IRA Bombing Victims are Remembered!

A memorial event has been held to remember those who were killed and injured in the IRA bombing of Warrington town centre 15 years ago.
Tim Parry, 12, and Johnathan Ball, three, died and 56 people were hurt in the explosions on 20 March 1993.

Town leaders, representatives of local organisations and the community have paid tribute to the victims.

Flowers were laid at the site in what has been called a celebration of peace by Warrington Borough Council.

The two bombs, which had been placed in litter bins, went off in Bridge Street - an area packed with shoppers, many looking for Mother's Day gifts.

Johnathan had been in the town with his babysitter to buy a card for his mother.

Quite why they chose this town was beyond comprehension - I didn't know then and I still don't know now. ~ Colin Parry

Tim, an avid Everton fan, had been shopping for football shorts when he caught the full force of the blast. He died in hospital five days later.

Despite one of the biggest murder investigations ever launched by Cheshire Police at the time, the bombers have never been caught.

On Thursday, a police spokeswoman said: "Two boys lost their lives that day, no-one was brought to justice and our files will always remain open."

In the aftermath of the bombing, Tim's father Colin Parry set up a charity, the Foundation for Peace, which runs educational programmes.

Known locally as the Peace Centre, it has also acted as a support service for people bereaved, injured or traumatized in trouble linked to Northern Ireland.

Mr Parry said: "There was absolutely no reason why a town such as Warrington should be hit by the IRA.

Colin Parry has campaigned for conflict resolution:

"Quite why they chose this town was beyond comprehension. I didn't know then and I still don't know now."

Despite being forced to deal with the tragedy of losing his son, Mr Parry said the bombing had a "significant" impact on the peace process in Northern Ireland.

"I think it was that event in Warrington that compelled the Irish government to sit down with the English government in a way they had never considered before," said Mr Parry.

"That's when change began to happen and all of that, in my opinion, was changed by Tim's and Johnathan's deaths."

Rev Steven Kingsnorth, of the Warrington Borough Ministry, said the town had worked hard to turn the tragedy into something positive.

"We made a mark in saying we will not let death and evil have the last word and I think that legacy remains," said Mr Kingsnorth.

"There are still people in the community who look back sadly at the day but still remember the good things that came out of it."

The service on Thursday was seen as a chance to reflect and give thanks to those in Warrington involved in helping to rebuild the town.

Council leader Ian Marks said: "Warrington is united in its thoughts and prayers as we reflect on the events of 15 years ago and pay tribute to those who lost their lives and were deeply affected."

~Finally the media remember a perfect example of real terrorism, not just, government-endorsed propaganda which does nothing but 'incite racism'. Yes, the IRA frequently bombed our country for no apparent reasons other than to terrorise us into relinquishing our ownership over Northern Ireland. How did it affect our air travel? How did it affect our freedoms and civil liberties as a whole? How did it affect law and changes to the law system? Well, It didn't because 'terrorism' wasn't a 'global epidemic' then, it didn't have the backing of Republican America, therefore, we did not rise to the terrorism and we did not resort to animalistic, primal fear. So please remember that next time, an appropriately timed, Al Jazeera leaked 'Osama' film appears in the media, or George W. Bush informs us who is an 'evil-doer' and 'anti-democratic' in future.~

Saddam Hussein Hanged for Crimes Against Humanity

(Right - an innocent child hit by a U.S bomb in Iraq)

This is another chance to watch the full unedited version of Saddam Hussein being hanged for Crimes Against Humanity.

Now he has received the full punishment of the law, how about we start discussing other Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes in general? Why is it that George W. Bush, Tony Blair, and the US/UK sanction regime, in general, get off 'scot-free' from their crimes against humanity and war crimes? Especially as it has now been firmly established that the Iraq War was (or is) illegal, and immoral, not to mention completely out of control. There was little reporting in the press about how the Americans on a number of occasions prevented aid, water and vaccines into Iraq (and Afghanistan),at a time when they were dying in droves from diseased water supplies. Despite this, they blamed Saddam for not complying with the United Nations. You do not punish the innocent civilians when trying to attack a brutal tryrant!

It is apparent that there is one law for one (usually Westernised, Christian leaders), and one law for another (those who read the Qu'ran or are sitting on valuable Oil reserves)? I do not believe that hanging is necessarily deserved for either party, but some acknowledgment that their (US/UK) decision was flawed, and, as in the picture above, innocent people have most definitely suffered.

Saddam Hussein was tried for Crimes against Humanity, mainly because of the mass gassing of the Kurds in the late eighties, but a year after the gassing in 1989, the U.S made the political decision that it was better for foreign relations (meaning for the price of Oil) to continue the pleasantries between them and Iraq, and subsequently, lifted the ban on loans to the country! A bit hypocritical I am sure you will agree, and highlights that there was clearly an ulterior motive behind their attack on Iraq. That combined with the lack of evidence for the Weapons of Mass Destruction (remember when there was little else talked of, in the media?) and you have a clearer picture of the truth. The alleged 'relations' between Osama Bin Laden and Saddam Hussein have been proven completely false, and quite the opposite, with Al Qaeda posing a direct threat potentially to Saddam's regime.

