tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17020177514652509292024-03-05T07:23:55.796+00:00BeşparmakBlogWelcome to Beşparmak Blog Spot, home to over 100 items covering topics like Turkish and Eastern Mediterranean Affairs, Green Energy, Transport and Cultural covering Turkey, Asia Minor, Syria and Iran. Essays include topics such as Women's Rights and Human Trafficking. Weekly articles are published by Star Newspaper Group in North Cyprus and Istanbul with readership deriving from the UK, USA, Russia, Turkey, Syria, Iran, Holland, geographical Europe, Far East, Australia and New Zealand.besparmakmediaserviceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07235783908123124553noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1702017751465250929.post-79629046898442739842022-09-12T09:57:00.002+01:002022-09-12T11:39:25.256+01:00 Her Majesty's Final Journey<p> </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjkgadMWwbUk90Pm5EjGFuG4T9fVJsGEWZtK_dJucML1QwOHaY8vz-o40URwU1yr3tsQOvJfvB2W3g1wqJcdRPM0_fBLolwuGO2FKl_BIcC4QZnMJ16Hvgng_xV3yqy1h2UicRu8Z3PPZkm50DyAkGuJ9zHVSRGsrlhHVlKqZR0p6zlGfSXIOxMIun/s1024/Queen%20Elizabeth%202nd%20Regal.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="774" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjkgadMWwbUk90Pm5EjGFuG4T9fVJsGEWZtK_dJucML1QwOHaY8vz-o40URwU1yr3tsQOvJfvB2W3g1wqJcdRPM0_fBLolwuGO2FKl_BIcC4QZnMJ16Hvgng_xV3yqy1h2UicRu8Z3PPZkm50DyAkGuJ9zHVSRGsrlhHVlKqZR0p6zlGfSXIOxMIun/w204-h269/Queen%20Elizabeth%202nd%20Regal.jpg" width="204" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><i>"The Last Farewell"</i></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-small;"><b><i>A tribute to our Late Queen Elizabeth II</i></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-small;"><b><i>Author: Unattributed.</i></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><b>Phillip came to me today,<o:p></o:p></b></i></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><b>and said it was time to go.<o:p></o:p></b></i></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><b>I looked at him and smiled,<o:p></o:p></b></i></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><b>as I whispered that "I
know"<o:p></o:p></b></i></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><o:p><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><b> </b></i></span></o:p></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><b>I then turned and looked behind
me,<o:p></o:p></b></i></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><b>and seen I was asleep.<o:p></o:p></b></i></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><b>All my Family were around me,<o:p></o:p></b></i></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><b>and I could hear them weep.<o:p></o:p></b></i></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><o:p><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><b> </b></i></span></o:p></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><b>I gently touched each shoulder,<o:p></o:p></b></i></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><b>with Phillip by my side.<o:p></o:p></b></i></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><b>Then I turned away and walked,<o:p></o:p></b></i></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><b>with My Angel guide.<o:p></o:p></b></i></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><o:p><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><b> </b></i></span></o:p></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><b>Phillip held my hand,<o:p></o:p></b></i></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><b>as he led the way,<o:p></o:p></b></i></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><b>to a world where Kings and
Queens,<o:p></o:p></b></i></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><b>are Monarch's every day.<o:p></o:p></b></i></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><o:p><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><b> </b></i></span></o:p></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><b>I was given a crown to wear<o:p></o:p></b></i></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><b>or a Halo known by some.<o:p></o:p></b></i></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><b>The difference is up here,<o:p></o:p></b></i></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><b>they are worn by everyone.<o:p></o:p></b></i></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><o:p><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><b> </b></i></span></o:p></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><b>I felt a sense of peace,<o:p></o:p></b></i></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><b>my reign had seen its end.<o:p></o:p></b></i></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><b>70 years I had served my
Country,<o:p></o:p></b></i></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><b>as the people’s friend.</b></i></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><o:p><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><b> </b></i></span></o:p></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><b>Thank you for the years,<o:p></o:p></b></i></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><b>for all your time and love.<o:p></o:p></b></i></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><b>Now I am one of two again,<o:p></o:p></b></i></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><b>in our Palace up above. X<o:p></o:p></b></i></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi32VxUSoQ0mx9Ljf6nTx5B9B4qrTkT-RUXIqJPlCa1y2pOBBSs8AxvjyP4UdML8-j3qIh19rHmm8NDDM9C4LOqV1YFUtacCy-PpCxz0P4IXWLSITd9En86EyAnE__qOAe6uabqlZ8M3Vx1C1-Odp7lJzm6zr61IWATb9tJcrZw5QufT4hS1oi5DKZM/s2048/Farewell.jpg" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi32VxUSoQ0mx9Ljf6nTx5B9B4qrTkT-RUXIqJPlCa1y2pOBBSs8AxvjyP4UdML8-j3qIh19rHmm8NDDM9C4LOqV1YFUtacCy-PpCxz0P4IXWLSITd9En86EyAnE__qOAe6uabqlZ8M3Vx1C1-Odp7lJzm6zr61IWATb9tJcrZw5QufT4hS1oi5DKZM/w303-h203/Farewell.jpg" width="303" /></a></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><o:p><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia;"><i></i></span></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia;"><i><i><b>Gone but never forgotten.
Goodnight our Queen</b></i></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia;"><i><i><b><br /></b></i></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia;"><i><i><b><br /></b></i></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia;"><i><i><b><br /></b></i></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLiodBAMqYyVqO2ZHm9ZqO8IjoIFftKAy4hlDFELFTYZCG7wsTLIqpZgwRucW6aH_FsOMnJ_ko8eJt3SPQiMf_AW9yUYqs7yxWuqVmPf8xhXaiYkCdHwQd3k5K7kISs_Y1Gfrf4cNx7ffLUYuaR-wlR6sE3NnlruCZqnZ5oS2rTuZ-nugDYd_lxCdA/s400/Bee%20Orchid%20logo.jpg" style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="266" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLiodBAMqYyVqO2ZHm9ZqO8IjoIFftKAy4hlDFELFTYZCG7wsTLIqpZgwRucW6aH_FsOMnJ_ko8eJt3SPQiMf_AW9yUYqs7yxWuqVmPf8xhXaiYkCdHwQd3k5K7kISs_Y1Gfrf4cNx7ffLUYuaR-wlR6sE3NnlruCZqnZ5oS2rTuZ-nugDYd_lxCdA/w191-h287/Bee%20Orchid%20logo.jpg" width="191" /></a></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia;"><i><i><b><br /></b></i></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia;"><i><b>Beşparmak Media Services</b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia;"><i><i><b><br /></b></i></i></span></div></div><p></p>
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font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;">“Shed no Tears”</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><o:p><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><o:p><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><b><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Shed not a
tear at my departing, for I didn’t really leave;<o:p></o:p></span></b></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><b><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Don’t
surround yourself with sadness I don’t want you to grieve.<o:p></o:p></span></b></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><b><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">For I have
ended all my ills and conquered all my pain;<o:p></o:p></span></b></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><b><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">I’ve
defeated morbidity, dull days, sufferings long reign.<o:p></o:p></span></b></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><b><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Now I can
embrace eternity’s wondrous terrain<o:p></o:p></span></b></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><b><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">In its
peaceful gardens, I shall walk again.<o:p></o:p></span></b></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><o:p><b><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> </span></b></o:p></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><o:p><b><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> </span></b></o:p></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><b><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">So don’t
indulge in sadness or empty days,<o:p></o:p></span></b></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><b><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">But fill
every waking moment in useful ways:<o:p></o:p></span></b></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><b><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Reach out
for solace and in good cheer,<o:p></o:p></span></b></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><b><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">I’ll be
there to comfort you and to hold you near.<o:p></o:p></span></b></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><o:p><b><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> </span></b></o:p></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><o:p><b><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> </span></b></o:p></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><b><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Now, dry the
tear that may well in your eye,<o:p></o:p></span></b></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><b><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Don’t for my
mortal passing cry:<o:p></o:p></span></b></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><b><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">For my
spirit dwells within you now as ere I fly:<o:p></o:p></span></b></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Alive! Alive
in your memory, I shall never die.</i><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><o:p><b><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> </span></b></o:p></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><o:p><b><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> </span></b></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfVOGo2EwFHlQ_Tl5e3yUsxN_Z3BTIruP9Q26fmoEf_blky9vKTc6TTB9v0zxs2amlHnIvec7Pe0_aezgTW0-jxHqs4jcUm0XPVqJvDBKoQEokmaG8lUvyV2OkWA4_hzCJN_JvSFOpXbw/s400/Bee+Orchid+logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="266" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfVOGo2EwFHlQ_Tl5e3yUsxN_Z3BTIruP9Q26fmoEf_blky9vKTc6TTB9v0zxs2amlHnIvec7Pe0_aezgTW0-jxHqs4jcUm0XPVqJvDBKoQEokmaG8lUvyV2OkWA4_hzCJN_JvSFOpXbw/s320/Bee+Orchid+logo.jpg" /></a></span></b></div><p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i><o:p><b><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> </span></b></o:p><b><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Christopher
J Green 1991</span></b></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>besparmakmediaserviceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07235783908123124553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1702017751465250929.post-41628681345735258852020-09-29T10:46:00.000+01:002020-09-29T10:46:35.620+01:00 The Policeman meets with God<p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">In tribute to Police Officers who have given their lives in the name of Duty and most recently the following:</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #783f04; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjebPRuuqwLCl_4bNpFPYo5XMSZ5g12l02VxHdnoijU-eklhvJxvEbJY220tehVsA4ERueM35ySQ7QaTiRnBqehjOhWKxwtuvGis3FBTMuY9OeRzeSnnEpeeTOQEGkS78RB_p0G11sXb1o/s784/Sgt+Matiu+Ratana.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="441" data-original-width="784" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjebPRuuqwLCl_4bNpFPYo5XMSZ5g12l02VxHdnoijU-eklhvJxvEbJY220tehVsA4ERueM35ySQ7QaTiRnBqehjOhWKxwtuvGis3FBTMuY9OeRzeSnnEpeeTOQEGkS78RB_p0G11sXb1o/w455-h296/Sgt+Matiu+Ratana.jpg" width="455" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i><p style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Custody Sergeant Matiu Ratana</i></b></p></i></b></span></span><i style="color: #783f04; font-size: x-large;"><br /></i></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #783f04; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixcCURvnJ8KLIpDMZZ9c3bGRO09-9_rGOhhumc2-q02GdwGzaRBXEw_1IvvbBpX9Mfo-jk-x3JMhewGjTBFtdFyGhPJUvLLq8D0EP3v0XI2wIE6EF-qjUyPhg1IpnfLiuOJJ20wFV2O2k/s800/PC+Andrew+Harper.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixcCURvnJ8KLIpDMZZ9c3bGRO09-9_rGOhhumc2-q02GdwGzaRBXEw_1IvvbBpX9Mfo-jk-x3JMhewGjTBFtdFyGhPJUvLLq8D0EP3v0XI2wIE6EF-qjUyPhg1IpnfLiuOJJ20wFV2O2k/w475-h267/PC+Andrew+Harper.jpg" width="475" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-size: medium;"><b><i><p style="text-align: center;"><b><i>PC Andrew Harper</i></b></p></i></b></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><i>The Policeman meets with God</i></b></p><p style="text-align: center;">
</p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;"><i><br /></i></span></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><i><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;">The policeman stood
and faced his God,<br />
which must always come to pass.<br />
He hoped his shoes were shining<br />
just as brightly as his brass.<br />
<br />
"Step forward now, policeman.<br />
How shall I deal with you?<br />
Have you always turned the other cheek?<br />
To my church have you been true?"<br />
<br />
The policeman squared his shoulders and said,<br />
"No Lord I guess I ain't.<br />
Because those who carry badges<br />
can't always be a saint.<br />
<br />
I've had to work most Sundays,<br />
and at times my talk was rough...<br />
And sometimes I've been violent<br />
because the streets are awful tough.<br />
<br />
But I never took a penny<br />
that wasn't mine to keep...<br />
Though I worked a lot of overtime<br />
when the bills just got too steep.<br />
<br />
And I never passed a cry for help,<br />
though at times I shook with fear.<br />
And sometimes, my God forgive me,<br />
I've wept unmanly tears.<br />
<br />
I know I don't deserve a place<br />
among the people here.<br />
They never wanted me around<br />
except to calm their fear.</span> </i></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><i>If you've a place
for me here,<br />
Lord, it need not be so grand.<br />
I never expected or had too much,<br />
but if you don't... I'll understand."<br />
<br />
There was silence all around the throne<br />
where the saints had often trod,<br />
as the policeman waited quietly<br />
for the judgement of his God.<br />
<br />
"Step forward now, policeman.<br />
You've borne your burdens well.<br />
