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Several blogs, including the aforementioned Samizdata, have made comments on the most recent Olympic “storm in a tea-cup.” This “skating” row is just a pathetic way for the Olympics to get some attention. Everyone loves a good controversy and the Olympics have provided one. Now the Olympics are in the top 5 stories on the main news, not dead last. What me cynical?
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Over at Samizdata there is yet another cheap ploy to get hits. This time the lovely Ms Radic, Samizdata’s own spokesmodel, dishes the dirt on a Valentine’s Day Party she attended. While I am loath to comment on a Valentine’s day party, it did seem rather cool and I am jealous for two reasons: one Ms Radic was there and I wasn’t, the other being that at least one of the rooms was playing some very cool old school goth music. The fake tatoo was kind of neat as well. Did I mention there is a picture?
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Friday night I attended a meeting where the head of the Parliament of Kurdistan spoke at lenght. It was most interesting speech and q&a session where we learned about the progress of the region of Iraq. It will not surprise anyone to hear that they are particularly keen on reports that the US and its allies are thinking of have another “go” at Saddam Hussein. They were worried about post-Saddam Iraq and made it clear that they would international need help with any Iraq administration, to ensure their rights.
What was most interesting is the fact that they wish to have a federal system within Iraq and do not seek independence from the country. They firmly believe in the state of Iraq and wish it to be free for all Iraquis, not only Kurds. Dr Shawaz, who is the Speaker of their Parliament in northern Iraq, gave eloguent answers to some fairly complex questions. He catagorically supported the war on terror and condemned any terrorists be they Islamic or Kurd. He specifically mentioned the PKK in his answer to my query.
Dr Shawaz was here in the UK to speak to both to Scottish and British parliamentarians, lobbyists and academics. He seemed very pleased with the response to his approaches.
For more info check out: Kurdistan National Assembly-Iraq.
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Interesting developments in the illegals riot here in the UK. It seems not all of the inmates are accounted for, and it is believed some may have died in the fire. One further, more startling revelation is that the facility, despire being “state of the art”, had no fire sprinkler system. Nice to see that the immigration service pays attention to government regulations when it comes to building safety
requirements.
PS: I apologise for the lack of posting but Blogger.com is having more problems today and was not allowing me to post.
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