tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120498212009-12-04T18:30:27.849ZWell, I say old, but not THAT old. Everything's relative isn't it? I mean .. in Methuzala's league .. I'm definitely NOT!Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11048198233889575116ThisOldBrit@gmail.comBlogger1131125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12049821.post-11945361811803291132009-08-28T10:45:00.000+01:002009-08-28T10:47:16.941+01:00

(cross posted at appletree)

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Palestinians evicted in JerusalemPalestinian officials say the families lived in the houses for over 50 yearsIsraeli police have evicted nine Palestinian families living in two houses in occupied East Jerusalem.Jewish settlers moved into the houses almost immediately. The US has urged Israel to abandon plans for a building project in the area.Israel occupied East Jerusalem in 1967 and later

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Sir Bobby Robson, football hero, true grit old Brit and personification of the perfect English gentleman has died aged 76.Right up until to just five days ago, terminally ill, Sir Bobby was still working hard to raise funds for his national Cancer appeal.Today, the world is a poorer place without such a super man.May Sir Bobby rest in perfect peace. Since this most marvelous man has most

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The folks at Fox News, who have been telling us for almost a decade that Iraq is the central front of the War on Terror, can't even place the country on a map.Note, though, that Fox isn't the only news outlet where ignorance reigns when it comes to the Middle East. Just before the 2004 election, while President Bush was busy eking out a narrow victory by riding a wave of fear and loathing of

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Since we've already said it all, so many times before, this time we're staying schtum, and letting some IDF soldiers speak for themselves.It had become increasingly evident during the beginning phases of the most recent Gaza War that the lives of ordinary Gazans had been unjustly taken or adversely affected. The systematic demolition of homes, the inappropriate usage of white phosphorus

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Press reports are saying that former Hitler Youth Movement member and current pretender to the post of Jesus Christ's personal, infallible representative right here on earth, Pope Benedict the umpteenth (previously known as Joseph Alois Ratzinger), has taken a tumble and broken his wrist.Sad to say, no mention's been made of the pompous, privileged, pampered, poxy, hypocritical,

Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11048198233889575116ThisOldBrit@gmail.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12049821.post-44006788174832895962009-07-16T20:33:00.013+01:002009-08-02T13:50:56.398+01:00

Even though she makes us sick, we're certainly not nearly so sick as to suggest, for a single second, that Cherie Blair should succumb to such a shocking disease, we do have to wonder if she should be surprised -- at almost anything -- seeing as she insists on sleeping with such a swine.Cherie 'has suspected swine flu'*(Cross posted across at 'appletree')

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We suppose that the law of averages dictates that even governments as full of gobshites as Gordon Brown's is must eventually get something right ... at sometime or other ... and do the decent thing.UK cuts Israel weapons contractsThe UK has revoked five export licences for equipment to the Israeli navy because of actions during Israel's Operation Cast Lead in Gaza this year.The British Foreign

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A further 15 British soldiers have lost their lives in just the last ten days in southern Afghanistan, whilst continuing Operation Panther's Claw, a major assault against the Taliban. At least, 15 is still the number as we sit safely here at home on this sunny Sunday afternoon, and type.As if this isn't absolutely awful enough in itself, today we are told the astonishing truth by the 'Mail on

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Been away for a wee while sampling some other beautiful bits of Britain.Glad to report that our batteries are now recharged and that we're back in the blogging business.Our thanks go to good buddy Gordo (that youngish Yank), over at 'appletree' for keeping an eye on things for us while we wandered.

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As you know, we Americans commemorate the signing of the Declaration of Independence today. Here's the sort of thing we did to celebrate:

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Iraqis danced in the streets to celebrate what they see as the first step toward a complete withdrawal of American forces:Iraqi forces assumed formal control of Baghdad and other cities Tuesday after American troops handed over security in urban areas in a defining step toward ending the U.S. combat role in the country. A countdown clock broadcast on Iraqi TV ticked to zero as the midnight

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From the BBC:Iran is well known for filtering the net, but the government has moved to do the same for mobile phones.Nokia Siemens Network has confirmed it supplied Iran with the technology needed to monitor, control, and read local telephone calls. It told the BBC that it sold a product called the Monitoring Centre to Iran Telecom in the second half of 2008.The product allows authorities to