Come walk a beat on heaven's streets.<br />For you've done your time in hell!"</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;"><o:p><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><i><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; padding: 0cm;"><span style="color: #783f04;">Footnote: The origins of the composer of this moving piece are unknown and no ownership of Copyright are either sought nor presumed acquired. I merely wish to use this medium to distribute these moving and beautiful words and sentiments in honour of our immensely brave Men and Women Police Officers who protect us all yet face not only routine physical and verbal abuse, but mortal danger too. My respect and love to all who serve.</span></span></i></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><i><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; padding: 0cm;"><span style="color: #783f04;"><br /></span></span></i></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>Compiled by</i></b></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: large;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwRCpvomFLSaERFjuQNiyoyQMZpXriFbZ07ratifyy_6G5TdwNn6n-eB7v5qpI8n-EiYOxRgXFpqpuwuX2n-gQcdCjq9N-_Q0SpjG3EIZxAyVloF9YKfLaHG-MehNHY_5wfJMktJRCSis/s760/BeeorchidSkinColour.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="760" data-original-width="506" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwRCpvomFLSaERFjuQNiyoyQMZpXriFbZ07ratifyy_6G5TdwNn6n-eB7v5qpI8n-EiYOxRgXFpqpuwuX2n-gQcdCjq9N-_Q0SpjG3EIZxAyVloF9YKfLaHG-MehNHY_5wfJMktJRCSis/w276-h417/BeeorchidSkinColour.jpg" width="276" /></a></b></span></div><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: right;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Beşparmak Media Services</b></div><i style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></i></span><p></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><i></i></span><p></p>besparmakmediaserviceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07235783908123124553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1702017751465250929.post-4340600181800677162020-09-07T17:23:00.000+01:002020-09-07T17:23:36.195+01:00 And I Thought...<p> </p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIA-n-LykNHOH8qyJFHMQ0AOqzpOnppZ-6Db2hBo8YblMTXNjPsIBDWRABakvaKrWaEGmug4jjCL1cBiJs2lN5AlAX55MiR2tgQZB_3NwFqg-LIuamWvjXaUE1n2PtOTk8AF-UNBfcywY/s6000/DSC_0275.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIA-n-LykNHOH8qyJFHMQ0AOqzpOnppZ-6Db2hBo8YblMTXNjPsIBDWRABakvaKrWaEGmug4jjCL1cBiJs2lN5AlAX55MiR2tgQZB_3NwFqg-LIuamWvjXaUE1n2PtOTk8AF-UNBfcywY/w500-h333/DSC_0275.JPG" width="500" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Calligraffitti; font-size: large;"><b>Wallingford Bridge</b></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Calligraffitti; font-size: large;"><b>And I thought I`d take a wander, along the River Thames Pathway...</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Calligraffitti; font-size: large;"><b>To absorb all the natural beauty I might encounter this glorious Summers' day.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Calligraffitti; font-size: large;"><b>So many Ducks, Swans, Geese and Coots all at their respective play,</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Calligraffitti; font-size: large;"><b>Whilst the always and ever-protecting Willows, soporifically sway.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Calligraffitti; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: #783f04; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfg98NTACPO69J4CeFIMhllZClCrIvZ1IyyXZUyD5q6WfNzDPMJ6Yhp_TxpXoBGp_YbCnv1_WL8RE-QrYUnD0dNS-RMRAFRJYVFW2SvS2MAhnZeserzsMvjm7wDAX3zx-c4tqDcYuZY3E/s2048/Wallingford+Castle+Bridge+4.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfg98NTACPO69J4CeFIMhllZClCrIvZ1IyyXZUyD5q6WfNzDPMJ6Yhp_TxpXoBGp_YbCnv1_WL8RE-QrYUnD0dNS-RMRAFRJYVFW2SvS2MAhnZeserzsMvjm7wDAX3zx-c4tqDcYuZY3E/w500-h375/Wallingford+Castle+Bridge+4.JPG" width="500" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="color: #783f04; font-family: calligraffitti;"><span style="font-size: large;">And I thought I`d then meander through, the ancient Castle Grounds,</span></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Calligraffitti; font-size: large;"><b>Where King William's once mighty fort dominated all around,</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Calligraffitti; font-size: large;"><b>Whilst Anglo-Saxon Earthworks remind us of past Warriors so brave,</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Calligraffitti; font-size: large;"><b>They, whom sent those pesky Vikings packing, lest they'd face an early grave!</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Calligraffitti; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Calligraffitti; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Calligraffitti; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7uf0J2ObEobvswkY5fS_JPAT9DA9tSSO2a0dgbMaS_DTfBOAia0gC0WoApukXRPuNLsjBiihB6zzNnEy6zdJIcAqDpQQ8hJ_QiXpIzbijVXTLCuOM8RalCvU0RvTRlGD1hPehIqHMDFM/s2048/Wallingford+Castle+1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7uf0J2ObEobvswkY5fS_JPAT9DA9tSSO2a0dgbMaS_DTfBOAia0gC0WoApukXRPuNLsjBiihB6zzNnEy6zdJIcAqDpQQ8hJ_QiXpIzbijVXTLCuOM8RalCvU0RvTRlGD1hPehIqHMDFM/w500-h500/Wallingford+Castle+1.JPG" width="500" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Calligraffitti; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Calligraffitti; font-size: large;"><b>And I thought I`d then ponder over Wallingford's illustrious past:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Calligraffitti; font-size: large;"><b>The Romans. Saxons, even Vikings and of course, the Royal Mint,</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Calligraffitti; font-size: large;"><b>Whose coinage bore the Portcullis and the Monarch's head of the day</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Calligraffitti; font-size: large;"><b>Portraying the towns importance in such a highly positive way.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Calligraffitti; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Calligraffitti; font-size: large;"><b>And I thought I should remember then, the English Revolutionary times,</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Calligraffitti; font-size: large;"><b>Of Cromwell's thuggish Army and their many, many crimes,</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Calligraffitti; font-size: large;"><b>For, in fear this Royalist town might rise up once again, they pulverised and pounded all that was around,</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Calligraffitti; font-size: large;"><b>The Castle and many Churches razed, smashed into the ground.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Calligraffitti; font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrTeouqQcZgsE6vk2F5JtiCSn8WwDmNozcJFKgtg7TDT4_ggZllp1A58qFUM2TubFAYPEGv8SQzf5oS3WYIZTQeiE_NZGa2YvX5rHF-gQLBePQpq94sv2yMnUQWIoW71X2a1XgNGl0aVI/s2048/Wallingford+Castle+Church+.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrTeouqQcZgsE6vk2F5JtiCSn8WwDmNozcJFKgtg7TDT4_ggZllp1A58qFUM2TubFAYPEGv8SQzf5oS3WYIZTQeiE_NZGa2YvX5rHF-gQLBePQpq94sv2yMnUQWIoW71X2a1XgNGl0aVI/w375-h500/Wallingford+Castle+Church+.JPG" width="375" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b>St Peter's Church which was badly damaged by Cromwell.</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Calligraffitti; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Calligraffitti; font-size: large;"><b>And I thought next time I wander, along the River Thames Pathway</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Calligraffitti; font-size: large;"><b>I`d repeat much of this routeway but adding other aspects to my day.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Calligraffitti; font-size: large;"><b>To learn more of our towns great history and natural beauty too</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Calligraffitti; font-size: large;"><b>And, if I continue then so to do, then <u>all</u> will be, <u>just</u> as I thought....</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Calligraffitti; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Calligraffitti; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Calligraffitti; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWur6ghuWu1BN6yLH3ISgumoYVGt_I4FvVRIoz8vnZ1f_k2FjXW_pbRt6Ps9qb7xJUTuss6PEsKC_vE2EuAD6ZBlQvsmveH1BtigSshyySP3Xf04WxWtNDgjHR3EgH0r6FQVo1ULwtFs8/s2048/Wallingford+Castle+Swans+2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWur6ghuWu1BN6yLH3ISgumoYVGt_I4FvVRIoz8vnZ1f_k2FjXW_pbRt6Ps9qb7xJUTuss6PEsKC_vE2EuAD6ZBlQvsmveH1BtigSshyySP3Xf04WxWtNDgjHR3EgH0r6FQVo1ULwtFs8/w375-h500/Wallingford+Castle+Swans+2.JPG" width="375" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Calligraffitti; font-size: large;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Wallingford on Thames - A tribute.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">By</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Chris Green </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNLHHFa_B1gHZ7024Hnf9mQjNyWh29UVRE1bDXV3OvIzx6uL0m3RgWeFH4wufg7t677y_pS5lYdVKSaMK_d6nNANS4iOvvirFeTjxu47RW3LRwWQUnAdWyIhaoMM8CgSEImHD-0nuNkY4/s400/Bee+Orchid+logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; 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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;"><b><i>This portrait, which depicts me was created by one Mrs Edna G Simpson in 1969.</i></b></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">And all were
gathered, hale and hearty</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">For the
occasion of our sons 10</span><span style="color: #783f04;"><sup>th</sup> birthday party</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">Grand it was
to be, for my wife had decreed,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">Accordingly,
we were tasked to prepare the great ‘feed’</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">With all
haste and fervour, expectations to exceed</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">Fever
pitched yet gleeful, we carried out the deed</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">Of sweeping
and cleaning, painting and preening</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">Arranging,
decorating, garish, un-seeming</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">All
undertaken to sate a boy’s day-dreaming.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">Yes, grand
it had to be, for my wife had so decreed,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">No stone to
be unturned for the eldest of her breed!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">And all was
to be held in the sumptuous Great Hall.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">Six decades
on, still I see it all.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">All the
young wolf cubs and school chums, football team too;</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">Uproarious
laughter, such a hullabaloo,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">So many
games and activities, like chimps in the zoo,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">Climbing
& hiding, riding and running through</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">Every room,
every corridor, cubby nook and cranny-</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">The only one
not laughing was our children’s nanny!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">And so it
arrived, that momentous of days,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">Preparations
completed in all manner of ways.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">Last minute
details checked and re-checked,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">Family and
helpers looking rather hen pecked</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">“Make sure
that cake’s properly decorated...”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">Shouts my
wife, as she fussed and orated</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">Instructions
ticked off, orders primly narrated</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">Yours truly
in the wrong and oft-times berated</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">“Hands off
those mince pies or you’ll go to your shed!”</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">Eldest son
was shining; completely elated.</span></span></div>
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</div>
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<br /></div>
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</div>
<div align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">Three O’
clock sharp and the doors open wide,</span></span></div>
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</div>
<div align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">Weary mother
ushering, glowing with pride;</span></span></div>
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</div>
<div align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">Tumultuous the
boys all crowd inside</span></span></div>
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</div>
<div align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">And gasp
with delight at the treasures they find:</span></span></div>
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</div>
<div align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">Cakes,
sweets and sandwiches of every kind,</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">Dandelion
and burdock, cold fizzy pop,</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">Boys busy
feet scurry ,clippity clop</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">On highly
polished wooden floor boards (that no longer shine)</span></span></div>
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</div>
<div align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">Seeking out
all those delights of the culinary kind.</span></span></div>
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</div>
<div align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
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</div>
<div align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">Brightly
coloured parcels all tied up with fancy strings;</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">Lights,
sparklers and crackers and all manner of things,</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">And Oh, the
laughter, how they laughed at their play!</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">I remember
one little chap, had something of a mishap</span></span></div>
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</div>
<div align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">And was
distraught at the sight of his broken favourite toy</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">But tears of
anguish were quickly extinguished</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">As a
parent’s skilful deft fingers restored his joy</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">Then at last
the lights are dulled, all that boyish noise is lulled</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">With due
flourish and fan-fare, not a moment too late,</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">Hoorah for
the arrival of James’s Birthday cake!</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">Lovingly
hand-made in the shape of a train</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">Of the type
the Great Western Railway gained fame.</span></span></div>
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</div>
<div align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">Up went the
boy’s cheers, the noise rose again</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">And with a hip-hip
hooray and the birthday refrain</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">I stride
forward and, without further ado, take</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">James’s hand
and guide him, ten candles to light</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">Tears well
in my eyes, his shine with delight</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">Then with a
huff and a puff and a ‘one-two-three’</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">The ten lit
candles are extinguished with glee</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">Cake then
sliced up, of course there was none remaining for me!</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">Then at 6PM,
the old clock chimed the party’s end</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">Countless
excited but tired little boys home to send.</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">Clutching
party bags in the one hand, coat & cap in the other,</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">Out into the
night into arms of waiting mother,</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">“Thank you
for having him” “Ah he was no bother”</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">“See you
tomorrow James, we had so much fun!”</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">James’s
doe-like eyes elevated to mine and glum</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">Said”...seems
it was over directly it had begun”</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">“But thanks
Mum, Thank you Dad it really was the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">best</b>
of fun”</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">On then with
