US election update with lemming
Following the US general election, here’s a picture of a lemming. Lots of white space here. What shall we fill it with? — Ed. Supplemental: This page was re-posted in…
Osama bin Laden endorses Bush
Bin Laden’s sudden manifestation on the nation’s airwaves seems to have done Bush a lot of good. Polls today show that undecided voters are inclining to Bush. This could mean…
Witless in Gaza
The Israeli army has just withdrawn from Gaza after a 16 day operation that has left a hundred Palestinians dead — many of them civilians — and which has destroyed…
Tessa Hewitt apologises for Iraq intelligence errors
Blair concedes there may have been no Iraqi WMDs, US inspectors confirm sameSo those tens of thousands of people died by mistake. Well, that’s all right then, at least there…
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.…
Man who used to play banjo brings terror to America
A flight to the US was diverted in a security alert when crew realised one passenger was a man who used to play banjo. Fighter jets escorted the plane from…
Shoot the neighbours
This morning I had a pair of sick-world revelations. I was reading an online BBC report about how Clinton’s ban on the purchase of assault weapons is about to be…
Startling headline
Gripping story. Dry aside: thank God the Olympics are over for another four years. Spooky graphic. Fear of cancer. Hilarious conclusion. Complete failure of imagination.
Why does US suddenly care about Sudan?
This article was originally published in The London News Review, and re-published in The Sudan Tribune It’s heart-warming to see the United States taking such an interest in the plight…
Yet another modest proposal
Following the murder of yet another hostage in Iraq, Psilocybe P Pook (No Relation) has hit on a wizard wheeze to hasten the end of the US occupation he has…