“Did the war on terror open the door for the Arab Spring?” a very interesting question that was raised this evening during the BBC’s Question Time Program. I’ve never really been a big supporter of the idea that war opens any form of doors, other than the door of misery, pain and destruction. However, it [...]
Archive for September, 2011
The War on Terror – 9/11 Ten Years On
Posted: September 11, 2011 in In My Opinion, Our World, PoliticsTags: 9/11 Ten Years On, 911, Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, Arab Spring, Arab World, BBC Question Time, British Politics, Iran, Iraq, Kenya, Middle East, National Security, Osama bin Laden, Personal Safety, Politics, Remembering 9 11, Taliban, Terror Threat, War on Terror
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Its all in the Power of a Smile
Posted: September 7, 2011 in Blogging, Humanity, In My Opinion, Just for Fun, Life in GeneralTags: a real smile, affection, body language, communication, energy, expression, genuine smile, happiness, Joy, natural smile, passion, Smile, welcoming smile
What is it about a smile that can take you from the darkest place in your mind, into the warm sunshine of warmth, safety and acceptance among friends? What is it about a smile that makes you look twice at a face that you would otherwise have just walked past? What is it in a [...]
Alistar Darling’s Memiors – Just Another Admission of Inability
Posted: September 6, 2011 in Life in General, Our World, Politics, UKTags: 1000 days at Number 11, Alistar Darling, Austerity, Back from the Brink, British Debt, Chancellor, Financial Crisis, Gordon Brown, Labour, National Debt, New Labour, Public Purse, Tony Blair, UK Politics
In the midst of the worst financial crisis the world has faced, I am struck by the irony of politicians who publish their memoirs detailing their time in public office in a bid to wipe their conscience clean. I think the entire British public have come to realise that between Gordon Brown, Tony Blaire and [...]
Red or Black, Tune in or Turn off???
Posted: September 4, 2011 in Blogging, Film Reviews, In My Opinion, UKTags: Ant & Dec, Deal or No Deal, Game Show's, ITV 1, Reality TV, Red or Black, Roulette, Simon Cowell, Syco Productions, Syco TV, Takeshi's Castle, Total Wipeout
Red or Black the much awaited new game show from Syco Productions, Simon Cowell’s successful media arm of his various businesses. So was it all it was made out to be? Considering the amount of money that Simon has thrown into this project, I honestly found myself sitting there bored. The basis of the game [...]
