Strangely Perfect

Guillotine and “The Reign of Terror” Funny how I missed this during the summer – I was in hospital, I think. This video is Henry Paulson, stumbling and squirming, as he struggles to evade quite simple questions for someone in his position.  (I talked about his deceit last year here and here, at the start [...]

Who?  Who Are Megrahi and Calley Megrahi is a Libyan, convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering 270 people by blowing up a 747 over Lockerbie in Scotland – but released early after 8 years (but 10 years in prison) and sent to Libya to die of cancer. Calley is an American, convicted and [...]

Introduction This is a small investigation into mail lists and scammy companies.  Some companies are fine, but I always go by the adage to judge a man by the company he keeps.  This shows how lists spread far beyond their initial purpose when you sign up for something.  It also shows how the privacy policies [...]

The Sirens, and others like The Harpies, are mythical creations designed to remind us that all is not what it seems.  Their allegorical presence is there to make us realise that we can be drawn into bad actions as if hypnotised, even though we know and are aware of exactly what is happening around us. [...]

In an amazing show of unity across the divide that still sometimes splits the two blocs of Northern Ireland, some people have demonstrated just how well two peoples can get on, if they try. As if in an Ealing comedy or an act from Spike Milligan’s Puckoon, they’ve been dodging the revenue men with tonnes [...]

Relevant Links: Palin e-mail hack details emerge VP contender Sarah Palin hacked US election: Republicans fight to block inquiry into Palin’s ‘Troopergate’ affair Palin’s e-mail problems spread Governor Is Asked To Release E-Mails Once Elected, Palin Hired Friends and Lashed Foes Group Posts E-Mail Hacked From Palin Account — Update Palin E-Mail Hacker Says It [...]

It’s a Sad State of Affairs when You Make George W Bush Look Like an Informed Progressive! – Andy Parsons I watched “Mock the Week” (a satirical comedy show), on BBC2 last night and the Andy Parsons quote shows just how much the rest of the world suspects the true nature of Sarah Palin.  The [...]

Or Does it Mean, Ignoring History? Key Links: US, Poland OK missile defense base, riling Moscow Russia condemns US missile deal I can agree with US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, for her statement, “Missile defence, of course, is aimed at no one. It is in our defence that we do this.” And it sounds [...]

Sorry to keep banging on about this, but the new laws in the UK which severely limit our freedoms and liberties gained over centuries should be compared to the current Zimbabwe situation and then taken forward in time as a thought experiment. The nearly current state of affairs in the UK I’ve summarised here in [...]

a.k.a. How did the Labour Party come to this? The present Home Secretary, the former teacher called Jacqui Smith, is desperately trying, at all costs, to implement laws that would allow events such as the law that is title of this post, to easily occur at some future date. Let’s state my case; I’m (still) [...]