Wednesday, March 02, 2005
For Freedom
On the top of a hill just outside Spean Bridge stands the Commando Memorial. It looks out over the mountains where the commandos trained during the second world war.
It's a beautiful spot, dedicated to men who fought for freedom.
I wonder what they would have thought if they could have foreseen a Britain as it is in 2005, with compulsory identity cards on the way for every citizen, a possibly illegal war in Iraq, house arrest and imprisonment without trial, more surveillance cameras on our streets than anywhere else in Europe, and British soldiers being jailed for torturing prisoners.
Not to mention kids being banned from throwing snowballs.
It's a beautiful spot, dedicated to men who fought for freedom.
I wonder what they would have thought if they could have foreseen a Britain as it is in 2005, with compulsory identity cards on the way for every citizen, a possibly illegal war in Iraq, house arrest and imprisonment without trial, more surveillance cameras on our streets than anywhere else in Europe, and British soldiers being jailed for torturing prisoners.
Not to mention kids being banned from throwing snowballs.
© Colcam 2005-2007
