Donald Trump — he does the best joined up thinking

So what was that Donald Trump was saying last year about how America should come first and the country shouldn’t be involved in so many foreign wars; that it was time to bring the troops home and focus on domestic things? And how does that square with getting a SEAL killed in a raid in … Continue reading Donald Trump — he does the best joined up thinking

Isis wants an insane race war – and we’ve decided to give them one

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/dec/04/isis-wants-an-insane-medieval-race-war-and-weve-decided-to-give-them-one Isis wants an insane race war – and we’ve decided to give them one | Frankie Boyle So we decided to stop children drowning on the beaches by killing them in their beds. It’s hard to think of a more poetic metaphor for our utter lack of ideas than spending several years dropping high … Continue reading Isis wants an insane race war – and we’ve decided to give them one

The world’s most extreme tourist

http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/shortcuts/2013/jan/06/the-worlds-most-extreme-tourist

Well, that's Libya sorted. What's next? To make sense of the action in Libya, Syria ought to be next, but they do seem to be getting pretty psyched over Iran. More oil than Syria, but that could just be a coincidence.