Tag Archives: Iraq
If ye break faith with us
So Remembrance Sunday has passed, when the UK spends two minutes quietly remembering its war dead, before returning to the usual business of adding more names to memorials. The event was originally conceived to honour the now long dead young … Continue reading
Filed under Minipax
More neo-con fuckwittery
I am sure we were all aware that the neo-con world-view was not something you would want your best friend to start espousing over a drink at the end of a long working day, for fear you would have to … Continue reading
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Miliblogging*
If it is true, as H. L. Mencken suggests, that ‘no-one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public’, perhaps it is equally true that no-one ever lost power in the UK by underestimating the stupidity of our … Continue reading
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Justice League
I wrote earlier that Amir Choudhary was ‘wrong, plain wrong’ and was rightly called up on it by this bloke over here in the comments. Rightly because, in one important aspect, Mr Choudhary is right, for reminding us of the … Continue reading
No alternative
Quote from a ‘senior source’ talking about the latest expenses scandal: We were led up the garden path by Gordon. I have never known a prime minister to be heckled at a meeting of the parliamentary party as he was … Continue reading
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An accidental tourist
I’m leaving because the weather is too good. I hate London when it’s not raining -Groucho Marx This morning, after a most enjoyable Full English (exquisite black pudding, sorry veggies), I left the Aged Relatives at the station and wondered … Continue reading
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Victory Cigarettes for all!
US Forces in war zones are not going to be banned from smoking, as the Pentagon is worried that to do so might add to their stress. Smoking rates are ‘thought to be as high as 50%’ among those returning … Continue reading
