In the next couple of weeks I will post the second annual quiz to the list. Essentially I'll ask a lot of difficult questions about Billy and related subjects...
On the 4th of Feb I predicted that Tony Blair would lose his job over Iraq. At work this has subjected me to derision, but I'm wondering if I will have the...
He basically appears to have exaggerated Iraqis WMD capability and in doing so managed to convince the doubters in New Labour aka the conservative party not to...
Dredge said <snip> he basically appears to have exaggerated Iraqis WMD capability <snip> But what prompted this latest eruption? I mean we all knew there...
Someone has suggested asking for Bragg related memorabilia from the list.. Well if anyone has any Bragg-related things they would be prepared to donate as...
Seems for some reason people have woken up to the fact in the States (any posters over there confirm?) and they announced an inquiry and that seems to have...
Recently on this list Rob Marshall was looking for a copy of the Peel Sessions CD. I was able to help him out and by coincidence it turns out that we both live...
<snip> it's from Sydney University on 17th March 1987. It's pretty good quality recording from Billy's first Oz tour and even includes a cover of a song I've...
In a message dated 6/4/2003 8:11:13 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... You could be right that Iraq had no WMDs when the US and UK invaded. But I still don't get...
UK went to war as Iraq allegedly had WMD. If it was for regime change that Blair should have been honest and told us that was the reason. I look forward to our...
In a message dated 6/4/2003 10:37:41 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... Blair may truly have been convinced that Iraq had WMDs. (And we don't yet know for sure that...
I may be wrong but if the "evidence" had been exaggerated then the UK & US lied to the UN as well as their people. If this is the case ( and I state if) then...
US Senate Opens Public WMD Probe http://www.truthout.org/docs_03/060403C.shtml The WMD Affair http://www.truthout.org/docs_03/060403D.shtml CREDIBILITY GAP,...
... The one thing the Iraq War II taught me was that despite civilisation and despite stronger more sophisticated diplomatic channels and systems at the end of...
... to much ... Well New Zealand is probably down under. Very few down here would describe themselves as from down under routinely, although I do occasionally....
In an addendum to Mark's story....I finally tracked down the guy who gave me that bootleg back in about 1991....and I'm sending him a CD copy. The original...
This groups birthday (in it's current form) is the 15th so I'll pick this as a suitable date to post the quiz. Oh and welcome back to Rob Lang who has returned...
On the subject of Robs return we had ten new members during May. Although it is not a requirement if anyone wants to introduce themselves you are most welcome....
Greetings Yes, I am a 'new' member. Nice to be reading some posts from some recognisable old names from the past. I have lurked, participated and then drifted...
Heya Jason yep I remember your name, vaguely. There's a lot of people who have subbed and unsubbed over the years. About 10 months ago I went through the...
Mmm I think I left back around '99 as things were getting a bit heated, but it was more down to the volume of mails that I was receiving. England Half English?...
Jason said: I think I left back around '99 as things were getting a bit heated, but it was more down to the volume of mails that I was receiving. <snip> It...
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... Here's what I don't understand. If there were no WMD, then why didn't Saddam say, "Yeah, come on in and have a look around." Why did they refuse...
... Nope, I think we're still a nation of mindless sheep. Although I am heartened to see resistance to the "Patriot Act" stiffening. I think that will likely...
No "the office" is a British TV satire, a mockumentary, but I understand it's playing on BBC America. It'sthe most accurate portrayal of incompetent management...