July 24, 2009
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TweetIt’s a long story but I alighted upon the following intro to “Soap” on YouTube today. It made me go all gooey, so here it is in case it causes some small pleasure somewhere in the world. The intros to … Continue reading
July 2, 2008
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TweetUnbelievable. US President George W Bush has signed a bill removing Nelson Mandela and South African leaders from the US terror watch list, officials say.Mr Mandela and ANC party members will now be able to visit the US without a … Continue reading
February 11, 2008
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TweetIt’s taken seven years and torture to get to the stage of charging just six of the 275 detainees at Guantanamo. And they will be tried by military tribunal. Is this not the most shameful episode in the history of … Continue reading
December 5, 2007
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TweetIt’s always difficult to know where to start when discussing Guantanamo. My instinct is to grab a couple of phone directories and to tear them apart with frustration and/or to resort to Anglo-Saxon verbiage aimed at George W Bush. Forming … Continue reading
June 30, 2007
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Tweet This is worth watching. The newscaster on MSNBC, Mika Brzezinski (daughter of Zbigniew – for political anoraks), refuses to read the lead story about Paris Hilton. She tries to burn the script on air, before ripping it up and … Continue reading
June 15, 2007
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Tweet2nd hat tip in ten minutes to Tom Watson (if I do another one it will be a hat-tip-trick). I have occasionally tried to find comparisons of the popularity ratings of current and past US presidents. Unfortunately, the information is … Continue reading
June 13, 2007
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TweetRadio One’s Scott Mills and his team have been having a lot of fun with the news that the Pentagon considered a “gay bomb”. This is a theoretical chemical weapon which makes the opposing forces suddenly irresistable to each other, … Continue reading
June 6, 2007
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TweetIt is rumoured that the BBC may be looking around for a channel or two to axe, in order to save some money, following their recent licence fee deal. I do hope that BBC 4 isn’t chopped. It has some … Continue reading
June 5, 2007
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TweetThe Democratic Presidential candidates have had an interesting first televisual outing. Obama and Clinton did well as the expense of Edwards, the reports say. Christopher Dodd has an interesting graphic on his web site, which shows who talked for how … Continue reading
June 5, 2007
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TweetOh dear! It appears that George Bush’s cunning plan to try the Guantanemo detainees in military courts has hit a bit of a snag. Oh dear. Omar Khadr was fifteen years old when he was locked up at Gauntanemo. He … Continue reading
May 27, 2007
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TweetThe world seems a safer place today than it was six months ago. Why? Dick Cheney no longer rules the roost in Washington, getting the US Army to roam around the globe shooting off like he did with his hunting … Continue reading
May 3, 2007
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TweetUS Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has held a ground-breaking meeting with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem at a summit in Egypt. Hallejujah! It is a shame that what many people saw as a “no-brainer” to ease the Middle East … Continue reading
April 24, 2007
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TweetWhen the US Democrats took control of congress, I looked forward to a few interesting congressional hearings about the war on Iraq. I didn’t want flippant entertainment, I passionately believe that Bush and Blair should be tried for war crimes … Continue reading
April 24, 2007
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TweetWhen the US Democrats took control of congress, I looked forward to a few interesting congressional hearings about the war on Iraq. I didn’t want flippant entertainment, I passionately believe that Bush and Blair should be tried for war crimes … Continue reading
April 17, 2007
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TweetA recent Virginia Tech graduate called Wayne Chiang has reaped the jackpot with his blog. Interestingly, he has hit on the solution for school and college shootings: …the situation could have turned out better if other students were allowed to … Continue reading
March 6, 2007
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TweetLewis Libby, former chief of staff to US Vice-President Dick Cheney, has been found guilty of obstruction of justice and perjury. This has got to be a major body-blow to the Bush administration, especially as Bush entered office promising to … Continue reading
February 20, 2007
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TweetCall me a nostalgic old fool, if you like, but I just feel like wishing actor Mr Sidney Poitier a very happy 80th birthday. As the NewJersey Star Ledger says of him: He was the right man in the right … Continue reading