David Kirtley
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David Kirtley
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The Big Questions of the early 21st Century (or 2023/24 to be more exact!) by Alfred N.Muggins, Reporter, Distant Observer, and Civilian Adjudicator!
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25/1/24 Do the Israelis still recognize the white flag of surrender, or truce? Does Donald Trump still believe in Democracy or would he be a Tyrant...
Dreams or Nightmares? (A Fictional Account Of Alternative Possibilities In Palestine)
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17/10/23 Drones fly over Settlement Walls, on the top of hills in modern day Samaria and Judea. Some are shot down by programmed protection, but many...
Thoughts on Hamas and Palestinian Resistance, and Western and Arab Government Reactions
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c.20/10/23 – 27/10/23 (5/11/23) In my ‘Civilians In War’ article I have tried to hold back from being too emotional. Hamas have really done it now!...
Hamas’ Own Masada! By rogue reporter Alfred N.Muggins
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19/10/23 (17/11/23) Where have the other Arab and muslim states been? Where have the European States been. Only a few years before they all chastised...
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Does Suella Braverman know what a Democracy is, and how it works, or should work?
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9/11/23 (In response to the argument that there should not be a ProPalestinian or Call For a Ceasefire March on Armistice Day 11/11/23 in the centre...
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I did enjoy this story,
Posted on Tue, 12 Dec 2023
I did enjoy this story, particularly as it recreates the modern feel of Christmas on the streets of modern Britain, a large,and supposedly wealthy country, in which increasing numbers of citizens, (and migrants?) become homeless because the cost...
Read full commentPosted in 'Twas the Night Before Christmas
You speak for us all! A very
Posted on Fri, 24 Nov 2023
You speak for us all! A very eloquent piece on the subject. Why do the profits increase at our expense?
Read full commentPosted in Energy.
I can certainly see where you
Posted on Mon, 06 Nov 2023
I can certainly see where you are coming from on this one. Maybe simple execution would suffice. We don't want to return to the middle ages completely!
Read full commentPosted in Seriously?
I really like this poem Di
Posted on Sun, 29 Oct 2023
I really like this poem Di for the many things it says! You express the shame our governments and complacent leaders should feel for their moral complacency in giving the green card to these medieval tribal revenge tactics. Do we too feel shame...
Read full commentPosted in October 2023
A good poem to describe the
Posted on Sat, 28 Oct 2023
A good poem to describe the truths of war. The moral high ground is soon lost as your warmaking/bombing finds many more victims than the original attack against you. Then who is the war criminal? (And who started it all in the first place?)
Read full commentPosted in open your eyes!
I do agree with you Ed.
Posted on Wed, 25 Oct 2023
I do agree with you Ed. Antonio Guterres the secretary General of the United Nations is very good. He has placed himself in difficult situations and done his best, a good spokesman for decency, fairness,and truth in this difficult world of...
Read full commentPosted in Creeping colonization and takeover : Revenge and Retribution, by Alfred N.Muggins (rogue reporter)
Yes I would think that in the
Posted on Wed, 25 Oct 2023
Yes I would think that in the right circumstances, including politically and with fair rights and treatment, I would think they should be able to get on perfectly well together. The problems might well be the unfinished peace process and creeping...
Read full commentPosted in Creeping colonization and takeover : Revenge and Retribution, by Alfred N.Muggins (rogue reporter)
Great poem, with impressions
Posted on Sat, 21 Oct 2023
Great poem, with impressions of Egypt, and the Arab and muslim world, and memories of Arab and Israeli conflict! It is a shame they have not been able to find peace or fairness.
Read full commentPosted in Me and My Muezzin
Great poem for these
Posted on Wed, 25 Oct 2023
Great poem for these disturbing and upsetting times! How would we cope? How do they cope? Is any of this our responsibility, or our fault?
Read full commentPosted in Identity
Yes,you can't go back and
Posted on Tue, 17 Oct 2023
Yes,you can't go back and lead a life you might have wanted once. Decisions are made and life's journey is experienced. This journey of reflection to his home town is well described, but it seems he has a good life. He can dream of past...
Read full commentPosted in The Other Side of Paradise
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