Media Gave Terrorist $150k

iraq, originally uploaded by Sydney Weasel.

Bargaining for the right to his story, Haneef, tipped off by his brother that no one knew of his involvement .. yet, negotiated a reputed $150k.

He was detained and investigated. He was charged. Yet, after an investigator dropped dead, and the Queensland government leaked, the investigation was stopped and Haneef was released. And paid.

A Hostage's Dream

A HOSTAGE'S DREAM by David Daniel Ball

Only because I wanted friendship
Only because you seemed to care
Only because I lost my brother
And the ambulance wasn’t there

Only because I grieved for summer
Only because of the sports we dare
Only because there seemed no hope
Yet that dream we seemed to share

Only because its worth the journey
Only because we have to fight
Only because the flash of brilliance
Dims before the morning light

Only because I had to see you
Only because of the way you smile
Only because of the pet you rescued
From beneath the stinking pile.

Only because I have no power
Only because I lost my strength
Only because I gave to anger
And said some rather silly things

Only because there is tomorrow
Only because the sun will rise
Only because a mornings promise
Shines beyond that daring glare.
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This is for all hostages anywhere, but I particularly direct this for those that the Taliban hold, and those poor Israeli soldiers kidnapped and held hostage and those poor people in Iraq .. we must not surrender in the face of such madness

Some Lyrics of Which I'm Proud

Hamster Power
Originally uploaded by Sydney Weasel

It's About Love by ddball

Steaming heat rises from the sand
So hot I sweat and I’m dry
I’m dirty and shabby
And my wife doesn’t understand
For I eye this girl
On the beach she is cool
And in my eye she is clean

It’s about love
Understanding my wife
It’s about love
Celebrating my life
It’s about love
Eyeing this girl
Standing out like a pearl
On the open shell of sand
It’s about love

My kids kick sand in my face
Sun rises I can’t stand the pace
I’m feeling unhappy
And my wife doesn’t understand
For I eye this girl
On the beach she is cool
And in my eye she is clean

It’s about love
Understanding my wife
It’s about love
Celebrating my life
It’s about love
Eyeing this girl
Standing out like a pearl
On the open shell of sand
It’s about love

The sand has spread through the car
And my sorrows don’t stay at the bar
I’m feeling unhealthy
And my wife doesn’t understand
For I eye this girl
On the beach she is cool
And in my eye she is clean


It’s about love
Understanding my wife
It’s about love
Celebrating my life
It’s about love
Eyeing this girl
Standing out like a pearl
On the open shell of sand
It’s about love

It’s about love
Understanding my wife
It’s about love
Celebrating my life
It’s about love
Eyeing this girl
Standing out like a pearl
On the open shell of sand
It’s about love

Tribute to Ingmar Bergman

The great man has played his last chess game.
* Remains of 4 babies discovered in suburban home
* Accusations Tour de France winner used drugs
* Another hostage murdered by Taliban

Some Lyrics I'm Proud Of

Hammy, originally uploaded by ddbsweasel.

Losing My Art: An Ode to Job

The wind cuts my cheeks
The sun burns my flesh
The rain blocks the sun
And tears flood the rest
I’ve lost my power
Not given a start
And my prayers go unanswered
I’m losing my art

The crops have all withered
Friends don’t understand
They say I’m wandering
In a stranger’s land
They challenge my faith
And my god does that too
They’re playing on stage
Where I don’t have a part
My prayers go unanswered
I’m losing my art.

Where are the hands
That washed my face?
That wrote those tales?
Proffering hope and grace
Where are my legs
I’d had from the start
And won all my races
I’m losing my art.

I gave up my love
To those now gone
My friendships squandered
My enemies squared
I’d surrender my life
So we are no longer apart
But I haven’t the strength.
I’m losing my art.

Mystery of Webster's Curse 1

Today is RMMB's birthday. Many happy returns.
* Potency pill recalled
* Paris Hilton loses inheritance
* Haneef's claim to be victim questioned
* ALP sidesteps home affordability issue
* 4 die as Iraq celebrates Victory over Saudis in soccer

Too Many Hit Points

* Haneef flies to his home, compensated $150k for his series of interviews. The opposition is silent as press makes accusation
* Iraq and Iran face off over football final.

Complaining About .. ?

Australian Recruitment
Originally uploaded by Sydney Weasel

An Australian Recruitment Poster series has drawn criticism from some quarters. One complainant likened the girls to those found in brothels , streetwalking and strip joints. I have seen Women in Australian army fatigues and I think they look good, and I don't think the advertising over the top.

I think the complaints are veiled criticisms of the federal government. I think those that criticise the ads do recognise there is a difference between those girls in uniform and those doing other service. I could imagine it quite painful to have to discover the difference.

Angel

• Terrorist accused is released
• Stock Market down $41 billion, Australian.
• Former heavyweight champ set to have doctors pull plug
• Space Shuttle Computer Sabotaged
• London study: Cannabis increases psychosis risk

Steve Bracks Quits

Steve Bracks
Originally uploaded by Sydney Weasel

When he was running for office again, recently, Mr Bracks forgot to mention this. He ran Victoria badly, but because he had the support of the press, his poor performance was never properly evaluated.

In NSW, Bob Carr similarly was an apallingly poor leader. However, his replacement seems worse, and yet the opposition could not get past the partisan press in election times.

