tagged America, American, Big Business, Business, Cheese, City of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs municipal government, Earth, FEMA, Military, Military Bases, Nuclear, Nuclear weapons, tourism, trial, Troy | 2 Comments

The Jews killed Harry Potter, if we’re to believe the latest Israeli travel PR

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Eric Verlo

I’m mocking the mother of all anti-Semitisms, the original Christian dead horse, that Jews killed Jesus. So let’s be very clear, it was the Zionists who killed Harry Potter. And it wasn’t me how brought it up. Israeli tourism promoters … Continue reading →

Posted in That's Rich | Tagged Anti-Semitism, Arabs, Britain, British, Christ, Christian, Death, Harry Potter, Hebron, IAM, Irgun, Israel, Jesus, Jew, Jews, Military, Origin, Palestine, Peace, Pot, RAW, Shakespeare, soldier, terror, Terrorism, terrorist, Tombstone, tourism, Travel, Western, Zionism, Zionists | Leave a comment

Missionaries say they don’t proselytize

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Eric Verlo

No, and that’s not why the Christian International Aid Mission was banished from Afghanistan, and why the US invasion reinstated it. Ask its volunteers why they don’t exert their humanitarian impulses for non-religious operations, then you’ll be getting past these … Continue reading →

Posted in Headlines | Tagged Afghanistan, Alabama, America, American, Bing, Birmingham, Bombing, children, Christ, Christian, Christianity, Cult, Culture, DIA, explosion, faith, God, Headlines, humanitarian, International Aid, Invasion, IRS, Islam, Media, Missionaries, Opera, Pennsylvania, Photo, PLO, Rally, Rap, Religion, shoe, Sport, Target, tourism, Uganda, Victimization, Volunteers, War, War on Islam, Western, World Cup, Wounded | 2 Comments

Al-Qaeda combat-tourism deluxe pkg?

Posted on April 20, 2010 by Eric Verlo

Combat-tourism has never been more accessible, by simply enlisting with state forces you have a license to hunt in a war zone. Today’s ROE pretty much mean open season. If you can’t make the military commitment, negotiate a contract with … Continue reading →

Posted in Info Virus | Tagged AIG, AK47, al-Qaeda, America, American, Arrogant, Art, Big Oil, Blackwater, Budget, Casualties, Civilians, combat, Condi, Contractors, Corporate, Craig, Craigslist, Dubai, Ebay, Evil, freedom, GIs, guns, Headlines, Insurgent, Iraq, IRS, Jihad, Mercenaries, Military, Money, Pentagon, POW, power, Rambo, Rove, soldier, Surge, terror, terrorist, terrorists, tourism, US military, US soldier, War, War Machine, Warrants, White | 1 Comment

Israel racism legitimation day April 20

Posted on April 20, 2010 by Eric Verlo

Of course in America now every day is Holocaust Remembrance Day, not just April 20; as more US metropolises erect their own Holocaust museums, and the preponderance of our primary schools fit Holocaust-themed books into every reading or social studies … Continue reading →

Posted in Perspective | Tagged America, Apartheid, Art, Books, CIA, Compensation, Eid, Ethnic Cleansing, genocide, guilt, Gypsies, Holocaust, Holocaust Remembrance, Homeland, Identity, Imperial, Israel, Jew, Jewish, Museums, Nazi, NSA, Palestine, Palestinians, Racism, Remembrance, School, Schools, tourism, Victimization, War, Western | 4 Comments

Israeli Apartheid Week, March 1-13

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Eric Verlo

University campuses across N. America are marking the 6th annual Israeli Apartheid Week to raise awareness of the international BDS movement (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) against Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians. Thanks to western pressure, Jerusalem’s mayor Nir Barkat announced … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism | Tagged Africa, AIG, America, Apartheid, Argument, Art, BDS, Boycott, Boycott Israeli Apartheid, Campaign, Cult, delay, Divestment, Eid, Foreign Aid, Israel, Israeli Apartheid, Jerusalem, March, mayor, Nir Barkat, Opera, Palestinians, racist, sanctions, South Africa, Surge, tourism, USA, War, Western, Zionism | 1 Comment

