Apparently, the highest compliment our culture grants artists nowadays is to be in an ad — ideally naked and purring on the hood of a new car. I have adamantly and repeatedly refused this dubious honour. Currently accepting in my absence is my German doppelganger. While the court can’t make me active in radio, I am asking it to make me radioactive to advertisers.
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The funny part is (according to BBC4 news this evening), there was no-one there…. 50 people were arrested.
March 17th, 2006 | 8:20pm
by Matt Gahan
It was a bit of a PR stunt. No resistence reported, only a couple of US soldiers killed by ‘indirect fire’, meaning mortars.
In the background there are reports of US marines executing a family of 11.
Iraqis say US raid on home killed 11 family members.
March 19th, 2006 | 1:10pm
by Tetsuo
White house press secretary, Scott Mccleallan said ‘No-one said that combat operations weren’t ongoing, those operations continue’.
There are 130-150 thousand troops of the original 160 thousand troops deployed still in the field, and still no government ruling Iraq.
So no continuity problems with the White House line then.
Source CNN http://edition.cnn.com/video/ ‘Counting U.S. troops in Iraq’
March 19th, 2006 | 2:32pm
by Matt Gahan
Whilst you’re on the subject, do check out The Dumbest Shit Ever, one of the most wonderful sustained bits of ranting I’ve ever come across, precisely why I love blogs.
March 26th, 2006 | 4:15pm
by Merrick