It is that month again!

Baboon, spittoon, balloon
Harpoon, typhoon, lagoon
Moon, June, goon
Noon, loon, prune, soon
It must be April

The Brain; Pinky and The Brain, "Broadway Malady"

April is a month quite a number of different things occur.  Of course, that is an understatement.  More than a number of world events have occurred when April arrives that alter the rest of the year; and not always in the best way.  Some examples during my lifetime include:

1993, April 19:  The siege at the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas ended when the BATF bulldozed, razed and firebombed the compound killing all inside.

1995, April 19:  The Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma was bombed by at least two paramilitary militia sorts; killing 168 people.

1999, April 20:  Two high school students enrolled at Columbine High School in Colorado, along with implied help, shoot a bunch of fellow students, before they themselves are found dead from a likely self inflicted wound.

2001:  The Bush Tax Cuts were put into place, beginning the process of altering and screwing up the world economic system.

2003:  Gulf War II was suddenly declared over, even though it never was in an ending phase.  This came only when two different news journalists died while embedded with the US troops; thus allowing much of the US media the need to get out of Iraq.

2013, April 15:  A false flag terrorism assault occurred in Boston, Massachusetts; following the Boston Marathon, 4 died and many were injured near the finish line.  This resulted in Boston being in near lockdown measures for a few days until a scapegoat was named.  This, for me, solidified my abject disappointment, if not outright condemnation, of international policy that President Barack Obama has initiated.  These actions mainly have had the right intentions; yet they seem to go awry at some point.

2015, April 1 and April 2:  A deal on nuclear armaments with Iran has been announced, at least some of it.  I have my doubts on the authenticity of such a deal; were Mahmoud Ahmadinejad still President of Iran, I would feel differently.  In a somewhat related matter, Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) has been indicted on Federal corruption charges.  Sen. Menendez is someone I expect to fight to the bitter end against these charges; perhaps even be found not guilty of these purported crimes.  Interestingly, Sen. Menendez has also been skeptical of the deal brought forth.

We are not even done with April, yet world geopolitical concerns are being felt already.  In a later post, I will analyze my thoughts and opinions on these two recent events; and the intertwined relationship that has been known to many on these events.  Now, while there is time left, here is what I referenced above. 

Please disregard the spotlight in the center.  This is one of the few ways to show an older series on YouTube without avoiding copyright, I think. 

More to come before the holiday weekend,

Robert