...Homosexuality in the Middle Eastern

In America we are free to do pretty much anything we want, good or bad in the eyes of other. In America many homosexual men and women fight for the right to marry, but they rarely have to fight for the right to be with one another in anyway they see fit. In the Middle East most of the countries there are run by a government that abides by Islamic and laws. This means that homosexuality is not allowed, to the point where many leaders swear that is does not exist int heir country and that it is only Western way of life. I would also like to note that in a lot of these countries alcohol is not allowed but it still slips in. As we know Gadhalfi's compound was taken over by rebel fighters earlier this week. In the compound they found many things that we would expect a billionaire ruler to have; a BMW, an Audi, a white Lamborghini and a Toyota, which were all driven off during the ransacking. Lots of gilded gold furniture and things. You can see more in the video below. One thing that was written was this, "In an office area in the villa, reporters saw large piles of catalogues for yachts and cars. A catalog by the firm Benetti had a yellow handwritten post-it note attached listing the price for a 30-meter-long yacht as 7 million euros. A DVD with gay porn entitled "Boyz Tracks" slipped out of the stack of documents." A gay porn DVD? Not just that but gay porn in a Middle Eastern ruler's home? I do not doubt that this is rue. I have read in the past that a large population of the Middle East has had some sort of homosexual activity, willingly, up to 75% is what I read. I read about how gay porn star and escort Malachi Marx was "bought" by a powerful Middle Eastern prince and was almost turned into his sex slave, but he escaped form the limo on the way to the airport. There is also a very common use for young boys as sex slaves, I saw the documentary, known as Bacha Bereech(Beardless Boys) and Bacha Bazi(Boy Play) in which boys, younger than 13, dance and dress up for men, much much older men, and inevitably are used for sex. Though rarely talked about in public it is widely known about, in secret of course. Consider it to be their version of "Down Low". It is very odd. In our societies even the most conservative Christians us know and understand, willingly or not, that people are going to have sex outside of marriage. Over their they are very strict, very very strict, and abide by their ultra harsh laws. Hands can still be cut off if you steal, women are stoned to death for any reason, etc. Men and women are not allowed to sleep together before marriage, though we all know this does not always happen. So what do they do? They sleep with boys... But they are not gay! They do it a lot, often times even after they are married. If they are found out to be homosexual however hey could be hung, stoned to death, beat to death, shot...any way you can think of dying it could happen to them. So although we understand why they keep it a secret, it is a somewhat badly kept secret. It reminds me of the prohibition era in America. People knew where to go to get a drink or two, but no one told anyone because it was against the law... Though some Middle Eastern countries are slightly more liberal than the others, to the point where you will not die for being homosexual, they are still not "free". Even with the gay porn being found in Gadhafi's compound it is not being talked about, which is understandable there are much more important things to talk about. I do hope that it does eventually get talked about though. Until then I am giving this subject matter a Digit Down.

...Rebels

So as the rebels inch closer towards Tripoli, the capital of Libya and Gadhafi's home, what does that mean? I am hearing that within days Gadhafi could make a deal and leave the country and that will be that. I also heard that America will be a major part in setting up the new government over there, no duh. I am not a fan of this. Though I may not agree with everything Gadhafi has doe, it is his country, his land, his people to govern over. From the start I have never approved of America's involvement of this faux war. What was the purpose? What was the meaning? Now we have these rebels about to take control of this country and I must tell you that I am not a fan of it at all. At least with Gadhafi we knew what to expect from him. He was a lot of talk with a tiny bang, he liked attention and that was that. Now we have these people who claim they want their country and to be free but can we trust them? We have seen this before with Iraq and Afghanistan and Iran, they all were for us but now look at them, we are at oddest against all of them. I am going to sit back and wait for America to realize its huge mistake. These newly freed countries are our future enemies, and that is something that I am willing to bet the farm on. I am giving theses rebels a Digit Down.

