Monday 27 October

I think you will find that I totally agree with you. Taken in isolation some comments may seem spiteful, hurtful or otherwise very negative. However, I would say that many comments are driven our own life experiences, they are to a certain extent anecdotal and not based on empirical evidence but usually the evidence of our own eyes is so much better than empirical evidence which is usually out of date by the time it comes into the public domain.

I like to think that I try to be honest with my background as can be confirmed by looking at some of my own humble earlier contributions. However, I can also be slightly selective and that could be seen as a drawback.

I am not a glass half empty man, I am, I think a realist, or cynic.

Today the news coming from the war front is not good. America allegedly going into Syria, and also confirmation of American use of a Drone to bomb targets in Pakistan. In the meantime who can complain because did not Turkey send their troops into northern Iraq, and where was the criticism of that attack. In seems as though there are double standards at work.

Finally, Hutton yesterday says that our presence in Afghanistan is because of our own national security. It seems that is alright to invade a foreign country, kill women and children and say it is to keep deaths off our own streets, that is the implication of his comments. In the meantime the inquest into the death of the of the completely innocent Mr de Menezes continues.