Jean Charles de Menezes
If the man shot at Stockwell tube station on Friday had been a suicide bomber complete with bomb belt and the works, then I don’t suppose anyone would have objected…
London like Baghdad
A week after the bombings in London, this is a good moment for a bit of a think. The carnage visited on the city is but a small reflection of…
Suffer yet more little children
Suffer yet more little children …The first casualties of war are the innocents Below you will find two short meditations about the killing of innocent people, particularly children, just because…
Bush bollocks
Another day, another Bushism. This one was delivered in a press conference response to Amnesty International’s recent criticism of the US for setting back the cause of human rights and…
Bush intervenes to save life of woman on feeding tube
As the US government voted for new legislation to replace the feeding tube of Mrs Terri Schiavo (read about it here) who is in a vegetative state, President Bush said,…
Why the 2004 US election will make no difference
Seeing the punters in the US flock to the polls does not make me think so much of sheep as masses of lemmings. There is an endearing belief that the…
Samarra doublethink
Today, US forces are storming Samarra in Iraq. As usual they claim to be killing only Iraqi fighters while the hospitals fill up with dead and injured women and children.…
Ronnie Pop-Clogs
Sadly, Ronald Reagan has passed away. His long life was tragically marred by a chronic mental degenerative disorder, which at its worst led him into the delusion that he was…
Double finks
Soon after the official end of hostilities in Iraq a year ago, I remember George Bush declaring with a completely straight face that the occupation forces were providing electricity, water…
Little Angels: Nuffink to do with us, guv. We was in church, honest.
Once again I am astounded at the simple-mindedness of my fellow humans. Quite rightly there has been much anger and anguish over the images of prisoners abused by US and…