^^^My dad's one is too big to fit under a billow!! It is also as old as me. What Action, his years of fighting are long over.

Source: The Guardian It is a strange feeling: after working as a productive professional in Gaza for five years, I have become a black market junkie. I make several phone calls a day hunting for fuel for my car, diesel for the electricity generator waiting on standby to power the house, even cigarettes and vitamins. The only way to get hold of these things, to buy life-saving medicines, to purchase the essentials for a life of basic dignity, is through the black market, if at all. Today all Gaza suffers severe water shortages, with the fuel needed to pump and transport water (as well as sewage) dangerously scarce. The few cars seen on Gaza's mostly empty streets today almost invariably run on used cooking oil due to the lack of diesel. That feeling of strangeness continued as I read the statement delivered by the Quartet in London yesterday. The four powers mediating in the Middle East - the United Nations, European Union, United States and Russia - spoke of "deep concern" and demanded "concrete steps by both sides". There was no sense, however, that they had properly grasped the depth of Gaza's plight or the realities in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. World politics seems to have morphed into a diplomacy of denial - a denial of how much more firm the international community must be towards the cause of an occupied and dying people. This diplomacy of denial only gives succour to Israel's urge to exercise its will over Palestinians, and over besieged Gazans particularly. Israel's cabinet seeks to play God over Gaza by bluntly controlling every facet of civilian life. Tearing up the West Bank presents a threat of similarly terrible consequences. Israel's separation barrier and hundreds of checkpoints threaten to create numerous smaller Gazas in the West Bank. The villages and cities that are becoming increasingly isolated and economically strangled today could become hotspots of desperation and violence tomorrow. Last week in Gaza, Israel not only continued depriving the people of fuel and cooking gas, it held back supplies to UN agencies such as Unrwa - the agency devoted to the health, education, food supplies and more of Gaza's poor and deprived population. In hindering the operations of the UN, Israel was hindering the Quartet, of which the UN is a part. Israel's current policies are slowly expelling Palestinians from their land and pushing those who remain into indignity, desperation and extremism. The word "siege" no longer seems adequate to describe what is being done to Gaza. The territory's 1.5 million people have been thrust into a humanitarian catastrophe. It has become a nonsense to speak of peace negotiations while Israel creates more injustices on the ground in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. In statements ahead of the Quartet's London meeting, Condoleezza Rice, the US secretary of state, acknowledged the "difficult" issues of borders and the fate of Jerusalem as well as Israel's responsibility to improve the lives of Palestinians. Rice insisted that the US does not regard Israel's settlement expansion as a fait accompli when it comes to a final agreement on borders. If there was a glimmer of hope in the Quartet's statement and Rice's words, however, it is hard to foresee constructive action in its tow. The US administration is nearing the end of its term. The UN is undermined. Israel's prime minister, Ehud Olmert, is appeasing hawks in Israel's military establishment, the settlement movement and the Knesset itself - even as he extends what increasingly looks like an illusory hand of peace to Palestinians. Palestinian politicians, too, must recognise that their embarrassing and divisive standoff only diminishes the world's appreciation of the suffering of their people. In the meantime, the Palestinian people are approaching something close to destitution. It is not enough for the Quartet to push for peace between Palestinians and Israelis. World politicians and delegates, including Israelis of all convictions, must be encouraged, and allowed, to come to Gaza and witness what is happening here today. Only then will observers be able to assess just how Palestinians are made to live, and to assess the world's moral obligation towards a people who surely deserve a chance of a dignified and peaceful life. · Sami Abdel-Shafi is the co-founder and senior partner at Emerge Consulting Group, a management consultancy in Gaza City. The London mayor with Israeli Soldiers

WHY? smart you mean lol Sorry Nephy for hijacking your thread...just adding some meat to its bare bones.

^^WHO?

I remember in the summer, when I went to the miyi, and my father has a big old gun, that is half the size of me. After I finished freaking out, that he keep it at home with the kids, my little (8yr) brother offers to show me how to hold it!! :eek: In the west, I would distance myself from that person, After all, they are either going to kill some one, get arrested for 7years or someone is going to kill him first. Either way, I'm getting out of the way. If it is a relative, I will steal it off them and drop it down a drain, then scream at them for hours.

SO...how is this thread any better than any of the ones you attacked?? drama.com P.s. wlc back anyway. :cool:

^^Right here :cool: I'll be watching his every move, and saying I told you so.I'm waiting for him to shove a pork sausage up the Muslim community's as*s. And when he does, be sure it'll be a large one. It is sad that as the most powerful conservative figure, he will do for tory, what Brown has done for labour. :cool: when Boris cocks up with the usual blunders (and i assure you he will) the tory's will pay, with votes at the next general election.

There was a big debate about renaming this tube station Banglatown in East london, lol. The newspapers were having a day with it.

YEah send me the draft please. And then the real copy hmmm, I want to go back in the development sector JB, not the financial sector. Buuxo lol I was thinking you was just happy today. How is life.

HEy Buuxo, I missed you how you doing?