Labadee: Royal Caribbean’s Neo Haiti

Posted on January 17, 2010 by Eric Verlo

Former President Bill Clinton is heading to Haiti, again. As UN special envoy to Haiti, he paid a visit last year as a guest of the Royal Caribbean cruise ship line to promote their tourist facility at La’Badie. Said CEO … Continue reading →

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Vaneigem on energy as commodity

Posted on December 6, 2009 by Eric Verlo

NMT’s in-house Situationist has been conceptualizing a way forward well expressed in this May 2009 interview of Raoul Vaneigem: “We are being “offered” biofuels on the condition we agree to transgenic rapeseed farming. Eco-tourism will accelerate the plundering of our … Continue reading →

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Public art to make you feel Lilliputian

Posted on November 14, 2009 by Eric Verlo

COLORADO SPRINGS- I confess to being reminded regularly of a clip from Michael Moore’s movie Capitalism a Love Story. It’s the mock tourism video ad selling Cleveland: We’re not Detroit. The punch line accompanying this shot is “we think this … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture | Tagged arks, artist, Capital, Capitalism, Capitalism a Love Story, Cleveland, Colorado, Colorado Springs, Craft, Detroit, Fun, GIs, Human Beings, Love, Michael Moore, Money, parks, Sculpture, Thinking, tourism, Video, War, Writing | 3 Comments

Stop Jewish A-bomb. Say what? Whose?

Posted on November 4, 2009 by Eric Verlo

DENVER- Barkat Protest. Tony’s sign proved effective right out of the bag. Tony had no sooner pulled it out when a pro-Israel organizer saw “STOP JEWISH A-BOMB” and immediately scolded Tony for his sloppy choice of words. “Your sloppiness reveals … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism | Tagged Afghanistan, America, American, Americans, Americans Against Terrorism, Argument, Art, Christ, Christian, Civilization, Community, Crow, Denver, DIA, Global War on Terror, God, Hypocrisy, Interest, IRA, Iran, Islam, Israel, Israeli lobby, Jerusalem, Jew, Jewish, Jewish community, Jews, mayor, Media, Middle East, Migra, Muslim, Muslims, Nir Barkat, Nuclear, Nuclear power, Nuclear war, Nuclear weapons, Nukes, POW, power, Protest, Rally, Rove, Settlements, TB, terror, Terrorism, testing, tourism, troops, Troy, US troops, USA, Uzi Landau, War, War on Terror | 1 Comment

Summer Peace Camp versus a Colombian Caribbean Vacation?

Posted on April 12, 2009 by Tony Logan

As usual, with summer coming up, my little girl wanted to know just how mad at her about her …uh… behaviors over the Winter I really was? She knows that if I had got really upset at her, I would … Continue reading →

Posted in Perspective | Tagged America, ARN, Art, BIA, Bible, Caribbean vacations, Cartagena, CIA, climate, Colombia, Crocodile, Family, Forward, IRA, Justice, Love, Medellin, Media, OAS, Paintball, Peace, peace camp, Pikes Peak, Pikes Peak Justice and Peace, Pikes Peak Justice and Peace Commission, Piracy, Pirates, Poor PEOPLE, PPJPC, RICO, School, Simon Bolivar, Summer Peace Camp, TB, Texas, tourism, USA, vacation, Violence, War, Winter | 6 Comments

Four conflicted images of Costa Rica

Posted on February 16, 2009 by Eric Verlo

CARATE, COSTA RICA- Even on the less beaten paths of the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rican residences were preoccupied with security. Ticos, as locals call themselves, were uniformly welcoming, but every property was protected by locked gates. The Bienvenidos flier you … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Advertising, America, American, Argo, Beef, Biodiversity, climate, Cooking, Costa Rica, Cult, Deforestation, diversity, Farming, fast food, Fire, Food, forest, Gates, hamburger, immigration, Map, Migra, Natural, NFL, police, reason, Security, tomato, Tomatoes, tourism | Leave a comment

