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August 02, 2004
Back to reality?
Oh dear, where to start? So much insanity, so little time to expose it!
For starters, I offer this translation of an item published this week by a Muslim "Scholar" at the institution the Archbishop is due to address [on that most innapropriate date]. The organisation whose web page provided this story is NOT the one perpetrating these obscene ideas, but is merely ensuring that what is said in the Arab and Islamic press is reported accurately in English. Personally I find these articles, cartoons, and sentiments disgracefully offensive - and some of them are on sale here in the UK, implying that our Illustrious Leader and his toadies are lending it their tacit approval. I make no comment on this item at all, other than to offer the information that every one of the sources this so-called "scholar" has quoted or used has been discredited, and is discredited by well documented and authentic records. One of the authors of the sources used, in fact, was lucky to escape the guilotine in France as he was later identified as having been one of those involved in rounding up Jews for shipping to Germany. Only the then French Government's keeness to hush up France's shameful collaboration in the "Jewish Solution" got him off the hook!
Then there is the interesting revelation that the settlement between the employers and the Fire Brigades Union is likely to be scuppered - by vengeful senior Labour Party councillors who are angry at the Union's having withdrawn its financial support for "The Party". Thanks to the Independent for this news. So much for us all being egalitarian and cuddly. This is bully boy tactics at their worst - but absolutely typical of that neo-Stalinist Party.
Finally, again thanks to a friend who knows how much I enjoy someone else suffering from the same sort of nonsense as I, there is a gem of a post on The Policeman's Blog about "global" corporate e-mails and the lack of ability to make sense in "official" directives. I'm glad the Fire and Rescue Service is not the only sufferer of the civilianisation madhouse syndrome.
And so, dear Reader, to a close. When I have recovered from my Mondayitis, I will try to think up some way to say something about the week's spiritual high which ended yesterday evening with the most wonderful service of Solemn Evensong and Benediction. For the moment I cannot think of adequate words or word pictures.
Posted by The Gray Monk at August 2, 2004 01:20 PM