pyjamas and off to bed</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">And after
another of my stories, he lays down his head,</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">Off to the
land of endless happy dreams</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">Where hills
are great mountains, yet vast oceans mere streams.</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">At last with
the other two similarly despatched</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">No doubt
their own future plans to be hatched </span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">Then mother
and father in the lounge are united</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">Their young
son’s birthday wish, fully requited.</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">The next day
of course brought ever more cleaning</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">Performed,
perhaps less enthusiastically, if you follow my meaning.</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">Sixty summer
or more onwards and in the dusk of my days</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">My memories,
now misty support me in some ways</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">I think of
how things were in happier times</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">Yet ever
wistful as the old clock chimes:</span></span></div>
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</div>
<div align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">Grand and
Great-Grandchildren have held me in thrall</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">Countless
weddings, births & christenings, I’ve been to them all</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">But of all
the events I remember most clearly and dearly...was</span></span></div>
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</div>
<div align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">When all
were gathered, hale and hearty</span></span></div>
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</div>
<div align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">For the
occasion of our sons 10<sup>th</sup> birthday party</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #783f04;">And grand it
was indeed...for my <u>late</u> wife had so decreed.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";">Christopher J Green 2011</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><b>** </b></span><span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><span style="color: #002030;"> </span></span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><b>Footnote:</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><b>This piece was written entirely from my imagination some Nine years ago and one day, I committed it to paper. It has featured in my Website since 2013. It is written in a 'John Betjeman ' style and would be delivered in a voice of a similar tenor to his own. I resonate with this piece having attended such parties at the Rothwell family, in Halfpenny Lane, Moulsford 50+ years ago. Memories...</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "Lucida Handwriting";"><b>Chris Green.</b></span></div>
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besparmakmediaserviceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07235783908123124553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1702017751465250929.post-86320337333948372652020-05-16T12:42:00.000+01:002020-05-16T12:42:34.933+01:00 Utter Futility<div style="text-align: center;">
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gunfire sears the evening skies</span></div>
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</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Then a cacophonic chorus of
artillery and another baby dies</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Warplanes screech across the
heavens, bombing all around,</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Helicopter gun ships wheel
and clatter, strafing the innocents on the ground. For a civil war has erupted
without a word of warning, death, fear and avarice
herald this day’s dawning.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Soldiers (who once were
neighbours) advance firing small arms from their hips.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Slaughters’ hideous laughter
punctuated only when changing ammunition clips.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Homes, schools, and churches
destroyed, crops in the fields burnt, livestock perish.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Friends, family and loved
ones lost, there’s little left to cherish,</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Save for the precious few
survivors that fortune chose to save</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Plucked by providence’s
mercy, saved from a communal grave.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Towns and cities set ablaze
and laid to total waste,</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Scattered belongings strewn
around, a testament to the haste</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Of the people running wildly,
abject fear upon their face</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">To search in vain for
shelter, to find a safer place.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">They look on helplessly as
their villages are swept aside</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Tiny homes, whole communities
are crushed as this satanic ride,</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The invaders war machine
rumbles on scorching all within its path</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And no amount of prayers and
tears shall assuage its wrath.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">But who hears the mournful
cries of this beleaguered nation?</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Condemned by greed and
merciless hatred and war’s savage damnation?</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Who’ll halt the invader in
his tracks and this entire carnage end?</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Who’ll silence NOW the winds
of war and love and solace send? </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The Kindly Soldier…</span></b></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">One town’s sole survivor, a
little girl under nine</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Shuffles around
purposelessly, covered in battles grime,</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Her thin plain clothes are
torn, raven tousled hair unkempt</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Thirsty, cold, and hungry but
no anger does she vent.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">She looks up imploringly
through dark and frightened eyes</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Utterly lost and hopeless,
but not a word she cries</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Then, clutching her last
possession, a mutilated rag doll</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">She reaches out her hand in
hope and I take it willingly in mine. </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">She tightly held my kindly
hand and walked slowly by my side</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We watched as waves of
refugees trudged by, an ever-swelling tide</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Though she scarcely took her
eyes from mine, she wouldn’t speak a word,</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Her experiences so private
she’ll not let them be heard.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And though slowly life begins
again (as does the singing of the birds)</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Lonely flowers reach up for
sunlight and in a little while</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The little girl without a
name permits a fleeting smile.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">(But as vivid as those
battered flowers she remembers... that vile staccato crack of gunfire
searing the evening skies</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And the chorus of Satan’s
armoury as another baby dies)</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Ceasefire…</span></b></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Envoys come and envoys go, a
fragile truce achieved</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Now the fight is on for
solace, comforting those bereaved</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Comforting those whose lives
are wrecked, those who know just grief</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">For those who have lost
everything, kind words bring no relief</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Aid workers toil for hour
upon hour</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Through the burnt-out towns
and villages, they scour…</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Seeking out the injured, the
afraid and dour</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And bring them to Field Hospitals, a tenuous safe bower.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Now civilian helicopters
whirl around</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Placing passengers on the
ground</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Television crews, reporters
all the worlds’ press crowd</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The remaining vestiges of the
victims, short time ago so proud.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Microphones are thrust
towards poor bandaged faces</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The journalists all demand
their stories (no time here for airs and graces)</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">All the sad tales of loved
ones lost, the details of carnage harsh and gory</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Revelling in the despondency
the press in all their glory</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Beam their broadcasts around
the world</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">To a pious public, safe and
sound, in front of television curled</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">As the news of untold horror
is dramatically unfurled. </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">But for the time being the
ceasefire holds firm</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Refugees leave their
encampments and prepare to return</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">To their burnt-out piles of
rubble that they once called home</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Back to ancient homelands
they reluctantly roam</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Just in time for those winter
winds that whistle and moan….</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">*********************************************************</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Very soon the pressmen pack
up to leave</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Their stories no longer
topical (or so they believe)</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Hurriedly erected satellite
dishes all now disappear</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The worlds’ fickle audience
no longer lend their ear</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">For their attention has been
so quickly diverted to another tragedy, all too soon forgotten this
poor nation’s malady...</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Dangerously too is forgotten
the evil war lords pledged ambition,</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">To inflict once more
violence, death, and attrition</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And soon they make ready and
of their own volition</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Vampire-like they’ll strike
again at a people still stricken</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">With anguish cold fear, empty
hearts, doleful derision.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And so, the conflict
continues though its intensity wanes and waxes</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The futility of it all never
lessens, never relaxes.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And while “allies” continue to
supply either side with numerable tools of hate,</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">No lasting peace shall ever
ensue nor shall suffering abate.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> <b>The Kindly Soldier is redeployed…</b></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And so, finally I settle her
down with a foster family new</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Reluctant at first to leave
me but as her confidence grew</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">She slips her hand away from
mine, fresh new adventures to pursue…</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I never saw that child again,
I never said goodbye</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I never kissed that tender
cheek; she never saw me cry…</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I turned and walked away not
daring to look back</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Wondering if the ever the
enemy would return once more to attack….</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And then suddenly, a familiar staccato crack of gunfire
sears across the sky...</span></i></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And I think back in abject horror of the child I may
have left to die…</span></i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>Footnote:</i></span></b></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>The idea of this piece of
work was to create a fictitious civil war through an imaginary microscope and
to observe the effects upon a community.</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>The shorter verses allude to
switching to a greater degree of magnification to observe one fragile innocent
child and how her private world had been so cruelly destroyed and how indeed in
the end her own life may have been lost. I left her fate to the imagination. </i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>I did not intend to focus on
any particular theatre of armed operation or specific location however it does
have resonance with the Balkans conflict and many people have likened the work
to that conflict.</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>It could of course have been
anywhere. Civil wars transcend race, fame and fortune and nationality barriers.</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
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</span>besparmakmediaserviceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07235783908123124553noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1702017751465250929.post-76513014627517025672020-03-26T12:30:00.000+00:002020-03-26T12:30:44.910+00:00 A Prayer for all Humanity<br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Lord, as the world's roar is
reduced to a whisper</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">And the pace of living
slows from a frenzy to a slowed rhythmic waltz</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">When each breath of clean
spring air and crystal blue sky is an elixir to our tumbling hearts</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>We pray for humanity</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">As each day unfolds lord,
and we see the emergence of strength and courage in the human spirit, people
stepping up in droves to be counted on the shores of adversity, with selfless
abandon reaching out to those who suffer, we rejoice empathy, we give thanks
for our new type of hero, those with the strength of spirit, and as the day
slows to evening</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>We pray for humanity</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">As we return to our roots,
and basic needs and strip away our requirements for any luxury beyond the
desire to live and be loved, and as we are felled, the great and the mighty
beside those who have struggled, at last level in our challenges, as we are
equal in your eyes Lord.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">As we cherish our family
