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Owen Paterson, member of cabinet and a leading Eurosceptic expresses his views on the ill fated EU: The solution is not bail out, after bailout, after bailout..." I think we are in danger of saving the cancer and not the patient." Quite frankly, I couldn't have said it any better!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="background-color: white; border: medium none; color: black; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="background-color: white; border: medium none; color: black; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"&gt;Sarko and Merkel seem to have grand ideas of some super euro government where Germany will be the " be all and end all" when it comes to decision making. They've already forced change of governments in Greece and Italy who were not willing to march to their tunes and replaced them with technocrats.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="background-color: white; border: medium none; color: black; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="background-color: white; border: medium none; color: black; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"&gt;European Unions need to wake up to the fact that not only is the single currency at risk, but that their democracy is also on the line if Merkel is left to run riot and take over each country's economy. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="background-color: white; border: medium none; color: black; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"&gt;We need to stand up and demand a referendum now, before this "E -Nazi " union in Brussels leaves us powerless to choose our own leaders, and continually chip away at our freedoms. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4016361245906232463-7524355861446878458?l=da-soapbox.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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You can't intimidate the best ideas out of people. Those cowards in NYC dressed in uniforms backed up with badges and guns and beating on women in the streets, all in the name of Bloomberg! . Let the peaceful protest thrive, worldwide. Civil disobedience people!&lt;br /&gt;
RISE UP!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4016361245906232463-1995082053742314913?l=da-soapbox.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Now we have the American media and the Knox family with all their political contacts, PR companies and even affiliates within the FBI all working overtime time get this girl released knowing full well that she is involved in this murder in some way. So now they're all rallying around and celebrating the release of one of their own, even if we all know that the bitch is guilty as hell! I mean, let's face it, we all know that Amanda knows the "real truth" that she was either involved in, and an active participant in the murder, or that she was there, observed, and failed to do anything to stop the attack. Either way, she KNOWS the truth!&lt;br /&gt;
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The Americans protected one of their own, a so called pretty, young white blonde, but little old Troy Davis had no chance, because he was a black man without the money and the public relations firm and the media attention and the FBI contacts and all those other things that come along with being a privileged white person in the US of A!&lt;br /&gt;
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Rest in peace Meredith Kercher&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4016361245906232463-928730009333544801?l=da-soapbox.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&amp;nbsp;In the process, saying a big "fuck you" to America and the Israelis who believe that them and only them have a God given right to nuclear power! Iran is a sovereign state with as much right to nuclear power as any other.&lt;br /&gt;
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Now we await with great anticipation while the Israelis of course with the help of the CIA find a reason to bomb this plant under the excuse of WMDs.&lt;br /&gt;
Nuclear power for all nations people, and if we ought to fear any, let's all fear the Americans, after all, they're the only nation who've used it so far!&lt;br /&gt;
Congratulations Iran, welcome to the nuclear family.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4016361245906232463-5659859760862131823?l=da-soapbox.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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How would it feel if a bounty was placed on the president of the United States, or for that matter the British &amp;nbsp;Prime Minister. If memory serves me correct, it's even considered a crime in the US constitution to make a threat against the president, yet we have media houses all over the place broadcasting 1 Million Dollars for Gadaffi Dead or Alive! &amp;nbsp; It's been revealed that SAS and MI6 agents are on the ground in Libya apparently "hunting down" Gadaffi. Was it not part of the UN resolution that there should be no foreign soldiers on ground? I see this turning out just like another Saddam situation where Gadaffi will be caught and strung up like a dog in some dirty basement with people around filming it on their mobile phones and uploading it to youtube.&lt;br /&gt;
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What about all the weapons that the "rebels" have taken out of his compound in Tripoli, SAM missiles, mustard gas and so on. Considering that there's been Jihadist / Al qaeda within the rebel group, it's only a matter of time before one of those Surface to Air Missiles show up near Gatwick or Heathrow trying to take out a passenger airline!&lt;br /&gt;
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Is that the kind of justice that we've come to condone in west? God bless the next country that happens to have oil and no nuclear weapons, because the Americans and the British will find some reason to "save human lives" in order to get their hands on that black gold. If I were Hugo Chavez, I'd be arming Venezuela to the teeth right now, because it's likely that an oil rich nation like themselves will be next, once they've bled Libya dry!&lt;br /&gt;
