Purported Bush video raises fears of new attacks
A video today surfaced in U.S. media outlets of someone purporting to be George W. Bush at a U.S. military base in Baghdad. Intelligence analysts around the world are studying…
A question of questionable deaths
The well-meaning folks at Human Rights Watch seem to be a little confused. In a recent report (click here to see) they tell us that among the shootings of Iraqis…
Tony Blair in heart scare
Tony Blair was rushed to hospital amid fears that the politician that invaded Iraq, privatised health and education and bombed Kosovo actually had a heart. Mr. Blair was said to…
Tokyo anti-war graffiti youth in Kyoto
This just dropped into the Psipook mailbox. I pass it on to you. Tokyo Anti-War Graffiti youth(arrested for 44 days) is coming to Kyoto. He was arrested after spraypainting an…
I am going to say something bloody obvious but I need to say it.
There is a report in today’s online Guardian/Observer that a major “terrorist” attack on British forces in southern Iraq is “inevitable”. When the Nazis overran France and the rest of…
Riverbend: Blogging from Baghdad
For an extraordinary insight into life and politics in occupied Iraq follow this link to the Riverbend Blog. The blogger is an anonymous 24-year-old Iraqi woman living in Baghdad who…
Hutton inquiry
All of us here at Psipook Towers are a little perplexed by revelations in today’s Guardian that Tory Blair was aware before the war that Iraq was no threat to…
Men in black hats
How the invasion of Iraq has stood a world view on its head In the last month I have been feeling my world turn upside-down. On the world stage Britain…
Hollywood heroes
We hear today that the Oscars are going ahead even if there is a war. Oh, brilliant! Oh, wonderful! We are so glad the Oscars are going ahead. What an…