On Fri, 21 Mar 2003 21:25:19 +1100, David Strike <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >Mate! Allow me to vent some personal spleen about this "war". Even >although Australia has committed troops, our commitment seems to have been >ignored by CNN and the BBC. Although it's all under wraps, apparently the >Oz SAS were the first into Iraq to 'spot' targets - and take them out when >possible - but are receiving no acknowledgement. (Mainly because the >numbers of media representatives from the USA and UK outnumber Australia's >military contribution to the fray!) :-)))) How do you think the OTHER (originally 29, now fancy accounting upped it to 39) countries in the coalition think about the reporting of THEIR roll? :-) How many people do you think can name as many as FIVE of the other 39 countries? But the most ridiculous of all bias-reporting in an attempt to make Saddam look bad was the theory that the picture of Saddam reading a text on TV was not Saddam (rumored injured) because he was wearing glasses. How many here know what Strike looks like when he reads something?? :-)))))))))))))))) That's only second to demanding Saddam leave his own country when he got 100% of the votes to presidency (as opposed to only 99%+ in previous years). :-) Can any of you imagine Saddam demanding Bush to leave the USA because he won the Presidency even without winning the Popular votes? As I said, the only redeeming value of this "war", or any "war", is the cheaper travel deals I can get while others are killing each other. As for the killing and be killed, I suppose it's THEIR 'bitness' to me as divers kill themselves <ob scuba>. Have a hoss-piss or three on me, when you meet with Tricky. :-)) -- Bob.