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TiM Bulletin 2010-04

July 2, 2010

Ten years after the first Declaration of Independence 2000 was published by the Truth of Media, we bring you an updated version with some current facts and events 

Happy Fourth 2010!

Time to laugh or cry or both?  Check out what a U.S. Congressman asked a Navy Admiral about Guam...

HAIKU (MAUI), HAWAII GLOBAL AFFAIRS

Ten years after the first Declaration of Independence 2000 was published by the Truth of Media, we bring you an updated version with some current facts and events 

Happy Fourth 2010!

Time to laugh or cry?  Check out what a U.S. Congressman asked a Navy Admiral about Guam

HAIKU, MAUI, July 2, 2010 - Ten years ago to the day, I wrote a Declaration of Independence 2000 (July 4, 2000).  It was a semi-satirical condemnation of the sad "state of the union" of a once great nation.  I have just reread it.  And realized that since then, things have gone from bad to worse.  And not just in the United States. 

So if you click on Declaration of Independence 2010 (July 4, 2010), you can read the just-updated version of the Declaration.

When I say that things have gone from bad to worse, I am referring to great progress the globalist elites have made in their deliberate process of dumbing down America.  The quality of education was pretty bad 13 years ago when this writer penned the Washington Times column originally titles "Dumbing Down of America" (it was actually published under the headline "Dancing 'Round the Golden Calf," Aug 1997).  But it is much worse now. Nor is this an opinion. Check out the U.N. data on world education.

America, the world's richest country, is tied with Lithuania in No. 19 spot when it comes to quality of our education.  South Korea, Greece, Cuba, Slovenia... to mention some small countries, are among the 18 nations that offer their people better education opportunities (click here for World Education Index, also seen at the bottom of this page).

And this is one example of dumbing down of America.  When I first saw the video that follows, I wasn't sure if I should laugh or cry. Or both.  Or neither... 

In the video, Democratic Representative from Georgia, Hank Johnson, a Washington, DC-native, is questioning the Navy Admiral Robert Willard, head of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, about stationing of 5,000 additional Marines on the island of Guam, a U.S. territory.

 

Here's an excerpt from Los Angeles Times' (Apr 1) commentary which also carried this video:

Re: Democratic Rep. Hank Johnson.

He's from Georgia's Fourth District. A Washington, D.C. native, he's the fellow who took office in 2007 after knocking off former five-term Democratic Rep. Cynthia McKinney.

A former county judge, the 55-year-old is an attorney, a standard liberal Democrat, receiving 100 ratings from the ADA and ACLU.

In this House Armed Services Committee hearing last Friday (no, it wasn't April Fool's Day), Johnson was questioning Admiral Robert Willard, head of the U.S. Pacific fleet, about the stationing of 5,000 additional U.S. Marines and their families on the western Pacific island of Guam, a 212-square-mile American territory that is 30 miles long and from four to 12 miles wide. 

President Obama will visit there this summer.

Of course, since Johnson is one of 535 members of the United States Congress, everything he says is important. But pay particular attention to the congressman's comments starting at the 1:16 mark and the pregnant pause after his stated concern and hand gestures.

Followed by the admiral's admirably measured military response.

Also, remember you are paying Congressman Johnson's salary this year -- $174,000.

Let me know your reaction to Rep. Johnson's Guam question at the March 25 congressional hearing.

Happy Fourth!

Bob Dj.

P.S. Check out

2008 Education Index

  • Change in value from the last report is given as follows:
  • ▲ = increase.
  • ▬ = steady.
  • ▼ = decrease.
  • Montenegro and Serbia are not marked with the above as they are new to the index.

The latest index was released on December 18, 2008.[1] This statistical update covers the period up to 2006. 1 is the highest possible theoretical score, indicating perfect education attainment. All countries considered to be developed countries possess a minimum score of 0.8 or above, although the great majority have a score of 0.9 or above. For ranking based on the Human Development Index, see List of countries by Human Development Index.

