Police reject rumours surrounding MI6 dead in flat

Police reject rumours surrounding MI6 man found dead in flat - Crime, UK - The Independent

This gets murkier. Are the press just making stuff up? Are the intelligence services just muddying the waters because they feel like? Or are they worried that the Americans are beginning to think they are amateurs again? Or is the Met private enterprise brigade having fun? answers on a postcard please to Theresa May

Mevedev's wishful thinking

Asia Times Online :: Central Asian News and current affairs, Russia, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan

A former Indian diplomats view of interactions between Russia, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Tajikistan. Similar to the previous post, discussing the reassertion of regional powers. Thew two posts together remind me of the halcyon days of Victor Zorza and Alexander Werth, when British newspapers discussed and analysed what was going on in the world instead of parotting the Murdoch agenda.

Is there a seachange taking place? A remergence of traditional balance of power principles? Answers on a postcard please to William Hague, c/o the Foreign Office and the Carlton Club...

A Syrian Taif for Iraq?

Asia Times Online :: Middle East News, Iraq, Iran current affairs

Cautious prediction of a conference of all parties similar to that which settled the conflict in the Lebanon. Syrian fantasy or shrewd prediction? Turkey and Iran have already shown their hands in Iraq. From the West's point of view, the more players the better to prevent Iraq becoming an Iranian client state subsequent to the UK and US cutting and running. We will know next month.

This Week in National Insecurity

This Week in National Insecurity | Mother Jones

Houston...we have a crotch gap! The UK is finally ahead in a matter vital to the National Interest

Court of Protection - Free will, Autonomy and Totalitarian Instincts.

Court of Protection - Free will, Autonomy and Totalitarian Instincts.
Personal security? Forget it. We can declare you stupid or a danger to yourself and put you wherever we want to...Pensions crisis? No. Reform programmes and we confiscate your pension fund to pay for it...Hee hee hee!

Anti-terrorist hotline ad banned -

Anti-terrorist hotline ad banned - Telegraph

How long before The Met encourages kids to report their parents? Don't laugh...it happened in Stalin's Russia. Once you start a culture of denunciation, no-one is safe. Everyone has a score to settle with neighbours, teachers, rivals in relationships. Just say NOOOOOOO!!!!!

This Week in National Insecurity

This Week in National Insecurity | Mother Jones

I didnt realise Mother Jones did a column entitled " The Week in National Insecurity"...Now youre back from your week of Drunken Irish Gypsy Dancing, Bandit, maybe we should try to do one of these each week???