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Picture above shows just a single excruciating example of an innocent, defenceless old Palestinian lady being blatantly assaulted by intolerably intolerant young extremist, supremacist Israelis, in full and close up view of completely unconcerned, uniformed IDF soldiers.Reports by mainstream American, British and other western media rarely relate properly the revolting, abominable, inhuman

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He may be a genius, but would you really want him as your personal physician?The Last Psychiatrist recently ran a short, thoughtful piece on out-of-the-box medical treatments, and it's definitely worth reading in full. :The New Yorker had a recent article on Ramachandran, the neurologist famous for discovering that phantom limb pain wasn't the result of damaged nerve endings in the stump, but of

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Stand With Free Iran ~ Iran election, originally uploaded by harrystaab.Go to the link above ... NOW. And then go on to The Boston Globe ~ and elsewhere.Thank God for all our fantastic friends at 'Flickr'.And thank God for all fearless photographers and photo journalists.And thank God for all the brave, honest, decent, ordinary Iranian people heroes and heroines.*(Cross posted across at '

Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11048198233889575116ThisOldBrit@gmail.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12049821.post-40929368873977425432009-06-15T21:11:00.015+01:002009-06-15T21:53:25.150+01:00

Huh.If you think that's a large load of the stinky stuff - boy, have we got news for you.Iraq war inquiry to be in privateAn independent inquiry into the Iraq war will be held in private, Prime Minister Gordon Brown has told MPs.Opposition parties - and many Labour MPs - have been calling for the probe since shortly after the 2003 invasion.It will start next month and take at least a year, Mr

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Brave protesters protect journalists so that the world can see what's really happening inside Iran (incident begins about 2 minutes in):Interestingly, conservatives Richard Perle, Frank Gaffney, and Mitt Romney are saying that Ahmadinejad won the election through fraud, and that he won the election because of Obama's new policy of engagement and diplomacy with hostile regimes.So which is it? Did

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When supporters of Hussein Moussavi took to the streets to claim election fraud, riot police charged in to meet them (more photos and videos here)Officially, hardline president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won Iran's presidential election by a landslide. And while statistical analysis has failed to demonstrate election fraud, there are some very good reasons to believe that the election was stolen from

gordohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16058315619060014195noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12049821.post-19459012712103719452009-06-13T23:40:00.022+01:002009-06-14T00:51:14.198+01:00

Okay. We know.It's an old one and it's a corny one. But we're gonna tell it again anyway."Whadaya mean there's no demand?Don't dare moan to me about no demand.It's the job of salesmen to create demand"...... said the sales manager of the big, baby buggy and pram manufacturing firm as he scolded his salesmen.And then there's this.Get the picture?Understand what we're saying?Or do some still need a

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James W. Van BrunnYet another right-wing terrorist has struck in the US:An elderly gunman known to authorities as a white supremacist fatally shot a private security guard at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in downtown Washington today before being wounded by guards who returned fire, officials said.A law enforcement source identified the gunman as James W. von Brunn, 88. On an anti-Semitic

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Oh, Gawd.Here we go ....Jesus H., thank God we're agnostic.

Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11048198233889575116ThisOldBrit@gmail.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12049821.post-11737461679923806302009-06-07T13:55:00.019+01:002009-06-07T15:11:06.786+01:00

Dear Dirty Dwarf Frog,FUCK YOU.Yours very sincerely,This Old Brit.God save our gracious Queen,Long live our noble Queen,God save the Queen!Send her victorious,Happy and glorious,Long to reign over us;God save the Queen!** [Correction: For frog, read ungracious, ungrateful, ugly, tiny, twirpy, two faced toad.](Cross posted across at 'appletree')

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The following comes direct from our inbox and was sent to us by the Jewish Voice for Peace.Dear Richard,We've asked Prof. Joel Beinin, Donald J. McLachlan Professor of History and Middle East History at Stanford University, to give us his impression on President Obama's speech in Cairo today. We're sharing his response with you.An articulate and charismatic President of the United States named

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(cross posted at appletree)

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