and miss in their absence the wonderment of their love and taken for granted warmth</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>We pray for humanity</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">As we rediscover time and
it's actual meaning, as we slow down tasks and reconnect with our abilities
long since forgotten</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">As we take a longer moment
to watch the sun set and the moon rise</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">As our loved ones pass
into the next room and they wait at your side in peace and serenity</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>We pray for humanity</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Lord, you have taught us
through many centuries of the cycle of life</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">That adversity brings
change for the better</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">And, in a world torn apart
by many wars</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">We find ourselves brought together
in common purpose, all countries, religions creed and colours, where the world
had gone mad, it now finally regains its clarity</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">And today as one world</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>We give thanks for
humanity</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">By</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Sarah Lakin (Mrs) </span></b></div>
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besparmakmediaserviceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07235783908123124553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1702017751465250929.post-91158837420989435672018-07-12T11:15:00.002+01:002020-06-24T12:51:36.933+01:00 Senior's Banking<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"</span></span><span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Senior’s Banking"</span> </span><span style="line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;"><br /></span></span></b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #783f04;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></i></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #783f04;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Below
is an actual letter that was sent to a bank by an 86 year old woman. The bank manager concerned, thought it amusing enough to have it
published in The Times Newspaper.</span></span></i></b><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Dear Sir:<br />
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I am writing to thank you for bouncing my cheque with which I endeavoured to pay my plumber last month.<br />
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By my calculations, three nanoseconds must have elapsed between his presenting the cheque and the arrival in my account of the funds needed to honour it..<br />
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I refer, of course, to the automatic monthly deposit of my entire pension, an arrangement which, I admit, has been in place for only eight years.<br />
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You are to be commended for seizing that brief window of opportunity, and also for debiting my account £30 by way of penalty for the inconvenience caused to your bank.<br />
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My thankfulness springs from the manner in which this incident has caused me to rethink my errant financial ways. I noticed that whereas I personally answer your telephone calls and letters, --- when I try to contact you, I am confronted by the impersonal, overcharging, pre-recorded, faceless entity which your bank has become.<br />
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From now on, I, like you, choose only to deal with a flesh-and-blood person.<br />
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My mortgage and loan repayments will therefore and hereafter no longer be automatic, but will arrive at your bank, by cheque, addressed personally and confidentially to an employee at your bank whom you must nominate.<br />
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Be aware that it is an OFFENSE under the Postal Act for any other person to open such an envelope.<br />
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Please find attached an Application Contact which I require your chosen employee to complete.<br />
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I am sorry it runs to eight pages, but in order that I know as much about him or her as your bank knows about me, there is no alternative.<br />
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Please note that all copies of his or her medical history must be countersigned by a Notary Public figure, and the mandatory details of his/her financial situation (income, debts, assets and liabilities) must be accompanied by documented proof.<br />
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In due course, at MY convenience, I will issue your employee with a PIN number which he/she must quote in dealings with me.<br />
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I regret that it cannot be shorter than 28 digits but, again, I have modelled it on the number of button presses required of me to access my account balance on your phone bank service.<br />
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As they say, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.<br />
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Let me level the playing field even further.<br />
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When you call me, press buttons as follows:<br />
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IMMEDIATELY AFTER DIALLING, PRESS THE STAR (*) BUTTON FOR ENGLISH<br />
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#1. To make an appointment to see me<br />
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#2. To query a missing payment.<br />
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#3. To transfer the call to my living room in case I am there.<br />
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#4 To transfer the call to my bedroom in case I am sleeping.<br />
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#5. To transfer the call to my toilet in case I am attending to nature.<br />
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#6. To transfer the call to my mobile phone if I am not at home.<br />
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#7. To leave a message on my computer, a password to access my computer is required.<br />
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Password will be communicated to you at a later date to that Authorized contact mentioned earlier.<br />
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#8. To return to the main menu and to listen to options 1 to 9<br />
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#9. To make a general complaint or inquiry.<br />
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The contact will then be put on hold, pending the attention of my automated answering service.<br />
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While this may, on occasion, involve a lengthy wait, uplifting music will play for the duration of the call.<br />
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Regrettably, but again following your example, I must also levy an establishment fee to cover the setting up of this new arrangement.<br />
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May I wish you a happy, if ever so slightly less prosperous New Year?<br />
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Your Humble Client<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
Don't make old people mad. We don't like being old in the first place, so it</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></i></b></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">doesn't take much to piss us off!</span></i></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">To mooching around the shopping mall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">In a dead man’s shoes from a charity store...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Guessing he didn’t
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">And from dining with
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">To ‘Socially
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Yet having long borne
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Now himself facing an
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Detached as he is now
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">That world now
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">To contemplate that
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Maybe conjure a
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Soon darkness comes
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">To what now passes
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">An empty room to be
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">With only old demons
in his mind to moan<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">And remind him that
daylight’s comfort is yet hours away<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">That tomorrow is –
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surged across the 38<sup>th</sup> Parallel that had previously been the
dividing line between the North and the South. The United States of America
responded by way of a military intervention by sending combat troops to aid the
South Korean government and succeeded in halting the North Korean’s advance in
so doing and in fact, the latter were forced to retreat after the American’s
began amphibious assaults behind their lines.</span></span></div>
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that the American’s would save South Korea and also liberate North Korea from
communist control in one fell swoop however, on the very cusp of so-achieving
this goal, Red China launched a surprise attack which in turn inflicted heavy
casualties on the American’s who were forced southward to take stock. For the
majority of this bloody war, which was to be the first of its kind in as much
as it was a United Nations coalition operation, was spent in a frustrating
stalemate along the 38</span><sup style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 115%;">th</sup><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;"> Parallel. This article concentrates upon
the involvement of the Turkish Brigade in the Korean War, a fact that few these
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><strong>THE TURKISH BRIGADE</strong><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Turkish Armed Forces Command arrived in Pusan on 12 October 1950. The main body
numbering 5190 troops arrived five days later, on 17 October. Brigadier General
Tahzin Yazici commanded the brigade. Colonel Celal Dora was assistant Brigade
Commander. When the main body arrived the brigade went into bivouac near Taegu
where it underwent training and received U.S. equipment. </span></em></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><em><span style="font-style: normal;">The brigade was
attached to the U.S. 25<sup>th</sup></span></em><span class="apple-converted-space"><i> </i></span><em><span style="font-style: normal;">infantry division and
so after limited, training the brigade moved north to the Kaesong area to join
the division. From a very early stage however, the language barrier proved to
be formidable and this was to have repercussions and impact as the war
unfolded. </span></em></span></span><br />
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firing line have known how to create miracle. The sacrifices of the Turks will
eternally remain in our minds." - </i><b>Washington
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<b><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The Turks in
the Korean War<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">(The Turkish perspective from "The Korean War -- a short
history by the Turkish War Veterans Association.) ** Note that apart from
correcting English and translations, the wording is unedited. <o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The Turkish Brigade
has been the subject of the world's praise, by showing a very superior combat
capability which provided our state with honour through the successes it won
one after another during the three year period of blood and fire starting from
the hardest and most critical moment it entered the battlefield until the
signing of the "Ceasefire" agreement. Because addressing all the
battles of the Turkish Brigades, however briefly, will extend the subject, we
will just suffice to list the battles fought and briefly address the most
important ones.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The Turkish
brigades, between the dates of November 1950 and July 1953, have fought the
following battles the Kunuri diversion; the Kumyangjangni-Illi-431-639 -Imjin
attacks; 22/23 April 1951; the Chorwon-Seoul diversion; the Taegyewonni
defense; the Barhar-Kumhwa-701 attacks; and the Wegas defense battles. We will
not just talk here about the battles accomplished by our Brigades--for the
Turkish brigades have accomplished all their war tasks without default but
about four important battles which affected the course of the war. And these
are the battles of Kunuri, Kumjangjangni, Taegyewonni and Vegas.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><strong>The Kunuri Battle</strong><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The United Nations
Forces started to attack on the morning of 24 November 1950, under the command
of Five Star General Douglas MacArthur with the objective being the Yalu River
(Border Line). At this time the Turkish Brigade constituted the reserve force
of the IXth Army Corps, 3.5 km West Southwest of the town of Kunuri. The
attacks of the United Nations Forces had easily developed until the evening of
25 November. However, the attacks of the Chinese, which began as raids on the
night of 25/26 November 1950, created great surprise and confusion at the
fronts.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">When morning came on
26 November it became clear that the Chinese Forces had penetrated the front of
the II South Korean Army Corps situated in the Central Segment of the front and
that they had stalked behind the U.S. Divisions situated on the western segment
of the front. Especially the Chinese Forces, advancing towards Tokchon from the
area of the II (Second) South Korean Army Corps had started to threaten the
Eighth Army and specifically the IXth (U.S.) Army Corps.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Accordingly, when
the IX Army Corps advanced towards enemy positions, the Turkish Brigade who had
been held back in reserve then formed against the forces threatening its
eastern side and rear. After dusk on 26
November the Turkish Brigade began to march by way of the
Kunuri-Kaechon-Sinnimni-Wawon-Tokchon. The Brigade was given the task of
capturing the town of Tokchon. The Turkish Brigade had started to advance
towards the battlefield having undertaken a very rare and heavy war task which
reserves could ever meet against disproportional enemy forces and under
negative conditions. (SIC)<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Having spent the
night in Wawon the Brigade mobilised at 0530 in the morning (27 November). As
the units were crossing the steep Karill Yon Mountain and as the Advance Guard
were descending on the Tokchon Valley (1430 hrs) the Army Corps gave the order
"Do not advance any further and get on the defensive on the line which you
have reached." General Tahsin RAZICI having read in the order the
seemingly an unimportant by-line<i> "If
you do not have troops in Changsangni, our aircraft have identified a force
about the size of a regiment whose nationality is unknown"</i> perceived a
danger and ordered the Turkish Brigade to get on the defensive not where the
Army Corps ordered, but 15KM to the rear of their new position on the Wawon
line 15 km away. General Yazici's decision would take the Turkish Brigade back
from the point of imminent destruction and bring it to a position that would
prevent the destruction of the allied forces (by the Chinese). <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Let us briefly dwell
here: We have to show the degree of validity of the claim that "the U.S.
