Every time I turn on the TV News from the USA, the discussion turns to the War on Terror.
Winning or losing?
“Who cares?” My father at 83 doesn’t watch the news anymore. “Nothing good ever happens.”
He’s right to keep his channel dialed to the all WHEEL OF FORTUNE station.
I’ve stopped listening to anything the talking heads say about the War on Terror. Pattaya is a land of peace. Arabs, Sikhs, Pakis, Brits, Krauts, Frogs, Wogs, Yanks, Russkis and miscreants from nearly every country in the world are represented here. Everyone tolerates each other in a fashion mostly because no one understands what anyone else is saying about them.
Especially the Thais, who really don’t like anyone but Thais.
As for the WAR ON TERROR.
The only harm anyone does here is usually people hurting themselves in a brawl over football or a bargirl.
Undaunted by such frivolous disregard for international safety the US ambassador from Bangkok graciously gave the Pattaya Police several sets of anti-bomb blankets. Specially constructed from advanced microfibers the blankets are reported to be able to lessen the force of a blast. The Police Chief thanked the ambassador and vowed to be ever vigilant against the possibility of terrorism, and to highlight his commitment over 1000 police, nurses, taxi drivers, and rescue workers flocked to a symposium informing them about how to handle suspicious objects.
“Don’t let anyone go near it and stay 300 meters away.”
During the IRA bombing campaign in London I was in Victoria Station. An unattended bag was on the floor. Several other people noticed the bag and we edged toward the exit until a man grabbed it on the run for the 4:31 to Waterloo.
Another time in Orly Airport the CRS riot police cordoned off a hallway and exploded a bag. It was filled with underwear.
“Better to be safe than sorry.” is the usual official line, but this week in Boston the cops blew the panic whistle upon discovering a suspect device hanging from an overpass. Traffic throughout the city lurched to a standstill as the demolition experts disposed of the infernal contraption only to learn later that configuration of wires and batteries was a guerilla ad campaign for a Turner Network cartoon program airing at 2am. The authorities also found out that these blinking ads had been in place for several weeks without an earlier alert.
FBI, Homeland Security, the Coast Guard, and police combined their forces to arrest two slackers who had installed the devices. Their bail was set at $2500 and upon release they spoke eloquently about their hair.
Even better was that G WMD Bush mention of stopping four terrorist plots by Al-Quada since 9/11 in his 2007 State of the Union Speech.
Four?
None of those existed except in the heads of the fear seekers.
Pull out the old terrorist card and watch the chickens run.
Cluck Cluck Cluck.
Back in the 90s Sly Stallone was so scared of terrorist that he refuses to attend the Cannes Film festival.
Rocky and Rambo Chicken?
You know it.
Pattaya get ready to be scared too.
Terrorist threat level color YELLOW.
Just like the movie I’M CURIOUS YELLOW
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