Ultra-Violent US Drug War creeping back North towards America

Posted on November 30, 2008 by Tony Logan

The US ‘Drug War’ is a spectacular international failure, whether it be Afghanistan, Colombia, Central America, or even the US-Mexico Border towns. In fact, the whole country of Mexico is being eaten alive by this so-called Drug War and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Perspective | Tagged Afghanistan, America, American, Americans, ARN, Beheading, BIA, Central America, Colombia, Drug, drug war, Economy, Intel, legalization of drugs, Mexican, Mexico, Mexico's drug war, Paralyzed, population, Prohibition, Sister City, tourism, Violence, War, War on Drugs | 1 Comment

The American ghost city, Mogadishu

Posted on October 16, 2008 by Tony Logan

If you have ever visited Tombstone, Arizona, you have been urged to see the reenactment of gunslingers duke it out in the streets. While Tombstone is barely a real American ghost town since tourism keeps it alive (somewhat), there is … Continue reading →

Posted in Perspective | Tagged Africa, America, American, Americans, Arizona, ghost city, ghost town, ghosts, guns, Mali, Mogadishu, Real America, Somalia, Tombstone, tourism, United States, USA, War | Leave a comment

Homophobic violence in Mexico threatens a youth culture sub-group- The Emos

Posted on April 7, 2008 by Tony Logan

There is a wave of homophobic violence currently rolling across Mexico against a youth sub-culture group called ‘Emos’, short for ‘Emotionals’. A quick look at youtube.com shows video after video in Spanish threatening these young teenagers with violence, usually for … Continue reading →

Posted in Perspective | Tagged AIG, Art, Campaign, CIA, courage, Cult, Culturalism, Culture, DIA, Emos, Federal Government, Fox News, Government, Headlines, History, homophobia, Homophobic, Industry, Levis, Media, Mexican, Mexico, Nazi, PLO, Political Campaign, reason, Spanish, tourism, Video, Violence, Visa, War, youth, youtube | Leave a comment

Thailand and American servicemen

Posted on April 6, 2008 by Tony Logan

It’s no great secret, but due to the American military presence in SE Asia of the ’60s and ’70s, Thailand today is still the great sex tourism destiny for many, not least of are for the ex-military of all nations, … Continue reading →

Posted in Perspective | Tagged America, American, Asia, burlesque, Germans, GI Joe, Iraq, Military, Pentagon, Richard Pryor, serviceman, sex, Star Wars, Thailand, Torture Victims, tourism, US military, War | Leave a comment

The Lysol toilet bowl game

Posted on January 1, 2008 by Marie Walden

You probably know that I’m a big sports fan. I grew up watching football with my dad and cut my teeth on the traditions, the rivalries, the pageantry of college football. Some of my fondest memories are of college bowl … Continue reading →

Posted in Perspective | Tagged ALF, Art, Bible, Capital, Capitalism, charities, Charity, CIA, College, College Football, Competition, Corporate, Corporation, Crow, Cult, Dallas, depression, Education, El Paso, Evil, FEMA, FERA, Football, Fun, Games, Great Depression, Greed, guilt, Holiday, Holy Bible, IAM, Industry, IRS, Left, Levis, Lockheed, Lockheed Martin, Love, Mascots, MIA, Miami, Money, New Orleans, NPR, Origin, Original Intent, Pageantry, Parade, Perversion, Petition, RAW, revenue, Rights, Scots, Sport, Sugar, TB, Television, tourism, traditions, Tribute, Truth | 1 Comment

Military takeover of Southeast Colorado

Posted on September 6, 2007 by Kathy Verlo

It was a disappointment to read about a potential betrayal of the rural folk who cherish their family farms and ranches and don’t wish to sell to the Army at Fort Carson, and again last week in Colorado Springs when … Continue reading →

Posted in Perspective | Tagged Army, Arson, Business, Cars, Carson, Chamber of Commerce, Colorado, Colorado Springs, Crow, Economy, Education, Energy, Family, Fort Carson, Ft Carson, GIs, Health, Hoax, Infrastructure, IRA, Iraq, Iraq War, Jew, Jobs, Legislators, Lobbyists, Military, military-industrial complex, National Security, Natural, PCMS, Pot, Rally, rural, Security, Target, Tax, taxpayers, terror, Terrorism, terrorist, tourism, trial, U.S., US Army, War, Washington | Leave a comment

