The return of Superstars – Whatever happened to Brian Jacks?
Blogging Brits gets some publicity.
And lots of stuff about Iraq, John Simpson etc etc…
Right that’s the ‘news’ outta the way… on with the blogs!
Random burblings since 1999
The return of Superstars – Whatever happened to Brian Jacks?
Blogging Brits gets some publicity.
And lots of stuff about Iraq, John Simpson etc etc…
Right that’s the ‘news’ outta the way… on with the blogs!
War
Yes I know the war in Iraq has started.
No I don’t really want to talk about it on here. There are many thousands of other blogs that will/are doing that.
I will mention it in passing no doubt but I am steering clear. Mainly because I don’t know who to believe or trust, and ultimately innocent people WILL die and whilst that is the reality of war I’m just not sure WHY this war is happening. Do we believe ‘our’ (western) media? Do we believe reports coming from Baghdad?
So if you want non-media coverage and opinion of the war, may I suggest you visit these sites: Michele at ‘a small victory’ – offering an American anti-war/Bush viewpoint. Raed in Baghdad – who I hope survives the war. Of course if you are pro-war there are sites for you too but I really don’t want to waste my time (and opinion) finding them for you.
Update: Though pro-war, Carey is such a charming and wonderful personality that one would do well to at least acknowledge his existence.
Happy now my friend? 😉
And in other news…
Jez gets a ‘real’ domain for Jezblog.
Iraq
War or conviction.
War
With the headlines currently dominated by the, seemingly imminent, war against Iraq, it may do us all good to pause today and remember the horrors that have past.
Clash of Globalizations
Bear with me, I don’t comment on political situations often but I’ve been meaning to note down something about this for a while now…
Under a backdrop of a war no-one outside the government seems to want, I’ve been trying to look at the bigger picture. One article that has helped me get to grips with the entire notion of ‘globalism’ and it’s effects, and one I’ve returned to a couple of times was written by Stanley Hoffman: Clash of Globalizations.
Ultimately the discussions will continue, but seems to flex around the following questions:
1. Does a nation protecting an ?open society? (US, Great Britain, France, Germany, Japan, etc.) have ethical obligations to undemocratic, closed societies and people outside its borders that should constrain foreign policy?
2. Should the modern nation state be thought as an egoistic atom in global relations, ultimately unbound by international law (the ?realist? position), or as a world citizen, cooperating with other nations in a transnational system and abiding by common codes (the ?idealist? position)?
The inclusion and exclusion of ‘states’ from those questions, and their answers remains the issues. We cannot engage Al-Qaeda in discussion, so what options do we have?
And, at present, how does this really relate to the situation in Iraq? Mr.Blair issued a statement today stating that Britain could fall under attack from Al-Qaeda at any time, and we could spend billions and not stop or even accurately anticipate when and where those attacks would be, so if we must, then we will go to war with Iraq.
I have yet to see accurate links between Iraq and Al-Qaeda. If you know someone who has them, please ask them to pass them on.
Iraq Navigator
Once again the BBC show why their news website is top of the heap.
Iraq navigator.