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This Wild Wild West type of justice that seems to be going, clearly funded by the UK, America and France &amp;nbsp;cannot and should not be condoned by the international community. As for the UN, they need to grow a pair! &amp;nbsp;Watch out people, your country might be next!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4016361245906232463-6427659673314894174?l=da-soapbox.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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They're all busy asking for the military to police the streets of London, yet they do not realize that military men are not trained to deal with or police civilians especially in their own cities and&amp;nbsp; towns.It's guaranteed to turn out a lot worse if this "tactic" is employed.&amp;nbsp; What's next, are we going to call on NATO to bomb the rioters!&lt;br /&gt;
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Yes, I will agree that the violence is primarily in the "black communities" of London, I will also go as far as saying that majority of the rioters might be black, but the way in which the media has cleverly gone about labeling the blacks as "scum" when you can clearly see that there are Whites and Asians visible in the looting, burning and brick throwing is all politics! They've turn this into a "race" issue essentially.&lt;br /&gt;
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There are no leaders of black communities in London, at least none with any essence, any charisma that can talk to and influence these young black men to stop. As one person put it, there's no Jesse Jackson! Let this be a warning to the UK Government of things to come. There's only so much you can put the minorities of London and the young people in general (most notably the students) through before they revolt, and it's not just in London, it's happening in the Manchester, in Wolverhampton and the likes!&lt;br /&gt;
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My only worry is that this is going to overshadow the fact that the police appeared to have shot Mark Duggan&amp;nbsp; and then from the evidence thus far&amp;nbsp; have tried to cover it up. There should no doubt be a thorough investigation into his shooting and the officers involved in either the direct shooting and or any attempt to cover it up relieved of duty and of their pensions as well! People of Britain, that's my word!&lt;br /&gt;
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I can go on all day about these cancers that are slowly eating away at this country. Now I realize that some of you may not want to hear this, but I'm not running a popularity contest here, I'm simply saying it like it is! The British need to take back their country. Take it back from the Islamic "poppy burning"hate preachers, take it back from the crime ridden Eastern Europeans, take it back from the corrupt, lying and thieving politicians, but&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;most importantly, take it back from the European Union or what has now been labelled the EUSSR!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4016361245906232463-2614458332420515456?l=da-soapbox.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Research has shown that these drones have killed or maimed hundreds of innocent people in Pakistan and Afghanistan over the last 12 months. The fate of the people are being left to one man or woman operating those drones via a remote control room in Las Vegas. There, he or she gets to act as judge, jury and executioner, who then gets to go out after and have a beer, play some poker, get drugged out,or whatever it is they do in Vegas, and come back and do it all over again the following day.&lt;br /&gt;
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Obama is hoping to sell this to the American public as the alternative to no American soldiers being killed. Well be it a war by robot or war by video game, it is still very much an illegal war! His strings are being pulled by the British and the French, and like the coward that he is, he's dancing to their every tune! That war monger David Cameron has shown that he is similar to his predecessor Tony B-liar, Sarkozky essentially started something that he cannot finish and at this point is content to take a back seat and beg the Americans to try and finish.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;nbsp;What if the Russians or China decided to step in and send military personnel disguised as "advisors" to help the Gadaffi regime. What if they went a step further and flew in full military jets and weaponry to assist the legitimate Libyan army? Would the Americans, French and British persist with this war? Considering that China and Russia have legitimate and strong business contracts with Libya with regards to oil, it is no doubt a possibility that must make the Americans nervous. &lt;br /&gt;
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This illegal act of war, of regime change has once again shown that the West believes they are always right, that they can bully and muscle their way through any sovereign nation regardless of what the international community thinks. The UN Resolution 1973 is clearly being violated and now includes Regime Change and soldiers on the ground disguised as "military advisors" for the rebels. These "advisors" are being sent in by the French, British and Italians. This is my view is a blatant act of war, and a violation of resolution 1973. All this ladies and gentlemen while the UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon sits by quietly. Obviously another puppet of the West!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4016361245906232463-3921021649225023082?l=da-soapbox.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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1. How did the "rebels" become so well armed, and where are they getting the ammunition to maintain this long resistance?&lt;br /&gt;
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2. The head of Nato has said that there are traces of Al qaeda amongst the rebels. The "rebels" have also come out and admitted that there may very well be a presence. Knowing this information, one must ask, is the USA, UK and France now comfortable going to bed with Al qaeda?&lt;br /&gt;
