Friday, May 31, 2019

Notations On Our World (Special M-End Middle East Edition): #RandomThoughts From the Ground in the Middle East

Israel in the midst of a political upheaval yet again as new elections will be held.  This is as President Trump's Envoys have been making the rounds of Arab Capitals gearing up for the conference in Bahrain.    It appears that the Qatar blockade may be ending as Iran continues to be under pressure on all fronts.  

As we await the conference, our view is that the Trump "Deal of the Century" will probably be dead on arrival as Palestinians have already rejected it and the Palestinian Chief Negotiator, Saab Erakat deemed it, "The Deal of the Next Century".    Our team chose this from Palestine as we hope to see a day that is full of joy throughout the Middle East--We will retain hope:



Notations On Our World (Special Month-End Edition): On #MotherEarth

Our team decided to dedicate this month-end notation to Mother Earth and in particular one young Swedish Young Lady who began a movement to transform the conversation about our Earth.  We are with the President Macron as we note that there is no "Earth 2.0" at least in the near future:  








We look forward to the on-going dialogue.


Thursday, May 30, 2019

Notations On Our World (Special Edition): On India As Modi 2.0 Begins....

 The Indian Prime Minister was sworn in for a second term earlier today in New Delhi with 57 Ministers.      We hereby present some alternatives views of Modi, his rule and what is ahead for India as it begins Modi 2.0:






Modi Wins Another Term for the Anti-Muslim, Right-Wing Hindu Nationalists
Vijay Prashad analyzes the Indian election result, which has returned right-wing Narendra Modi to power. Money, mass media abdication of its watchdog function, and institutional collapse enabled Modi triumph
  

Modi’s miracle

The BJP’s remarkable victory is down to the prime minister, not the party