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[Galactus]

Ok, then what's the big deal about Kojo?

[chrisfan]

To be honest, I do not know. I would guess that it's just a juicy scandal part of the story, so it's garnered more attention. And, I think there is some suspicion that Kojo was being used to filter money back directly to Kofi.

[Galactus]

Ok, I just saw an article it was describing the situation as being very similar to many things that Halliburton(the article wasn't comparing the two, I just thought what they were accusing Kojo and Jofi of were very similar) has been accused of for quite awhile. I was just wondering if anyone could explain the difference...since depending on who you ask one is big deal and the other is not.

[chrisfan]

It's rather difficult to explain any differences without knowing what article you're basing your comments on.

[Galactus]

Why would you need to know what article it was? I told you it didn't mention Haliburton...so that's not what the article about, it just got me thinking about it. If you don't know what the deal with Kojo is then would pretty hard to explain the diffences anyway. All it basicly said was that Kofi had been cleared on charges that he knew about and possibly helped his son's company get these contracts...though his crediblity's still shot.

[ken]

there probably is no difference, DED, other than the party in power.

[Galactus]

kMc said:

there probably is no difference, DED, other than the party in power.

Well that obviously is my assumption, I've done some research and so far the only difference I can find is the one went to court and the other is being quietly ignored...

[ken]

Personally, I blame it on the death merchants.

[ken]

...and the culture of death.

[Galactus]

Aye, when looking to blame someone the Death Merchants' is always a store worth stopping in.

[maarts]

On the subject of how you'd like to be buried....this one takes some beating!

Hunter: out with a bang
April 6, 2005 - 9:00AM

Hunter S Thompson's ashes will be blasted from a cannon mounted inside a 16-metre-high sculpture of the journalist's "gonzo fist" emblem, his wife said.

The cannon shot, planned sometime in August on the grounds of his Aspen-area home, will fulfil the writer's long-cherished wish.

"It's expensive, but worth every penny," Anita Thompson said. "I'd like to have several explosions. He loved explosions."

Thompson, 67, shot himself in the head on February 20 after a long and flamboyant career that produced such new journalism classics as Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and cast his image as a hard-charging, drug-crazed daredevil.

The cannon shot will be part of a larger public celebration of Thompson's life. Some details remain to be worked out, including the exact date, what kind of cannon will be used and the specifics of the gonzo fist, Anita Thompson said.

She said the gonzo fist will be mounted on a 30-metre pillar, making the monument 46 metre high. It will resemble Thompson's personal symbol, a fist on an upthrust forearm, sometimes with "Gonzo" emblazoned across it.

Anita Thompson has said the monument will be a permanent fixture on the writer's 40-hectare property.

She said planning for the fist has been guided by a video of Thompson and longtime illustrator-collaborator Ralph Steadman, recorded in the late 1970s when they visited a Hollywood funeral home and began mapping out the cannon scheme.



_Damn!

[Thorngrub]

maarts said:

On the subject of how you'd like to be buried....this one takes some beating!

Hunter: out with a bang
April 6, 2005 - 9:00AM

Hunter S Thompson's ashes will be blasted from a cannon mounted inside a 16-metre-high sculpture of the journalist's "gonzo fist" emblem, his wife said.

The cannon shot, planned sometime in August on the grounds of his Aspen-area home, will fulfil the writer's long-cherished wish.

"It's expensive, but worth every penny," Anita Thompson said. "I'd like to have several explosions. He loved explosions."

Thompson, 67, shot himself in the head on February 20 after a long and flamboyant career that produced such new journalism classics as Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and cast his image as a hard-charging, drug-crazed daredevil.

The cannon shot will be part of a larger public celebration of Thompson's life. Some details remain to be worked out, including the exact date, what kind of cannon will be used and the specifics of the gonzo fist, Anita Thompson said.

She said the gonzo fist will be mounted on a 30-metre pillar, making the monument 46 metre high. It will resemble Thompson's personal symbol, a fist on an upthrust forearm, sometimes with "Gonzo" emblazoned across it.

Anita Thompson has said the monument will be a permanent fixture on the writer's 40-hectare property.

She said planning for the fist has been guided by a video of Thompson and longtime illustrator-collaborator Ralph Steadman, recorded in the late 1970s when they visited a Hollywood funeral home and began mapping out the cannon scheme.



_Damn!

...Speaking of travelling to a memorial service of a famous person . . .

...Now here's a pilgrimmage worth making, I say!

[Dr. Drum]

Chrisfan said:

I'm sorry if I misinterpreted you Drum. That is certainly possible, which is why I was sure to state that my interpretation was what I BELIEVED you were doing, rather than a declaration that it defnitely was. I hesitate to even say it, because I'm afraid it'll be taken as an insult, and it's not meant that way, but perhaps the reason that I did not take your initial post as a gentle ribbing is that I'm not used to you being a source of comic relief on this board. Most of what you post here (and this board is really the only one we both post on) comes across as quite serious. Normally, i don't read humor into the posts of people who usually don't rely on humor. It'd be like looking for deep philosophical wisdowm from Amp's posts, when I know he's more likely to go for the quick quip.

Fair enough, Chrisfan. I guess I’d like to think that this forum can on occasion be like any other type of conversation. When I have a political discussion with my next-door neighbour across the back fence, for example, we always talk about serious issues but it never starts out that way.

[chrisfan]

DED said:

Why would you need to know what article it was? I told you it didn't mention Haliburton...so that's not what the article about, it just got me thinking about it. If you don't know what the deal with Kojo is then would pretty hard to explain the diffences anyway. All it basicly said was that Kofi had been cleared on charges that he knew about and possibly helped his son's company get these contracts...though his crediblity's still shot.

Silly me ... I answered the question, and you asked it again. So I figured there must be more to it, since you asked it again. Guess not. So, I'd say refer back to my original answer ... the outrage is over the oil for food scandal, not Kojo. Kojo is simply the "sexy" part of the story that makes it more exciting for the press to cover. But the press often times does not cover the real outrage in a story.

[chrisfan]

Dr. said:

Fair enough, Chrisfan. I guess I’d like to think that this forum can on occasion be like any other type of conversation. When I have a political discussion with my next-door neighbour across the back fence, for example, we always talk about serious issues but it never starts out that way.

I can understand that. Guess it's just another example of the difficulty in communicating when you don't hear voice intonations.