Thursday, March 11, 2004
the great escape
i was just reading an excerpt from a book called 'the great escape' and i have to admit i'm very intrigued. i'll probably try to get my hands on a copy after it releases later this month. the title sounds mildly like a fictional book but it's non-fiction. it's about the close ties that the United States and the Saudi's share and the secrets that they kept. i love secrets...hehehe. there's been a whole lot of talk about whether the saudi's knew about 9/11 before it even happened and this book claims that they did. i've heard many stories regarding this issue...and i know it's been the ongoing topic of discussion for the past 3 years or so...i don't think we'll ever find out the whole truth and nothing but the truth.anyway...reading the whole article got me to thinking about politics. people our age are, more often than not, oblivious to world politics. yes we know that Bush is the current president...yes we know the Badawi is not prime minister...yes we know that saddam has been captured...yes we know that the americans were the ones who sold billions of dollars in weapons to most of the middle eastern countries. but there's more to it than just that...we don't know why the americans are such backstabbing two-headed snakes...we don't know why the muslims have so much hatred for the christians and vice versa...we don't know what the hell is happening to israel. ok...maybe i shouldn't say we...maybe i should just say 'i'. all this while i've been living my own little country...one that isn't interested in what's happening outside...one that's only interested on what's happening within.
it's no secret that every group of friends at one point or another encounter some internal politics. i don't like you...but i'll pretend to like you because if i hate you then the rest of them will dislike me too. i'll friend you but only because you're close to this person i wanna get to know that person better. those are some of the common problems that arise in a group of friends. i've seen it many many times....i've spent many hours talking about it and sometimes trying to resolve the situation. and although i try to remain neutral and free of judgement...i must admit that i do participate in some of those activities as well. just like the bin laden family and the americans...they create a relationship based on the 'what's in it for us' theory. the americans supply weapons...the saudi's sell them oil at a decent price. both parties are happy but that's the basis of their relationship...it's all about politics and economics.
we keep secrets from our friends...we pretend to be a certain type of person just to please everyone. we pretend to be nonchalant...we pretend to be supportive...we pretend to be agreeable. we try to secure a place that makes us in favour rather than to be brutally honest and risk being ostracized. am i one of those people? maybe i am...but i'm glad that i found my place within a group of friends that understands how judgemental...in-the-face honest and bitchy i truly am. by the way...when i say we i'm not pointing fingers at anyone directly :)
movies that i've watched over the past few days:
- in the cut
- shattered glass
it's been a slow few days. i'm more inclined to do crossword puzzles nowadays.
high of the day: for love or money 2
low of the day: the anger and rage i felt when KTMB refused to answer its phones from 3pm to 9pm
feefs, 10:31 AM
