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…
A summer rant
By Matt Kaste Friends,When Republicans (the New Radicals) go on the offensive, thousands of innocent people die, the environment is further damaged, the poor and middle-classes get stiffed and the…
Military Maths
The US army does not keep a tally of the people it kills or injures. “We do not do body counts” we are told by General Tommy Franks. Why then…
Baghdad still burning
On this page I have pointed out the Baghdad blog Baghdad Burning/Riverbend written by a young Iraqi woman who apparently lives right in Baghdad. She is very forthright, and to…
Told you so … No.987,324 in an infinite series
Told you so. After the Madrid bomb, I said in an entry on this page we should expect an attack against Japanese civilians to lever out the Japanese army from…
The free and the brave
Troops of the most powerful nation on the planet are besieging cities in one of the most damaged countries and killing its civilians. The US military tell us that they…