Sunday, February 18, 2007
Kaspie the Collie & the Mongrel.
(The Mongrel is the one reading the book)
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Saturday, February 10, 2007
Putin The Boot In.
"People are always teaching us
democracy
but the people who teach us
democracy don't want to learn it themselves."
Russian president Vladimir Putin, speaking to security and defence officials in Munich, Germany, has launched an outspoken attack on the US for attempting to force its will on the rest of the world.
He criticized the United States for what he said was its "almost uncontained" use of force around the world.
"What is a unipolar world? No matter how we beautify this term it means one single centre of power, one single centre of force and one single master."
Putin said that the US, above other western nations, had repeatedly overstepped its national borders in questions of international security, a policy that he said had not made the world safer.
On the contrary, the world had become less safe, he said.
"It has nothing in common with democracy because that is the opinion of the majority taking into account the minority opinion."
German chancellor Angela Merkel, who had just told the delegates that the international community was determined to stop Iran getting nuclear weapons, sat glum-faced, as did other Western leaders, when Putin had finished.
Truth hurts!
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Labels: America, Iraq, Politics, War
Sunday, February 04, 2007
WMD At An Affordable Price.
Rumour has it that the delusional Tony Blair has one plugged into every orifice..... sorry - that should read USB port.
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One Saturday In Iraq.
135 people killed, 305 injured in a lorry bombing at a market place in Baghdad.
Five American soldiers dead in separate incidents.
One killed, four wounded when minibus strikes roadside bomb in Baghdad.
One killed, ten wounded by bomb in southern Baghdad.
Two killed, 20 injured in mortar barrage between Sunni and Shi'ite neighborhoods in Baghdad.
19 dumped bodies found in various neighborhoods.
Suicide car bomber targets offices of Kurdish Democratic Party in Kirkuk; two people killed, 30 wounded.
Eight wounded in Kirkuk petrol station bombing.
In Kirkuk, two killed, 5 injured in two car bomb attacks.
Four policemen killed and one wounded when gunmen attack checkpoint in Samarra; three gunmen killed and one wounded.
Mahmudiya. Eight people killed, 12 wounded in marketplace bombing.
Five dumped bodies found in Fallujah. U.S. forces kill three gunmen.
Mosul. Two Iraqi soldiers and three civilians killed in separate incidents. Five gunmen also reported killed.
Three people in Mosul injured when car bomb targets ambulance.
Police officer shot dead in Duluiya.
One body found in Iskandariya, shot in head.
Lawyer shot dead in Kut.
Suicide bomber kills eight people in Hit, unknown number injured.
Narhavan, three people killed, 12 wounded in mortar attack.
Gunmen injure three policemen in Khalis checkpoint attack.
And here, Tony Blair is fighting for survival, not over the continuing carnage in Iraq, but because of the 'cash for honours' scandal, while little is said about his disastrous, illegal Iraq adventure and the misleading of public and parliament to go to war and stand 'shoulder to shoulder' with Bush.
A staggering cost in lives lost to satisfy one man's ambitions, and here in the UK there is very little real will being shown by the public and politicians to hold Blair to account for his murderous actions.
New attacks follow Baghdad atrocity
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Five American soldiers dead in separate incidents.
One killed, four wounded when minibus strikes roadside bomb in Baghdad.
One killed, ten wounded by bomb in southern Baghdad.
Two killed, 20 injured in mortar barrage between Sunni and Shi'ite neighborhoods in Baghdad.
19 dumped bodies found in various neighborhoods.
Suicide car bomber targets offices of Kurdish Democratic Party in Kirkuk; two people killed, 30 wounded.
Eight wounded in Kirkuk petrol station bombing.
In Kirkuk, two killed, 5 injured in two car bomb attacks.
Four policemen killed and one wounded when gunmen attack checkpoint in Samarra; three gunmen killed and one wounded.
Mahmudiya. Eight people killed, 12 wounded in marketplace bombing.
Five dumped bodies found in Fallujah. U.S. forces kill three gunmen.
Mosul. Two Iraqi soldiers and three civilians killed in separate incidents. Five gunmen also reported killed.
Three people in Mosul injured when car bomb targets ambulance.
Police officer shot dead in Duluiya.
One body found in Iskandariya, shot in head.
Lawyer shot dead in Kut.
Suicide bomber kills eight people in Hit, unknown number injured.
Narhavan, three people killed, 12 wounded in mortar attack.
Gunmen injure three policemen in Khalis checkpoint attack.
And here, Tony Blair is fighting for survival, not over the continuing carnage in Iraq, but because of the 'cash for honours' scandal, while little is said about his disastrous, illegal Iraq adventure and the misleading of public and parliament to go to war and stand 'shoulder to shoulder' with Bush.
A staggering cost in lives lost to satisfy one man's ambitions, and here in the UK there is very little real will being shown by the public and politicians to hold Blair to account for his murderous actions.
New attacks follow Baghdad atrocity
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Labels: Iraq, NuLab, Politics, War
Saturday, February 03, 2007
George Galloway's Speech On Iraq.
On the 26th of January I highlighted George Galloway's remarkable speech to the House of Commons during the debate on Iraq, but watching it is far better.
'A powerful speech highlighting the appalling situation in Iraq, and the pathetic handling of it by the British government: Ill-equipped troops, brutal treatment of civilians, and support for death squads: Welcome to democracy, Bush & Blair style!'
