“You don’t need a weatherman
To know which way the wind blows” (Bob Dylan in ‘Subterranean Homesick Blues)

Last Night on local news the weatherman said it was snowing outside. I looked outside window and could not see any snow. He then said we would have another snowstorm of 1–3 inches last night. I woke up this morning, looked outside and could still see no snow. I guess you do not need to be a weatherman to know which way the snow blows.

Today there was news about possible satellite images of the Malaysian plane that is missing and an explosion in East Harlem that crushed two five story buildings. However, on nightly local news there was no mention of either story. We did get an update on the condition of the falcon that was shot a few days ago. The reward for the falcon’s shooter is now up to $10, 000.

There was news today on the Internet that the loosing right wing party in El Salvador will not accept the election results and the US Congressional Foreign Relations committee is calling for sanctions on the Venezuelan government due to the protest and violence of the right wing parties that have lost in the elections over and over again.

For those who believe the news in the newspaper and TV is really the news I am sorry to say that our news is heavily censored. Friends in Venezuela tell me they think there is too much freedom of press, where anyone can say what they want. Here we have heavily censored news and we are proud of our ‘free press.’

As the world shrinks because of communications the ability of news report to censor the news in the USA demolishes. Some internet companies like Google try to censor or edit the news but it is not difficult for persons to get around them.

Gandhi says that “Satyagraha, (the struggle for non-violence) is a relentless search for truth and a determination for truth.” Everything we see in the news or the internet is not the truth but with so much communications with so many persons it is easier to search for the truth.

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