tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post3798043951535131671..comments2024-03-03T17:01:57.876-05:00Comments on Montreal Simon: Gertrude Bell and the Lessons of History in IraqSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-82226088452928383982007-01-14T02:29:00.000-05:002007-01-14T02:29:00.000-05:00"Hello. I'm David Beckham. I married the least tal..."Hello. I'm David Beckham. I married the least talented Spice Girl. I'm also paid 25 million a year to be an inconsistent footballer. But look at my hardcore ink. Anyone up for fish 'n' chips? No? Cheerio then!"<br /><br />What a murderousl obese wanker.<br /><br />:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-74602757296599408732007-01-13T01:00:00.000-05:002007-01-13T01:00:00.000-05:00Hi Beep! I'm glad you liked it. It really is quite...Hi Beep! I'm glad you liked it. It really is quite a fascinating story.<br />You have Bell, Lawrence of Arabia, and Winston Churchill all in it together. Churchill arguing that poison gas should be used.Lawrence slowly sinking into despair. And then there's Bomber Harris. Who boasted his fledgling RAF could flatten a Kurdish village in 45 minutes. Twenty years later he's be directing the flattening of German cities. It's mindboggling...somebody should write a play about it...<br /><br />Hi Jay!! yeah you know ...nobody pays attention to history anymore...It's all what's happening now...there's no context provided. And most of what we see on the television news at least is all crap. Yesterday the CBC led it's flagship news show with the David Beckham story.Vomit. And you had to wait for twelve minutes to see anything on Iraq. The day AFTER Bush made his announcement!!<br />As for my head....luckily it's a hard one. The doctor says I might have suffered a minor concussion. But the swelling over my eye is down so I'm fine. Just a little wiser...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-30322064568204117942007-01-12T12:42:00.000-05:002007-01-12T12:42:00.000-05:00Heavy lesson. It's a shame so few are paying atten...Heavy lesson. It's a shame so few are paying attention.<br /><br />Hope your head's feeling better today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-8818909482782985422007-01-11T23:16:00.000-05:002007-01-11T23:16:00.000-05:00This is a great article. Thank you for mentioning ...This is a great article. Thank you for mentioning the history of Iraq and its ethnic complexity. A complexity which the allies have either chosen to ignore, or one which they consider incorrectly, has no impact on present events.beepbeepitsmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12931640447011071849noreply@blogger.com