General deployed the Brigade by using it as a pawn", a claim that has
tried to be imposed on our public. When our combined accounts are looked at it
is obvious how General Tahsin Yazici took responsibility whenever required to
protect the existence of the Brigade and to successfully implement the tasks of
war. General Yazici never gave in to the short and sharp orders of the U.S. Generals
such as Stop-Go*. The reinforced Reconnaissance Unit which was the rear guard
of the Brigade prevented the enemy from striking the Brigade at night, by
distracting the enemy raid which started on the night of 27/28. * <i>The inference here is the US GOC was using
the Turkish Forces as an expendable resource. <o:p></o:p></i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span>
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">At 0800 hours on 28
November the Battle of Wawon began: That day all of the attacks of the
numerically superior enemy forces first against the Pass Axis and then against
the Pass' Points of Shoulder were broken (by the Turkish Brigade). In the
fore-noon the close enveloping operations were defeated with our counter
offensives. In the afternoon upon the efforts of the enemy to cut the
Kunuri-Wawon road by transferring forces to the back beyond the effective area
of the Brigade, General Yazici ordered preparations to be made for the
withdrawal of the Brigade to the Sinnimni segment. It was understood that both
sides of the Brigade were open and that friendly forces had withdrawn. We would
want to strongly emphasize this point.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">During the Korean
War the enemy always found the opportunity to surround the Brigade by
penetrating neighbouring friendly unit fronts. But no enemy attack ever
succeeded in penetrating the front of the Turkish Brigade. The Brigade started
to withdraw to the Sinnimni segment from Wawon after dusk at 1830 hours. The
units which withdrew to Sinnimni hastily started to occupy defensive positions.
At 2400 hours the attack of the enemy started in the form of a raid. While the
units which were situated in favourable terrain continued to defend, the other
units of the Brigade failing to hold started to withdraw towards Kunuri. Part
of the units which had withdrawn were stopped west of Sinnimni through the
tough and resolved stance of the Brigade Command and put in a new defensive
position.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">On the morning of
the 29th November, an attack was undertaken with an Infantry Company to save
the II'nd Battalion and the 2nd Company which were under enemy encirclement in
Sinnimni. The enemy circle was broken and the safe withdrawal of the units to
Kaechon was provided for. The attacks undertaken by the enemy in the afternoon
against the Kaechon position were destroyed to their last soldiers. However the
forces which the enemy sent beyond the effective area of the Brigade to the
rear could not be intercepted due to the rapidity of their ex-filtration.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Faced with this
situation, at 1530 hours General Tahsin Yazici ordered the II'nd and III'rd
Battalions to withdraw to the west of Kaechon. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Before the battalions could get
2 km. away from Kaechon, they were divided into small groups by the effective
incoming artillery fire they received from three directions. As the Brigade was
entering the night of 29/30 November, the Hacham-Kunuri road was cut and the
enemy circle was complete. At 1715 hours the I'st Battalion which had withdrawn
from Kaechon engaged in combat in the Hacham circle. Although the units were
dispersed and liaison and management was nonexistent, the small groups managed
by the young officers started to break the enemy circle. The Brigade succeeded
in getting out of the Hacham circle through attack and infiltration actions
which continued all night long.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">On 30 November 1950
the various groups advancing to Sunchon from the south of Tunuri met with a new
enemy circle here. The Sunchon Pass had been under enemy control for the past
two days. The attacks which the 2nd US Division undertook from the north and
the British Brigade from the south had not produced results. After a short
rest, our infantry started to attack the enemy which had dug in on the Sunchon
Pass. With this attack in which US Infantry and tanks also participated the
pass was opened.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The bayonet of the
Turkish Infantry had once again asserted its rule, and had opened the Sunchon
Pass where the 2nd Division had come up against a stone wall. Thus the battles
of the Brigade which were given the name Kunuri came to an end in a successful
conclusion. The Turkish Brigade had succeeded to provide the necessary time and
space for the withdrawal by preventing the encirclement of the Eighth Army and
the IXth Army Corps and the destruction of the 2nd US Division, through the
battles it fought on the dates of 27-30 November. The Turkish Brigade, which
had no war experience, was affecting a great battle from its roots, was saving
the friendly Army, which was starting to roll down a dangerous cliff, by
stopping the superior numbers of enemy forces. Thus the Brigade was achieving
fame in the world by playing an important role in the course of the war in its
first battle.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Echoes of the Kunuri Battle</strong><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>"The courageous battles of the Turkish Brigade have created a
favourable effect on the whole United Nations Forces." - </i><b>Time<o:p></o:p></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>"While the Turks were
for a long time fighting against the enemy and dying, the British and Americans
were withdrawing. The Turks, who were out of ammunition, affixed their bayonets
and attacked the enemy and there ensued a terrible hand to hand combat. The
Turks succeeded in withdrawing by continuous combat and by carrying their
injured comrades on their backs. They paraded at Pyongyang with their heads
held high." </i>- <b>G.G. Martin - British
Lieutenant General<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>"The Turks are the hero of heroes. There is no impossibility
for the Turkish Brigade."</i> - <b>General Douglas
MacArthur - United Nations Forces Commander in Chief<o:p></o:p></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span>
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">"The military
situation in Korea is being followed with concern by the whole American public.
But in these concerned days, the heroism shown by the Turks has given hope to
the American nation. It has inculpated them with courage. The American public
fully appreciates the value of the services rendered by the Turkish Brigade and
knows that because of them the Eighth American Army could withdraw without
disarray. </span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The American public understands that the United Nations Forces in
Korea were saved from encirclement and from falling in to the hands of the
communists by the heroism shown by the Turks." <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">December 1950, from
the commentary of a US radio commentator The Turkish Brigade, as can be
understood from the summary of the Kunuri battles and the echoes it produced in
the world, had successfully accomplished its mission. The Brigade was proud to
have informed the country of the news of success which the state and nation
expected, at the highest level. A handful of soldiers had provided the state
with power, great opportunities and esteem.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Kumyangjangni Battle</strong><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The United Nations
Forces had been morally and materially very shaken at the end of the enemy
attacks which had started on the night of 25/26 November 1951. The efforts to
stop the enemy were not producing any results. The Chinese who had gained the
initiative were advancing and were striking the United Nations Forces blows one
after the other.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Winter, snow,
battles lost one after the other and the losses suffered had left nothing
resembling morale in the United Nations soldiers. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The atmosphere was one of
total defeat. The Chinese had become something which could not be stood up
against or dealt with. From private to general the Army was engulfed in an air
of subversive, dissolving, and collapsing panic. The various reconnaissance
units were returning in panic and giving exaggerated hope breaking reports.
Thus under these conditions plans had been started to be prepared for the
evacuation of Korea and the units were ordered to reconnoitre secretly the
avenues of withdrawal and places to board transport.</span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">In these hopeless
and dark days in which the soldiers had completely lost their will to fight and
the Chinese had advanced just waving their arms, according to rumours General
MacArthur said "Try at once the Turkish Brigade and wait for the news
which will come from them. Do not make a decision before letting the Turkish
Brigade reconnoitre."<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Whatever the case
was, the Brigade this time was being sent to the fire at a critical stage, just
as it was at Kunuri. The Brigade was being given a new and important war task,
which would play an important role on the testing of the battles.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">On 25 January 1951
the Turkish Brigade started to advance towards enemy lines by starting from two
columns. After advancing 1.5 km. the enemy was engaged. The companies started
to attack enemy positions like arrows out of bows. At 1000 hours the fortified
positions of the enemy were entered and enemy resistance was crushed. The
companies did not wait long to open and spread again and started to look for
the enemy.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">After advancing
north about 2.5 km. the defensive positions of the enemy were encountered at
the 185 altitude Hill line. The 10th Company succeeded in entering the enemy defence
position at 1500 hours in this segment where intensive fire battles took place.
