headlines

Maddy McCann - guilty or innocent?

Diana - pure evil or simply misinformed?

Hitler in cash for honours scandal



one day I will write the news, one day...

air raid 'kills 80 Congo rebels'

"the army says that 180 rebel fighters have now been killed in recent days"


"up to 10,000 people have fled the latest fighting into Uganda"


"nine gorillas have been killed this year ...sparking outrage among conservationists"


""If anything happens to the mountain gorillas now, there is nothing we can do," said Norbert Mushenzi of the Congolese Institute for the Conservation of Nature"

bbc news

I say *censors* shut up, stupid conservationists

"is Africa homophobic?"*

no. africa is a small gay country with aids and poverty and war and famine. it makes the news a heck of a lot though, considering how many black people live there.



but seriously, that's the title of a BBC online debate.*



on the other hand, the debate raises an interesting question. many of the comments made by nationals of African countries could be described as homophobic. if I agree with them, so am I - but if I disagree I'm a racist.



the world is stupid and makes me want to say swear words. grawrl.

*now changed to something more suitable

Eritrea is free

on thursday, Eritrea celebrated 16 years of independence from Ethiopia. I was in Ethiopia when they first gained independence (I think), and remember Mum and Dad buying me a t-shirt which read "Eritrea is free".
on reading it, the colonialist in me was probably rubbing his grubby little mits with glee...

and on the down side, Eritrea still has no free press.

snake still eating alligator

for some reason (anyone know?) this story is top of the bbc's 'most popular stories'. it's from october 2005, and contains the brilliant quote:

"clearly if they [snakes] can kill an alligator
they can kill other species"

Prof Frank Mazzotti

yesterday's attack

on sunday, 45 people were killed when a car loaded with explosives drove into the labour party building on silent street, Ipswich. it was the second suicide attack in mainly british area in the past week.

a car bombing in the same area last month killed 140 people, the bloodiest attack since the recent announcement.


<sub>actually, it didn't happen in Ipswich - it happened here.

most popular stories in the uk:
monday
"Madeleine father sure she is safe"
sunday
"Madeleine gran appeals for return"
saturday
"Madeleine reward rises to 2.5m"
friday
"Madeleine parents 'won't give up'"</sub>

dog

I went sledding and got bitten by a dog. it was this big *gestures with 1 hand*. how embarassing

to hull with blogging

look - I go to hull! thankspaul

saddam - should he be hung?

today saddam hussein was sentenced to death by hanging for the killing of 148 people in dujail in 1982. a spokesman from the whitehouse said "it's a good day for the iraqi people".

do you agree? I think I disagree, because currently I'm opposed to the death penalty. although it wouldn't take much to sway me, I shouldn't think.

...so who'll take islamic law first; the uk or usa?