As alluded to in the personal entry this morning (as opposed to the internet news and views one) here is the story about the local bushfires yesterday. Five houses destroyed, state of emergency in Toowoomba, dozens of grass fires around, not nice at all. And it's only October, doh.
Also, before we get too depressed with what is happening in the news, Swiss monastery Saint Bernard dogs for rent LOL - they aren't exactly for sale cos the monks still want them for the tourists in the summer, but hmm efficient helicopters and heat seaking equipment versus slobbery dog with brandy, awww sometimes progress sucks LOL.
Countdown for the second Presidential Debate is underway - hmm whether to watch the webcast or catch the highlights on the net shortly after it has finished LOL. I'm not American, if I was I would be a decided voter, so maybe we will stick with the highlights package LOL.
'Watching' the Anaheim v Boston game at Fenway at the moment, top of the seventh, Boston up 6 to 1 in the game and up two nil in the series, unless there are five runs by Anaheim in the next three innings it will be goodbye Angels. We will see.
Eh, the story I have been avoiding, but with me and my geopolitical bent, it had to come in here, and no, I haven't been avoiding it cos of any bias in the Israel Palestine thing, but just cos it's a horrible story, the bombing on the Sinai coast of the Taba Hilton and a couple of other places. Thirty confirmed dead, about the same number missing, about a hundred injured, virtually every Israeli in Egypt heading home - is the West winning this war on terror at all? Virtually every week there is another strike by terrorists, and yes, we are considering the terrorism/resistance in Iraq differently, because I think there were about 4000 attacks and bombings in August or September alone (in Iraq). And there was a bombing outside the Indonesian Embassy in Paris yesterday as well, a few wounded, a few windows shattered, but still an attack nonetheless.
Speaking of Iraq, that British hostage Ken Bigley was executed this morning. I've had an acquaintance the last week or so emailing me a link to one of those execution video sites - I have NO intention of putting myself off food for a week and having that psychological scar on my brain for a long time - if I want to see stuff, I will decide myself thank you very much - every death in this war, every non-natural causes death, is tragic in itself if you look at each individual case - there is no need to gorge on videos of it, words on news stories are enough thank you very much.
Hmm, the Israeli media doesn't seem to be sure who did the Sinai attacks - the Palestinians or Al Qaeda (or a similar organisation). Reminds me of the Spanish government rushing to blame ETA for the Madrid bombing instead of a wider network. Just what the world needs, a confused and riled Israel - expect Israeli bombings of wider Arab targets over the next week or so.
OMG and guess what, Anaheim got five runs in the ONE innings - top of the eighth, six all. I put the mockers on the Red Sox I guess. I will shut up on baseball predictions from now on LOL. Me, shut up, yeah right :) Boston having used three pitchers in the last one and a bit innings eek.
And there's an election in Afghanistan today as well - this is a scary story related to the poll. What sort of damage could 40 000 litres of petrol do in a city? I have a bad feeling that this one won't be the only sort of plot in that blighted land today.
With that Canadian sub, dunno whether I mentioned it last entry, there has been one death due to the smoke inhalation and one sailor in intensive care. The Chicoutimi (think I spelled it right all by myself LOL) is being towed back to Scotland currently, should arrive there by Monday. Broken down sub story kind of funny, broken down sub with death attached less so.
More Canadian news - Martin is going to use a flying Taj Mahal, basically a Prime Ministerial private jet blah blah, bought by Mulroney as he was on his way out, Chretien refused to use it, and tried to sell it off, but the funniest line out of the story is that Kenny Rogers looked at it, but it wasn't good enough for someone who lives in Branson, Missouri - oh those wacky Americans LOL.
Reading more about the Sinai stuff - geez, I'm glad I saw that part of the world already. I would hate to go through it now, what with Damascus worried about the Americans and Israeli's encircling them, and Egypt about to take another kick on the tourism market - at least Turkey is kinda sorta looking like it could be part of the EU someday in the next century LOL. Before September 11 there seemed to be an Al Qaeda related strike every two or three months, now it seems weekly if not more frequently. Lot of angry people out there currently, both in the West and in the Muslim world.
No WMDs found? Blame France and Russia for trying to get sweetheart deals from Saddam if ever sanctions came off. LOL, that's basically the defence mechanism for Bush and Cheney when the CENTRAL PLANK of the invasion turns out to be a lie. Oh, and blame the CIA as well, they have been a good kicking target since September 11 LOL.
Good related article this one - saying that the whole British reaction to the war and how it started is agree to disagree and move on (rather than the US way of we were right, facts, what facts - and by the way I never said that Iraq was talking to Al Qaeda LOL), which is making the whole NO WMD FOUND story a bit of a yawn. As Freedland says, let's go back to January 2003 and know then that Iraq had NO WMD lol, hmmm, up is down and war is peace and very 1984 eh. But a combination of war fatigue and the hawks saying it doesn't matter how it got started, how are we doing in the here and now, bleah.
Hmm, off the track a bit (thank goodness I hear you say) but this one is about some cloned cats being put up for show in New York. And by show, I mean one of those this is a perfect pedigree blah blah, that the movie Best In Show slung off at.
Okies, off a bit earlier than usual - out shopping, I might pick up a new book or CD or DVD or something - hopefully will be on later to hear the debate or have the pundits filter it for me LOL.
Pauly
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