Rank↓ Country↓ Education Index↓
1=  Australia ▬ 0.993
1=  Denmark ▬ 0.993
1=  Finland ▬ 0.993
1=  New Zealand ▬ 0.993
5  Canada ▬ 0.991
6  Norway ▼ 0.989
7  South Korea ▲ 0.988
8=  Ireland ▼ 0.985
8=  Netherlands ▼ 0.985
10=  Greece ▲ 0.980
10=  Iceland ▲ 0.980
12  France ▲ 0.978
13  Cuba ▲ 0.976
14  Luxembourg ▲ 0.975
15=  Belgium ▲ 0.974
15=  Sweden ▲ 0.974
17  Spain ▼ 0.971
18  Slovenia ▼ 0.969
19=  Lithuania ▲ 0.968
19=  United States ▼ 0.968
21  Kazakhstan ▼ 0.966
22  Italy ▲ 0.965
23  Estonia ▼ 0.964
24  Austria ▼ 0.962
25  Latvia ▬ 0.961
26  Hungary ▲ 0.960
27  Belarus ▲ 0.958
28  United Kingdom ▼ 0.957
29  Ukraine ▲ 0.956
30  Uruguay ▲ 0.955
31  Germany ▲ 0.954
32  Poland ▲ 0.952
33  Japan ▲ 0.949
34  Israel ▼ 0.947
35  Argentina ▼ 0.946
36  Barbados ▼ 0.940
37  Guyana ▼ 0.939
38  Czech Republic ▲ 0.938
39  Switzerland ▼ 0.936
40  Russia ▼ 0.933
41  Bulgaria ▲ 0.930
42  Slovakia ▲ 0.928
43  Portugal ▲ 0.927
44  Tonga ▼ 0.920
45  Kyrgyzstan ▲ 0.919
46  Chile ▲ 0.918
47  Croatia ▲ 0.915
48  Romania ▲ 0.914
49  Mongolia ▲ 0.913
50  Cyprus ▼ 0.909
51  Georgia ▼ 0.909
52  Turkmenistan ▲ 0.907
53  Samoa ▲ 0.905
54  Armenia ▲ 0.903
55  Moldova ▲ 0.900
56  Saint Kitts and Nevis ▬ 0.896
57  Saint Lucia ▲ 0.896
58  Tajikistan ▬ 0.896
59  Libya ▲ 0.894
60  Brunei ▲ 0.892
61=  Montenegro 0.891
61=  Serbia 0.891
63=  Bahrain ▲ 0.890
63=  Uzbekistan ▼ 0.890
65  Brazil ▲ 0.888
66=  Panama ▲ 0.887
66=  Philippines ▼ 0.887
68=  Albania ▼ 0.886
68=  Seychelles ▬ 0.886
68=  Thailand ▲ 0.886
68=  Venezuela ▲ 0.886
72=  Bolivia ▲ 0.885
72=  Peru ▲ 0.885
74=  Grenada ▬ 0.884
74=  Maldives ▲ 0.884
74=  Palestine ▼ 0.884
77  Costa Rica ▲ 0.882
78  Azerbaijan ▼ 0.881
79=  Malta ▲ 0.880
79=  Jordan ▬ 0.880
81=  Hong Kong ▼ 0.879
81=  Republic of Macedonia ▲ 0.879
81=  Mexico ▲ 0.879
84  Bahamas ▲ 0.878
85  Ecuador ▲ 0.877
86  Colombia ▲ 0.875
87  Bosnia and Herzegovina ▬ 0.874
88  Fiji ▲ 0.868
89=  Kuwait ▼ 0.864
89=  Paraguay ▲ 0.864
91  Trinidad and Tobago ▼ 0.861
92  People's Republic of China ▲ 0.849
93=  Dominica ▼ 0.848
93=  Malaysia ▲ 0.848
95=  Suriname ▼ 0.848
96  Lebanon ▼ 0.845
97  Singapore ▼ 0.843
98  South Africa ▲ 0.840
99  Gabon ▲ 0.838
100  Dominican Republic ▲ 0.837
101  Mauritius ▲ 0.836
102=  Indonesia ▲ 0.834
102=  Sri Lanka ▲ 0.834
104  Jamaica ▲ 0.830
105  Turkey ▲ 0.824
106  United Arab Emirates ▲ 0.818
107  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ▬ 0.817
108  Saudi Arabia ▲ 0.815
109  Vietnam ▼ 0.810
110  Namibia ▲ 0.808
111  Sao Tome and Principe ▲ 0.805
112  Iran ▲ 0.804
113  Honduras ▲ 0.800
114  El Salvador ▲ 0.798
115=  Cape Verde ▲ 0.787
115=  Equatorial Guinea ▲ 0.787
115=  Burma ▲ 0.787
115=  Oman ▲ 0.787
119  Botswana ▲ 0.783
120  Nicaragua ▲ 0.774
121=  Congo ▲ 0.769
121=  Syria ▲ 0.769
123  Tunisia ▲ 0.766
124  Belize ▼ 0.762
125  Lesotho ▼ 0.753
126  Algeria ▲ 0.743
127=  Egypt ▼ 0.731
127=  Swaziland ▲ 0.731
128  Vanuatu ▲ 0.723
129  Guatemala ▲ 0.709
130  Cambodia ▲ 0.700
131  Uganda ▲ 0.692
132  Kenya ▼ 0.690
133  Laos ▲ 0.682
134  Malawi ▲ 0.679
135  Solomon Islands ▼ 0.676
136  Madagascar ▲ 0.671
137  Pakistan ▲ 0.665
138  Zambia ▲ 0.664
139  Tanzania ▲ 0.661
140  Comoros ▲ 0.659
141  Nigeria ▬ 0.648
142  India ▲ 0.638
143  Cameroon ▼ 0.622
144  Yemen ▲ 0.619
145  Rwanda ▲ 0.607
146  Ghana ▲ 0.605
147  Haiti ▲ 0.578
148  Nepal ▲ 0.571
149  Morocco ▲ 0.563
150  Democratic Republic of the Congo ▼ 0.559
151  Liberia ▬ 0.555
152  Djibouti ▲ 0.554
153  Bhutan ▲ 0.553
154  Burundi ▲ 0.546
155  East Timor ▼ 0.545
156  Togo ▲ 0.543
157  Guinea-Bissau ▲ 0.541
158  Sudan ▲ 0.539
159  Mauritania ▲ 0.537
160  Angola ▬ 0.535
161  Bangladesh ▲ 0.524
162  Papua New Guinea ▬ 0.518
163  Eritrea ▼ 0.514
164  Mozambique ▲ 0.474
165  Côte d'Ivoire ▼ 0.450
166  Benin ▲ 0.440
167  Gambia ▼ 0.439
168  Central African Republic ▼ 0.419
169  Senegal ▲ 0.417
170  Sierra Leone ▲ 0.396
171  Ethiopia ▲ 0.390
172  Guinea ▲ 0.361
173  Mali ▲ 0.300
174  Chad ▼ 0.293
175  Niger ▲ 0.286
176  Burkina Faso ▼ 0.274

