Hands up if you care

So, another weasel journalist is prepared to put soldiers lives at risk by publishing and/or airing "new" footage of abuse scandal in Iraq.

Surprisingly enough the "new" footage is 2 years old (British) and 2 1/2 years old (american, Abu Gharaib).

While there is no excuse for what happened and any individuals or small groups responsible for breaches of Military, Civilain and Human Rights law shuld be punished, WHY does this stuff need to be shown to the world?

People at home dont care - the opinion polls proved that over the last few days. They were more concerned as to why these things happened. Where they unprovoked attacks? People here dont care (in comparison to floods, no food and getting KILLED by former regime and now criminals, as opposed to a beating by Coalition troops), as violence seems to have been such a frequent part of their lives that they accept it.

More concern was raised over the cartoons. But enough about that.

I have been to Abu Gharaib and I have seen the embarrassment of the Americans as a nation - they were appalled that it happened and more appalled that everyone knew. I have seen the effect of people stirred into activity through the practice of freedom of speech "for the good of the people". Rubbish. Most of this is "chequebook" journalism. News is slow, hammer the troops. Better than a hero story, or one about how we have help rebuild this country and it's ability to function as a comparitive state for the region (it will never be Britain or US, but it could be Kuwait or Saudi or Jordan).

Rant over.

Of more importance, I watched "The Great Raid", based on a true WWII story. Excellent. "Eurotrip". Tonk. "The Island" - Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johanssen. Excellent. Not much else.

I think that's enough for now. Stay safe.