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This is a video of the cat that would love to be able to catch a bird, or a squirrel. But, alas, it does appears that it is not fated to be so, which is as the birds and the squirrels prefer it to be. Please take a look and have some quiet contemplation, if you feel so inclined to do.

This acute sense of loss of power has lead to them becoming enraged and unable to think clearly and act prudently. To them not wanting to 'play' with the other constructive actors in this tragedy anymore. To them becoming susceptible to becoming spoilers, to the extent of doing or not doing things which can only be to the advantage of the forces which want to destroy Syria's sovereignty. President Hollande, in a fit of pique, has been moved to criticise the very existence of the European Union, because, according to him, it has not been able to secure France's interests in the Syria proxy war. By the same token, there are those who will be arguing for the demise of the United Nations. The UN, we have to remember, was not able to prevent the west initiating the Iraq War and intervening in the Libyan rebellion, neither of which have resulted in a peaceful and/or better state of being for those countries. In wanting the European Union to support its foreign wars, Presid

Furthermore, for god, or Allah to accept the position that humans cannot challenge things which have been written about or ascribed to him, would make him into an absolute dictator, which is not a good thing. It could also facilitate the empowerment of any zealot who wants to use the Qura'n to acquire religious and/or political power, by placing a literal or obscurantist interpretation on selective Surahs. Reassured in the knowledge that, in a state where blasphemy laws exist, the faithful would be reluctant to challenge and interrogate the Qur'an, for fear of being accused of blasphemy. Governor Purnama is most probably worshipping the same god whom his Muslim compatriots are worshipping, so, how is it that he can be accused by Muslims of sinning against against that same god? The problem, if their is one, is the tendency of humans to confuse or mix-up the concept and practise of 'religion' with the concept of 'god.' God or Allah, for those w

This video of a cat and a black bird might suggest that either the black bird has a certain disrespect for the predatory abilities of the cat, or that both of them have an understanding of where and how they stand. Please take a look and, if you find something interesting in their interaction, enjoy; if you will.

And so it was, that following the inevitable recapture of eastern Aleppo, by the Government of Syria and its coalition of allies, there was great lamentations and wringing of hands, by all the politicians, diplomats and media, in many West European and American capitals. The American UN Ambassador, Ms Samantha Power, as she had been wont to do of late, resorted to personally abusing the Russian, Syrian and Iranian governments, appealing to what she described as their 'shamelessness.' With the capacity to logically argue her case, having escaped her, for some months now, Ms Power found herself powerless, and regressed to churlish behaviour.  In her attempt to 'defend' what she might see as her country's legitimate interests in the Syria proxy war. Yes, I said her country's interests, because that is what it is really all about. Although you would not think so, with every other word being uttered by western politicians, about the Syrian crisis, being a

Sometimes you never fail to surprises me, Boris.  We do not need proof of the Syrian regime and the Russians killing civilians. We know that that is how they operate, just as how we know that we do not support governments, groups or regimes which kill and maim civilians.  Boris, that is what makes us the civilised, Christian people we are. Am I right, Boris? Yes, Madam. Of course I am right, Boris. I am British and the government which I lead is British. The British is either always or nearly always right.  Is that not so, Boris? Of Course, Madam, but.. But nothing, Boris. A good politician knows when to see nothing, when to hear nothing, when to do nothing, and when to deny everything; including what he or she has said. And me, Madam? What about what I have said or is said to have said about the Saudis, the Sunnis, and the Shias? What about it, Boris? Well, nothing Madam. I do not recall having said anything unbecoming about the Saudis, Madam. Afterall, it does se

This is a short video of a couple of squirrels having fun, with some birds flitting here and there. Please take a look and see if it does anything for you, in which case, enjoy a moment of fun.

For Christ's sake, Boris, we are politicians. We are not pious saints, monks or nuns. We are expected to be hypocritical, two-faced, devious, and as treacherous as any other politician, when it is deemed to be in our national interest to be so. Those are the qualities which make us good politicians, Boris. But most of all, Boris, we must remain loyal and faithful to our allies, especially when it is in our best national interests, including our trade interests, Boris. Well, yes, Madam. However, may... There you go again, Boris, but no, you may not, Boris. You have been in politics long enough to know and appreciate the prudence of what I am saying to you. Why stress yourself or your conscience out about what the Saudis are doing with the arms we are selling them? But, Madam, do you not see the massive destruction and the amount of death and injuries they are inflicting on the innocent Yemeni civilians? No, Boris, I do not and neither have you. Do you underst

So, the Indonesian judiciary is currently proceeding with a charge of blasphemy against the Governor of Jakarta, Mr Purnama. Mr Purnama, of course, as well as being the Governor of that city, also happens to be a Christian. No, I do not know if he is a practising Christian or a nominal Christian who just happens to inherit that 'identification' because he was born into a Christian family.  Either way, it is likely that, Mr Purnama, like his Islamic detractors and persecutors, would have assumed his religious identity as a result of it being transplanted into Indonesia by crusading Christians and Muslims. Neither would have been indigenous to Indonesia. Blasphemy, of course, are charges which the so-called guardians of religions and their particular gods, use to exert authority and power over other humans. It is they who determine when one is being irreverent, sacrilegious, or impious towards the gods. Whether one is desecrating this or that 'sacred or holy obj

The liberation of eastern Aleppo by the Syrian Government and its Russian, Iranian and Lebanese coalition has marked a crucial stage in the Syria's war to free itself from the still massive threat of being divided up and re-colonised by the Nato and Muslim countries which have aligned themselves again it Because of this, the strategic success which has been made in the liberation of eastern Aleppo, which has become the bridge-head of the opposing forces and countries, is not to be underestimated. Indeed, it appears that, based on the level of hand-wringing and deafening lamentations from most of the politicians and media in the west, their loss of eastern Aleppo, their 'fact on the ground', is the equivalent of Britain's debacle at Dunkirk during the Second World War.  But, for the Syrian people and the revival of hope that this suicidal war will be coming to an end sooner than it otherwise might have been, the liberation - and, yes, effective

And so it is, that, as I reflect on the stirring hymn I heard on that Sunday morning, I am minded to contemplate on which religion/s appears to be the most 'human-friendly', to be the most given towards bringing happiness and joy into the world of humans, and not seeking to enslave humans to the gods we have imagined and/or created. I am led to ponder on which religion or religions, after the adherents have completed their worshipping, is most likely to leave them feeling elated, joyful, happy, at peace with the world, and ready to take on the challenges of the new day? And after this contemplation, what conclusion do you think I have arrived at? Well, I am minded to think that it those religions which allow their adherents to give expression to their ordinary way of life, and to making their gods fit into and enrich their ordinary lives. Probably making their gods live and evolve as they do, instead of them living their lives as someone else has told them '