Friday, January 4, 2013

PREVIEW: A Wishlist for 2013

Here are some of my biggest wishes (and causes) for 2013...

NO WAR WITH IRAN: 


Courtesy of Value Walk

Is it even possible? The world cannot afford it...

NO WAR WITH SYRIA:


Courtesy of World News Curator

This is even more likely than war with Iran, but, well...one can hope...

ANOTHER REVOLUTION IN EGYPT:

Courtesy of Political Humor

This time to overthrow the Islamic fundamentalist thugs that have usurped power.

A TRULY DEMOCRATIC REVOLUTION IN BAHRAIN:


Courtesy of Kentoh as appeared in Dreamstime

A real Arab Spring success - to make up for the bitter disappointments of Egypt, etc.

GREECE TO EXIT THE EURO:


     Courtesy of The Telegraph, UK

They must do it - to save their country and dignity. Portugal too would be great.

FREE TIBET:


Courtesy of alienangels, Germany

Will this country ever be free? Or is the world too scared of the mighty China?

SILVER TO GO THROUGH THE ROOF:


Courtesy of Bloomberg

Enough with worthless paper money and manipulation by JP Morgan et al - hi ho, silver!

THE COLLAPSE OF MAJOR BANKS:


Courtesy of TTC News

A few big bank collapses to expose the casino fraud that is international banking.

BRADLEY MANNING TO BE FREE:

Courtesy of RussBLib

JULIAN ASSANGE TO BE FREE:


Courtesy of The Telegraph, UK

To be really free.

PALESTINE TO BE (MORE) FREE:



Courtesy of Glittersnipe

To build on the (limited) UN recognition Palestine received in 2012 - it's a start...

EUROPE TO REGAIN ITS SECULAR GLORY:


Courtesy of England Today

It is NOT fascist or rightwing to want to defend a secular, democratic and free Europe!

WIKILEAKS TO BOUNCE BACK:


Courtesy of Podopolog

They need to bounce back in 2013. We need them to bounce back.

RHINOS TO THE FORE:



Courtesy of African Wildlife Foundation

May the fight to save the magnificent rhino grow from strength to strength.

AND DON'T FORGET THE WHALE AND THE...:


Courtesy of National Geographic

More success in saving the whales...and the dolphins and every other maligned species...

CLIMATE CHANGE REALITY CHECK?:


Courtesy of Political Humor
2013: the turnaround year for global action on climate change? Will this ever happen?

MORE MAGIC FROM RUSSIA TODAY:



RT - the only 24-hour satellite news channel worth watching. Keep it up, RT!

MORE MAGIC FROM MAX AND STACY:


Courtesy of Max Keiser

Simply the best couple (and intellectual Bonnie and Clyde) on TV. 

FERRARI TO BE F1 SUPREMOS:


Courtesy of Glitterazi

To really, really stick it to the damn Pink Cows and McCheats. And all the others.

A FERRARI WORLD CHAMPION:



Courtesy of Miami City Social

Felipe Massa or Fernando Alonso - either one will do. ;-)

MY OWN DREAMS TO COME TRUE:


    Photo of me courtesy of Mandy Steenkamp

  And I have quite a few of those! Here's to 2013 - I always did like the number 13...

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