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/ 9 December 2011
In the 14th century there were two pandemics. One was the Black Death, the other was the commercialisation of warfare.
As we mark the first week of Iraqi sovereignty, the world is only just beginning to appreciate the full significance of the historic handover ceremony, which was rushed through in secret two days before it was due and without any of the top people present. It is now clear that this may well be a blueprint for all future state occasions and festivities in this age of terrorism.
For some time now, I’ve been trying to find out where my son goes after choir practice. He simply refuses to tell me. He says it’s no business of mine and it’s a free country. Now it may be a free country, but if people start going just anywhere they like after choir practice, goodness knows whether we’ll have a country left to be free. I mean, he might be going to anarchist meetings or Islamic study groups. How do I know? When Donald Rumsfeld said torture isn’t torture if causing pain is not the objective, he rescued Terry Jones