Wimbledon

I've just got back from Wimbledon Tennis. No, I didn't go to school today, I went to the tennis. Why? Because the Merton Music Foundation's Youth Concert Band was playing there. Being a member of this band, it seemed like a good idea to go along and play. It meant I got up later than usual and played until about 1:15. We did four sets, but before we started, some people in the band saw Boris Becker opposite where we were playing, so ran over to get his autograph. It turned out that he was doing an interview on German TV so they asked us to play "Purple and Green", the official Wimbledon music, for them. Then we did our four sets, which went very well. At 1:15 we packed up and were alowed to wander around Wimbledon. Unfortunately it rained, so there was no tennis to watch, but we chatted a bit and it was generally a good time.

To whoever commented on my New World Order post with the address the World Socialism webpage.

Could you please make yourself known?

Cheers

Take to the skies

On a less political note, I went flying on Thursday with the RAF. It's only the second time I've been, but the first time was great. So, we left DC at 1110 and went to RAF Benson (just outside Oxford). There were 10 of us, 3 Corporals from the year above, 6 Cadets from the year below, and me, the only Junior Corporal. We spent a few hours travelling up in the minibus to Benson and when we got there we watched a safety video and then sat around for a bit watching Henman losing. He couldn't string two points together! Oh well, he's out now, and I'll have to content myself with second rate stuff when I go next week (more on that later), unless of course Murray gets through.
Anyway, after waiting around we went past two huge hangars with Merlin Helicopters and a big Ghurka symbol on the doors to the hut thing where we put on our flight suits, helmets and parachutes. I was half hoping that I would need to bail out, just to have the experiance, but then I might screw up and die, and that would be bad. Well, I waited for a bit until it was my turn. I walked out to the plane, a Grob Tutor, and got in. The Pilot did his engine checks and took off. Once we were up he gave me the controls and I flew about for a bit, trying to remember how everything was done. The pilot said that my flying was very smooth, so I haven't forgotten it all afterall. Anyway, after about fifteen minutes of the half an hour flight he took the controls back and we did some aerobatics. I was a bit worried at first, I'm not the best person with rollercoasters etc. but we did some of the more gentle things. We did a few wing overs, they're the ones in the films when the planes turn around at looks good, The Battle of Britain has the best examples (yes, I watch war films). Anyway, you climb up and then bring the wing over the nose and you turn around. We did a few small ones and the G force wasn't too bad until we climbed out of them, when it went up to 2G, which isn't too bad, but it's a bit constricting. Then we did a really big one. I looked up and thought: "Hey, there's a football pitch up there". So I've been upsidedown in a plane, what fun! And we went into 0G. 1 G is normal, 0G is weightless. We climbed and then dived sharply and I was lifted a little way out of my seat. Regrettably that was the end of the seesion, but I'm going again at the earliest oportunity I get.

Israel

Israel: A nation founded on terrorism and maintained by oppression.
That's a pretty bold statement, but true nonetheless.
In 1947, amid an Israeli terrorism campaign, pulled out of Palestine. One of the most prolific attacks mounted during this campaign was the attack on the King David Hotel. 15-20 Irgun terrorists (a Jewish terror organisation) blew up the wing of the Hotel where the British administration was based, killing 91 British Civilians. So, that shows founded on terrorism.
The oppression part is easy: The wall around Israel, the constant mistreatment of the Palestinians, and, most importantly of all, the illegal occupation of Palestine.
Now, this shows a discrepancy in Western Foriegn Policy. In all other cases of invasion in the twentieth century, the West has condemned, and sometuimes intervened in, them. From The German occupation of Belgium in 1914, through to Hitler's campaigns, until the First Gulf War and Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait, the West has done something. But not in Palestine. And why not? Because America, being hipocritical, chooses not to attack Jews. It's all very well when Arabs invade other countries and America gives support to those countries being invaded. It's all very well when Communism invades somewhere far away. But when Israel invades somewhere, America leaves well alone. Another example of American hipocrisy is that Israel has not signed the NPT (Non-Proliferation Treaty, only countries that have signed it are permitted to have nuclear weapons), however, Israel is known to possess nuclear weapons. When other countries might, possibly, maybe, have nuclear weapons, America complains. But not with Israel. What does this suggest about America?

Michael Jackson Walks Free

That was the headline of The Independant yesterday. Notice "Walks Free" not "Is Innocent", not "Not Guilty" but "Walks Free".
The trial was a farce, and personally I believe Jackson to be guilty as charged. But then again, I wouldn't put anything past a man who changed the colour of his own skin and who dangles babies out of windows.
Of course, all of the fans outside should really have been removed. Why? Because they were in contempt of court. Who could argue that all those placards weren't trying to influence the jury? There should be a retrial, and the Prosecution should make sure they do it probably.
Anyway, he's bankrupt now ($200 million in debt) so we won't be seeing much more of him, hopefully. Unless he releases a new single to try and cover his debts (which it won't). God help us if that happens.

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New World Order

Where are we going? The answer is simple, we are headed for a global collapse. Why? Because the leaders of the world's most powerful countries, particulaly Bush, are only out for their own interests. Now, this shouldn't be a problem, the main goal of any government is to look after its own citizens before anyone else. But with the rise of China and the West's constant quest for more oil we are headed for disaster. There is absolutely no way that the United States are going to sign the Kyoto Agreement. There is no way that they are going to give up their ugly, inefficient 4X4s for the benefit of others. Ladies and Gentlemen, we cannot go on like this.
The Human Race will find way, of that I have no doubt. However, there will be less food, less energy and a lower quality of life for all. Unless we can do something to avert this now.
What do I propose? A New World Order. One World, One Nation. I am not exactly certain what the Nation will be, but I know this: it must begin as a Dictatorship. However much we may hate the idea, it is the strongest form of government. We need to begin there because we need to solve all our environmental and economic problems. Once these are under control, power must change and we must become a Communist Democracy. There must be no money, everyone must be treated the same. We cannot afford to have dissaffected workers committing crimes because they have nothing else to do or because they feel oppressed. In the New World Order, all must be equal.

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Where do we go from here?

The French and the Dutch have said no. Whether this is a rebellion against their governments or not is unimportant. What is important is two of the founding members of the EU have rejected the new Constitution. Ladies and Gentlemen, the EU Constitution is now dead. R.I.P. So it doesn't really matter that we aren't going to have a referendum on it, because we haven't got anyhting to vote on.

And Dan, after your last comment, I denounce you as an enemy of Democracy, and you should be treated as such.

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