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The Israeli army has just withdrawn from Gaza after a 16 day operation that has left a hundred Palestinians dead — many of them civilians — and which has destroyed…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…
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…
No link between Saddam and Al Qaida: gosh!
In case you missed the interim US report into Bush’s bullshit, click here. If I lie to my friends and colleagues, people lose faith in me. When Bush and Blair…
A heartwarming tale of undying faith in humanity
One story that stuck in my mind from the Israeli assault on Rafah. Probably you read it, so stop me if you’ve heard it before. This old Palestinian bloke finds…
Indiscriminate killing and selective murder
US representatives negotiating with the militias in Fallujah and Najaf want, as the BBC put it, “those responsible for the recent murder of four US security contractors to be brought…
Bringing ’em on
Civilian deaths in foreign wars are just so many statistics. The numbers easily obscure the human tragedies and suffering that are the result of the crude exercise of power. Famously,…
Saddam Bollocks
It is good news that they have Saddam Hussein at last. However, what they don’t have are the WMD he was supposed to be threatening us with, the same WMD…