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3. It has been reported that the terrorist organization Hezbollah &amp;nbsp;has provided the "rebels" with weapons, and probably funding of some sort. Hezbollah according to the U.S State Dept. is a terrorist organization, is the Alliance this desperate that they are prepared to go to such greats lengths to align themselves with such an organization?&lt;br /&gt;
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4. If for some reason they are able to get rid of the Colonel, who is the leader of this "rebel" group, and how do we know that he's got Libya and Libyans best interest at heart?&lt;br /&gt;
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5. If this is about protecting innocent Libyans, and not about OIL, why hasn't the UK, USA and France taken similar action against the likes of Mugabe and North Korea?&lt;br /&gt;
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6. Why has Nato and the Alliance chosen a side in this matter, why is it ok to bomb Gadaffi's legitimate army who are doing their jobs and protecting their country from a "rebel" group. Are they supposed to lay down and let the "rebels" fire rockets at them, and not fight back?&lt;br /&gt;
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I will stop here for now, but my people, questions must be asked, and answers demanded. We have Clinton contemplating arming the "rebels", we have that jackass David Cameron itching to violate the UN resolution and invade Libya, and France, being the yellow cowards that they are, begging America to come and finish it off. I wonder if a "rebel" group assembled in London with weapons and so on, would the prime minister not ask the military to intervene and put a stop to it asap.&lt;br /&gt;
Like him or not, Gadaffi hasn't done anything to deserve this, and the UK prime minister has shown that just like this predecessor Tony B-liar he's nothing more than a war monger!&lt;br /&gt;
I've put the word "rebels" in quotation marks throughout because I believe they are nothing more than a bunch of terrorist hell bent on causing war and destruction. Gadaffi still has very strong support in Libya, and this rag-tag terrorist group would be referred to as exactly that had it been in any other country. So to hell with the niceties, let's call them what they really are...TERRORIST! &amp;nbsp;That's my word.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4016361245906232463-459648995890742612?l=da-soapbox.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;In the time of universal deceit, telling the truth &amp;nbsp;has been labelled a "terrorist act." &amp;nbsp;Justice for Julian people!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4016361245906232463-8997592456356643272?l=da-soapbox.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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The FBI and other law enforcement organizations around the world are investigating whether Assange has broken any laws by releasing some confidential cables of the Americans behaving badly. Am I the only one who's concerned about the approach being taken my the government in an attempt to silence an individual who has expressed one of the basic freedoms that we have. The Americans have gone as far as branding Assange and his website as " a bunch of terrorist" according to one congressman. The American government have been embarrassed by the revelation of the documents and their contents. It's revealed the lengths they've gone to to lie and deceive the international community, their true feelings about other leaders and the covert wars that they engage in that voting Americans have no idea about.&lt;br /&gt;
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Now I know some of you might join the band wagon and say he should be charged with treason, or spying or any of those other fancy connotations that my American friends like to use to scare us. But the reality of it is that this man has done nothing wrong except made us more aware of what the snakes that claim to represent us and our best interest get up to when we're not looking. Instead of apologizing to the American public and the international community, they're busy trying to find ways of puppeteering Mr. Assange's arrest. They are trying to make us feel like WikiLeaks is an insult to those who fought and died in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, but WikiLeaks didn't kill anyone! The American and British intelligence agencies are shrouded in a culture of lies and secrecy, now they've been caught with their pants down, and they want to lash out.&lt;br /&gt;
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Ladies and gentlement, allow me to introduce you to the man of the year, if not in the Times magazine, then certainly in my book. Mr. Julian Assange. People of the world, that's my word!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4016361245906232463-2289832124572984976?l=da-soapbox.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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But wait, hold off on the praises for just a moment. Remember this is the same snake who along with Bush decided to lie to the nation about WMD's. It's the same Blair who is responsible for sending those very same troops to Iraq under false pretenses. His millions will not make them walk again, it won't give them their legs back, or their eyesight, or their spine, their arms. It sure as hell won't give the mothers their sons or daughters&amp;nbsp; back, the wives their husbands and so on.&lt;br /&gt;
