I plan to return to Sunday Night postings within two weeks.

A magnificent rescue of 12 boys and their coach is proceeding. It is an incredible story of humanitarian efforts and heroic leadership. Sincerest sympathies for the loss of one of the heroic divers. 

I hope the government of Thailand will consider closing the cave permanently once the rescues are complete. Rains are no longer predictable with a changing climate. Such caves may be too dangerous even for experienced explorers and scientists.

In a poor example of humanitarian interest, at the Geneva meeting of the UN World Health Assembly the United States of America has taken a protectionist view of commercial baby formula. Decades of research has proven mother’s milk to be superior to commercial substitutes, yet the USA cannot find the will to endorse the research. The resolution was met with open threats of trade sanctions and withdrawal of military support, basically blackmail and retribution.

The global community needs to begin to prioritize scientific fact and what is best for the health and well being of people over detrimental posturing by the USA. This posturing in placing monetary commercial interests before quality of life can be seen in the policies of climate change as well. This posturing is becoming very troubling and I fear permanent. If the USA can’t endorse mother’s milk as superior to commercial substitutes for the sake of Wall Street profits then the country has lost it’s moral compass. In realizing that infants are more a commodity to the leadership of the USA than needing the highest forms of moral protection there is little reason to regard the USA as a moral leader. Until the USA has demonstrated a return to moral leadership the global community is obligated to scrutinize every policy it puts forward.

The USA leadership touts it’s Christian values as entitlement to global leadership, however, those values are a false front for placing wealth of a few before quality of life of many.