Observations/Rants (October 2010)

• It's been reported that a Turkish basketball team from Istanbul has offered Allen Iverson a one year contract worth about $2 million. Yes, that would be the same Turkey that routinely dishes out 20 year prison sentences for a little Hashish. What could possibly go wrong?
• Am I the only person who's proud of the fact that Canada didn't win a UN Security Council seat? Clearly, Canada's foreign policies (and aid decisions) pissed off enough Middle East/African dictatorships to cost us the votes needed for a seat. Isn't that something to be proud of? Latin America heavily supported Canada's bid by the way. Simply put the UN and its Security Council are not institutions I care about at all. It seems to me the Council's sole function is to condemn the West (which the Western members allow) and veto condemnations of serial human rights abusers (China, Russia, Iran, etc). We're supposed to be upset Canada doesn't get to contribute to this farce? To wit, federal Tories, keep doing what you're doing internationally!