Put him back where you found him

So, Norman Kember didn't say thanks to the boys from Hereford for rescuing him. Or to the military in general. And he wouldn't assist in answering questions in his debrief. And he ignored Foreign Office advice by travelling to "the most dangerous country in the world" to "help the Iraqi people".

WHAT A TW*T. Feel free to insert any vowel you like, as long as it is "A".

Naive doesn't cover it. Do gooding, geriatric meddler comes close. Going to a country where he is guaranteed to get at the very least kidnapped and probably killed. Saying that if he was kidnapped, he didn't want a military rescue. OK, so you fancy a few years in an Iraqi hovel? I think this place sucks and I generally steer clear of the locals - they smell and they don't live in fantastic conditions. To be held by them, blinfolded and probably likely to be slotted isn't on my list of to do's. To then ask to be freed by peaceful means is bloody stupid.

To then not be grateful is ridiculous. How much effort did he think UK PLC would put in to finding him? How many peoples lives put in danger to find the dodgy old punter?

Fella's, pick him up from Pinner (or wherever he lives). Fly him back. dump him and we'll see how quickly his "Faith" and "peaceful means" get him out of the mire.

END OF TRANSMISSION

38 days and a wake up....

Yes, that's right. Less time than it took for the big JC to be reborn or something like that.

Then I will be out of here....

Of note, a recent VIP visitor (you watch the news - he's Scottish and has "Defence" in his title) came to visit. Now, while I am nowhere near important enough to visit, I am not saddened by this. He visited our HQ on a sunday *BOO!*, he arrived at 0745 *BOO!*, he then proceeded to ask how long the people he had met had been out here *HISS!*. Hmm, i wonder. Given that you were directly responsible for sending us, it does not fill me with confidence in your political abilites...

Good to see that England and the other home nations are pulling in the medals in the Commonwealth Games. Remind all the others that the Motherland still has it in her to produce winners.

I shouldn't spend too long on here actually. I was caught by my boss earlier, who was in a bad mood. He appears to have morphed into some kind of T100 Terminator. His mission is to destroy every officer in this department, leaving no soul untarnished. If we dont die, we are to be made to work until our eyes dribble out of our head as useless liquid, ebola stylee. Nice. Guantanamo Bay interns take note - you have it easy. I even like the colour orange, but not the colour of my daily attire. HARRUMPH.

Saw a Desert Fox the other night - he was pretty cool, and other than the mouse that i caught in my room (pesky nugget kept eating all my stuff) and the sparrow, there has been a drought of wildlife. Not too surprised though - I only live here because I wouldn't be paid else....oh and I think I could be court martialled, which is bad.

Reading a good book - SilverFin. Best described as James Bond - the school years. Written by Charlie Higson of Fast Show fame. Very Good.

Rainbow Six 3 is keeping me glued to the XBox and I did a 10km "Fun" Run for Marie Curie Cancer Charity. Well 2 out of 3 isn't bad - it was 10km and I ran....

Speak soon y'all

A random collection of thoughts.

ISF are ready to assume control (Iraqi Security Forces). They just wont do the same job as us, in the same way. They will do it their way. Which ultimately will be the prevailing way for the future.

"Do not do too much with your own hands. Better the Arabs do it tolerably, than for you to do it perfectly. It is their war, and you are to help them, not win it for them." T F Lawrence 1917. Or Lawrence of Arabia if you will. And he knew what he was on about.

Other than that:

XBOX: Rainbow Six 3 - brilliant.
DVD: 24 - still series 1, up to about 4pm.
DVD wants: Scrubs, PrisonBreak, Syriana (new Clooney film).

books read - The Pyrates (GMF - funny), Split Second (David Baldacci - recommended).

50 days to go. 75% of tour complete. Spare a thought for the US Army - year long tours, still only 2 weeks R&R, but at least its tax free.

Raymondo signing off, but never, ever could I be OVER AND OUT. Impossible.

The Ty lion got a pin in its head.

Hmmm... so when the last unfortunate bunch of souls left the building for good, they left behind a "Ty Beanie Baby" called "roary". He now has a large drawing pin jammed in his forhead and has been liberally hurled about the office. No reason, just a slow day.

2 more servicemen were killed the other day, one of whom I had met. While it is always sad when it happens, it is particularly somber when you new him, no matter how vaguely. May they both Rest in Peace.

BUT...the crowd that developed around the scene of the explosion began to stone the cordon troops. Not so good. In all credit to the troops doing a difficult job there was no return of the violence. But that probably didnt make such an impact in the news.

TAX was an issue that brother Mort bought up (see Mortworld). interestingly it rears its head here a fair bit. Australian and American troops serve operational tours tax free, but not us. Any comments?

MARMITE - great to hear that the little champ likes it, must agree it is tasty.

On the viewing front, I have procured 24 Series 1-4 for the rediulous sum of $45. I am watching "Tour of Duty" an interesting series about a Platoon in the Vietnam War, filmed in the 80s and not that bad. Unlike Eurotrip. Which was. And a film called TAMARA, which was borderline garbage, amateur Witch is killed during a prank and comes back to life a a super-sexy vixen and kills the lot of em...weird.

Right, must go. See pinkfluffybubble.blogspot.com for my other half's view on the world.