I guess everyone needs a scapegoat?! Especially when 'terrorism' was so desperately 'needed' to allow the American Oligarchy to be fully established as the world's leaders and the world's police force. When you are becoming unfavourable in the eyes of the citizens, one option of escape is to 'incite fear'. And here we are, a world terrified of terror, well, I'm sorry, but I am NOT scared! I was far more afraid of a real threat from terrorism, such as when we were frequently terrorised by the IRA in the U.K. I remember the bombs, but for some reason, there was no hysteria compared to the 'Al Qaeda hysteria' that is rife nowadays in the Western world. I do not fall for the propaganda, sorry! I also remember that the British government adopted a low-key, non-panic attitude. In 1996 the Arndale Centre in Manchester was bombed at a cost of £411 million, and still nothing compared to the very minor threat posed by the Al Qaeda regime. Why?!

Maybe, like the Russian blogger (see below) this article will be classed as 'inciting hatred' and I could be sent to prison for speaking for the masses, then so be it! I am not a sheep, and I will not 'shut up' for your sakes, I will fight for justice, no matter the cost, and I believe in Freedom of Speech! The truth is that the hatred is already there, and if the U.S continue stomping on the rest of the world's toes, with their mega-lo-maniacal, hegemonious, 'neocon' fundamentalist attitudes, they will have very few friends indeed, just like Saddam, in the end. See the article below entitled,'American Global Hegemony in Crisis!', which discusses how the self-titled SuperPower need to diversify in order to sustain their control, other wise, they risk committing political suicide!

We need to start opening our eyes to who the 'good' and 'evil' guys really are, and stop listening to the puritanical Christian rhetoric, which we are subjected to on a daily basis. Depending on who is more favourable 'politically', or more likely, 'economically', the subject in question changes from 'good' to 'evil' to quickly sway public opinion, and it works!

I, also, do not support Islamic fundamentalism either for that matter, as neither are accepting of other faiths, and therefore, other people.

Don't get me wrong, Saddam probably deserved his fate for the gassing of innocent civilians, and I cannot justify bio-chemical warfare in any shape or form, but if he receives the judgment of death for his crimes, and across the pond (in the U.S) the leader receives another term in power, something is very, very wrong with the system as a whole! That said, when bio-chemical warfare has been illegal in war since Vietnam, when the U.S troops would tear gas the Vietnames soldiers and open fire when they staggered out blindly, Why do the U.S troops in Iraq have C.S gas cannisters?!? (check the index of weapons online at Wikileaks).

For those who patriotically fight for their country regardless, out of blind and ignorant loyalty, then please, enjoy the following film...

David Kelly R.I.P

((Viewer Discretion Advised - 18yrs+))

North Korea still a 'terrorist' target of the U.S

North Korea remains on a list of states that sponsor terrorism, a senior U.S. diplomat said Tuesday, dismissing North Korean claims that Washington decided to remove the designation.

"No, they haven't been taken off the terrorism list," Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill told Japanese reporters as he arrived in Australia's business capital for a meeting of Pacific Rim nations. A State Department press officer separately confirmed the remarks.

Hill's comments were the first U.S. denial since North Korea's Foreign Ministry, in a statement carried Monday by the country's official news agency, said that Washington decided to scotch the terror designation and with it related economic sanctions. The North Korean statement said the change came in a weekend meeting between Hill and his counterpart in Geneva.

Under a deal reached in February after years of tortuous negotiations, North Korea agreed to relinquish its nuclear programs, including one that has produced bomb material. In return,...


...Washington agreed to open talks on normalizing relations with the North, enemies since the Korean War, and explore removing the terrorism designation.

Hill suggested that North Korea first needs to go further in dismantling its nuclear programs before the U.S. will take it off the terrorism list.

"Getting off the list will depend on further denuclearization," Hill told reporters later Tuesday after a meeting with Japan's nuclear envoy, also in Sydney for a meeting of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum.

Hill declined to specify what North Korea must do but said those things have been discussed with North Korean officials. "They know what these steps are," Hill said.

After a slow start, the parties to the February agreement _ which include China, Japan, Russia and South Korea as well as the U.S. and North Korea _ have picked up speed in implementing its terms. North Korea shut down its main nuclear reactor in July.

After their weekend meeting, Hill told reporters that North Korea's envoy, Kim Kye Gwan, agreed to disclose its nuclear programs and disable them by the endof this year. Kim separately suggested that North Korea was willing to declare and dismantle the facilities but did not mention the year end date.

North Korea has faced various economic sanctions since the 1950-53 Korean War. Washington put it on the terrorism list for its alleged involvement in the 1987 bombing of a South Korean airliner that killed 115 people. The designation effectively blocks North Korea from receiving low-interest loans from the World Bank and other international lending agencies.

The administration of President Bush believes that North Korea cheated on an earlier nuclear deal, supposedly starting up a separate program to enrich uranium while freezing a plutonium-based program. It has tried to front-load the current deal to get North Korea to make more concessions earlier.

Terrorist Suspect Alert! Cheese found in baggage!

WASHINGTON - Airport security officers around the nation have been alerted by federal officials to look out for terrorists practicing to carry explosive components onto aircraft, based on four curious seizures at airports since last September.

The unclassified alert was distributed on July 20 by the Transportation Security Administration to federal air marshals, its own transportation security officers and other law enforcement agencies.

The seizures at airports in San Diego, Milwaukee, Houston and Baltimore included “wires, switches, pipes or tubes, cell phone components and dense clay-like substances,” including block cheese, the bulletin said. “The unusual nature and increase in number of these improvised items raise concern.”

~Well, I hope you are all TERRIFIED!!! Just watch out for Muslims smelling like a stinkin' Bishop!!~ The Axis of Evil want to spread their vile blue vein cheeses around the world!!!

"I am telling you, do NOT misunderestimate me when I say, Al Qaeda have Cheeses Of Mass Destruction!!"