Acccording to the ever-gorgeous Government Press Office, our glorious leader is off to Noo Yawk later this month:The Taoiseach, Mr. Brian Cowen TD, will undertake his first official trip to the United States next month [sic].He will visit New York for a series of engagements with key political and business leaders, as well as representatives of the Irish community.The highlights of the visit are expected to be a visit to the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday July 16th and a keynote address at the Wall Street 50 Dinner on Thursday 17th July.In his meetings, the Taoiseach is expected to discuss the global economicsituation, how to further develop the relationship between Ireland andAmerica and the issue of immigration reform and the undocumented Irish inthe US.So Cowen will continue the...
Why am I up so late? Good question. Blame the damn birds.Actually, I'm watching Bush's final State of the Union address. (Link to full text.)This is a depressing experience I wouldn't recommend to all but the hardiest of souls.So to spare the more delicate among you, let me bring you some relevant excerpts, complete with translations into English:"In the long run, Americans can be confident about our economic growth. But in the short run, we can all see that growth is slowing."- Oh. You noticed the recession, huh?"Members of Congress should know: If any bill raising taxes reaches my desk, I will veto it."- I need all the money I can get for my exceedingly expensive war and to stave off the worst of the forthcoming economic collapse. "Thanks to the D.C. Opportunity Scholarships you...
Running a bit short for Xmas? Why not print your own money? Just be sure not to get too stroppy when people who know what proper money looks like, such as, erm, bank tellers, decide not to cash it for you.Better off going with lower denominations and passing them in Tesco like everyone else, dude.Oops, I've said too much......
When it's conducted by the American government, of course!If I kidnapped you and held you against your will, slapped you repeatedly about the head, held you in freezing conditions and plunged your head regularly under water threatening drowning, you wouldn't be best pleased.In fact, you might well describe such behaviour as torture.And it would be, as long as I'm not a member of American security forces. If I was, then I could slap you around the head all I want, deprive you of sleep, humiliate you, keep you in freezing cold conditions, and simulate drowning by holding you underwater as much as I liked.And it would only be 'taking action to protect the American people from further attack.' And I would be a 'highly trained professional interrogator', not the medieval torturer you thought I...
2007 is a real year for anniversaries. One of the most important is that it will be 400 years next month since the settling of Jamestown by English settlers.Where's Jamestown, you may ask? Good question, as it's not on any contemporary maps anymore. It was the original settlement of the English in what we now call America.Forget that fake origin myth about the Pilgrim Fathers. The original settlement was at Jamestown, though it didn't last very long.In December 1606, over 100 settlers from London sailed from London under orders from James 1st (or the 6th, depending on whether you talk to the English or the Scots) to find gold and a westerly route to the trade centres of the Orient.Yup, like all imperial adventures, it was a moneygrab, nothing more or less.They settled Jamestown island in...
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Aussie broadcasters reveal the true extent of the average American's idiocy and lack of knowledge of the world.Q. Which countries are in the axis of evil?A. California, New York, Florida, Mississippi...Watch and......
And the first casualty of the Republican Party's dismal performance in the US elections appears to be Donald Rumsfeld.Couldn't have happened to a nicer bloke.Now, will someone please charge him with war crimes and ship him to The Hague to make my joy complete?This sudden move seems to imply that George Junior reckons it is Iraq that has seen the House and probably the Senate too fall to the Democrats.Which just shows he really is as thick as people say, since it's clearly the falling house prices, spiralling budget deficit and rising unemployment. In other words, it's still the economy,......
The brand “Democracy” is in crisis tonight, as its main sponsor, the USA, threatened to withdraw funding from its plans for worldwide expansion.
The US leader, George W Bush, said “We thought democracy was a great idea. Who doesn’t love a brand that lets you drink Coca-Cola, watch trashy Hollywood films and give contracts to ol’ Dickie’s Haliburton?”
However a hitherto unknown, and potentially disasterous, side to the brand has reared its ugly head in recent days.
“Apparently, ” said Mr Bush, “people can elect who they want to be leaders with this crap, even people we don’t like!”
Mr Bush was referring to the recent democratic event in Palestine, where the Hamas political grouping won an overall majority...
The Unighted States has blocked the use of American parts in a order of planes and boats for Venezuela to be made by Spain. More expensive European parts will be used instead in a deal that would create 1000 Spanish jobs.
Earlier this week, Venezuela accused Washington of blocking the purchase of training jets from Brazil, because the planes contained protected US technology.
Mr Chavez had said the 12 transport airplanes and 8 patrol boats for about 1.7 billion euros, or $2 billion supplied by EADS-Casa will be used to combat drug-trafficking on the Colombian border.
Mr Chavez has condemned the US position as “horrific imperialism,” Reuters news agency reports.
The US accuses Mr Chavez of harassing the opposition and spreading instability across South America....