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[Caz]

The Brave New World is very different than the 'New World Order'. You don't want to live in the New World Order. Neither do I of course.

Anyway, this feels like a forbidden subject so I don't want to continue anymore but it's good to be aware of these things. But more importantly keep an eye on current events especially the political ones.

Wrong! You read it exactly as I meant it, though I wouldn't want to live under the New World Order either!

[scotnadian]

I'm going to carry on living in my own wee world where it's nice.

You are all welcome.

[scotnadian]

I don't mean to be part of the problem, Fiverlings.

I just go about my life loving my family, friends and neighbours, recycling, conserving energy sources, walking and raising funds for educating children all over the world/Autism/Cancer/AIDS/Alzeimer's/AA/abused children/homeless.

I check the news every day, but the world is too damn depressing.. so I carry on doing my bit in my own wee world, and generally tend to avoid conflict.

[Littlebuddha]

Just read the front page of the times this morning. Cameron has put troops on alert to go to Mali. When oh when is that idiot going to learn the army has been decimated with the number of troops being given the boot. Now he wants us to get involved in another war in a far off country. How many young men are going to be killed in yet another war that we should not be involved in. Let Africa sort out its own problems we should have nothing to do with it. God give me strengh how much longer does it take for this government to understand that the people of this country do NOT want to be involved in other countries wars.

[Aileen]

Just read the front page of the times this morning. Cameron has put troops on alert to go to Mali. When oh when is that idiot going to learn the army has been decimated with the number of troops being given the boot. Now he wants us to get involved in another war in a far off country. How many young men are going to be killed in yet another war that we should not be involved in. Let Africa sort out its own problems we should have nothing to do with it. God give me strengh how much longer does it take for this government to understand that the people of this country do NOT want to be involved in other countries wars.

It's not only the present government that's to blame.  Look what Blair got us into, and Brown meekly followed suit.  Cameron's now doing the same, spineless wonder that he is. He was sh*tting himself over the Algeria hostage crisis, so god help us if we did ever get involved in a war which concerns us directly with him as PM.

Harold Wilson had the right idea when he flatly refused President Lyndon Johnson's request that the UK get involved in Vietnam.  Perhaps if Blair & Co had taken the same firm stance we wouldn't be in the mess we're in now and all these young lives would have been spared.  Forget the 'special relationship' between Britain and the US - it doesn't, and never did, exist except in the eyes of Roosevelt and Churchill, who coined the phrase back in 1945.

[tennis_girl]

Anyways, I think that the UK or France or the USA are not in any danger of having their own territory attacked more than the odd terrorist act so why not just dismantle the armies in general? All three are nuclear-capable so I doubt Mali would ever try and invade the UK.

[GangstaMurray]

I just wanted to bring attention to this awful tragedy that has touched my heart because the majority of the 245 that were confirmed dead was around my age group. 3 people have been arrested in the local proximity of the nightclub, but the police aren't sure if it was an arson attack. It is also the largest death toll in a fire since 9/11. Wow.

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