A relentless and close combat had started all along the front. The enemy was
defending its position literally to "its last breath". Darkness had
fallen but decisive results could not be obtained. The enemy was resisting and our
soldiers were attacking. A very complex and dangerous situation had occurred
with the enemy and friendly forces mixed within each other.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The Army Corps gave
the order for "Turks to fix their bayonets where they reach and not
withdraw even one step".<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The companies thought
attacking and finishing the job of the enemy more logical than waiting nose to
nose with the enemy under the maddening cold and as if on cue started attack
all together. At 0500 hours on the morning of 25 January the defensive
positions of the enemy were wholly captured. The Infantry who did not want to
let the enemy take a breather continued to advance at 0700 hours on 26 January.
After 5 km. a new defensive line of the enemy was encountered. The Brigade was
attacking with all its capabilities in this segment which the enemy was
defending with all its power and insistence.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">In this battle in
which the Brigade emerged with honour, the attack which the enemy undertook
against Seoul produced no results. The command which did not want to miss the
opportunity formed by the Brigade breaking the attack power and morale of the
enemy did not delay the decision to replace defence with attack. The enemy
which could not find the opportunity to change its battle formation from attack
to defence started to withdraw towards the 38th parallel suffering a heavy
defeat.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">As the Brigade was
taken back after this famous new battle it was met with the enthusiastic show
of sympathy and appreciation by the friendly soldiers along the way. The
friendly soldiers were running along the road and shouting, "The First
Returns". The location where the Brigade gave the night battle on 17/18
May was given the name "The Turkish Fortress".<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The Commander in Chief
of the United Nations Forces, General Matthew B. Ridgway, said<b><i>,
"I had heard of the fame of the Turkish soldiers before I came to Korea.
The truth is I had not really believed what I had heard. But I now understand
that in fact you are the best, and most trustworthy soldiers of the world"
<o:p></o:p></i></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span>
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span>
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">And thus explained
the emotions he felt and the assessments he reached from the Teagyewonni
Battle.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">In June 1951 the
United Nations Forces had advanced up to the Imjin River-Chorwon-Kumhwa line.
The trials at 1950 and 1951 could not obtain decisive results and the parties
mutually went on the defensive and stopped the attack operations. This meant
that the Korean War had remained where it started and that the war had not
reached the established objective. Now no other operations could be made except
ambush, reconnaissance and battle front line conflicts. The great military
operation had stopped. The parties who understood that they could not solve the
Korean problem with arms had started "cease fire" discussions.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The discussions held
at Panmunjon were protracting and were not reaching a result. The fact that the
discussions were often being out and reconciliation could not be provided was
increasing the chances of the big military operation restarting. For this
reason the parties were strengthening their defence lines, and were waiting
ready to meet possible attacks. The enemy had started to prepare in order to
once more try its luck with arms. The attack which had been undertaken not much
later with large forces against the front of the Turkish Brigade had two aims.
Either they would have their demands accepted at the Panmunjomn "cease
fire" discussions or they would reach the conclusion by penetrating allied
lines.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Thus this attack
which the enemy had much previously planned in a detailed manner and put into
implementation by using all its experience had started on 28 May 1953 at 1948
hours. The techniques employed and the will to fight shown by the enemy in this
attack had been of a commendable level. In this attack, which continued for
thirty hours, all the echelons of the enemy from private to general fought with
all their strength in the recognition of the importance of the aim pursued.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">For this battle
would be the last one to establish the result in Korea. In case of defeat they
would have to accept the consequence, but if success would be achieved the
military operation would develop and at least political advantages would be
gained. Thus the Turkish Brigade had to again meet an enemy attack which had a
decisive aim and which was well prepared and resolute. In the front the
positions were very close to each other. Such a situation had serious tactical
disadvantages. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Besides, having to
wait in tight, humid and dark positions was tiring and irritating the soldiers.
As the days passed in such a manner on 28 May at 1948 hours the war again
became bloody with the attack of the enemy supported by intense fire. The enemy
attacks which intensified on the front of the II'nd Battalion of the Brigade
led to very bloody and sometimes crisis-like battles on the hills of Garson
[Carson], Big Vegas, Elko and Little Vegas </span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">which continued for thirty hours.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The aforementioned
hills changed hands frequently during the bloody battles which continued in big
savagery from 1948 hours on 28 May 1953 to 2400 hours on 29 May night and day
without stopping. The enemy started the attack at 1948 by smoke bombing the
Little Vegas Hill. It entered positions at 2000 hours. As the enemy was
reinforcing Little Vegas, our Infantry counter attacked at 2115 with fire
support. At 2119 the enemy started to run having failed to hold. The enemy
which managed to capture a bunker was destroyed at 2151 with bombs and bayonet
charges. At 2152 hours, Garson and Elko were completely smoked. The enemy is
turning Big Vegas into hell with artillery and mortar fire. The enemy which
entered Big Vegas was thrown back at 2158 with bayonet charges.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Ammunition began to
run low at the battle front lines. At 2208 the enemy re-entered Big Vegas. At
2220 hours enemy reinforcements reached Big Vegas. At 2220 hours enemy
reinforcements reached Big Vegas. The enemy was subjected to intense artillery
fire. At 2240 a counter attack was undertaken against Big Vegas. The enemy
attacked Garson at 2245 hours. At 1315 hours our Infantry re-capture Big Vegas.
The enemy who had entered Elko was thrown back at 2315 hours. No opportunity
was given to the enemy, which had entered Little Vegas, to hold and as a result
of a counter attack the Hill was re-captured at 2334 hours. At 2330 the enemy
entered Big Vegas. At 2353 the enemy attack against Elko and Garson began.
Wired and wireless communications were cut.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The situation
started to present a full scale crisis. Hand to hand combat is continuing at
battle front lines. At 0040 hours the enemy started to attack Little Vegas. The
enemy is trying to capture the battle front lines before daylight. At 0120 the
enemy enters Garson.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">At 0150 fighting
continues with the enemy who has entered some of the bunkers on Little Vegas
and Big Vegas. Communications cannot be established with Garson. At 0323 those enemy
soldiers entering Little Vegas and those approaching in order to reinforce
surrender to our soldiers.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">At 0347 the Brigade
gives the order to attack Big Vegas. Garson is in the hands of the enemy. At
0427 the enemy reinforces Big Vegas. At 0505 Garson is being shelled. Little Vegas
in holding but the wounded cannot be evacuated. With the attack at 1050 we take
Big Vegas. The enemy is running. Everywhere there are dead and wounded. </span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">At 1115
the American company attacked Garson from Elko, however, upon being surrounded
by the Chinese, started to withdraw at 1600 hours. At 1543 the Chinese entered
Elko. Hand grenade combat started in Elko. The enemy occupied a bunker. After
this it entered Big Vegas at 1615. Our infantry immediately counter attacked
and threw the enemy back. The battle is continuing high tension.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">At 1933 hours the enemy
started to attack Little Vegas from Big Vegas.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">At 2005 our 2'nd
Artillery Battery started to burn. At 2021 it had completely burned. At 2050
the Division decided to evacuate Vegas.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The enemy cannot
enter Vegas: But at 2109 our infantry is ordered to withdraw and at 2020 Vegas
is completely evacuated. At the end of this bloody battle which continued for
some thirty hours the enemy, with the withdrawal of our battalion, had captured
Big Vegas, Elko and Garson, but because it [Chinese] had used up all its attack
strength it could not undertake another attack against the main battle line.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The attacks of the
enemy which it undertook with the large forces it had concentrated and with
strong artillery and mortar groups, for thirty hours were caught up in the
battle front lines. During these battles, according to the report of our
artillery advance surveillance officer, we suffered 300 and the enemy around
2000 casualties. On the other hand General Ridgway explains the casualties
suffered in the battles with the following figures "The Turkish Brigade
suffered 104 dead and 376 wounded. The enemy losses were established to be 2200
dead and 1075 wounded" (*).<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">(*) Refer to
"The Korean War" written by the General Matthew Ridgway - p. 220.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The enemy understood
after this battle that there was no option but to "cease fire" and to
restart the laying-down-of-arms negotiations in a lively and willing manner. In
fact before long the "cease fire" was signed. The Turkish Brigade
affected the "cease fire" which was signed in Korea, through the
battles it fought on 28 and 29 May 1953. As can be seen, the Turkish Brigade
had often demonstrated successes during the Korean battles, which affected the
course of the war. Finally, the Turkish Brigade also fought the last battle
leading to the "cease fire". Of course all these battles were not
easy and not without loss.</span><div><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i><b>Postscript: </b>The source of the information contained in this article were provided by Lt Col G Brisby Obiit, late of the Royal Artillery and published with his enthusiastic approbation. </i><br /></span>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Farewell then, old trusty left hip,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">It's been nigh-on a 60-year relationship!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">From childhood games to battlefield,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">You've never been known to yield</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Yet supported the right in all we've been through:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">But now, alas, life is over for you...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">For that 5-tonne skid-steer hit in 2013</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">(an avoidable accident yet unforeseen)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Gave you such a crunch and spun me around</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">And both plummeted to the ground...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">So many attempts to get us both fit,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Sadly, for you - that's IT!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Whether on road site, Cricket or Rugby pitch,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">You've borne me onwards with scarce a hitch</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Although occasionally a visitor to a drainage ditch</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">When beer and wine has caused a 'glitch'!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">But now the damage is so profound...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">For you - sadly - life's run aground.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">So, farewell then old trusty hip...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">We didn't quite make the 60-year trip!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">In a short time now will come the roar</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Of the Surgeon (or woodcutters) Saw</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">And titanium will replace the raw,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">No more pain...No longer sore.</span></div>
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<span class="short_text" lang="tr"><b><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Footnote: On July 14th 2017, I am entering hospital to undergo the procedure alluded to in the above. I am very much looking forward to getting the whole experience behind me and to move on. My thanks to everyone who have helped me during my recent period of disability and in advance during my recovery. Poetic license employed throughout. </span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; line-height: 106%;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">After protracted talks (and even longer dinners) the negotiations with European Union member state leaders has adjourned and like Neville Chamberlain tried to convince the country with his ‘Peace in our time’ speech at Croydon Aerodrome in 1938, David Cameron will now attempt to sell to the electorate – and many members of his Cabinet – that he has secured ‘Reforms in our time’ in relation to Britain’s ongoing membership within the EU. If anything, the recent talks together with mass-media speculation has polarised the two camps, the Eurosceptic’s or the Brexit group and the Europhile ‘Remain’ band of largely liberals and lefties, but not exclusively so. As this article is being drafted, the date for the referendum has yet to be announced but we can be assured of a very interesting run-in to the recently announced date of the 23<sup>rd</sup> June 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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opportunity to vote for membership of a <u>European Union</u>. The referendum
in 1973 was for what became known as the Common Market which inter-alia, in one
fell swoop cost us control of our agricultural and fisheries industries and it
is noteworthy that Cameron’s negotiations have not touched in this area of
considerable national interest. The only other time we were allowed to vote was
in 1975 – this writers first ever vote – and for the benefit of younger
readers, it is worth reviewing the Common Market Referendum of 1975 as shown
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<em><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">British voters have
backed the UK's continued membership of the European Economic Community by a
large majority in the country's first nationwide referendum. </span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Just over 67% of voters supported the Labour
government's campaign to stay in the EEC, or Common Market, despite several
cabinet ministers having come out in favour of British withdrawal. T</span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">he result was later hailed by Prime Minister
Harold Wilson as a "historic decision". </span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">For him the victory came after a long and bruising
campaign against many in his own party, following Labour's promise to hold a
vote in its general election manifesto last October. </span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , serif; line-height: 106%;"><o:p><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , serif; line-height: 106%;">Faced with the referendum question, "Do you
think the UK should stay in the European Community (Common Market)?"
