Tamasin has been a realy cutey today. Andrée was playing piano and getting frustrated at how a particular aspect was difficult. Tamasin patted her on the shoulder and said ‘Its such a shame mummy, you havent anyone here to help you with your piano- you help me but no one helps you.’ Then this evening, I asked her to tell ME a bible story. She switched out the light and begun very seriously ‘Once it was all dark. Then God... Read more
Andrew Sullivan couldnt get much clearer about his views of the Spanish: “Romano Prodi, the chief of the European Commission, puts it as bluntly as anyone: ‘It is clear that using force is not the answer to resolving the conflict with terrorists,’ Prodi said. ‘Terrorism is infinitely more powerful than a year ago.’ This is classic appeasement. And it’s also demonstrably untrue. Al Qaeda has been seriously weakened since 9/11, thanks almost entirely to those countries, especially the U.S., that... Read more
Through a Glass Darkly in the first week of posting asks: “Why is it so difficult to remain firmly committed to Evangelical distinctives without sliding into anti-intellectualism? This looks like being an interesting blog……. Read more
Andrew Sullivan says f the appeasement brigade really do believe that the war to depose Saddam is and was utterly unconnected with the war against al Qaeda, then why on earth would al Qaeda respond by targeting Spain? If the two issues are completely unrelated, why has al Qaeda made the connection? The answer is obvious: the removal of the Taliban and the Saddam dictatorship were two major blows to the cause of Islamist terror. They removed an al Qaeda... Read more
Acccording to Slugger O Toole and his readers The Spanish turned against their government because of misinformation and manipulation since the bombings. It is alleged that the Spanish press did not cover the ETA denials before the elections. Verifying this kind of information is perhaps difficult. How do we know if the writers on that blog are themselves misinforming us! UPDATE- Since I am currently in Spain, I thought I would try and verify the information reflected in this post.... Read more
According to The Observer The Lott story-greatly loved by bloggers actually demonstrates that Bloggers and hacks need one another. Sad, but true. . Read more
Ken Livingstone clearly thinks so, and has initiated a public correspondence with the French prime minister on the issue of the banning of headscarves. Some French people must now be wondering if this ban makes them now a target for Al Quaeda. Read more
This extract from the statement claiming responsibility for the bombings says it all. Read more
This extract from the statement claiming responsibility for the bombings says it all. Read more
In the understatement of the millenium the BBC reports Our correspondent says the late swing to the Socialists raises one disturbing thought -if al-Qaeda was responsible for Thursday’s attacks, it appears to have had significant influence in changing the government of a leading Western democracy. As I write this I am in Spain. The flight over here was full, and felt sobre with many Spanish passangers having red eyes-presumably from tears. The nation itself once off the plane appeared to... Read more
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