GreeceLand and Siemens- An affair full of secrets and money

Main topic of discussion in the media these days all across “GreeceLand” is the bribery of political parties, by the multinational company “Siemens”, that took place back in 1999 and it was in the “dark” until the present.

Let me give you a feedback, for those that are not familiar with the subject. In 1999 a representative of the famous multinational company “Siemens” visited a member of a Greek political party and offered him an amount of money, 240.000 Euros, in order to support the party’s political campaign.

Theodoros Tsoukatos, the member of the party that I referred to earlier on, accepted the money (he couldn’t be rude and offend his guest) for the best of the his party.

I don’t know why everyone keeps criticizing and asking for answers though. These people (politicians) are the ones who fight and care the most about us regardless if everyday a different one seems to know what’s best for a whole nation.

As we all know politicians are good people and they don’t want to make other people’s lives difficult, and when Mr Tsoukatos was asked by the “Siemens” representative for the money to be put in an account number outside Greece, he gladly agreed and he gave his account number for the best of the political campaign.

The world is cruel though and unfair, as we all know, and the political party removed him from a member because of this so called “scum”. He is also going to go through a court case that is due on Saturday, 28^th of June, to defend himself and proudly prove that pure deed he did for the best of his party and our country.

It was not a scum, it was a fundraising campaign with the help of a multinational company that donated 240.000 Euros to that party, and maybe others as well that haven’t brought to the light yet.

Now I can’t wait to see what will come next because this seems to be interesting. All the political parties are pointing fingers, putting the blame on each other asking for the truth to be brought in the light and justice to replace this corrupted case. There is no such thing as corruption in the world of politics, GET THE STORY STRAIGHT. It is just a man’s (dirty one’s) world.

This is an ongoing case and everyone, from all the political parties, is looking for the “light of the justice” but I’m afraid that all of them have seen the light and it was too bright that turned them blind. All we have to do is sit back and see if and how this whole “pointing fingers show” is going to end.

God Bless America (a military act that John Wayne would be proud of)

The Peacemakers seem they had some “killing”(literary) time in Iraq, according to the latest news (59 minutes before this post) of the Times online page.

The attack is condemned as “cowardly and unprovoked” by the Pakistani army spokesperson.

Eleven Pakistani troops and an officer were killed in this attempt of the U.S.A to show, how civilized people act in their effort to face and solve a problem effectively.

If this is what it takes for peace and unity, and if this is what one would do to bring a better civilization to the people of another country then what would that one do in case of desire of killing some people?

The news article on the website reads: “According to senior Pakistan army sources, the incident began when its soldiers noticed that Nato forces and the Afghan National Army were constructing a military outpost on a mountaintop inside what Pakistan regards as its own territory.”

It’s interesting, yet funny, how the U.S soldiers kept a neutral (if that was neutral I am a flying donkey) attitude and solved another problem, of course, by the old fashion way. The way that John Wayne or Clint Eastwood (in his movies) would use to give an end to a problem, and the solution is simple; lock and load.

Let’s give it up for the excellent American Air-Forces’ excellent job to maintain the peace and spread the joy of civilization and unity.

Here is the link of the Times website with the whole article. Enjoy.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article4111277.ece

Epic List- "What do you want to do before you die" documentary

Four determined guys, that have 100 things to do and one plan with only one common goal, to draw a path and inspire the world to live their lives in the fullest, are in the process of launching one the most interesting documentaries I have ever seen.

“The Buried Life” is a project that will be showing the attempt of 4 friends to cross off all the tasks from a list with 100 things they want to do before they die.

The four Canadians, are armed with goodwill and determination but they also want to help others and motivate the world to follow the path that they drew and chase their wildest fantasies. With every task they complete from their list they will help a stranger to fulfill one of his/her dreams.

I watched their trailer on youtube and I was hooked straight away. I believe, that apart from an interesting and fun documentary, the “list” idea, is something that we all should do and try to achieve at some point of our lives before it is too late.

I believe that as it is right now, the world has lack of people like these four guys, as life is too short for not living it the way you want it, and we are all lost, in a way, in our own obligations and everyday life routines.

Here is the trailer.

George W. Bush VS Golf

I was killing time reading the news and checking the newest issue of the “Time” magazine online, when I read a quote on the magazine’s site that its wittiness and brightness gave chills on my spine (not really) and I thought that it would worth sharing it.

The quote is by the “planet president” and it reads, “I think playing golf during a war sends the wrong signal.” That was the explanation of Mister George W. Bush on why he quit the game in 2003 and decided to focus on playing war…sorry making decisions to protect and serve the world and the United States of America.

Now we must admit that quitting a favorite activity is a big sacrifice on every man's, and Mister Bush's everyday life routine. He cannot work on his swing and drink beer while he has sent soldiers out there to kill or be killed in the name of peace.

This might be another useless, for some people out there, and a non significant blog, but to me writing it out and pointing this out, it is like a relief and nothing new, but another clumsy naïve comment on Mister Bush’s behalf that shows how someone can put the moc(k) in the democracy, and the hip in the hypocrisy..

Five years after this quote, even though Mister President stopped playing golf, everything is the same, and some pessimists out there might say worse. Maybe some people should stick at playing golf. It's better for everyone. Maybe if people acted more like they do when they get annoyed by their dog saying "Go play boy...go" maybe we would be better?Maybe we should throw a golf ball and say the same. Or maybe the world is a golf ball?...

I posted the video of the same interview, as it is more entertaining hearing someone saying something like that. I would like to thank “Time” magazine and “The President” for giving me the opportunity of writing nothing different that points out what kind of “geniuses” are leading our planet