What a week it’s been… Just when you thought it was time to head to the beach and relax during the hottest days of summer, the world bursts into flames! Following is a rundown of important stories making the news. Signs of the times? You decide. Read the rest of this entry »
I’m writing today to sound the call for All Hands On Deck in response to the monster taking life in the US Gulf of Mexico.
The impotent response to the oil spill is infuriating. This is an extraordinary humanitarian and ecological catastrophe of the highest order. We have poisoned the World’s Cup! We have possibly initiated the shutdown of the cradle of civilization. 100,000 barrels a day gushing from May through August is no fucking joke! Yet, I look at the paper and see only a handful of vessels responding.
It’s time to bring the full might of the American military. It’s time to bring in the naval forces of our allies. It’s time for the sons of Israel to respond to the distress of their sister, Liberty.
Port towns, salty dogs, seafarers, sea shepherds, engineers, swimmers and surfers from Maine to California; from Brazil to Portsmouth; from Somalia to Chennai; from Rotterdam to Singapore, we must unite in common humanity and rescue our planet. Now!
This is the moment of truth. We mustn’t let apathy, anger or arbitrary political divides seal a fate of centuries of suffering (or worse).
We all have interests at stake. This is a moment which begs us to transcend discrimination, greed and our insatiable lust for self-destruction. Even among pirates there are pure hearts. The salty sea lives in the blood: one and all!
Let the incredulous stay behind; the ambivalent stand aside. Let those with courage, heart, willing hands and able bodies rise to this rare occasion! It’s not their job to clean it up: IT’S OUR JOB!
