Kids – Future Generation of Kuwait February 18, 2007

Who said you need to go to Nigeria or LA or NY to notice the state-of-the art ideas on robbing/stealing/deceit.  You can find it all here from the young minds, in Kuwait.  

The other evening I was on my usual not-so-exciting stroll in the local Cooperative store here. Just then saw a young Kuwaiti Kid, maybe 9 or 10, jumping up near the frozen foods counter, picking up a roll of what looked like some pre-printed bar-code labels. The next moment I hear the footsteps of one of the employees running towards him and what followed was a cool chase through the dinghy aisles of the supermarket. He accosted the kid and took away the labels.  I thought that this was much-ado-about-nothing.  Intrigued and amused with the ordeal so far, I asked the store-helper, as to why would a kid want to run away with barcodes stickers which are worth nothing and why was he so adamant to take this away from him? I would imagine them running away with Superman/Batman/Spiderman stickers instead.

Iranian Bombs in Iraq – What an Irony February 10, 2007

I read this article on NY times today by Michael Gordon, which explains the helplessness of the mighty super-duper power called the US of A against simple roadside bombs penetrating their humvees and downing their choppers.  This article for the humble American public would bring about some hostility towards Iranians. But you read between the lines and it is so shameful for the American might that they are bowing down to simple determination from the Iraqis – To oust them out!!  Why dont the Americans ask themselves, If we cannot fight, why not run?  In fact I wrote to Michael Gordon today an excerpt of which is below.  Im not sure of a reply but it would be an interesting wait.

Hi Michael,
Your article today on “Deadliest Bombs in Iraq made in Iran” made interesting reading.  However, is this helplessness that you are trying to portray on part of our Military and Pentagon/WHitehouse?  So what, if they are made in Iran or in Timbuktu.  Who cares, as long as we can enforce ourselves as the saviours of the world and display our might, although that may be for a perfectly illegal cause.

A good story would be to find a parallel between Saddam Hussein’s Invasion of Kuwait in 1990 and Bush’s invasion of Iraq in 2003.  Iraqis were made to pay for all the war damages and expenses to Kuwaitis and the Allied forces. Who will pay the damages to the Iraqi’s and the neighbouring countries for the losses?

Some room for thought eh????

Im not sure if you would reply to me on this, but it would be great if you can write about the parallells on this. Anyway, we forget to ask the question, why are we in Iraq????????

Regards
AA

The Saga of getting a Stupid Telephone Line February 5, 2007

You would not believe it. But I don’t expect you to. One can only experience it here in Kuwait. It gave me the feeling of being part of a downtrodden, third world country, where no laws and sense of accountability prevails. Situations are deliberately created in order for the high and mighty in power to impress their authority on the populace.

Shock Treatment January 3, 2007

Hi Everyone,

This is my first post on my move back to Kuwait after almost a decade. Although I’ve been coming on and off to Kuwait, but being here, settled and starting a full life ahead is different. However, I have begun to regret the decision due to the rampant corruption, the sad governance and the pathetic state of affairs here.  It seems to me that the clock is really moving backwards in this country. Look at the basic infrastructure, it has gone from good to sad to bad. The roads have not been paved for decades. Salmiya is full of drainage water on the roads as well as potholes reminiscent of a bygone era of a third world country.  The immigration policies are archaic. The development on scientific, research, education and human resources is in reverse gear.  The population has taken to drugs in such an alarming rate, that its hard to imagine the future of the generations here.