- the Iraq/Iran war from 1980 to 1988, that we were fuelling with our arms supplies to both sides; and,
- the belief that we are the policeman of the world and that we must protect our oil supplies, and our possessions around the world.
My puny efforts to get passenger trains and stations reinstated on 38 miles of existing, double track rail lines in Birmingham and the Black Country. Some, such as the Stourbridge, Dudley, Walsall rail line has its middle section reserved for trams that forever prevent passenger trains returning.
Thursday, 10 September 2009
One thing leads to another
An American warship, Vincennes, shot down an Iranian Airbus five months before the American airliner was brought down over Lockerbie in December 1988. This careless, gung ho shooting by our side may have led to the revenge attack on PanAm 103. It is likely that the USS Vincennes would not have been in the Persian Gulf if it was not for
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