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The balls this man must have to feel that he can now buy a nations forgiveness, and clear his conscience for a few million dollars. Tony Blair is only looking out for number one, I bet he refused to mention the considerable tax break he will be receiving as a result of his so called donation.&amp;nbsp; This man doesn't do anything if there isn't a direct benefit to himself. British people should all boycott the purchase of this book, don't give him the opportunity to clear his conscience, that can only happen when he's brought before the Hague for war crimes! People of Britain, that's my word.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4016361245906232463-4952067741621390673?l=da-soapbox.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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What happens to the scan that is taken of the driver? NCP will have us believe that the biometric scans will be compared against a database and destroyed there after if there is no match. First off, where did this database come from? How was it compiled, and by whom? This all smacks of illegal information sharing with the police! We all know this to be a load of rubbish, what car parking company gets connected to a police database where police will be sent out immediately, then try to make us believe that the images will just be deleted, just like that. Remember it's the same police who have been illegally arresting people under section 44 simply to get their DNA profiles in an effort to build up their database. Even though the EU has deemed it illegal.&lt;br /&gt;
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Then they have the balls to say, " our aim is to make customers feel comfortable." How is that the case, by violating their privacy. Aren't we already watched enough and spied on in this country. We have the most cameras than any where else in the world, and the average person gets caught on cctv nearly 3000 times per day. What worries me most about this is that as with everything else, British people will just let it slide, and go on accepting this nonsense as we have for so long. The police say they do not share information with NCP, but then turn around and say, "we're working closely with them and will respond to their call out." Why is the police working closely with a private car parking company, this statements makes me believe that it is the police who are the source of this crime database with which they plan to compare biometrics!&lt;br /&gt;
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Wake up people, and take a sniff at the roses, cause it bloody well stinks! People of Britain, that's my word!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4016361245906232463-934238356015255630?l=da-soapbox.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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The latest tactic being employed by our beloved councils is to give children as young as 11yrs old &amp;nbsp; iphones so that whilst they're sitting in class,they can spy on teachers,&amp;nbsp; then&amp;nbsp; send emails to the appropriate authorities and or the principal about the teachers attitude, demeanor and teaching techniques. But wait, that's not all, they've taken their nonsense a step further by allowing children to sit on job interviews with teachers and proceed to question them.&amp;nbsp; Teachers are being asked to sing Michael Jackson songs and being denied promotions because they refuse too, teachers are being hired because students like their red shoes, or voting to give the job to the woman they thought was prettier. This is lunacy! &lt;br /&gt;
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Children have no business being involved in matters involving recruitment of teachers, or spying on teachers for that matter. Call me old fashioned, or old-school, but a student comes to school to learn, grow and develop into decent human beings, and they do so with the help of teachers. Teachers have played and continue to play a crucial role in helping to mold a student, but this government is intent on alienating teachers altogether.&lt;br /&gt;
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Far to many good honest teachers have had their careers destroyed by students who have lied and made up stories in order to get those teachers in trouble. Students are fully aware of the power they hold now, and its almost as if teachers have become hostage to them. The sad thing is that I don't even think that a change of government will make a difference to the plight of teachers in this country . God help us all. People of Britain, that's my word!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4016361245906232463-3739553984226555104?l=da-soapbox.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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So finally, after my observations today, I've decided to do what I do, blog about it that is; here I found myself sat at my local, ordering a big breakfast and a cappuccino when it struck me yet again. Why on earth is it that at 9am, on Mothers Day that this place is filled with men who are either already drunk, or on their second pint of whatever or so drunk, that they're falling asleep at their chairs. I mean I don't get it, if they're not in here at 9am drinking and getting absolutely smashed, then you see them on a evening throwing their guts up on the sidewalk. Young and old, and even more concerning, young girls as well. Then the following morning, they all cry rape!&lt;br /&gt;
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Majority of young women in this country have only one ambition, and that is to get themselves pregnant as early as possible in order to get themselves a council house and move out of their parents. I mean, shit, I've heard of the American Dream, but I've dubbed this one, The Great Brit-Shit!&amp;nbsp; We've become a nation consumed with alcohol and sex. It's no wonder that politicians are robbing us blind with their fraudulent expense claims, it's because half the country is too drunk to take notice, take action, and demand their resignations.&lt;br /&gt;
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People of Britain, I'm mad as hell. It's about time mothers of this country took greater responsibility, fathers started acting and behaving like men, young girls keep their legs closed, and the entire lot; &lt;b&gt;put down the&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;bloody pint!&lt;/b&gt; That's my word!!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4016361245906232463-9109611890765512140?l=da-soapbox.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&amp;nbsp;Consider this; A father was stopped from taking a photograph of his son on a children's train ride by a security guard. &amp;nbsp;After indicating to the security guard that this was his son, the guard replied saying, "prove it, for all I know, you could be a paedophile." He was then threatened with arrest after refusing to hand over his mobile phone to police to have the image deleted.&lt;br /&gt;
