BurntFlag.com

Originally, this site’s message wasn’t about politics. I created it to have a bit of fun in response to childish ravings in the Islamic world about the Danish Muhammad cartoons. Obviously, it caught someone’s eye and was quickly defaced.

More recently, however, my thoughts seem to have turned toward the negative political actions of governments around the world, and thus the postings on the homepage took a turn from poking fun at the French to random musings about government oppression and corruption.

So, I’m in a bit of a quandry. Do I want to continue on with humor, or do I want to be a politically-charged website with a twist? Any thoughts?

I have purposely put off commenting on this issue before this day–in an extremely close vote, the Senate barred the flag desecration amendment.

Unfortunately, while a minor victory, this is still a melancholy day for me. The majority of the Senate still voted in favor of the amendment which implies that the majority of the Senate is all too willing to throw your basic rights granted by the Constitution to the wind. Therefore, in a move that pains me, I place the US flag here for the world to burn–not as an in-your-face-we-win move, but as a plea to those who might listen and realize that there is much more at stake here than red, white and blue fabric rectangles.

Read more here.

After bombings in the Saudi Arabia capital six years ago, three innocent UK citizens in Saudi Arabia were arrested and tortured until they admitted responsibility. Originally winning the right to sue Saudi officials, they were later denied the right after a Saudi appeal.

“Mr Walker, …, told the Daily Post: “This is devastating. I feel betrayed by the government and let down by the British system.” Read more here.

In a place like East Timor, it’s hard to tell where to place the blame. The residents are looting and the government is pointing fingers. Unfortunately, in order to protect against further human loss, this situation is one that calls for outside intervention.

From this article: “Now there are many unemployed, and many people have come to Dili,” Morut said. “It’s difficult for my husband to get a job. The government just promises but does nothing. They say: ‘We will do this.’ But they don’t.”

I’ve updated most of the site with the new layout. Much more spiffy than the old one, if I do say so myself. This area, unfortunately, will continue to use the old layout until I garner the energy to write a Wordpress template to match the rest of the site.