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The enemy of my enemy is my friend. Except when they aren't.

Kai Schwandes — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 10:30:39 -0400

The newest strategy in Iraq is to arm and train the Sunni insurgents.

I'm sure you've heard of these guys - they're the Saudi-financed rebels killing American soldiers in Iraq.

No, I'm not making this up.

Why? They promised to fight Al Queda for us. According to the philosophy of “The enemy of my enemy is my friend.”

Jon Stewart has said it best:

If you can not figure it out, we now have officially entered the twilight zone.

And before Democrats reading this get all smug: Democrats are equally responsible for this nonsense since they passed HR2206 to keep funding the insanity.

But the good news is that new opinion polls released this week show mounting discontent within the American population over the war in Iraq and the policies of both political parties.

Newsflash: The only viable choice is the Green Party ; come on in now and help shape the party before it gets to crowed.

So you'd like to keep your car

Kai Schwandes — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 08:21:43 -0400

In my last blog I proposed that cities like Asheville could utilize bicycles as an alternative form of transportation. In that post, some had argued Americans are too attached to their cars, and they would feel it would be an infringement of their freedom to promote the use of bikes in inner cities.

Well how about using cars that are at the fore front of technology? Here is one promising example.:

After fourteen years of research and development, Guy Negre has developed an engine that could become one of the biggest technological advances of this century. Its application to CAT vehicles gives them significant economical and environmental advantages. With the incorporation of bi-energy (compressed air + fuel) the CAT Vehicles have increased their driving range to close to 2000 km with zero pollution in cities and considerably reduced pollution outside urban areas.

OneCAT will be manufactured into two models:

A basic and cheaper version: 3 seats, no back seats, no hard top.
A more complete version: 6 seats, with a hard top, windows, etc...

Read counter point: here

Seven with one swipe: Why Asheville should go Bicycle

Kai Schwandes — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 12:46:04 -0400

We are living in a time when many seek solutions to everyday problems such as clean air, traffic congestion, how to raise self-reliant adults and so on.

Sometime the solutions are just so simple. I propose that we can solve at least seven problems with one swipe: Bicycles.

1) It makes economic sence. People save money, cities create jobs because of tourism, business flourish.

2) Do I really have to make an argument as to health benefits for everyone?

3) Reducing the carbon foot print of Asheville.

4) City beautification. Inner-citys can be re-disigned so that all streets are used by bicycles and pedestrians only. Imagine downtown Asheville as one large park with bike paths lined with trees.

5) Family/community friendly which increases the quality of life.

6) Children that use bicycles grow up to become self reliant adults as many experts believe.

7) Reduction of traffic congestion and reducing parking problems by creating parking places on outskirts of inner city.

Read counter points here and here.