If I were to go over the concepts of military spending in lieu of social security spending, you know the usual tirade that whilst everyone including guide dogs and mules at the beach that give rides for tuppence is busy having the tantric mantra of ‘cuts, cuts, cuts’ rammed down their throat at every opportunity, [...]
Archive for the ‘War’ Category
Everything But The Name
Posted in rant, UK politics, Utter Lunacy, Violence, War on April 1, 2011 | 1 Comment »
War’s a game
Posted in Utter Lunacy, War on February 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Because in modern warfare, you just come back to life, in modern warfare you get a round through the head and…goddamnit! You have to start that kill count all over again, because it’s just a game this modern warfare, just a game. You’ll blow the pixels away at the same time that real, breathing human beings [...]
Some sense amongst the chaos
Posted in Northern Ireland, Political, Violence, War on March 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The attacks on the Massereene Army base, Antrim in which two young soldiers were killed and four other people injured mark another senseless killing in a world that seems to completely lack any sense whatsoever. The death of two young men, who I notice were both younger than myself a factor which always accentuates the [...]
Provocation, an interesting concept
Posted in Iran, Nuclear Weapons, Political, UK politics, US Politics, War, World on July 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Iran has come under fire for test firing nine missiles, including a new Shahab-3, with a range of 2,000km (1,240 miles). The missile could potentially reach the Israeli city of Tel-Aviv and naturally combined with the concerns of an Iranian military nuclear program has provoked condemnation from Israel and the US. The BBC Diplomatic correspondent Jonathan Marcus voiced the opinion [...]
Because we are in the right
Posted in Government, Iran, Middle East, Missile Defence, Nuclear Disarmament, Nuclear Weapons, Political, War, World on July 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The continued development of the Ballistic Missile Defence system by the United States comes a little closer to reality as US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice travels to Prague to gain assent to a treaty which will allow US bases within the Czech republic. The system which will see the involvement of a Pan-Atlantic selection of nations [...]
Not just wrong, pretty plain stupid too
Posted in Anti-War, Idiocy, rant, Utter Lunacy, Violence, War on June 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
By WENN world entertainment news – Monday, June 9 11:20 am From www.yahoo.co.uk. “Outspoken actor Rupert Everett has sparked fury from British soldiers after branding them “whining wimps” who are “pathetic” compared to recruits in the days of Victorian Britain. The Stardust actor, whose own father was a major in the British Army, made the controversial [...]
Posturing and Threats, and who loses?
Posted in Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Non-Violence, Political, Violence, War on February 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Nassan Hazrallah the militant leader of Hezbollah (you would have thought it would be unnecessary to describe a Hezbollah leader as ‘militant’ really) has warned Israel that his group are ready for “open war” with Israel after the killing of one of it’s leaders in Syria. Imad Mughniyeh was killed in a car bombing in [...]
Keeping up with the times
Posted in Anti-War, Iraq, Violence, War on February 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I thought I should quickly add that the death toll from the Market place bombings in Iraq on Friday has now risen to nearly 100, twice the original estimate. No surprise given the extent of the injuries recieved by many people who did not have the luck to die instantly. Additionally a particularly atrocious factor [...]
Perhaps not
Posted in Israel, Violence, War, World on February 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Not that this would be the last port of call for Mauretainian bandits or Iraqi suicide bombers before they went out into the world to commit their respective atrocities but it would appear that my overly optimistic plea for non violence last night was categorically ignored. Four members of the same French family, including two [...]
Admiring your handiwork
Posted in Anti-War, democracy, Disillusion, Government, Iraq, Patriotism, PNAC, Political, Society, Terrorism, UK politics, US Politics, Violence, War, World on December 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
My feelings on those who direct the armed forces into situations in which their lives are at risk are mixed but always strong, that President Bush has the guts to face the people that his war has maimed is something I guess. These pictures are from President Bush’s visit to Brooke army medical centre in [...]