J.K. Rowling and the Dead Zone

Posted on July 18, 2007 by Eric Verlo

With author J.K. Rowling declaring she’s written the last of the Harry Potter titles, there’s a panic coming from the publishing world that there will be nothing to take Harry’s place. I suppose this fear anticipates the readership’s sadness, it … Continue reading →

Tagged Africa, Art, Axe, Books, BSE, candy, children, CIA, Collapse, College, Cult, Culture, doctor, doctors, Ecosystem, Education, Energy, faith, Food, food chain, Form Over Substance, Fun, Games, Gaming, Growth, Halls, Harry Potter, History, Human Beings, Hypoxia, IFES, Inc., initiative, Interest, IRS, Killing, Literature, Mississippi, MySpace, nothing, OAS, overpopulation, Panic, Peace, Peace Corps, PLO, poll, Pollution, pool, Popular Culture, population, Pot, professors, publishing, Rally, School, Science, snakes, students, Subway, Sugar, Surge, teachers, tourism, Travel, trial, Video, Video Games, Voice, War, Waste, Water | 8 Comments

Numb skulls awarding peace prizes

Posted on May 21, 2007 by Tony Logan

Two weeks ago I wrote about a CIA funded Otpor spokesperson in town talking to local pacifists of Gandhi and nonviolence and how supposedly that had overthrown Milosevic in Yugoslavia instead of the US and NATO bombs rained down on … Continue reading →

Tagged ACLU, Albuquerque, Art, Australia, Belief, bombs, Bush, Chamber of Commerce, CIA, City Council, City of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Colorado Springs, cops, criminal, Criminals, Crow, Department, EPA, Fun, Gandhi, Henry Kissinger, innocence, Invasion, IRA, Iraq, Justice, Kissinger, Liars, Mahatma Gandhi, Nobel, Nobel Prize, Nonviolence, Occupation, Orwell, Otpor, Pacifism, pacifists, Pagan, Panic, Peace, police, Propaganda, Rap, Republic, Republican, Republican Party, Saddam Hussein, tourism, Violence, War, War Criminal, war criminals, WOMD, Yugoslavia | Leave a comment

From Dallas to Dubai, Oh Why?

Posted on March 14, 2007 by Tony Logan

How was it that my former employer, Halliburton, has floated from Dallas to Houston to now, Dubai? JR, where are you? You left the ranch! Youngsters might not have ever seen the US’s favorite soap opera of all time, ‘Dallas’, … Continue reading →

Posted in Video | Tagged America, American, Armenia, Art, Banking, bankrupt, bankruptcy, Business, Capital, Cheney, CIA, Citizenship, Cleanup, Community, Corruption, Crow, Dallas, Dick Cheney, Dictator, Dictators, dictatorship, disappeared, Disney, Disneyland, Dubai, Economics, Emirates, Evil, FEMA, Fun, Halliburton, Honeypot, Houston, Interest, internet, IRA, Iraq, Katrina, Kingdom, Language, Las Vegas, Left, Liability, Middle East, Opera, Origin, PLO, police, population, Profiteering, Rally, Satan, School, Schools, sex, Soa, Sport, Tax, Texas, Thinking, tourism, UAE, United Arab Emirates, vacation, White, White House, wife, Workers, Yoo | 4 Comments

Reactionary Tourism

Posted on November 12, 2006 by Tony Logan

I came across an article today that makes me really chuckle. For years now, a certain type of tourist has been going in groups to places like Cuba, the former Sandanista Nicaragua, and in earlier times, to China and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Perspective | Tagged America, ARN, Art, Bush, China, Conservatives, Cuba, David, Democratic Party, Democrats, DIA, Evolution, Fox News, Guantanamo, Headlines, Kip, Left, liberal, liberals, Medea Benjamin, Murdoch, Nicaragua, radicals, Reagan, Revolution, Rupert Murdoch, Tabloids, tourism, Travel, Union, Vote | Leave a comment