It remains to be seen how this will affect the federal vote. It might be an opportunity for ALP to claim rejuvenation.

Citizenship Matters

I had a meeting with my local federal MP, Julia Irwin. Ms Irwin, ALP was relaxed, charming and sympathetic to my issue. Just goes to show that no one gets to that position without a lot of ability. She directed me, gently, to her state colleagues.

I was then in good humor, saying hello to some past students as I went to the city to finalise my ciitizenship applications.
I had a completed form 119, an endorsed photograph and my birth certificate. All I needed to do was say that I was born in NYC to Australian born citizens. Or so I thought.

The immigration department has lost my parents. Right to privaccy groups have wworked hard to make sure that any search will fail if the correct number of spaces and invisible errors aren't known. The clerk felt it most expedient to say that he couldn't recognise my birth certificate (called it a copy) and suggested I retrun when my new one was posted from the US .. which I need to finalise my US passport.

So now I can't complete my Centerlink forms to claim for unemployment because I don't have citizenship proof because right to privacy groups have hidden my parents.

Serial Pest Alleges Insult

Mamdouh Habib and Terry Hicks, originally uploaded by ddbsweasel.

* A former driver of Osama Bin Laden, who claimed he scouted Afghanistan for a suitable school for his children, while overseas and on disability, has claimed insult at being allegedly labelled a 'terrorist.'

* Conveniently forgetting that his party clouded the issue, Rudd promises to fast track another republic referendum .. or kabosh another if he isn't elected PM?

* Inflation higher than expected, but with clear deflationary future from trade with a high dollar

* Norfolk Island Killer gets 24 years

Picture:TORSTEN BLACKWOOD/AFP/Getty Images

Life is Beautiful, My Child

A beautiful song written by a poet and performed by my friend, Lafayette, covers an issue of today.

The NSW Teachers union hasm with possible secret support from the Iemma government, opposed the useful practise of standardising report cards.

Commercial Mentality

There are two distinct threats to my life, and each may be no more than a shadow.

The first comes from my school where some people have been saying stories about me with malice. The stories hint that I've done something wrong (I haven't). Some kids don't know if they should believe them. I needed to be able to demonstrate that I've done nothing wrong, and the only way to do that was to surrender my position.

I have no income and no prospects.

The second threat stems from a senior poly's office. A legal counsell for a senior politico is an old school friend of mine. There might be a connection between that person and the paedophile I blew the whistle on in '93. By resigning I remove the need for them to kill me. If I raise hell over the issue, my friend will find a different fall guy, probably someone I don't like.

Hell Inside

I wrote some lyrics I'm very proud of.
A HOSTAGE'S DREAM

Only because I wanted friendship
Only because you seemed to care
Only because I lost my brother
And the ambulance wasn’t there

Only because I grieved for summer
Only because of the sports we dare
Only because there seemed no hope
Yet that dream we seemed to share

Only because its worth the journey
Only because we have to fight
Only because the flash of brilliance
Dims before the morning light

Only because I had to see you
Only because of the way you smile
Only because of the pet you rescued
From beneath the stinking pile.

Only because I have no power
Only because I lost my strength
Only because I gave to anger
And said some rather silly things

Only because there is tomorrow
Only because the sun will rise
Only because a mornings promise
Shines beyond that daring glare.

hear it at
http://www.icompositions.com/music/song.php?sid=68977#

Waiting for State Service

Waiting For a Train, originally uploaded by ddbsweasel.

I went to the Roads Traffic Authority (RTA) today to renew my license. The Weasel doesn't have a car, but the license is useful for ID purposes when approaching government beauracracy like the RTA.

To get to my local RTA office I could catch two trains, or catch a bus and a train or catch two buses. I chose to walk. One hour after setting off, I got to the RTA. It would have been sooner, but I stopped at a federal polly's office to be told they weren't responsible for me.

The RTA was in uproar when I got there. Their computers were down. "Come back tomorrow" they suggested, helpfully. Apparently every RTA in the state was affected.

Chutzpah

seated_nude
Originally uploaded by Sydney Weasel

According to one source book, Chutzpah is what is required of a child who has murdered both their parents to plead for leniency from a judge because they are an orphan.

How about a drug user that found themselves disgraced? Might they sue for damages because they were mistaken for a drug dealer?

Who Cannot Mourn?

Mourning Fifi, originally uploaded by ddbsweasel.

Passing away after some fifty years at Sydney's Taronga Zoo, Fifi is mourned.

But what of those who do not mourn? What of those who feel dissociated and disconnected from tragedy?

If my family were rapists, or behind terrorism, or behind torture, or behind kidnapping, or murder or thievery, I'd disown them. I wouldn't be justifying their rhetoric with weasle words.

So what is my opinion of Haneef?

Deathly Hallows is a Satisfying Read

Rowling with Crowd
Originally uploaded by Sydney Weasel

I won't spoil it for you by seeing who dies, or how it ends. The books is another gem. Worth the wait.

As with all Rowling books to date, this is about love.
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On another matter, we have intense insight into the mind of Al Gore. Possibly even an explanation for his behaviour. His son has been charged ..

Searching for Balance

Mike Moore, originally uploaded by ddbsweasel.

* Chimps grieve over lost matriarch
* Britney fights to regain popularity
* Haneef case develops
* Latest Harry Potter Sale begins
* People forgive Goddess