On this day…in 1941
On this day in 1941, Adolf Hitler sends two bombers to Iraq to support Rashid Ali al-Gailani in his revolt against Britain, which is trying to enforce a previously agreed upon Anglo-Iraqi alliance. At the start of the war, Iraqi Prime Minister General Nuri as-Said severed ties with Germany and signed a cooperation pact with … [Read the full story]
Tommy Taylor’s news round-up
Another difficult week. In the news – earthquakes, buildings collapse and shootings in the USA…rapes in India, Bali, and closer to home. A terrorist attack in the USA and terrorist threats in Canada…injured dead and dying all around the world. In Syria the war goes on, and standing idle are the UN and USA. Most … [Read the full story]
Tommy Taylors SRU
Have I lost my mind? A serious rape on a bus in India has been followed by another multiple rape in India. How, after so much publicity and anger directed at those people who carry out attacks on females in this poverty stricken country, could it happen again? Never mind trials and punishment…these individuals should … [Read the full story]
Tommy Taylor’s SRU
Christmas is over and now we look to New Year’s Eve and the start of a new year. I hope your festivities went well and you received the gifts you expected. Unfortunately peace on earth was one gift we all lost out on. Gun control laws are still not going to happen as soon as … [Read the full story]
Can history repeat itself?
It is exactly eleven years ago when the twin towers in New York were subjected to a dreadful terrorist attack and 9/11 will always be remembered as the day the world mourned the wickedness in man. It will also be remembered as a day the world changed its apathy to terrorists in many countries. Northern … [Read the full story]
Why so many disasters…did we anger the Gods?
It seems today we have more and more terrible disasters occurring every day. Yes, TV live coverage shows us more of life and death today than ever before and history in the past was recalled usually by story-telling or eye witness accounts. Either could be open to questions of accuracy. But given modern technology, don’t … [Read the full story]
What is the cost of boat people?
The financial problems in the world today could be summed up by armament costs. Fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan cost the Russians enormous amounts of cash. Look at what has happened to the states that made up Russia. Ukraine and Belarus, they are struggling and selling highly dangerous arms to potential war seeking third world … [Read the full story]
Whose fault is it?
After years of study and living history of the past hundred years, I have finally worked out why we are in such a bad way. The Second World War was a time of bombing and destruction and terrible loss of human life. Did we learn anything from two world wars? Well, we learned to keep … [Read the full story]
Mark Wahlberg is a fucking idiot!
Mark Wahlberg apologised today for claiming that he could have stopped one of the 9/11 planes crashing into the World Trade Center, admitting that his comments were ‘ridiculous’ and ‘irresponsible’. The actor, who played boxer Micky Ward in ‘The Fighter’, sparked outrage with his assertion that he would have battled terrorists and taken control of … [Read the full story]
War hero dies falling from rollercoaster
A war hero fell to his death from a rollercoaster. US army veteran James Hackemer, 29…who lost his legs in a roadside bombing in Iraq…was thrown from the 90kph ride at a theme park near Buffalo, New York state. His mother Nancy said, “He was assisted on to the ride…he was doing what he wanted … [Read the full story]
