Re: Blair and Straw lied. British airport was used for US rendition flights.

On Feb 21, 10:19 am, "La N." <nilita2...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Feb 21, 10:13 am, Renia <re...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:



wabehtd...@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
On Feb 22, 6:05 am, David Hansen <SENDdavidNOhS...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

On Thu, 21 Feb 2008 08:58:41 -0800 (PST) someone who may be The
Highlander <mich...@xxxxxxx> wrote this:-

A British overseas base was used for American "torture" flights the
Government has been forced to admit, despite categorical denials of
British involvement from both Tony Blair and Jack Straw.

David Miliband, the Foreign Secretary, was forced to apologise to MPs
and Gordon Brown said he shared the "disappointment with what has
happened."
David Miliband has said he is 'very sorry indeed' that the Commons was
unintentionally mislead

No link to the source of this story, so we can check its veracity.

--
David Hansen, Edinburgh
I will *always* explain revoked encryption keys, unless RIP prevents me
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/00023--e.htm#54

You don't think he made it up now do you!! He can hardy string two
words together.

The Highlander may not be many things, but he can write

He should correctly provide links to his posts and not take credit for
other people's writings. Having had my own writing published in the
past and knowing waaaaay better writers than I could ever be, those
who make a living by same believe there is a special hell made for
plagiarists.

- nilita

My mind boggles at the thought that there could be any professional
writers anywhere who aren't waaaaay better writers than you. In
addition, the term "published" does not include the vanity press, but
implies that someone paid you good money for your work. That's a claim
I would flatly reject unless or until I saw the invoice.

I have been a professional writer for much of my life - television,
magazines, newspapers, advertising. etc. I've even written comedy and
variety shows for your very own CBC-TV. I've written and voiced
broadcasts for radio, including the French CBC Network. I ran a radio
show for a year as the host and had a wonderful time pissing off the
listeners with my opinion of a certain type of Canadian. I won 14
international awards for advertising and my expose of the oil tanker
trade which correctly forecast an Exxon Valdez oil disaster was
debated by the US Congress and reprinted in national newspapers all
around the Pacific Rim, from Vladivostok to Auckland. Those are my
medals. I don't think I really need instruction from you, Nilita on
the manners and mores of the scribbler's trade. Indeed, it was only
yesterday that I had an email from a columnist for the Daily Telegraph
who wrote:

Dear Michael,
I have had hundreds - literally hundreds - of emails in response to my
article. I have read them all on a daily basis, replied to just a few,
and thought that eventually I might get round to replying to more. But
something about your email has moved me to write right away." etc.

I also used to write a column for people who were bereaved, but
finally quit it because I was swamped with replies and simply didn't
have enough time each day to cope with the avalanche.

I believe I am a compassionate and generous person, as may be seen
here from time to time when someone writes something that I could only
wish I had written myself, those whose writing moves me to laughter
or tears and causes me to respond with praise. However, like most busy
people, I don't suffer fools gladly and need only read a few lines of
anything to judge whether it's going to be worthwhile reading or
simply wittering garbage. I can smell talent at a mile and will always
take a moment to commend it, something I do quite regularly here as
those who have had a note from me saying, "Splendid!" or "Applause"
will confirm. I read voraciously; good, substantial writing, because
it offers benchmarks to aim for in improving one's own output.

I am in the business of communication and for relaxation, I come here
to read, laugh, be rude or sharpen my wit against a worthy opponent. I
have favourite posters here whose output I always read and those whom
I fear are wasting space and to whom I rarely reply apart from
suggesting that they take a course in remedial English language and
spelling. I know dozens of people who write far better pieces than I
do, but I have done well enough to support myself and my family for
the last forty years.

I was angered by Hansen's remark for two reasons; firstly because he
implied that I might be inventing the news I reposted, and secondly
for the pretentious manner in which he made his self-serving
remark.Normally I do include the source, but in this instance, being
pressed fpr time, forgot to. Simple as that. It was from the Daily
Telegraph.

As for you, you have my vote for the "Most Blithering Idiot of the
Year"; a literary Darwin Award for those with room termperature IQs.

I believe that you belong to the "I had a little pussycat, her name
was Kitty-Poo!" school of writing, which has a unique vocabulary of
its own, wherein dogs are referred to as "Woofies", rabbits are Floppy
Ears and the whole reeks of Celtic Twilight.

Not that I am decrying your literary skills; I feel there may well be
a bright future awaiting you in the communications field, chalking
informational tidbits such as "Today's Special - Pie and Chips, $1.50"
in some high class truck stop where the glitterati of the trucking
trade assemble to be fed and watered before returning to the road
ahead.


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