The first woman to be convicted under the Terrorism Act appears to be more of a deluded fantasist than a threat to national security. Samina Malik, a 23 year old shop assistant from Southall, West London, was found guilty of…
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The "Independent" and Afghanistan
Speaking of Afghanistan and the Taliban, it was interesting to see The Independent run a front page (link now hidden behind a subscription firewall) on Tuesday highlighting the plight of women in that troubled country. Interesting in that the Indie…
At last, something good happens in Iraq
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the serial beheading, Islamofascist barbarian leader of the Iraqi franchise of al-Qaeda, has been killed in a US air strike. This is great news for the Iraqi people, their fledgling government and anyone who wants to see…
Tone down?
One should always be open to new experiences. Tony Blair had one yesterday when, after eight and a half years of whip-managed, on-message, look-at-the-size-of-our-majority Parliamentary dominance, he was defeated in the House of Commons by a significant margin. The bill…
Tagged with: Gordon Brown, Labour Party, The War On Terror, Tony Blair, UK Politics
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Habeas corpus and all that
A torrid week for the government. First there was the whole David Blunkett soap opera. Hot on the tails came rumblings of dissent and a very palpable prospect of a party revolt. Then today The Guardian began serialising DC Confidential,…
It’s The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Don’t Feel Fine)
The world’s gone mad! Citizeness Sane, on many occasions Is it me, or does the whole world seem to be imploding? I’m usually quite rational when it comes to the craziness that passes for everyday existence on this troubled planet,…
Tagged with: George W. Bush, Iran, Iraq, Terrorism, The War On Terror, The world's gone mad
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The Grapple In The Big Apple
Hitchens versus Galloway went ahead and, by all accounts, didn’t disappoint. The whole thing can be streamed in video here. It’s just under two hours long, so I haven’t had time to watch it all yet, but the hour or…
"Abu, Abu Qatada, I wanna reach out and grab ya"
So what are we to make of the deportation of these 10 individuals who, claim the government, pose a “threat to national security”? On the one hand, I find the ideology of these people utterly repugnant. On the other hand,…
The mother of all fuckwits
Don’t you just hate George Galloway? Wouldn’t you love to smack him repeatedly round the head with a nine iron? I would. Abhorrent turd of a man. It wouldn’t surprise me in the least if he was rubbing his hands…
They’ll never succeed
It’s all the more revolting that these attacks took place on the day that G8 were due to meet and discuss the two biggest issues facing the future of this planet: world poverty and global warming. Discussions were meant to…
Citizen Sane 