My new favorite foreign leader tells it like it is!

Philippine President Duterte curses Obama over human rights

BBC.com  September 5, 2016

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has called Barack Obama a "son of a whore", warning the US leader not to raise human rights concerns with him.

Mr Duterte was asked by a reporter how he intends to respond should Mr Obama ask about his war on the drug trade.

Hundreds of people have died in anti-drug operations since Mr Duterte won election despite international alarm.

He and Mr Obama are due to meet on Tuesday in Laos on the sidelines of anAsean conference.

Mr Duterte, who took office in June, has sanctioned the killing of drug dealers to try to wipe out the illegal drugs trade in the Philippines.

The UN has repeatedly condemned his policies as a violation of human rights. The Roman Catholic church, the dominant religion in the Philippines, has also criticised Mr Duterte.

But Mr Duterte said he is not concerned about the opinions of those observing his actions, adding that he would not take orders from the US, a former colonial ruler of the Philippines.

"You must be respectful. Do not just throw away questions and statements. Son of a whore, I will curse you in that forum," Mr Duterte told a news conference, referring to President Obama.

Beauty Tip

Try not to spend five years in custody.

As Mexico's foremost female drug trafficker, Sandra Avila Beltran is notorious for her lavish lifestyle and love of cosmetic surgery. Soon, the "Queen of the Pacific" will once again be able to enjoy such indulgences as she prepares for her release from a US prison. 

The 52-year-old is set to be returned to Mexico in the next few days after a US judge sentenced her to 70 months in prison but ruled that the penalty had been fulfilled by her five years spent in a Mexican jail and 11 months in US custody.

(snip)She has inspired a number of "narco-ballads" - folk songs which eulogise the exploits of drug traffickers - notably Party in the Mountains by Los Tucanes de Tijuana. In the video for the track, overflowing with Hummers, limousines and helicopters, Avila is portrayed by the Mexican model Fabiola Campomanes, shown jetting into the party on her own private plane. 

(snip)Her imprisonment in a Mexico City jail might have hindered but did not entirely interrupt her beauty regimen. In 2011, two officials at the Santa Martha Actitla Prison were fired after it was revealed they had allowed a plastic surgeon to enter the facility and administer Botox injections to the high profile inmate.

Here is the above mentioned narco-ballad she inspired. Is it just me, or should she be imprisoned for life, rather than being released to further glamorize the mafioso life-style? Or should we just call the whole drug war off?