There is a well known song entitled "Mad Dogs and Englishmen" and the title of that song sprang to mind when I read the latest news, I will elucidate.
The Prime Minister, Gordon Brown (Scotsman) has apparently been lick-arsing the Libyan Leader Muammar Abu Minyar al-Gadaffi in connection with some infringement of a human rights situation.
Nothing wrong with the attempt to rectify what may (or may not be) such an infringement and I hasten to add that that is of little consequence to what I am about to mention.
Colonel Gadaffi ( as he is generally referred to) has long been pilloried as "The Mad Dog" by British Politicians generally, it strikes me as quite amusing to note the geniality of Gordon Brown towards the Libyan Leader when he must be fully aware of the verbal abuse the man has suffered in the past, as has been said so many times before, "Politics is a filthy business".
At the same time, the G.8. summit has been discussing matters relating to the starvation and deprivation of several African states, it is also quite amusing to note that the sources most strongly advocating the alleviation of the problems, are the very same that have created them.
In Afghanistan, several more young (boy soldiers) have paid with their lives at the behest of their country's leader ( and predecessor & co) gulled into believing that they were engaged in doing a worthwhile job, in fact, as with the unlawful and murderous attack on Iraq, the TRUTH of the matter is that they are actually in the process of forcing yet another nation to accept the tenets of democracy.
Strangely enough, there has been no mention of 'Taliban' fighters hurling young babies up in the air and catching them on the ends of their bayonets, but then, times have changed and the general public have heard that one so many times before, it probably would not have the desired effect.
Far better to call them "Mad Dogs" and be done with it.
Realizing that the above has little to do with the 'Cyprus Situation' I think it is worth remembering that the same 'Political Machinations' are operating in precisely the same manner as those aforementioned situations, personally, I would rather take note of that which I may determine with my own thoughts than that which is relayed to me through the well oiled cogs of deception which poses as 'The News'.