Thursday, July 7, 2005

THE EMPIRE AT WORK "This paper argues that the United States breached the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC) by supplying warfare-related biological materials to Iraq during the 1980s, at a time when that nation was at war with its neighbour, Iran. It is further argued that the United Kingdom has an obligation, not least due to its published policy on the issue, to formally report this breach to the United Nations Security Council. It may come as some surprise to the reader to learn - and as far as the author is aware this information has not previously been made public - that the anthrax threat from Iraq, a repeatedly cited reason for the 2003 invasion of that country, actually originated from a dead cow in South Oxfordshire." WebIndia: "The American Psychological Association has warned its members of ethical concerns of helping in the questioning of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. An APA task force put together a report it made public Tuesday following reports in last month's New York Times that psychologists were giving interrogators advice on how to break detainees. The Times said psychiatrists and psychologists were asked how to use a prisoner's fears, perhaps learned from medical records, to increase distress." 11:27:21 AM

GEORGIE BOY FALLS OFF HIS BIKE NYTimes: "President Bush collided with a local police officer and fell during a bike ride on the grounds of the Gleneagles golf resort while attending a meeting of world leaders Wednesday." George has serious learning difficulties. He has a problem with English (which he calls 'Murkan') and he has a problem riding his bike. In fact, we might call him Calamity George. It is quite possible Al Qaeda has a hand in this. RandomPerspective: "Although being billed as 'an accident' by the press the official line by the administration is that Mr Bush suffered at the hands of 'an incident' - they are refusing to call it an accident as intelligence experts have just to rule out the possibility the incident was caused by terrorist intervention. Following a string of accidents, the United States President George W Bush is to hire a stunt double to take care of potentially dangerous operations such as policy making, speech delivery and running the country. The decision came after Mr Bush sustained minor facial injuries following a fall from his bicycle." 11:08:34 AM

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