Apparently, from midnight tonight smoking will be banned in all bars in New York. I’ve always said that New York was one of my favourite places and this can only increase the likelihood that I’ll live there at some point. So many places in the world are passing laws like this, but unfortunately there seems… Continue reading New York, New York
Month: March 2003
First Family of Folk
A lot of nonsense is talked in some quarters, when referring to us, about “The First Family of Folk” or even (God help us) “The Royal Family of Folk”. People who do that, in my view, want their backsides kicking – hard. If there is one family who deserve such a title – and I… Continue reading First Family of Folk
Time Travel
I really want to believe this chap’s story. NEW YORK — Federal investigators have arrested an enigmatic Wall Street wiz on insider-trading charges — and incredibly, he claims to be a time-traveler from the year 2256! ‘TIME-TRAVELER’ BUSTED FOR INSIDER TRADING
“Executions”
The front pages of most of the UK tabloids today are incandesant with rage over the two British soldiers who were apparently “executed” on Saddam’s orders. This was also a key point in Tony Blair’s speech at Camp David where he used it as proof of the “depravity of Saddam’s regime”. Unfortunately for Blair and… Continue reading “Executions”
“Friendly” Fire
According to the BBC British soldiers in Iraq have been learning from their US allies and have started killing each other.
Casualties of War
Currently the British media are reporting individually on every “coalition” soldier who is injured, goes missing or is killed in Iraq. It makes you wonder what would have happened if we’d had this level of media coverage in 1914-18 or 1939-45.
Priorities
The BBC are reporting that George Bush has gone to Congress asking for more money to pay for the war in Iraq. Of the $75bn he has asked for, only $1.7bn is for reconstruction and $500m is for humanitarian aid.
Best Documentary
Many congratulations to Michael Moore for winning the Best Documentary Oscar with Bowling For Columbine. It’s good to know that there are some people in the US who can listen to an alternative viewpoint.
Propaganda War
Remember boys and girls, nothing that you read in the papers, see on the television or hear on the radio about this war is true. It’s all propaganda. You are only told what they want you to know.
More War
Much as I hate to do this, I have to agree with something that Tony Blair said in yesterday’s House of Commons debate on the war with Iraq. He said that if we didn’t go to war now, then we (or the US or, I guess, the UN) would have absolutely no credibility the next… Continue reading More War