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Update
My previous post was based on early reports that the US forces went into a diplomatic establishment. This is not the case. My initial, visceral reaction caused me to forget that Iran and Iraq do not have diplomatic ties and therefore there can not be diplomatic establishments in Iraq sent by Iran. The Iranian authorities are saying the people ( Read more... ) -
Impeach President Bush
As if the grounds were not sufficient before, George Bush has now ordered US personnel to violate the sovereignty of a consular establishment. This act is in direct contravention of US and international law. We said so explictly when the Iranians violated the sovereignty of our embassy in Teheran. All responsible nations agreed with us, and ( Read more... ) -
Trivia
Oi! Those of you who grumbled that the trivia page was USA specific, we're doing the UK version now.
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My politics
I've created my first tag, which is 'my politics.' Those of you who have stated you'd vote for me for president notwithstanding (and it's good to hear, even though most have been furriners,) I have no delusions that my opinions are of any interest to anyone but me. The fact that I state them so emphatically here is one of the reasons I don't give ( Read more... ) -
In memoriam
This morning when Matthew went to put the hamster cage back into his room (they spend the night in our downstairs bathroom so that the noise doesn't disturb any one and so that the cats can't get to them) we found that the albino, Chippy, was dead. It appears as if most of her head has been removed. I find it hard to believe that the other ( Read more... ) -
Death Penalty
I'm against it ( Read more... ) -
'Tis the season. . .
. . . to be hating?
In response to a meme, I am to name ten things beginning with C that I hate. Hate is a particularly strong word, but let's have a go at it, shall we?
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Young Frankenstein's Monster
Peter Boyle died today.
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WHACK!
I was dozing off last night, when this hit me. I started laughing and sat up and started jotting it down. The first paragraph is essentially what came to me whole cloth. The rest of it comes from the outline I did. I still have more outline to go. It's a read-to-me book.
( Don't blame me! My muse did it. Part One. )