 | Malaysia
- Their fearless leader has blamed everyone in the world for the country's problems.
When he starts placing the blame on his own shoulders, there may be some hope.
However that will neither come in our lifetime or his. A failed economic program
based totally one ill conceived ideas and racial bigotry. |
 | Mexico
- Kidnapping has become a growth industry in this country where there is an economic
catastrophe at once every decade. Attaining political office in this country is
a license to steal and the drug trade has controlled the country's every step
in recent years. In spite of kind words from the State Department, Mexico is a
blemish that should be addressed. Newly elected officials are making an effort. |
 | Morocco
- A great place to visit. Probably the most westernized of the Arab Countries
with leadership that seemed to be putting an interest in the affairs of their
citizens ahead of petty squabbles that are indigenous to the region. The country
is now under new management and we are hopeful of continuing progress. |
 | Nigeria
- A blessed land where money seems to spring out of the ground as if by magic.
However, honesty is not in their dictionary. Perhaps now with a new leaders, the
people will have a chance of at least getting back to where they started from. |
 | Norway
- A plain old country that wasn't going anywhere in a hurry and then they discovered
oil and I mean oil in the North Sea. Now these guys are on top of the world. |
 | Pakistan
- Tops the world in corruption and is at the very bottom in growth. This is the
right kind of combination that leads people to look to religion for salvation.
That seems to be exactly what's happening here as the country heads downhill like
a hot knife cutting butter.. No wonder this country shows the way to the rest
of the world in the category of abject futility. |
 | Peru
- More history than reality. Strange doings by the head of state and the
secret service. The guy that straightened out the mess left on the first boat
to Japan in order not to get his neck stretched. |
 | Philippines
- A "B" movie actor fan of former President Regan led the show here
for what must have seemed like an eternity to the citizens. He drained the treasury,
set up his mistresses in palaces, forgave thieves and criminals their transgressions
if they were former national leaders and sent the country's economy spiraling
downhill faster then the speed of light. He has been replaced by incompetency.
We will continue to monitor the situation. . |
 | Portugal
- A once great naval power that has had a history of poor leadership. Entrance
into the EU is giving them the chance of a lifetime to show their mettle. Could
catch the gold ring if they stay close to the grindstone. |
 | Russia
- Russia has become a criminal state where funds furnished by international
organizations to help the people, more often than not wind up in foreign
bank accounts of the mafia. Their number one export is crime and the world has
more to fear from them today then it ever did. The Russians that are left are
survivors, that means, we may not be. |
 | Spain
- A an early leader in the imperial sweepstakes. They bet on the wrong horse
once too often and wound up sucking wind. Just as in the case of Portugal, the
EU is giving these historic under-performers a chance to right their own ship.
8 to 5 says that they haven't learned the trick yet. |
 | Sudan- Easily the Hell Hole of the planet and getting
worse by the day. These folks who were once conceived of as becoming the
breadbasket of Africa (Its largest country) can not even support the minimum daily
nutritional requirements of a fourth world country. Revolution has torn
the country apart and nobody anywhere seems to care. |
 | Thailand
- Vote buying capital of the universe. A purchase of the Top Job by a rank
amateur created the Pacific Rim fiasco. Japanese Banks poured oil on the fire
costing them billions. They are now on the long - long road back and are still
screwing thing up. |
 | Turkey-
We believed that these folks really had it together and thought that
they would be heard from, big time in the foreseeable future. We went back
to our drawing board and are not quite as optimistic but the only thing keeping
them out of the big leagues is their long time enemies, the Greeks which have
an EU veto. The jury is still out, but they are a stretch runner. |
 | Ukraine
- From the people that brought you Chernobyl you can learn new ways of
courting economic disaster while the country burns. In the meantime, corruption
abounds and those that had any brains got out while they could |
 | Vietnam
- These super-warriors can't get their act straight in the real world. Maybe they
ought to bid their time until they can get into another war. In the meantime,
they are turning their country into tourist trap of war memorabilia. |
 | Zaire
- See, The Congo, whatever, this place is just plain bad luck. First Mabuto pillaged
an astounding 50% of the Gross Domestic Product out of the country and then the
new guy, Kabila comes along and grabs what little is left. This is one grim
place. |
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Point of VIEW. 