Britons voted "Yes" in most of the 68 administrative counties,
regions and Northern Ireland. Only Shetland and the Western Isles voted against
the EEC. Since then, s</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">uccessive governments have consistently
denied the British electorate our say in respect of ever ‘closer union’ with
the EU although Mr Cameron’s negotiations appear to have gained a Red Line in
relation to precisely that during these talks. </span></span></span></em></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">During the last 20 years or so,
three significant treaties have been signed and ratified without the electoral
consent or mandate of the British people which have each ceded more and more
sovereignty towards the ‘foreign entity’ that actually IS the EU. We cannot
directly elect the government of the EU neither is this unwieldy organisation
accountable to the wider electorate, indeed even the accounts have not been
signed off because Price Waterhouse cannot – for professional reasons – ratify
them and therein so clearly hangs a tail.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Great Britain is the second largest nett
contributor to the funding of the European Union behind Germany. Amongst other
things, these funds pay for a massive Civil Service machine and a fairly
meaningless European Parliament that shuttles variously between Brussels and Strasbourg.
We also bail out economic basket cases such as Greece, a nation that should
never have been allowed into the Union in the first place, neither too should
Greek Cyprus but the latter for very different reasons. Additionally, Britain
has a trade deficit with the EU and as such, we are needed rather more so than
the opposite. We can – and should – be trading with the world and, as Churchill
said “if it is between Europe and the open seas, we shall always choose the
Open Seas”</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">There is another very important consideration here in relation to the ‘Remain-Leave’ Question. It has to be the ultimate irony that on the 23<sup>rd</sup> June 2016, the British Electorate will be empowered by way of the democratic process to vote on whether or not we recover our sovereignty and self-governance or we cede even more powers to what might well become the United States of Europe. If the electorate vote to Remain then the democracy tool those that so vote have used maybe the very instrument that effectively ends democracy in this country.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">If Great Britain is to remain a sovereign Nation State after June 23rd this year, it is critical that eligible voters get off their butts and cast their votes. True patriots will vote OUT whereas the gain-sayer’s (IN) cede their nationalities with their miss-placed crosses. </span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">To conclude; late on the 3</span><sup><span style="font-size: large;">rd</span></sup><span style="font-size: large;"> August 1914, on the eve of what was to become World war One, the then Foreign Secretary Sir Edward (later Viscount) Edward Grey, was quoted as musing “The lamps are going out all across Europe; we may not see them lit again during our lifetime”. In his case, this was to be so as he died in 1938 just as Chamberlain was doing his ‘Peace in our Time’ routine. Countless thousands of men and women have died for this country during the past 100 years so that our land may be a self-governing democracy. The battle is on now to ensure that they did not give their lives in vain.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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have become accustomed to being seduced by what have become known as <i>Nigerian
Scams</i>. The writer first became so acquainted with these in about 1990 via
the medium of a fax (remember faxes?) and more closely so when actually in Lagos, probably the most
hostile city ever encountered by this columnist during an excess of 30 years
travelling experience. Since then, as communications technology has advanced,
such solicitations are transmitted via email, SMS, Skype and a whole variety
of online media. In November 2013, this column produced an article
entitled “Nigerian Scams from Iran?”
which has been extensively read in many parts of the world subsequently. The
latest such attempt has been made via Facebook but this time, perhaps topically
it comes from someone claiming to be in a military establishment in Syria. This is
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talks today I came to a conclusion to open up to you because I understand you
are someone with a good heart and may not betray me. So i have to have the
confidence in you and i want to tell you everything and all the secrets that i
have here. My dear before my husband was killed he was a wealthy man because he
served as a top military with his Rank up to (</b><b>فريق</b><b> </b><b>أول</b><b> Feriq awwal) before he died, on that
day he was bleeding to death he revealed to me that he had hid some 1.3 million
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we had and I lost my husband, family members and valuables. I have written to
Red Cross Diplomat and they have confirmed box with them and they do not have
idea on the content. Here, we do not have money to run the expenses on our
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the money (box) to you through a diplomat so that you will receive the box
and i tell you the security code to open the box. You will collect your
delivery expenses money and send us some money through the Red Cross agency to
plan our travel arrangement to your place. On our arrival, we plan for
establishment and settlement. I know you will not regret helping a poor widow
in a war center gain freedom and peace with her two kids. In reciprocating for
your kind human gesture on securing the box, we will release to you 30% of
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Needless to say one has not exactly rushed to the
aid of our Syrian ‘war-widow’ whose given name and email address do not appear
to have much connection with that troubled land! “Leslie Biggs” with the
initial part of his/her email address being ‘<span class="go">erickbiselela’ does
not give the impression of originating in Raqqa, Alleppo or Damascus but is
more likely to arise from some flea-pit internet café in Lagos, where
historically so many of these vile scams have originated from, milking as they
do upon the genuine concerns the real victims of situations that we have
witnessed in Syria these past five years.</span></span></span></span></h3>
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and let us be in no doubt as to this reality as there have been a number of
cases where people who have been so duped, they have been enticed to fly to
Lagos or wherever, ostensibly to sign documentation and have found themselves
taken hostage or worse; but irritating though it is to have ones intelligence
impugned by such approaches, the writer believes it to be more than deplorable
to indulge in the use of sacred religious text in an attempt to add weight to
their solicitation, deeply insulting you would have to think, to those who
might be offended in this way. Equally, to come up with a spin involving the
loss of a loved one is as nauseous as the former tactic.</span></span></span></div>
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this article will be similarly transmitted around the world and throughout the
various networks in an attempt to highlight this type of crime and to urge all
due caution in internet transactions. Beware of scams, wheresoever they derive
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">In the aftermath of the atrocious acts of
war that were visited upon France on Friday 13<sup>th</sup> November, 2015 the
wider world has been animated in a response of a mixed nature ever since.<span> </span>For example, the British government have
rightly thrown their support towards the French and have furthermore expressed
their determination to strike Daesh (An Arabic word for ‘Bigotted One’) at
their apparent heart, in Syria but they are prevented from doing so by
parliamentary opposition and the current Labour leader seems to oppose even
possessing military capability, much less so actually deploying such forces
effectively.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">What though, is Daesh and do we understand
them enough? The following text gives us a unique insight into this vile,
Godless organisation from someone who knows from first hand experience:</span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>I'm
a French journalist and former Isis hostage. I
receive emails from The Syria
Campaign just like you, but this time they have asked to share an article I
wrote in the Guardian recently. It has been shared over 20,000 times. I have given Chris Green my permission to reproduce my words in this article.</b></span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>As
a proud Frenchman I am as distressed as anyone about the events in Paris. But I am not
shocked or incredulous. I know Islamic State. I spent 10 months as an Isis hostage, and I know for sure that our pain, our
grief, our hopes, our lives do not touch them. Theirs is a world apart: Most
people only know them from their propaganda material, but I have seen behind
that. In my time as their captive, I met perhaps a dozen of them, including
Mohammed Emwazi: Jihadi John was one of my jailers. He nicknamed me “Baldy”.</b></span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>Even
now I sometimes chat with them on social media, and can tell you that much of
what you think of them results from their brand of marketing and public
relations. They present themselves to the public as superheroes, but away from
the camera are a bit pathetic in many ways: street kids drunk on ideology and
power. In France
we have a saying – stupid and evil. I found them more stupid than evil. That is
not to understate the murderous potential of stupidity.</b></span></span><br />
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All of those beheaded last year were my cellmates, and my jailers would play
childish games with us – mental torture – saying one day that we would be
released and then two weeks later observing blithely, “Tomorrow we will kill
one of you.” The first couple of times we believed them but after that we came
to realise that for the most part they were bullshitters having fun with us.
(SIC)</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>They
would play mock executions. Once they used chloroform with me. Another time it
was a beheading scene. A bunch of French-speaking jihadis were shouting, “We’re
going to cut your head off and put it on to your arse and upload it to
YouTube.” They had a sword from an antique shop. They were laughing and I
played the game by screaming, but they just wanted fun. As soon as they left I
turned to another of the French hostages and just laughed. It was so
ridiculous.</b></span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>It
struck me forcefully how technologically connected they are; they follow the
news obsessively, but everything they see goes through their own filter. They
are totally indoctrinated, clinging to all manner of conspiracy theories, never
acknowledging the contradictions.</b></span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>Everything
convinces them that they are on the right path and, specifically, that there is
a kind of apocalyptic process under way that will lead to a confrontation
between an army of Muslims from all over the world and others, the crusaders,
the Romans. They see everything as moving us down that road. Consequently,
everything is a blessing from Allah.</b></span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>With
their news and social media interest, they will be noting everything that
follows their murderous assault on Paris,
and my guess is that right now the chant among them will be “We are winning”.
They will be heartened by every sign of overreaction, of division, of fear, of
racism, of xenophobia; they will be drawn to any examples of ugliness on social
media.</b></span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>Central
to their world view is the belief that communities cannot live together with
Muslims, and every day their antennae will be tuned towards finding supporting
evidence. The pictures from Germany
of people welcoming migrants will have been particularly troubling to them.
Cohesion, tolerance – it is not what they want to see.</b></span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>Why
France?
