Friday, March 14, 2003

Snakes Anthony McIntyre Even if you don't happen to be a fan of horse racing, the shout, 'they're off', besides acting as the catalyst for a surge of excitement to course through the veins, means one thing - the horses are off and the bookie and punter stand divided by a chasm of self interest. But as matters would have it, in the week when horse devotees have their eyes on the Cheltenham races, the term takes on a somewhat different meaning as we watch the ungainly charge across the Atlantic by our own political class. It is said that when those who populate that class depart our shores the collective IQ of Ireland surges upwards while that of America plummets down towards equilibrium with its president. [The Blanket: Snakes] Comments: Google It! 7:38:20 AM

Soldiers contradict Para line Fern Lane A former member of the Parachute Regiment has told the Saville Inquiry that his company commander ordered paratroopers to go over the barrier at which they had been positioned on Bloody Sunday, despite being explicitly refused permission to go through by a senior officer from A Company of the Royal Green Jackets. [AP/RN: Soldiers contradict Para line] Comments: Google It! 7:36:01 AM

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