A man at 4pm

At 4pm today a man, a former US Ambassador to the UN, opened his mouth and suggested bombing a country.

It would make you wonder if a man could not find something far better to think or say at 4pm.

The mighty sock in the cakehole never seemed so promising.

Baghdad doctor and MSF

How does the richest nation in the world allow that there is no anaesthetic and no x-ray for this six year old in the clip from the documentary Baghdad Doctor over on The Guardian

Iraq for sale showed and described trucks travelling the country empty. 

In spite of their unfathomable suffering the Iraqi people still demonstrate spirit and resilience.

If those who can affect change would show some basic regard for this unnecessary human suffering one could be hopeful. What does anaesthetic weigh for God’s sake?

Medincin Sans Frontieres have a piece on the struggles of Iraqi health system to provide to victims of violence.

Amid Petraeus what’s really happening in Iraq

In a week where all we heard about was Petraeus and “working” Nahlah Ayed is one of the few people reporting the truth about the state of things in Iraq, likely because she’s actually looking and being kept awake at night by it.

Why Baghdad doesn’t care (about Petraeus)

 Violence in Iraq takes no holidays. So even over the weekend there were casualties: On Saturday, at least 15 died in a suicide car bombing in the mostly Shia Sadr City, and at least 45 were injured.

There’s only one true Presidential candidate for 2008

I’m supporting the true deserver of the presidential nomination; the glorious Hilton the philosophical horse.

Here’s his first campaign video: http://youtube.com/watch?v=OKsN4sGyVzc

All the videos can be viewed at youtube.com/hiltonphilosophical  Support the campaign to fertilise America.  

Great readers

Here’s a piece I wrote concerning the best ambition of all. That of being a good reader.

Let the greats explain the novel to you

Apply the insights of Milan Kundera and Francine Prose to your reading and writing.