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'A powerful speech highlighting the appalling situation in Iraq, and the pathetic handling of it by the British government: Ill-equipped troops, brutal treatment of civilians, and support for death squads: Welcome to democracy, Bush & Blair style!'
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Labels: Iraq, NuLab, Politics, War
Too Young To Vote, Old Enough To Die.
The British Ministry of Defense has acknowledged that at least 15 17-year-old soldiers have been deployed to Iraq, violating a United Nations protocol.
Making an immoral war more immoral.
The Scotsman Report
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Making an immoral war more immoral.
The Scotsman Report
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Friday, February 02, 2007
MoD Given A Week To Produce Video.
The Ministry of Defence, ordered yesterday by a coroner to produce the cockpit video from a US plane which fired on a British army convoy, killing a serviceman, has failed to get permission from the US to show the tape today.
The coroner has now adjourned the inquest, allowing high level diplomacy to take place with US authorities, saying it is crucial the court see the video before taking more evidence from witnesses.
It was left to the coroner, not the MoD, to apologise to the family of the dead man for the delay and their further suffering.
The MoD have been given till next Friday to release the classified video.
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The coroner has now adjourned the inquest, allowing high level diplomacy to take place with US authorities, saying it is crucial the court see the video before taking more evidence from witnesses.
It was left to the coroner, not the MoD, to apologise to the family of the dead man for the delay and their further suffering.
The MoD have been given till next Friday to release the classified video.
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Thursday, February 01, 2007
British Coroner Not Intimidated By US Authorities.
Oxfordshire Coroner Andrew Walker, hearing the inquest on Lance Corporal Matty Hull, who was killed in 2003 in Iraq when a US plane fired on British troops, was ‘shaking with rage’ when he heard the Ministry of Defence say it did not have the authority to allow a cockpit video of the incident to be played in court, because the US regards it as highly classified.
Perhaps highly embarrassing would be more accurate.
Tonight the coroner demanded that the tape should be made available for viewing by Friday morning (2nd Feb), rejecting a request by the MoD to be given a week to negotiate with the US authorities.
Thankfully, while our Prime Minister may be a poodle to the US, this coroner is not.
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Perhaps highly embarrassing would be more accurate.
Tonight the coroner demanded that the tape should be made available for viewing by Friday morning (2nd Feb), rejecting a request by the MoD to be given a week to negotiate with the US authorities.
Thankfully, while our Prime Minister may be a poodle to the US, this coroner is not.
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John Reid - The Policeman's Flunky.
"If the basis for making such a significant
change is what police officers want or think they might need
then we would have five or 10 years' pre-charge detention."
Home secretary John ‘fit for police purposes’ Reid slipped in a controversial old idea at a cabinet meeting today while everyones attention was focussed on the police grilling of Tony Blair.
He announced, while hoping no-one was listening, that he would attempt to re-introduce longer detention without charge for terror suspects, presently set at 28 days.
The government were defeated in 2005 when they tried to have the time a suspect could be held extended to 90 days.
Home Secretary John Reid
A spokesman said: "The police service has now concluded that it is right and proper for government to address this issue and wanted the home secretary to discuss it with colleagues in government and more widely, with a view to seeing whether a consensus can be achieved.“
One might be forgiven for thinking, with Tony Blair’s authority practically gone, the police are now running the government and deciding on legislation.
Shami Chakrabarti, director of civil rights group Liberty, said the "dangerous" move would become a tool for terrorist recruiting sergeants.
"Further extension to pre-charge detention will be completely counter-productive."
She added: "If the basis for making such a significant change is what police officers want or think they might need then we would have five or 10 years' pre-charge detention."
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Labels: NuLab, Police, Politics, Terrorism
Another Loud Knock On Blair's Door.
Yesterday in the House of Commons Conservative leader David Cameron told Tony Blair it was time for him to quit, saying: "When is he going to realise it is all over?"
Alex Salmond, leader of the Scottish Nationalists, the party that triggered the police inquiry into cash for peerages, gestured to Mr Blair that he would be put in handcuffs before long.
Last night Labour MPs were warning Blair that the Government was in danger of "falling apart" after police handling the investigation arrested Lord Levy over an alleged cover-up.
Today it emerged that the Prime Minister was interviewed last Friday for a second time, shortly before the arrest of Levy, and that the meeting was kept quiet, apparently at the request of the police, till today.
Although Blair was not interviewed under caution but as a witness, Alex Salmond’s handcuffs gesture was possibly closer to the mark than even he suspected yesterday.
See also: Blair 'Gatekeeper' Arrested
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Alex Salmond, leader of the Scottish Nationalists, the party that triggered the police inquiry into cash for peerages, gestured to Mr Blair that he would be put in handcuffs before long.
Last night Labour MPs were warning Blair that the Government was in danger of "falling apart" after police handling the investigation arrested Lord Levy over an alleged cover-up.
Today it emerged that the Prime Minister was interviewed last Friday for a second time, shortly before the arrest of Levy, and that the meeting was kept quiet, apparently at the request of the police, till today.
Although Blair was not interviewed under caution but as a witness, Alex Salmond’s handcuffs gesture was possibly closer to the mark than even he suspected yesterday.
See also: Blair 'Gatekeeper' Arrested
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Labels: Crime, Justice, NuLab, Police, Politics
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