Archive for September, 2009

A New Global Currency:

Saturday, September 26th, 2009

The new order of our ever-changing, global economy, calls for the issuance of a new global currency issued jointly, and equally supported by the top world nations.

Currently, the top players possibly to be considered could be the United States, England, Russia, China and India. Then again, the next layer of players that might have some limited participation might be Japan, Germany, and France whose veto could balance out the playing field.

In essence, the first five nations mentioned would share in the issuance of this new currency, which is separate from the Euro or the US dollar. Basically it would be the uniformed currency that all countries would peg their currency to, in terms of valuation.

Gone would be the US Dollar’s position as the main currency which all world markets look to, instead, it would be replaced by this new and uniform currency shared equally by these five nations, thereby, giving it a better balance in times of instabilities of sorts in the world’s economies.

With this change there might be some possible pros and cons:

1. The world economies can have a better balance in terms of equitable world trading. In essence, this could possibly afford a fairer playing field and minimize the dissensions that currently exist amongst these nations, and their corresponding partners.

2.The instabilities in the global economies that might and do crop up could be minimized jointly, when such a currency is equally supported and shared by these nations for the benefit of the all countries, that are part of our planet earth.

3. Accountability for any distortions in the world economies could be streamlined, so that the central bank and the treasury in each of these countries can work in unison, thereby making the new currency a much more effective system than the current one in existence.

4. Obviously, there are areas to fix and adjust in order to perfect this new system, as these individual countries have their different regulations and protocol, but it is doable, and the long term changes will pave the way for a much more structured, and balance world of economic responsibilities, and wealth apportionment.

I have just named a few possibilities which do not encompass the whole list, but studied carefully, and discussed in detail amongst the nations and their counterparts, could make this new currency structure a reality and perhaps a much more stable substitute, and one that is here to stay as our world evolves.

Timeline Projection:

Six to twelve years from now, if the current fix of the global economies cannot sustain itself, and ward off another global recession of the current magnitude that we have witnessed, and are still dealing with.

Afghanistan & Pakistan and Their Many Twisted Perils

Saturday, September 26th, 2009

Both countries are separate governments and countries but the Taliban and Al-Qaeda bounds them together, so in this posting I shall address them jointly as they are very intertwined in many similar ways.

The similarity between the two countries and their governments is mainly the corruption that exists on a large scale in these two regions. That corruption does go all the way into the highest ranks of government. Some of this corruption fuels the highest legions of state such as in Afghanistan up to and including President Hamid Karzai, and his entourage of players that he surrounds himself with. They are his negotiators who negotiate for him the icing on his cake.

There are many like him running war-torn Afghanistan right now, and in order to curb such a rampage, it starts with the trickle-down effect of looking at who is running what in that country, and their extent of authority, thereby, deriving at the effects that this cabinet person can cause, via his own entourage of players beneath him who are in the open playing field carrying out his orders.

Now, the players aligned with Hamid Karzai should curb their ongoing negotiations with the poppy exporters as those funds definitely are used to fund some pretty undesirable activities in the country. This trail of engagement is very much intertwined with their counterpart players right next door in Pakistan.

That gets even better, because those players there are very much intertwined with the highest levels within the Pakistani military; I guess it is safe to assume that the head honcho of that division is very much the insider into this game, as nothing can happen without the top guy knowing about it.

Back to the issue of Hamid Karzai, he is not a bad person but in his resolve, he has figured that since he can’t beat the game, he might as well climb on board and get some of the action while still in his position of power and prestige. In his mind’s viewpoint, maybe not publicly expressed, Afghanistan’s problem shall always be an ongoing problem, and the G-nations like America and other power nations involved in their salvation will not be able to bring about the resolution they sought because of the many layers of corruption and the widespread continued violence that has over the decades been inbred into the society.

The current population is made up of pure survivalists on the whole at best, and really nothing more. They scramble for scraps and anything they can obtain to make it through another day in their savage and uncertain environment.