...Presidnet Barack Obama

Today is was reported that The International Energy Agency announced it would release 60 million barrels of oil into the global market. Of the 60 million barrels 30 million will come from the U.S. If our Strategic Petroleum Reserve is full, which I doubt it is, it can hold a reported maximum of 727 million barrels. This is a joint effort between the oil producing nations to further drive down oil prices and somewhat make up for Libya's oil shortage which has taken place since the "disturbance" began. They will be releasing 2 million barrels a day over the next 30 days and some expect gas prices to fall in about a month and prices for Brent crude could go down by $10 to $12 a barrel. Though gas is 91 cents higher now than it was a year ago, oil has been slowly falling for the last 6 weeks, though with Summer in full swing it usually goes up. The 2 million a day is going to be ore than the 1.25 million a day Libya produces, but many questions are being raised about this. A few weeks ago the President said this about releasing oil, "I won't make any news on that today. I will say that my general view is that the SPR is to be used where you don't have just short-term fluctuations in the market, but a significant disruption event. Libya has taken 1.25 m barrels per day off the market. We're examining broadly what that means in terms of the oil market." It seems as if the administration knows that dealing with Libya is not going to be a simple thing. Well if that is the case, why did you start something with them in the 1st place? Also can we say politics? The economy is horrible, and no matter how you try to sugarcoat it or play with words, it is horrible. By releasing oil the President believes this will slightly help the economy? Wrong. This is a desperation attempt in my eyes. Just the night before the President announced an initial draw down of 10,000 troops in two phases, with 5,000 troops coming home this summer and 5,000 more by the end of the year. An additional 20,000-plus are to follow by September 2012. That is very close to November, re-election time... If you cannot get the economy back in track and lower the unemployment rate, why not lead with the fact that you brought back troops...yay? This is politics as usual, the thing Obama claimed he was against, obviously he is just as much apart of it as any other politician, which I already knew. I am giving President Obama 2 Digits Down for 2 days of less than stellar news.

...President Barack Obama

Did you see the speech? I did. I was crass. It did not answer the main question all Americans had on their mind, what are we doing there? Answer... No answer. There was a lot of beating around the bush and when the bush was beat, it was more of a gentle rub. I do not want to talk much about this but I would like to point out a couple of things I noticed. The main things would be how much this reminds me of George W. Bush. Obama went above and beyond to paint McCain as a Bush backer and man who would do things just like him and now he is the one following in his footsteps. He went over Congress to NATO to get this resolution approved and to start this things with Libya. He wanted to protect the people of Libya from Gadhafi and so on. We are helping aide them, but we are not getting too involved. What are we doing!?!?! We are doing the hard work while they walk in and take over a city a day it seems. Obama claims that he will not send in ground troops, which is odd because the Libyan rebels may not have the power to oust Gadhafi without our help sense no other country wants to take the wheel, which is why NATO is in command...per se. America has gone into their oil rich country to get rid of this "mad man" and give this country something that they want. If this is true then let them fight for it. I am over this American Exceptionalism and out imperialistic ways. This is as much a war as the recession was a depression. Words have power and both war and depression cause panic in America and the world. The stock market would go crazy and things would fall and oil would go up, too late there. I will end this by saying when Bush decided to go to war with Iraq he pretty much did whatever it took to get America on his side, and for the most part it worked. Obama did not agree with what he said or did and he rode that into the White House. I wonder if he were still in the Senate if he would agree with what he has just done? I believe he would not. Think about it, Bush went into a country with controlled by a "brutal dictator", got rid of him and gave democracy to the people of Iraq... Libya is next I guess. He said, in so many words, he thought that Libya was more important than other countries because Gadhafi would slaughter many of his own people and that was not something he was willing to let happen. When it happens in Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Iran and Syria we shall see what he does to stop that. I have yet to get any answer, an actual definite answer, as to why we are over there, and I doubt I ever will. No amount of propaganda or rally cries will get me to agree with this war, yes I am calling it a war. You do not spend $600 million in the 1st week of something launching missiles and dropping bombs and not call it a war. I am giving President Barack Obama 2 Digits Down.

...The Middle East

What is going on in the Middle East! Tunisia, Algeria, Yemen, Bahrain, Libya, Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, and probably even more. These countries are restless and it is about to affect us way beyond gas prices, although that does bother me the most at this present moment in time. A little part of e wants to blame the president for not telling the Egyptian people to give their president a chance to make things better and to wait the remaining 8 months of his term out before their went crazy. I understand them wanting a new leader and a better government, but now they essentially have no government. What they did was major, but I am not sure if it was in a good way at all. Now all of these other countries are trying to be the next Egypt. It is not the smartest thing to do. A country without a government, without any control of its people, this is how gangs and terrorist groups become the main government of countries. There is a civilized way of handling things and this is not what I am seeing at all. I guess in those countries you have to be a little rough and tough to get a point across. In the long run this will hurt America more than it will help us. Let us be real, many of these countries do not like us at all, no matter how much we help them or how much money we give them. I guess it was bound to happen. I tend to look at this from a youthful conservative point of view, then when I put on my Bible glasses I wonder is this supposed to happen? Is this the beginning of the end? Anyway I must give the Middle East 2 Digits Down. Get it together before it is way too late.