After a month the UN has finally managed to secure a peace deal after certain states were dragging their heels...
But still the Israeli violence continues...
Will the Israeli government be able to sell this deal to their right-wing ultra-conservative press?
Will the Lebanese government be able to hold together, not just themselves, but the whole country?
Will hizbollah try and orquestrate another Lebanese civil war?
Will the international community allow that to happen even if the USA would be unwilling to intervene?
What of the continued bombing by Israel of the Gaza Strip?
When will the international community get serious and force Israel to create a Palestinian state?
Sunday, August 13, 2006
Friday, August 11, 2006
Chaos at 02:00 10 August 2006 - threats to blow up aircraft
What a night at work on the 9th to 10th August!
I was working nights and just enjoying a quiet shift, not much happening when we received a call at 02:00 from the UK Department of Transport about a change in airport security procedures across the UK.
We were told, in a lengthy fax, that the Police had made several arrests that night and had foiled an imminent terrorist attack on approx 20 aircraft departing the UK for the USA. We were then told that all pax departing the UK would not be allowed any handluggage except for a few items which would have to go in a clear plastic bag. Everything else would have to go in the hold.
We were told we weren't allowed to tell pax the reasons for this security change because arrests were still being made and the police didn't want the media finding out until later... it took Sky News until 05:30 to catch wind of this story... a good 3 and a half hours after we knew.
Each airport authority was pretty much left to it's own devices.... Bristol were spot-on and had it all organized in about 30 minutes. Belfast seemed to know nothing about it for around a hour after everyone else and London Gatwick was, predictably, a nightmare!
Hopefully these extra security measures won't put people off of flying... it is still the safest form of transport. Industry staff are suffering enough from high oil prices which are keeping down wages. The last thing we need is a large amount of people not travelling. The only thing that can mean is more redundancies.
At the end of the day... flying is much safer now and more secure than prior to 11 September 2001... so fingers crossed that people see that and don't let even more of the industry collapse.
I was working nights and just enjoying a quiet shift, not much happening when we received a call at 02:00 from the UK Department of Transport about a change in airport security procedures across the UK.
We were told, in a lengthy fax, that the Police had made several arrests that night and had foiled an imminent terrorist attack on approx 20 aircraft departing the UK for the USA. We were then told that all pax departing the UK would not be allowed any handluggage except for a few items which would have to go in a clear plastic bag. Everything else would have to go in the hold.
We were told we weren't allowed to tell pax the reasons for this security change because arrests were still being made and the police didn't want the media finding out until later... it took Sky News until 05:30 to catch wind of this story... a good 3 and a half hours after we knew.
Each airport authority was pretty much left to it's own devices.... Bristol were spot-on and had it all organized in about 30 minutes. Belfast seemed to know nothing about it for around a hour after everyone else and London Gatwick was, predictably, a nightmare!
Hopefully these extra security measures won't put people off of flying... it is still the safest form of transport. Industry staff are suffering enough from high oil prices which are keeping down wages. The last thing we need is a large amount of people not travelling. The only thing that can mean is more redundancies.
At the end of the day... flying is much safer now and more secure than prior to 11 September 2001... so fingers crossed that people see that and don't let even more of the industry collapse.
Wednesday, August 09, 2006
15 rated pics from Amsterdam
Hit the link, ignore all the ads, download the file, unzip and view the pics... this time without the nakedness!
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3EH1V2RO
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3EH1V2RO
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
Park Hill Flats
The Park Hill flats in Sheffield are to be turned into luxery apartments. They reckon the one bedroomed ones will go for £103000.
Anyone who knows the Park Hill Flats will understand that luxery is likely to mean running water (down your living room wall)...
Anyone who knows the Park Hill Flats will understand that luxery is likely to mean running water (down your living room wall)...
Monday, August 07, 2006
Pictures from Amsterdam
Hit the link.... ignore all the ads, download the file, unzip and enjoy the pics!
Realised there were pics of nekkidness in there... (!) a new link to be online Wednesday.
Lucky you if you downloaded before I realised and got free porn!!!
Realised there were pics of nekkidness in there... (!) a new link to be online Wednesday.
Lucky you if you downloaded before I realised and got free porn!!!
Lots of Pride... fuck all shame!
Just returned from Amsterdam after a fuckin' amazing weekend with Kristof who kindly let myself and 4 other gays (plus a mouse sexuality unknown) stay in his apartment for Amsterdam Pride weekend.
I've not had such a laugh since Athens.... and not as much sex either!!! The whole weekend was fantastic - Kristof you're the man and I'll look forward to seeing you a few weeks. Vincent - give me a shout if you're gonna be in Manchester. Gavin - I hope you made it back to Chicago and haven't had to say too many Hail Mary's along the way!
This sums up the general tone of the weekend!
Gavin was so hungry he ate his hand!
I've not had such a laugh since Athens.... and not as much sex either!!! The whole weekend was fantastic - Kristof you're the man and I'll look forward to seeing you a few weeks. Vincent - give me a shout if you're gonna be in Manchester. Gavin - I hope you made it back to Chicago and haven't had to say too many Hail Mary's along the way!
This sums up the general tone of the weekend!
Gavin was so hungry he ate his hand!
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