from Dale Reynolds in London
Most of you may have seen Jack Lemmon in the lead role of "Mister Roberts," the mild 'moral and laundry officer' of a US Navy ship, who gets the best of his tyrant commanding officer, played by the great James Cagney. Well, George Bush is no Jimmy Cagney, human enough to accept defeat. And this Mr Roberts, lacklustre as his legal career may be, is no mild Jack Lemmon hero.
Anything but.
Please welcome this contribution from my friend, the journalist, Leigh Saavedra.
John Roberts: Part of the Downward Spiral
by Leigh Saavedra
(formerly writing ... more »
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Thursday, July 21
It's John Roberts -- Not Mr. Roberts
by
Geoff Staples
on Thu 21 Jul 2005 08:40 PM BST
Update in London: Bangs, Burning Wires, Escaping Detonator Bombers
by
Geoff Staples
on Thu 21 Jul 2005 02:23 PM BST
London. 14:15 GST. July 21, 2005
London police are regarding today's attacks on one bus in East London and at three underground stations spread across London as not of major significance. About a dozen underground stations are closed at this moment, and three underground lines, disrupting the 3,000,000 travellers who use the public transport network. So far, it has been detonators, not bombs, which have exploded. Many witnesses have reported loud bangs and the smell of burning wires in the three stations involved. However, a small number of eyewitness passengers have reported dramatic incidents. On one train, a bomber exploded ... more »
LONDON UPDATE
by
Geoff Staples
on Thu 21 Jul 2005 01:59 PM BST
Although the number of closed London Underground stations has increased, Metropolitan Police regard today's incidents as "not major."
Just breaking: No reported casualties on the Underground, or no "serious" injuries, perhaps; but detonators (not bombs) have reportedly been exploded. Dale Reynolds in London more »
More London Terror -- OVER THERE is OVER HERE
by
Geoff Staples
on Thu 21 Jul 2005 01:45 PM BST
from Dale Reynolds in London
13:30 Greenwich Savings Time Thursday, July 21 Reports are just coming in on the BBC of four emergency "incidents" on the London Underground and on one bus in Hackney, East London. The three underground stations, now being evacuated, are Warren Street, The Oval, and Shepherd's Bush, and at least three underground lines corresponding to these lines have been closed. East, central, and west London are affected. JUST IN -- A police sergeant reports to the BBC that there has been an explosion in one of the underground stations. Dale Reynolds in London more » Wednesday, July 20
Letter From London: Just Two People Talking
by
Geoff Staples
on Wed 20 Jul 2005 05:01 PM BST
The once-a-week-only submission from Dale Reynolds, correspondent in London.
Dear readers and listeners: this is not a typical submission. It is not about politics per se. As it is about "ordinary" people, though, it is about the best of politics anywhere. Recently I talked with my Welsh professor of physics friend, Terry. He's a brilliant, engaging man, about 50, as sociable as he is intellectual and -- out there in his own zone of physics reality despite being able to converse convivially, at the same time, with anyone, about anything. Perhaps he is the perfect "sort" or person to have ... more » Wednesday, July 13
'Retraction' and Update On "Maryland-Al Qaeda Connection"
by
Geoff Staples
on Wed 13 Jul 2005 05:22 PM BST
by Dale Reynolds in London
July 13, 2005 In reference to three previous blogs in this space (please see "Who is Behind the London Bombings") on a possible connection between certain named or suggested business concerns based, or seemingly based, in Maryland, and the Al Qaeda terrorist network, the editor of a popular online newspaper had called to my attention that "Jon David," who is mentioned in one of the blogs and positioned as suggestively culpable, " ... was a heroic hacker who broke into terrorist websites and stole their registration status, it turns out" (after the editor's own look ... more » |
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