Tuesday, 13 July 2010 08:52 'During my posting, at no time did HMG assess that Iraq's WMD (or any other capability) posed a threat to the UK or its interests. On the contrary, it was the commonly-held view among the officials dealing with Iraq that any threat had been effectively contained. I remember on several occasions the UK team stating this view in terms during our discussions with the US (who agreed). (At the same time, we would frequently argue, when the US raised the subject, that "regime change" was inadvisable, primarily on the grounds that Iraq would collapse into chaos.) This process of exaggeration was gradual, and proceeded by accretion and editing from document to document, in a way that allowed those participating to convince themselves that they were not engaged in blatant dishonesty. But this process led to highly misleading statements about the UK assessment of the Iraqi threat that were, in their totality, lies.' Read more: Iraq War Inquiry Evidence: Government's Totality of Lies About WMD Tuesday, 13 July 2010 08:42 'Well that’s it life has come to an end. The FIFA World Cup is over and Wimbledon is finished too. What will we watch on TV now? Hey isn’t there some golf thing on next week? What about Big Brother? Or how about X-Factor, CSI or the not so latest, mind numbing ‘riotous teen comedy’? Maybe not, maybe we should be a little more concerned with what’s happening in the real world? How about the fact that the Irish people are being asked to bail out, in the case of Anglo Irish Bank, anything upto and beyond €33.5 BILLION, plus bailing out another 3 ‘robber baron’ banks, Irish Nationwide, AIB and Bank of Ireland who are to get AT LEAST another €9.7 BILLION with already cries of ‘we need more’ being heard from the crooks of the banking world. This amounts to almost €45 BILLION for starters.' Read more: The Robber Barons After More Loot as the Elderly and Infirm are Put Out on the Street Tuesday, 13 July 2010 08:36 'The big news out of Europe this morning, and the reason for the drag on the euro is an article in Der Spiegel, "Merkel's rules for bankruptcy" according to which Germany is now actively (and very secretly) pushing for a plan outlining a set of insolvency rules, which would require that private investors bear a portion of the rescue burden, and much more importantly, would see at least a partial give up in state sovereignty, where a new insolvency trustee (the "Berlin Club", which we fail to see at least for now, how it differs from the Paris Club) would take implicit control over and override a default nation's treasury, in essence pushing the bankrupt country into a form of Feudal vassal state-cum-reparations subservience. Welcome to financial warfare in the post-globalization period.' Tuesday, 13 July 2010 08:24 'There was renewed criticism of how the gunman evaded capture during seven days on the run in Rothbury, Northumberland, and the police’s handling of the stand-off that ended with Moat shooting himself dead. It emerged on Sunday that Moat had been seen walking through the village in daylight a few hours before he was found and that police had overlooked a bright orange T-shirt that the fugitive had been wearing but discarded. Moat’s brother, Angus, also claimed that the police refused his offer to act as a mediator during the stand-off and suggested that his brother may have shot himself through an “involuntary reaction” after being hit by Tasers. He likened it to “a public execution”.' Read more: Raoul Moat: Questions for Police After Claim Gunman was 'Executed' Tuesday, 13 July 2010 08:17 'Used in yards, farms and parks throughout the world, Roundup has long been a top-selling weed killer. But now researchers have found that one of Roundup's inert ingredients can kill human cells, particularly embryonic, placental and umbilical cord cells. 
The new findings intensify a debate about so-called "inerts" the solvents, preservatives, surfactants and other substances thaat manufacturers add to pesticides. Nearly 4,000 inert ingredients are approved for use by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.'
Wednesday, 14 July 2010
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