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Are we really that far gone, have we reached the point where we can't trust any male figure around a child? &amp;nbsp;We've seen the ill effects of this type of behavior time and again. This is partly the reason why teachers in Britain are now powerless to discipline or control children in school, because children have been made aware that they hold the power. Teachers are constantly being falsely accused of misconduct, and get their careers and reputation tarnished as a result. All a child has to do now is say that you touched them, and that's it, you're done!&lt;br /&gt;
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Fathers have always played a crucial role in the family, and will continue to for many years to come. However, this approach of "men being the enemy" and having to justify and or prove that you're a child's father before you can take a picture, before you can drive them to school, or hold their hands is all ridiculous. People of Britain, that's my word!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4016361245906232463-1315599400325356125?l=da-soapbox.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Ms. Hilliard went on to say that she went into a cubicle and the next thing she remembered is that she woke up with her underwear and trousers around her ankles. She even went further to say that she only realized she was raped when she received a text message from Mr. Bowers indicating that they had gone all the way. The police, treating her case as serious, proceeded to arrest this young man, have him locked up, interviewed for hours on end, took his DNA, had him photographed and finger printed!&lt;br /&gt;
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The truth started to unfold when police investigating the matter further and found cctv evidence of Ms. Hilliard and Mr. Bowers at a completely different club from the one she had initially stated, where they were holding hands and kissing. As it turned out, there was no rape after all, it was simply a ploy by a confused and sick girl to gain compensation of £7500.00 from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board. My beef with this whole issue is not just that she was allowed to walk, but more importantly, the effect this false allegation is going to have on this young mans future. This man is going to suffer trauma for the rest of his life, this false allegation is going to be recorded on his CRB file, his DNA is going to remain there as well, and he'll probably never be able to work in any field that involves children or social work. He's been forced out of his neighborhood by people who think that he did it, I mean all in all, this young man's life is for lack of a better word, SCREWED! But wait, she gets a slap on the wrist and some community service. For crying out loud, this girl should be listed on the sex offenders register.&lt;br /&gt;
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Where's the justice for the victims of false rape allegations, what message is the court sending out to the public. This can only serve to empower the real rapist out there! An example needs to be made of women in this country as there are far too many cases of that nature. People of Britain, that's my word.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4016361245906232463-1658365328383461374?l=da-soapbox.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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The McCanns have done nothing but profit from their daughter's disappearance, and now they're trying to keep their secret a mystery by making sure a judge passes an order to legally bar Gonzolo Amaral from accusing them of being involved in their daughter's disappearance. Now there's a man who was lead detective of the investigation, who not only has insider information but a wealth of experience. The McCanns have seen to it that he was sacked by the Portuguese Police, but now want to take it a step further. It begs the question, "why are they so hell bent on keeping this former detective quiet?"&lt;br /&gt;
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Here's my take, Madeleine McCann was killed by accident either by her mother or father, or after leaving her alone and going to dinner, she may have accidently done something to cause her own death. The McCanns fearing that they would be held accountable for their daughter's death went about disposing of her body, then came up with the fairy tale of her being kidnapped by some mystery man while they were out for dinner.&lt;br /&gt;
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Either way, the child is dead, and it's about time someone reigned in on their charade and said it like it is. Even the dogs that were brought in from the UK picked up the scent of death in the apartment at the time. These two need to come clean, and there needs to be more pressure from the Police both here in the UK and Portugal to get these two to come out with the truth. I'm sick and tired of seeing the McCanns paraded in the media when to this date, they've never been challenged by any legal authority about their daughter's disappearance. People of Britain, that's my word!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4016361245906232463-6414813267810503060?l=da-soapbox.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Chief Constable Julie Spence must have some balls to come out and make such a bold statement, "Don't expect us to respond to every emergency call." As it turns out, she got some stick from a Judge after a young man made a call to 999 indicating that there was an attacker hiding behind his house. The police, of course decided that it wasn't "serious enough" and not worthy of sending the police round. Needless to say, the attacker eventually beat the young man to a pulp with a baseball bat!&lt;br /&gt;
