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👓 Hillary Clinton as the next American President? 🇺🇸

01 Sunday Dec 2013

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⚽️ Have England really got a chance in Brazil 2014? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

20 Wednesday Nov 2013

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Roy hogdson

Contemplating failure?

TEMPLATE ANALYSIS

The last two games that this country’s national soccer side were involved in, have been cited by most commentators, even the most the patriotic ones, as a wake-up call for England’s chances when they enter the lofty heights of tournament football.

Chile, and later Germany showed, that despite fielding a ‘second-team’ against England, that they were a yard ahead in terms of class.

In the case of Chile, one outstanding player, namely Alexis Sanchez, proved to be the difference.

But perhaps, more disappointingly, against Germany Roy Hodgson’s men lacked a clear structure and were caught short on the counter on a number of occasions – the scoreline of 1-0 could easily have been two or three.

England don’t play to a game plan, and when they do they stick to it rigidly. When playing in qualifying games to major competitions that is fine, but you will always come unstuck when facing the best in Europe or the World.

And at a time, when more money than ever is going to be poured into the Premiership – thanks BTSport’s One billion pound deal –  that only mean more failure and disappointment at an international level for England’s overpriced and overrated football ‘stars.’

roy-hodgson-press-2and this is what it looks like.. after Euro 2012

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What is the point in having a London Mayor?

20 Wednesday Nov 2013

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Nice hair, Boris.

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When Tony Blair, the then British PM, put forward the idea of having a London mayor, it didn’t sound like a great idea.

Today, as the present incumbent at City Hall faced questions over the shocking number of cycling deaths over the last two weeks – six in total – the less convincing this American-style role appeared to be.

Boris Johnson brings a floppy hairstyle, colourful comments and language, as well as a buffoon-like manner to this role, all this no doubt helps to distract away from the central question about the London Mayor and the very expensive general assembly where he was being ‘grilled’, namely – ‘What is the point?’

Apart from being a talking shop – and at a time when ordinary Londoners and not the supper rich who Boris openly champions, are being squeezed like never before – a criminally over-priced one, there is little to be said for the glorified councilors who gather in the most grandiose surroundings to score points against each other.

Those who for so long despaired at Parliament and MPs may want to turn their attention to the capital and the motley crew of elected representatives that reside in a building that can only rival Athens for modern-day European-nostalgic hubris.

George Galloway’s announcement that he may be running for the role of London Mayor just highlights the utter pointlessness of this role.

For Boris Johnson of course, this is all a prep-school for bigger and better things, namely number 10 and being leader of the country.

As for the people he will leave behind – well, they will have to grin and bare another London Mayor and the promise of more council tax, higher car parking charges, VAT etc to pay for the dubious privilege.

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Morsi stands ‘trial’ (whatever for?)

04 Monday Nov 2013

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Morsi at Trial, 4-11-13

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The democratically elected President of Egypt stood before the world, behind bars in a cage – his crime that he had ‘incited’ the murder of demonstrators.

If those who had orchestrated the coup to oust Mohamed Morsi from power expected him to cower they were to be disappointed.

Morsi is not the monster that was the military dictator Hosni Mubarak, the former leader who now lives in virtual freedom after the military apparatus he left behind orchestrated demonstrations, and committed mass murder against their own people.

If this is not a coup, then what is the Egyptian military doing on Tahrir Square?

And what is Morsi standing trial for?

The Muslim Brotherhood have shown they will not accept the actions of the Egyptian military who were backed by a noisy well-heeled elite who were furious at the prospect of losing their privileges to the poor who make the majority of the country.

They have also shown that despite the considerable risk of being killed they are prepared to stand up for a principle – namely that if you don’t agree with a government, wait for the next election and vote them out.

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Leader of Pakistani Taliban ‘is dead’

01 Friday Nov 2013

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News that the leader of the Pakistani Taliban has been killed in a drone strike will be greeted with some joy within Pakistan, and will also be seen as a vindication of the drone policy pursued by the CIA inside the ‘tribal areas’ bordering Afghanistan.

Of course, Pakistanis would argue that the Pakistani Taliban would not be attacking their country had America not conducted its highly controversial drone strikes which the Pakistan military said has killed 67 civilians, and over a thousand militants.

Pakistan’s military has been accused of conniving with America in allowing the strikes to occur. If that is so, the reason for this may not be as straight forward as many believe. Pakistan’s relationship with America in the war on terror has always been to pursue their own nation’s interests, which in this case was to pacify a lawless part of the country – a borderland where  the kidnap of young boys and girls was commonplace.

So, the drone programme is as much a Pakistani military project, as  it was a CIA one.

The slaughter of Hakimullah Mehsud – however an unpleasant and unsavory character he may have been – is however, hugely problematic for Pakistan.

The rationale behind this assassination is of course to cut off the head of the snake, a man who the Pakistan military have been itching to get at after a series a high-profile attacks on their soldiers and headquarters.

For one, where does this leave the peace talks sponsored by the elected Prime Minster of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif – he had offered the Taliban the chance to engage in dialogue with the Pakistan government. That attempt at rapprochement was met with more attacks inside Pakistan, which left many wondering whether the Mehsud really spoke for the Pakistani Taliban, whoever they may have been.

And what does this say about the relationship between Nawaz Sharif and the Pakistan military?

But more concerning than this of course, is the fear of what is follow. How many more Mehsuds have been created out of making this evil man a martyr?

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The Trouble with George Galloway (a.k.a Obi One Kenobi)

25 Friday Oct 2013

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Courting controversy at all costs

Courting controversy at all costs

TEMPLATE ANALYSIS

George Galloway’s return to politics a year or so ago was a welcome sight to everyone – even his detractors. Here, was a man cast out of his party by a Prime Minister whom many believe to be a war criminals, who against the odds, which in the case of his departure at Bethnal Green and Bow was boundary changes, had shown the triumph of human spirit when he unseated a Labour candidate at Bradford West.

Well, that’s what some of us thought a year or so ago.

What a difference a year makes..

Since then, of course there have been his remarks about ‘bad sexual etiquette’ when defending accusations against Julian Assange, which forced the only star in Respect, other than himself of course, to resign in protest, one Salma Yacoob.

If that wasn’t bad enough, there’s been talk of the Respect MP making a film to take on Michael Moore, and even running as London Mayor, which all begs the question – where does he get the time to do all this, isn’t he meant to be serving the good people of Bradford who put their faith in him at the ballot box?

It turns out, councilors within Respect’s party were asking the same question also, their resignations yesterday were accompanied with the complaint that he wasn’t taking his job as MP for Bradford seriously.

Ron McKay, George’s staunch friend, claimed conspiracy which may or may not be true. However more than a year on from those great and triumphant scenes and Galloway has little to show for his time as an MP for the good people of Bradford.

Sadly, the longer his term and more it appears as little more than a vehicle for one man’s gigantic ego, a platform for greater exposure in a world where people say anything and do anything to be a celebrity.

Click http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-24667386

Click http://www.thedrum.com/news/2012/08/22/george-galloway-sacked-columnist-holyrood-magazine-following-julian-assange-rape

Click http://news.sky.com/story/1158165/george-galloway-mulls-london-mayor-bidhere

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