So many reasons: 1) I've become more racist, since I started working here; I hate American's and Eastern Europeans. 2) I've never see such bunch of money motivated, power hungry individuals. I don't want to end up like some of the people I work with, all they talk about is money, money and more money, commission and bonus. 3) I don’t want to my interaction with humans to be via video conference and e-mails/ telephones all day, everyday. 4) I hate starting work at 8!!! It is not normal, and because of the ****** American time difference, they expect me to wait for them or be checking my e-mails after I finish work. I want a 9-5 I can forget about when I walk out of the door. I can keep going. How you doing?? where is that report, and thanks for the list of jobs, all in Somalia

Somali in Troll corner. HAve you people forgotten the house rules!!!!!!! Erg :mad:

First the fat funny man; now this; ITV & BBC Censor London Mayoral Election Broadcast "in Fear of Radical Islam" Saturday, 03 May 2008 Papers are being filed Tuesday morning at the Royal Courts of Justice after the BBC and ITV instructed London Mayoral Candidate Alan Craig to censor his Party Election Broadcasts aired last Wednesday (23rd April). The two broadcasters demanded that The Christian Choice candidate not criticise radical Islamist group, Tablighi Jamaat, over their plans to build Europe's biggest mosque next to the Olympics site in West Ham. Use of the word 'separatist' was ruled out by both ITV & BBC. Alan Craig is asking the High Court to ensure the electoral process and freedom of speech is not threatened by fear of Islam. He is calling on the other Mayoral candidates to endorse his concern about political censorship. Commenting ahead of the action against the BBC, Alan Craig said: "Elections are about open discourse and a free exchange of views. The action of the broadcasters closed down democratic discussion and showed the fear of both ITV and the BBC in offending a radical Islamic group. In preventing rational and moderate comment, the BBC and ITV have fuelled the sort of paranoia which extreme groups like the BNP have fed-off in this election." Under BBC duress, Alan Craig changed his factual description of Tabliqi Jamaat from "separatist" to “controversial”. Then late in the day, ITV insisted that the agreed word “controversial” should be applied to the mosque plans not to the Islamic group. But Alan Craig’s objections to the mega-mosque have consistently been related to the nature of the Islamic group behind the project; the plans have not yet been submitted to Newham. Alan Craig represents the local ward on Newham Council where the Mosque is to be built and so has a direct constituency interest in the proposal. He claims not only ‘political interference’ by the broadcasters, but says such action breaches his rights under the European Convention on Human Rights, which protects freedom of speech. He says political interference has taken place because whilst forbidding the use of the word 'separatist' in the election broadcast, the BBC had already published identical comment in three separate webpages on the BBC Elections 2008 website (see NOTES below), as well as news reports by BBC Newsnight and BBC London TV News where Cllr Craig was quoted making the same 'separatist' point, but before the elections. Alan Craig added: "Nationally and locally, leading Muslims share my objections to the mega- mosque yet two national broadcasters have attempted to close down the democratic debate, through misplaced concern. Two years ago, Trevor Phillips warned against the "stifling suppression of free expression" and said "barriers to honesty and understanding are a disaster for race relations". When it comes to the political crunch, the BBC were not listening and have learnt nothing. " In their warning to Alan Craig, BBC and ITV officials instructed the Christian Choice to ‘tone down’ its views and change the sense if a Party Election Broadcast was to be approved. The legal language of ‘libel’ was mentioned by the BBC and in the case of ITV, Alan Craig was forced to go back to the studios at the last minute to record a second censored version. The Christian Legal Centre is acting in the case. It is calling for a Judicial Review of the BBC’s decision and will ask the judge to order, as a matter of urgency, for the unedited Party Election Broadcast to be shown by election day. Source: www.londonbangla.co.uk / Christian Choice

The tory have not improved, they are not any better now then they were in the last election, they only reason they will win, is not because they are good, but because people just want a change, a different set. Different does not mean it is a better alternative, nor will it improve our life or make much of a change with regards to council tax etc. That is worrying, that people will vote for them, simply because labour has gotten so bad, rather than Tory got so much better.

^^^You know I have no party loyalty, I support whoever flies my flag. I doubt I could ever be happy with supporting labour, or con or Lib dem. You need some flexibility. As for the British, the are largely lazy and ******, they don’t bother to vote or get involved in politics, until they are severely affected, and they get super annoyed, then they vote the opposite way for the next two terms, so that the other party abuses them for 10yrs. So predictable. :rolleyes:

^^^^^LOooooooool @ Trinny and sue make over, he needs so much more!!! Speech, walk, expressions etc. no hope for GB!! :rolleyes: Jumped ship for shish Kebaab! I'm just gonna stand on the side line and say "I told you so" everytime something goes wrong.!

^^^Yeah, HE was in the news for being the oldest person to be employeed or something. Baal sheek the answer??

Loooooooooooooooooool, I've never read such mad mix of somali and english! lol HAha. Nice read. thanks.

Isseh, you txt me you voted Boris saxib. Its OK, you can tell Ibtisam she won't bite your head off Lool Qarxiis.com! hehe lool. Isseh, we shall see! Toure: Your damn MR. Brown!!!! P.s. How did the exams go??

^^Do you know the answer?? or could you not make heads or tails out of it? HE is not 101, it was fake stunt. I think, he was 87 or something. Which is still old.

You don't even drive yaa Isseh!! Also as for londoners "looking for someone on their level" :confused: I did not know london identified with a "boffoon, with his shoe-laceds tied together"! P.s. Bye your own! it will only cost you £20. Standard has gone to press that Boris has won, already. I can't wait to see Londoners cry mercy when Boris messes up their life! lol :cool:

If it will be financed via “aid” and concessionary loans then Congo will be further in the grid lock of debt and will never be able to pay it off. I don’t know how much investment it will be and what the payback (if any will be) or the source of maintaining it. It may bring more problems than it solves in a country characterized by civil unrest and poor management of projects and funds.

^^^The two cousins?? Allah Yarxumu and sabir iyo Iman.

^^^ What old man?? and maxaad laa qoosli? I don't think Ngonge can run, he is too lazy. He'll watch on TV.

At last, the election results. :rolleyes: