Today’s headlines .........

[MyNameIsTerry]

Mission Impossible?

'“On my orders the United States military has begun strikes against al-Qaeda terrorist training camps and military installations of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan.” With these words to a nation still reeling from the attack on the Twin Towers, President George W Bush launched, on 7 October 2001, what was to become the war in Afghanistan.’

https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/08/20/the-mission-was-not-accomplished/

‘The mission was not accomplished’….

What we need is some advice from a think tank or institution. How about the Tony Blair Institute?

He's gone very quiet...

[Lencoboy]

What we need is some advice from a think tank or institution. How about the Tony Blair Institute?

He's gone very quiet...

Yeah 'cause he's a 'has-been' who's still (rightly or wrongly) very much a subject of hatred but at the same time yesterday's news.

[MyNameIsTerry]

Yeah 'cause he's a 'has-been' who's still (rightly or wrongly) very much a subject of hatred but at the same time yesterday's news.

Normally he can't wait to advise us all on what to do. Keeping his head down right now as he was part of all this.

No doubt he will appear to come to the rescue after the ball has already started rolling.

[MyNameIsTerry]

Next Step, No Ball

‘Players must not run with or without the ball and must have at least one foot on the ground at all times. However, you can walk as quickly as you want without breaking these rules.’

https://www.itv.com/news/channel/202...ld-in-guernsey

‘“…There will also be a demonstration game at the end showing how our game can be played by all at whatever level at the same time.”’…

...This will be three lads, hands in pockets, wandering along the lane aimlessly kicking a pebble around.

I wonder if this novelty could be applied to cricket? Blimey! every match would last forever….

This reminds me of Father Ted. Craggy Island vs Rugged Island in the All Priests Over 75s 5 A Side:

[Lencoboy]

Normally he can't wait to advise us all on what to do. Keeping his head down right now as he was part of all this.

No doubt he will appear to come to the rescue after the ball has already started rolling.

Well perhaps Bliar would be better off keeping as low-key as possible then considering his reputation is basically tainted forever more.

But hey ho, Boris, whilst a complete and utter charmer in his own right, is still regarded by most as the lesser of the two evils (apart from me, that is)!

[spectrum123]

Well perhaps Bliar would be better off keeping as low-key as possible then considering his reputation is basically tainted forever more.

But hey ho, Boris, whilst a complete and utter charmer in his own right, is still regarded by most as the lesser of the two evils (apart from me, that is)!

If Boris manages to covertly (but not very covertly) knock off Chris Witty or Prof Van Tam, get a bent home office pathologist to fabricate a postmortem, then get it sealed under secrecy laws for 70 years, he will partly manage to do what Blair accomplished. Boris will still need to start a couple of wars costing hundreds of thousands of lives of innocent people out of pure vanity.

[MyNameIsTerry]

If Boris manages to covertly (but not very covertly) knock off Chris Witty or Prof Van Tam, get a bent home office pathologist to fabricate a postmortem, then get it sealed under secrecy laws for 70 years, he will partly manage to do what Blair accomplished. Boris will still need to start a couple of wars costing hundreds of thousands of lives of innocent people out of pure vanity.

^ this. Boris might be a plonker but Blair was dangerous.

I notice Blair has now crawled from under his rock.

[Lencoboy]

Speak Of The Devil…

And he doth appear.

Tony Blair: “….tragic, dangerous, unnecessary…”

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...-b1906558.html

Like I said yesterday, one of yesterday's has-beens!

Ditto for Brown, Cameron and May, and of course all other PMs who came before Bliar (too many to mention).

[MyNameIsTerry]

Speak Of The Devil…

And he doth appear.

Tony Blair: “….tragic, dangerous, unnecessary…”

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...-b1906558.html

Yep, that's sums the guy up

[MyNameIsTerry]

Like I said yesterday, one of yesterday's has-beens!

Ditto for Brown, Cameron and May, and of course all other PMs who came before Bliar (too many to mention).

But is he? Now he has his institute to tout for business from governments worldwide.

Not too long ago we were hearing how he was talking to EU bosses for us and then advising Starmer on strategy. We even heard he was influencing our government's vaccination strategy as it was claimed extending the gap between doses was his idea.