So now coming to the issue of our government’s continued funding of this war, by the possible increase of soldiers, and other expenditures for their infrastructure and economic rebuilding to make it a more habitable society, and less of a threat infested environment. That is a goal that is realistically not achievable so the current administration should weigh the pros and cons wisely. Hamid Karzai is not in their pocket; he will never be, though he gives them the impression he is; he gave up way back during the Bush administration, with trying to save Afghanistan, and its many irresolvable areas. All said and done, he is still the better of the other candidates so far in that region to hold the position as the current President. The others, if chosen are more radical that Hamid Karzai, and could prove difficult for our current administration to work with.

Getting back to the pros and cons of the decision that lies ahead which the Obama administration has to make in a short period; it is one that will not be of much advantage to America, and its current obligation to Afghanistan. In effect, it will be a cause for continued spent funding that bears no long term, and or effective results, thereby, a great loss for our country in terms of taxpayers’ funds and loss of lives for the soldiers of our country.

Bottom Line – We cannot win this war against the forces that have spread their spider’s web across those two countries, namely Afghanistan and Pakistan.

If anything, the positive results begotten from such an endeavor will be minimal, and not cost effective in terms of dollars and cents. The losses are greater than the achievable changes to be achieved, or has been achieved. Not until the top powers within those two countries and their players who are out in those playing fields are reigned in, and curbed, can there be permanent changes, and sustainable long term standing results that can stand against the much entrenched spider’s web that currently has woven itself into every layer of their society.

The areas that do count, where their own people can be taught to pledge their heart desired commitment, to want the change that their society so desperately needs, but the decades of mind condition is a steel barrier, seemingly impenetrable, due to their own ingrained mind sets. They do not know any other way to live, but have accepted this format of living as normal and natural.

So in a nutshell:

To effect long term permanent and positive changes in those two regions, these are areas to consider, and then ingratiated into their environment by multiple means and manner if possible.

1. The top reigning powers in the political cabinet must be reviewed and scrutinized, for their various authorities and roles, that they have the power to have their field players put into effect. These field players could be their military generals, sergeants, other lower authority figures in the government sectors, and so on. In doing so, it could minimize much of the corruption that exists today, leading to the current unstoppable havoc we see in the region.

2. The new mind condition that must be effected in their society for the common folks to see the potential of a new way of existence, versus what they have been forced into over the decades, and most importantly, to show them the way, and provide them the assistance needed for them to start to relearn new behaviors and new priorities. There must be ample and continued support in these areas, in order to see long term and permanent achievable results.

3. The governments must be willing to work with the global nations in revising their systems, so that the common folks have the access to more facilities which can bring about the needed positive changes in their lives. These avenues and facilities should not be limited to the chosen few, but to the majority of the public sector, especially to the poverty stricken regions of their populations and not just the middle class population of their society.

Lastly, getting back to the Obama Administration in this unsolvable situation:

1. It is not cost effective to jeopardize more lives in this spider web driven war. There are not enough lives to spare in such an endeavor.

2. Besides that, the funds utilized in this war could be more efficiently dispersed in the other areas that could bring about the long and positive changes needed in those two countries, where the general mass populations can truly benefit to make their lives better, and their younger generation can see a better way to live than to be drawn into such activities like the Taliban and Al-Qaeda ideology, and in doing so, minimize future breeding of such destructive minds.

3. Dispense our forces to the areas that need the coverage and protection, mainly the populated regions where lives are threatened, and minimize spreading the forces into areas where there are fewer inhabitants. These areas can be monitored via manned drones and other forms of monitoring, if cell starts to amass, and if and when that happens, then annihilation of those forces are more concentrated and easier to eliminate with less losses of lives.

4. Stabilizing the two regions before other implementations can be established, but only in the regions that count the most and are most beneficial to the mass general populations, thereby, to effect mass changes. The power of the numbers will, and can weaken the undesirable forces currently and continuously spinning their spider’s web.

On this note, I end this segment, and I hope the issues discussed here can be actively analyzed by the Obama Administration and perhaps integrated alongside with their current agendas already in play. It is an avenue that can be made to be adjusted, and monitored, to effect the changes needed – from the core up versus in between unstable layers currently in existence.