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Am I alone in assuming that no concrete change will be brought about by the latest in a string of embarressing hand-wringing events carried out by officials with clothes pegs pinching their noses to block out the stench of the bullshit they're handling.


The Hutton inquiry was sold to an anxious public promising to shed light on the mysterious death of Dr David Kelly. But what happened to the so called 'inquiry' element of the whole saga? It was snuffed out by ambitious war-mongerers quicker than the focus of the report it was 'supposed' to be investigating. What wasn't run by the U.S embassy was scrubbed from the truth to calm anyone who showed even the slightest of interest. Leading the whole charade down the slope of disinterest until all you heard in relation to the inquiry was the paper shredder consigning another swath of the Amazon to make toilet paper.


The Iraq inquiry is yet another of these so called inquiry's that seem to be near conclusion before any of the general public is even aware of whats/whose being discussed, or indeed, accused. The question being 'did we need to go to war and was it legal'. Well, in the general scheme of asking these questions it's escaped any of the esteemed judges as to whether any serious charges should be brought against renegade decision makers. So far so good for those under scrutiny because for all the harrumphing and staring the panel has made it known to the media (aswell as those in the spotlight) that no criminal charges would ever likely be brought into discusion.


I don't know if the Met office is aware that there's an unacceptable amount of hot air amasing above Copenhagen as we speak.

What will mother nature make of all this climate vandalism on her behalf. The clouds will certainly be feeling the heat in any case.

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