Source: United Nations' Human Development Index (2008 is the latest report available)

Bob Djurdjevic is a writer and consultant based in Haiku (Maui), Hawaii.  He is a free-thinking humanist.  Which means he is neither Republican nor Democrat.  You can find more of his research and columns at www.truthinmedia.org (geopolitical) and www.djurdjevic.com (business) and his personal web site www.yinyangbob.com.

Also check out... Ugly Face of Globalism (G20 meeting marred by violence: an inside job?), O Tempora O Mores... (Editorial comment on Obama's winning the Peace Farce); Gouging the American Consumer; Squeezing the Consumer Dry (Greed Was the Fuel That Drove Both Bankers, Govts & Oilmen to Try to Squeeze Blood Out of Stone - American Consumer); The Great Divide Widens (The rich are getting richer and the poor poorer in most developed countries – latest OECD study, Oct 2008); Wall Street's Financial Terrorism (a 1997 Chronicles Magazine column that's as current today as it was when it was written); Just Say NO to Greed - Killer of Dreams! (Mar 2008) and Just Say No to Greed 2 (Oct 2008)

Also, “Plutocrats of the New World Order,” Mar 1997; “Demo Farce and the American Century,” Nov 1996; “The Great Wall Street Hoover,” Nov 1997; “The Great American Divide,” Jan 1998; “Wiping Out the Middle Class,:” May 1998; “When Will Wall Street Bubble Burst?”, Aug 1998; etc. 

 

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