Solitair, The initial kick back reports suggested US companies were indeed involved. No news news on that. Very sad that the US is blocking the UN's effort of an independent inquiry. I would imagine that there are companies the world over implicated in this. Greed does not bow to natio
Gerry, Just realised.....valleyboy....Welsh.....hey didn't mean it about them........err you Right! That's it! Uncle Joe says you're off to Siberia! yechydda,
Gerry, Saw your reply on his post it was excellent....didnt say so though because I felt bad enough giving him one comment even of one line....felt his article wasnt even worth that....it was just pure rubbish. Liked your other article too....never did trust those welsh bastards....I mean what have they got: coal, singin
Dear all, Er um, I should point out that it is a Fox News report and therefore I wish to await a real report before claiming a clairvoyancical nay messianical ability to sniff out the truth. Ahem. yechydda,
Gerry and Nuke, Great article....the golden boy has taken a tumble....looks like he is paying the price for all those non existent WMDs Well I really feel the need to take a bow, you heard the scoop here first boys and girls! Lord it's so painful to be right all the time, er, that's un
Nuke, This is somewhat related, possibly.http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,120434,00.html Shame on you, quoting Fox News! Hang on, you're not Art actually are you? Sigh, I'll give it a look, but remember the killer nuclear tipped drones set to invade the US though won't you?
Gerry, I know what you mean by getting out of the political loop...its hard and I find new articles all the time to reply to.Think my days on this site may be numbered though....just called one of Draginols articles trite.....hahaha Curiously enough I just this moment saw that. Go bac
Gerry, some questions to answer for sure but I am not sure if I would go as far as you on this Only tongue in cheek dear old chap, I'm not naturally given to conspiracies. But it's just one more cock up on a pile of others isn't it? I'm off to Burma tomorrow and won't now hit
Dear all, Here's a nice little conspiracy for you, concerning the allegations of corruption in the oil for food program. Now it's a little complicated so bear with me. "The major part of the transactions where graft, misuse [and] kickbacks were involved by-passed United Nations officials," he told the BBC Today programme. H
Smartaz, A very good point indeed, but I do notice a sea change in publications such as the New York Times and the Washington Post. Although I have only read selected articles in the syndicated international edition of the Herald Tribune, there is a lot more of an 'in your face' attitude towards the Bush administration. There's a way to go yet, it's as though people are just beginning to understand their job and are playing w
Sherye, I didn't realize how bad it was until I heard a report about Greg Palast Which report was this? Could you provide me with a link? Thanks, yechydda,
Something quite dramatic happened after 9/11. Not just the understandable anger that followed the terrorist atrocity, and the human desire for revenge. What also died on that tragic day was the reputation of the US media. Blinded by grief perhaps, the US media, the champion of free press the world over rolled over and bared its throat t
Imajinit, you must not have stayed passed out for too long... 5 minutes later you posted another reply... Okay smartarse, see how long you can hold your breath for before passing out! yechydda,
Gerry, Oh trust me I have several notebooks of stuff I need to write up. The only trouble is that I'mm too caught up in what's happening in the geo-political sphere, everyday as I read in journals, here from letters and see with my own eyes and hear with my own ears the reaction to the ongoing disaster that is Iraq I find myself writing about that instead of my little adventures. Laos should give me a chance to write up the j
Gerry, Take your time, good things are worth the wait. I might be in Laos by the time you post it, so you may have to wait for a while before you get my response. I'm not sure what the connectivity is like over there if at all. As for the pictures, I'm not sure how you do that either but someone around here must know. I think you need to put it in some HTML and have the address of the picture inside. Or something lik
Imajinit, 'You never fail to come up with the most bizarre stories and comentary valleyboy' Are you saying that my commentary is bizarre? Boo hoo hoo! I'm going to sulk now and hold m breath till I pass ou....... yechydda,
Gerry, Where have you written up your travelogue? What's the name of your blog? yechydda,
This week in Camodia, a judge heard the case of a woman accused of murdering her two nieces. When arrested she was found in possession of the gold earrings of one of her nieces. The prosecution argued that the woman had lured her two nieces into the jungle on a pretence of having a picnic, whereupon she murdered the young pair for the earrings. <
Kingbee, As I said in the article, the sanctioning of ex Baathist leaders in taking over command of some of these areas only reinforces your point. The humourous articles that I wrote about the leaked transcripts were horribly prescient. It's interesting to note also, that since the revelations of Al Ghraib, the number of hits that I have recieved concerning the US and Iraq have plummeted. I think I understand why.<B
Gerry, I travelled there back in the mid eighties and found it to be quite an amazing place and the people were incredibly hospitable....but then I was a male travelling by myself. Fascinating. I had hoped to visist Pakistan on my current oddysey, but have been advised that unless I a
KIngbee, he stated that its so difficult to round up four people who can testify they saw the defendant actually engaging in adulterous acts, prosecutions are generally unsucessful. Exactly. Not only is Sharia law a corruption of Islam, it is often inappropriately applied. It
President Musharraf of Pakistan has today called on religeous clerics to review of both the Blasphemy law and the strict Hudood law. The Hudood law covers crimes of adultery and rape. Under this law, a rape victim has to produce four witnesses in court to confirm her assault, otherwise she can be tried on charges of wilful adultery whil
As many commentators supsected before a bullet was fired the US never had an exit strategy for leaving Iraq. <P c
Wisefawn Well said! And true. yechydda,
Sir Peter, No you do not, your information comes from despicable left wing sources that try to teach modern British folk that we should be ashamed of our history. Why Sir Peter, steady on old chap! Which part is left wing? Far as I can see, it's spot on. And I really
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