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Am I the only one in this country who's just about sick of the police. I've lost all confidence in them. Whatever happened to enlisting men and women with character into the force. Now we're all at the mercy of some young, cocky little boys whose idea of a thrill is to take their mates round for a spin in a police car!&lt;br /&gt;
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It's about time these boys were made to come out from behind their desk, get out of their cars and walk the beat, get down to some old fashion policing. Get to know and interact with people of the community, have a visible presence. Policing is not just about sitting in your car and harassing drivers! It makes me sad to see the state in which we're in at this point, and with leaders like chief Constable Julie Spence, it's not going to get any better! People of Britain, that's my word.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4016361245906232463-2035741806897249407?l=da-soapbox.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Now John as we know is a married man, with children I might add. I'm not saying that I'm supporting his infidelity in any way, or that a judge should have granted him a gagging injunction on his private life. Perhaps any sportsman in his position would have attempted the same. Need I mention one Mr. Woods for instance. But having said that, John Terry is an excellent soccer player, and I see no reason why he should not be allowed to captain England at the World Cup.&lt;br /&gt;
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These things come and go, and It's likely that by this time next week, it'll be done and dusted. As far as I'm concerned, what John does at the back of his Jaguar or in his personal life is none of my business, or yours. However, when he's wearing the Three Lions on his chest, and representing England, he's proven to be an absolute professional. So for all those calling for him to be sacked, think again because the countdown is here, and there's probably no one at the moment that can rally this team together and get them playing like a well oiled machine!&lt;br /&gt;
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One question though, I noticed it happened in the Tiger Woods issue, and It's already started with John Terry. Why is it that once there is news of infidelity from a major sports person, that women from all over just seem to come out of the woodwork. Already there's a Jayne Connery saying that she had some five month affair with him. How desperate! Now that's my word.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4016361245906232463-9079414068970830717?l=da-soapbox.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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You hear of all those other Eastern European ex leaders facing trials at the Hague for war crimes, but why is it that Blair has not been held to account. Even after being presented with evidence by the likes of Jack Straw and others who've testified at the recent Inquiry into the war, this man knowingly took our country to war then he has the audacity to ask the country to move on...&lt;br /&gt;
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Move on! Saddam didn't get an opportunity to move on, he was hanged in the most humiliating way! Now don't get me wrong, I'm not saying Saddam was Mr. Goody Good, but he did nothing that warranted having Iraq destroyed and millions of Iraqis killed. We see the bodies of young british soldiers being brought here every week in a box either from Iraq or Afghanistan, but yet Tony Blair has the grapefruits to tell us, move on!&lt;br /&gt;
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So I have to say, I'm well impressed that the folks at arrestblair.org have dedicated a site to bringing this criminal to justice and I look forward to seeing him stand at the Hague in this life, or the next! Now that's my word.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;13 yrs old and given a slap on the wrist and three years in prison for saying he's sorry. If I were a young woman in this country, I'd definitely be afraid! Balal Khan at the time a 13 year old decided to rape a twenty year old girl while showing off to his two younger friends. He subjected her to a severe beating, then threatened to kill her and even stole her handbag containing a mobile phone and Ipod.&lt;br /&gt;
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But it doesn't stop there, this boy even had the audacity to answer the phone when the girl's boyfriend called, and proceeded to brag about what he had done to this girl, then decided to make a call to his home before selling the items. The legal system of this country, being the joke that it is, has decided that since this boy said he's sorry, pleaded guilty and that he's young, then three years in jail would be an adequate sentence. NOW TELL ME THIS; What kind of a message is this judge sending to young women out there, how are they suppose to feel safe, and reassured when they can be subject to such terrifying sexual attacks and the assailant can just say, oh, I'm sorry. &lt;br /&gt;
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This boy will be sent to a juvenile detention centre where he will do 9-12 months, then sent back onto the streets again where he can prey upon other unsuspecting young girls. An example should have been made of this boy! I reckon an adult sentence at least, and bearing in mind the vicious nature of his attack, the violence and the threat of murder, hell I say 10 years minimum! It's scum like this that feed off my taxes, and clearly by his actions, he's shown the early signs of being a serial rapist. &lt;br /&gt;
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What of the victim in this case, this young lady is going to have to live with this for the rest of her life while this bastard will be thrown back into society. People of Britain, when is enough going to be enough? Let's name him, and shame him... Balal Khan. Now that's my word!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4016361245906232463-2165987563064033544?l=da-soapbox.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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On January 12, 2010, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti and devastated the capital city Port-au-Prince. Reportedly more than 200,000 people were killed, although the exact number is unknown and the reported number fluctuates, and 1.5 million homeless. The " Hope for Haiti" has raised some 57 million dollars in their telethon, and I must say that I was very impressed with the number of Celebrities who came out and gave their support. &lt;br /&gt;
