Nearly Spring

Wonderful weather today and I had the good fortune of having time this morning to go for a walk around central London and see some of the beautiful spring flowers. Thought I should share (all taken on my mobile, so not amazing quality):

And it keeps going…

Another week has passed and I am another week closer to the end of my 4th year… Scary.

Gaza is experiencing an escalation in violence perpetrated by Israel (the main aggressor in this sad story) against its people. The people who suffer most, of course, are the civilians who are caught in the middle. It is vital that governments from around the world speak out loudly to condemn these crimes against humanity. The Israeli military has weapons which the Palestinian resistance could not even dream of and believes it is legitimate to use these and collectively punish the Palestinian people.

Alas, I fear there is not much hope. Israel willfully neglects to listen to UN resolutions and international pressure and has repeatedly shown that it is willing to use force even where there is a very high risk of civilian casualties. The BBC’s reporting has become so poor in this (and other issues) now that I have found myself turning to Al Jazeera in an attempt to access some more interesting news. But the best place is the blogosphere where I can hear all voices, from all sides and make up my own mind.

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Thank you to Derek for putting a link to this article on patenting crops in Iraq on his blog. Well worth a read!