by Charles Cameron | Sep 2, 2013 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — shall we say, not a great enthusiast for war? ] . . This image of Winston Churchill in the bombed out ruins of Coventry Cathedral is almost a self-referential paradox in itself, if you still believe the canard that he knew the Germans were...
by Charles Cameron | Sep 1, 2013 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — carrier pigeons, guilty, 1914, okay — dolphins, jury still out — but these storks and hawks, innocent I do believe ] . Sources: Sky News, Stork Held In Egypt On Suspicion Of Spying, 31 August, 2013 National Turk, Turks...
by Charles Cameron | Aug 23, 2013 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — as the Washington Post points out, this has indeed been a busy week for military justice ] . To take just two examples: ** I have pulled these two news-tweets from the BBC out and juxtaposed them, because the charges in both cases had to...
by Charles Cameron | Aug 20, 2013 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — not the world’s most illuminating game, but popular in some circles ] . Add these two together, and you get “Zionists and Crusaders” — with a tragic chorus chanting, “told you so”.. ** Sources: Zach...
by Charles Cameron | Aug 18, 2013 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — always glad to see good will on both sides of a widening chasm ] . In these days when Egyptian churches have been repeatedly attacked and burned by Ikhwan supporters, it is good to remember that there is love as well as enmity at...