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I'd like to take this opportunity to urge everyone who's reading my blog to please open your hearts and your wallets and donate whatever you can to this worthy cause. The government has decided to call off the search and rescue mission, and is now focussed on getting aid to the people. Miraculously eleven days after the earthquake, they were still pulling persons out of the rubble, alive. This is a true testament of will, the will to live. These people did not give up, and we should not give up on them either. &lt;br /&gt;
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One thing that does disturb me quite a bit is the manner in which the dead are being treated. I fully understand that they are dead,and that we should be more concerned about the living but latest reports have shown they they're no longer bothering with burying them. Bodies are being piled up and left to rot in the sun, or fed on by animals. The first set of bodies were buried in mass graves with no records at all. Loved ones will have no idea where sons, daughters, mothers, children and wives are buried. I certainly hope that those spots have been marked, and that at a later date, some sort of memorial can be built there in their memory.&lt;br /&gt;
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Since I've always been a huge fan of Wyclef Jean's music, I'd like to refer all my readers to www.yele.org to keep up to date on the latest events as they unfold and what this true son of the soil is doing to help his people. Ye'le Haiti  Now that's my word!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;So for the last few years, it's been almost impossible for tourist, and locals alike to whip out their cameras and take pictures in and around London or even in their local town center without some plastic police wanting to take their cameras away, or threaten to delete their pictures. This brings me on to the next major issue, Stop and Search or more commonly known as section 44 of the anti terrorism act. For some time now many a Police Officer and Pcso has been hiding behind this piece of legislation to subject unsuspecting Londoners of random searches. Now it has been revealed that because  far too many blacks were being stopped, the police needed to balance their books. So in order to make their figures appear just, they decided to stop more whites.  Section 44 was designed to fight terrorism, yet more and more British are being subjected to such useless searches. Bit by bit we're having our liberties in this country stripped away from us. We have Councils that spy on us at every turn, council fees going up every year, and more and more ridiculous fees just for putting out garbage out. Under this section 44 neighbors are being allowed to spy and report on each other, or online/internet activity is now being monitored, all our text messages and phone calls are being kept on file in some data base in the event that it's needed at some future point. We're essentially being treated like terrorist in our own country. You can't even scratch your butt in public without it being recorded on some cctv. Very soon I predict it's going to be in our living rooms as well!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Fortunately for us, the European court has deemed this wanton use of Section 44 Stop and Search Illegal. Yes, you heard me right, it's illegal, it's an infringement of our human rights! But the Home Office, being the usual idiots they are  have decided to appeal that decision. It would now appear that a European court seems to have the English peoples best interest at heart, rather than our own government. The Labour government has brought this country to it's knees, and made us the laughing stock of the rest of the world. I'm not sure that a Conservative government will do much better, but we'll have to make our ballots speak for us this coming election. The saga continues....That's my word&lt;br /&gt;
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Yes, welcome to what is now more affectionately known as Great Brit-shit! Over the years there's been repeated cases of householders being prosecuted or threatened with prosecution by the CPS for putting up a fight in their own homes. We can go as far back as the farmer Tony Martin, to the more recent Munir Hussain. When is this madness going to come to an end. Now, the British public should offer a cup of tea to a burglar and a contract indicating that you've done no harm to them at all. Hell, at least that's the impression we're being left with. Now some might say that there have been instances of excessive force being used, but I say, "rightly so!" A man's home has always been his castle, its where you feel that you can let your guard down, relax and let the stresses of the day float away. If at any point you're startled by the presence of an uninvited person in your home, then you have every right to defend yourself. We're all very different, some might head for the phone to try and call the police, whereas others might grab the kitchen knife.  Speaking of knives, remember the Mylenne Klass situation a few weeks ago? Poor girl was home alone with her daughter, saw some burglars breaking into her property. After she had gotten their attention through a window, she showed them that she was holding a knife whilst she called the police. Big Mistake! The police arrive, and rather than try to apprehend the thieves, they proceed to blast her for waving a knife at the would be thieves.  So my good people, what are we left with? We have lost all confidence in the police, we have a legal system ran by magistrates with little or no legal experience whatsoever. We're now dependent on the European Courts to highlight the injustices that are being laid against us British, and help squash them. 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