For many reasons perhaps, but I think they identified my country as a weak link
in Europe – as a place where divisions could
be sown easily. That’s why, when I am asked how we should respond, I say that
we must act responsibly.</b></span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>And
yet more bombs will be our response. I am no apologist for Isis.
How could I be? But everything I know tells me this is a mistake. The
bombardment will be huge, a symbol of righteous anger. Within 48 hours of the
atrocity, fighter planes conducted their most spectacular munitions raid yet in
Syria, dropping more than 20
bombs on Raqqa, an Isis stronghold. Revenge
was perhaps inevitable, but what’s needed is deliberation. My fear is that this
reaction will make a bad situation worse.</b></span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>While
we are trying to destroy Isis, what of the
500,000 civilians still living and trapped in Raqqa? What of their safety? What
of the very real prospect that by failing to think this through, we turn many
of them into extremists? The priority must be to protect these people, not to
take more bombs to Syria.
We need no-fly zones – zones closed to Russians, the regime, the coalition. The
Syrian people need security or they themselves will turn to groups such as Isis.</b></span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b><br />
Canada
withdrew from the air war after the election of Justin Trudeau. I desperately
want France
to do the same, and rationality tells me it could happen. But pragmatism tells
me it won’t. The fact is we are trapped: Isis
has trapped us. They came to Paris
with Kalashnikovs, claiming that they wanted to stop the bombing, but knowing
all too well that the attack would force us to keep bombing or even to
intensify these counterproductive attacks. That is what is happening.</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>Emwazi
is gone now, killed in a coalition air strike, his death celebrated in
parliament. I do not mourn him. But during his murder spree, he too followed
this double bluff strategy. After murdering the American journalist James
Foley, he pointed his knife at the camera and, turning to the next intended
victim, said: “Obama, you must stop intervening in the Middle
East or I will kill him.” He knew very well what the hostage’s
fate would be. He knew very well what the American reaction would be – more
bombing. It’s what Isis wants, but should we
be giving it to them?</b></span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>The
group is wicked, of that there is no doubt. But after all that happened to me,
I still don’t feel Isis is the priority. To my
mind, Bashar al-Assad is the priority. The Syrian president is responsible for
the rise of Isis in Syria,
and so long as his regime is in place, Isis
cannot be eradicated. Nor can we stop the attacks on our streets. When people
say “Isis first, and then Assad”, I say don’t
believe them. They just want to keep Assad in place. </b></span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>At
the moment there is no political road map and no plan to engage the Arab Sunni
community. Isis will collapse, but politics will make that happen. In the
meantime there is much we can achieve in the aftermath of this atrocity, and
the key is strong hearts and resilience, for that is what they fear. I know
them: bombing they expect. What they fear is unity.</b></span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>~
Nicolas Henin, French Journalist & ISIS Hostage.</b></span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Highly compelling words indeed and however
the instincts of some – including this columnist – are inclined towards the
concentrated and merciless destruction of Daesh, Msr Henin’s unique insight
cannot be ignored. As for Syria
and life in its capital Damascus,
again we can read the views from one who is there. A former colleague of the
writer re-established contact recently; we had worked together in Damascus in 1999. He
tells in a succinct manner what day to day life is like there now:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="5yl5"><b>“Here as you maybe heard Damascus in common safe city. From time by
time the schools and hospitals and homes even peoples in street hit and killed
with the mortar and katiusha by the armed groups at Damascus Country side .
There shortage of water and electricity, but it's war , hard war Chris and life
become very hard and expensive, but Damascus safe [for now] .” (SIC)</b></span></span></span></div>
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former colleague has followed up with his take on the recent incident between
Turkish and Russian aircraft, but that perhaps is something that we can look at
as things develop in that region.</span></span></span></div>
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of Europe and further a-field on the highest
levels of alert, the world is at it’s most dangerous state since the height of
the Cold War. A United Nations effort to destroy Daesh and stabilise Syria has never
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The smoke may have cleared
in central Ankara following the 10/10/15 atrocity by persons and organisations
as yet not revealed, but the pall of grief hangs atop the Turkish Capital as 97
families grieve their losses and many more will be fearful of the fate of those
who cling to life in hospital as a result of the cowardly bombings that
recently occurred. At the time of compiling this copy, the identities of the
bombers even if known, are not yet in the public domain; speculation is rife
but IS/Da’Esh seem to be the likely culprits. PKK have been implicated too, but
such an operation would not seem to have their prints on it neither is the
timing – ahead of the snap elections – helpful to their cause.</span></span></div>
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Ahmet Davutoğlu has suggested that Turkey has a list of would-be
suicide bombers but that the authorities are disbarred from intervening and
acting upon such intelligence until an action has been carried out! By
definition, you would have to think that it is a bit late to act after a
suicide bomber has ‘hit the button’ and furthermore, surely National Security
interests would have primacy over the legal niceties of an individuals rights
(or otherwise). You could be pretty sure that here in Britain, our Intel Services
would be –and almost certainly are – taking a somewhat active interest in an
individual or group that were linked to such deadly organisations and it
beggars belief that M.I.T are not similarly inclined. Apparently though and
according to Davutoğlu, if any legal action is taken against suicide bombing
suspects before the criminal act, there may be another act committed in protest
by other suspects, quid pro quo. So why not take out the other suspects too!? </span></span></div>
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10/10/15 was the largest single terrorist action to be meted out upon the
people of Turkeyin the history of the Republic and people have reacted angrily as they emerge
from the understandable shock that such a thing took place. Following a call
from the Confederation of Public Sector Trades’ Unions (KESK), the
Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions of Turkey (DİSK), the Turkish Medical
Association (TTB) and the Union of Chambers of Turkish Engineers and Architects
(TMMOB), a march was to be held on Oct. 13, starting at Cerrahpaşa and Sirkeci,
two different venues in Istanbul’s Fatih district, before joining in Beyazıt
Square, to protest the Ankara bombing and commemorate the 97 victims of the
massacre. </span></span></div>
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said, at around 2 a.m. on Oct. 13 that the application filed for the
demonstration had been rejected because “the places where the march was slated
to be organized were places citizens use frequently,” because the route for the
demonstration “was not among the places listed in the law on meetings and
demonstrations” and because of “the sensibility of the current period.”
Accordingly, police units were deployed to prevent people from reaching the
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the massacre across the country in multiple cities, varying from İzmir and Uşak
in Turkey’s west to Malatya and Adana
in the east and south and Giresun and Zonguldak in the north. Among the
cities in the south of the country where protests were held, police also used
teargas to attack a group of around 30 lawyers and another 150 people who came
to support them in front of the courthouse in the Alanya district of Antalya.</span></span></div>
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observers – this column being one - have been predicting an escalation of
terrorist actions within Turkey
as the Syrian crisis accelerates especially since Moscow initiated unilateral actions in
support of the Assad Regime. Russia claims great success in neutralising
IS/Da’Esh targets but we are not being shown evidence of these strikes whilst
there is plenty of reason to believe that these ‘targets’ are actually those
that are in direct conflict with the Syrian government which for some 40 years,
have been supported by successive Russian governments. </span></span></div>
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this conflict; given that the shared border between Syria
and Turkey
is some 820 kilometres in length, it would be impossible to prevent some
cross-over in the circumstances. Turkey’s geographical and strategic location
is critical though for it has become an increasingly important conduit for the
passage of many people onwards to Western Europe and many of these will be
exceedingly dangerous groups ‘on a mission’. </span></span></div>
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opportunistic they so clearly have to be seen to be, are certainly not those to
be interpreted as Moscow attempting to destroy IS; on the contrary, this is
Russia taking an even more embedded position in Syria and, given their long
pre-existing deep water naval facility there, they are looking further. Thanks
to South Cyprus, Russian naval vessels are now
able to use sea bases there too and perhaps air-bases may follow. Furthermore,
for many years Russian influence has been steadily growing throughout the island of Cyprus. </span></span></div>
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Negotiations notwithstanding, what ever may be finally agreed it is quite
possible these will count for nothing as a deep ‘red carpet’ is rolled out over
Cyprus from the south northward. There have already been aerial incidents
between Russian and Turkish aircraft recently and these may escalate;
furthermore if Russian troops are based in Cyprus, the Turkic-Russo wars may
launch again as they did in 1877/8. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;">The recent announcement
that Britain will take some 20,000 Syrian refugees during the term of the
current parliament, whilst in itself hardly a ‘swarm’ in the grand scheme of
things, it nevertheless shows that when pushed, our government have a tendency
to buckle under the strain of EU diktat. Granted that Germany have absorbed a
considerable number of these displaced peoples recently, but they have more
room to accommodate them and, given the relatively low birth rate amongst
indigenous German’s the argument seems to be that these people can be utilized
productively. ‘Cheap labour’ in other words, which is precisely that status
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column writer has a particular affection for Syria by virtue of a
fairly brief but quite dramatic posting to Damascus some 16 years ago
which involved conducting
runway surveys on Syrian air facilities including Damascus
International Airport. At the time and possibly since that
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many of whom had been and still were, a suppressed people under what has become
the ‘dynastic kleptocracy’ of the Assad Regime. Assad senior was still in power
in 1999: His death in June of 2000 brought his eldest son Bashir to the ‘throne’.
Despite promising beginnings, things are now as we see them and with the
dubious assistance of Moscow,
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millions are fleeing from their ancestral homes perhaps never to return.</span></div>
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people have a vital need to re-settle, not all those surging towards the west
are so well intentioned. There is a very real danger that Da’esh (IS/ISIL) will
infiltrate those fleeing to the perceived nirvana of the western world, with
their own ‘murder cells’ intent on wreaking havoc within the shores of Europe
and Great Britain. To this end, it is wise that the government have decided to
continue to take people who are already in established camps in Turkey rather than adopting some form of
selection process at Calais
where you simply could not know what you are going to end up with! It is
furthermore the case, as we have seen in Eastern Europe
of late, that whole armies of young men are attempting to swarm westward and it
is highly unlikely that these are fleeing for their lives; indeed, some might
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propelling themselves in our direction is hugely concerning, the human
catastrophe notwithstanding. These people are not going to ‘fit in’ here;
intuitively, they ‘hate’ the West largely because they have been taught to do
so and many will wish to destroy us from within. The sight of minarets across
the Thames at London
and the imposition of Sharia Law are spectres that many will espouse as good
enough reasons to deny entry. It is not an unreasonable fear to hold. Surely
there are Muslim countries closer to where these refugees are running from that
should accommodate them? What, for example is Saudi Arabia doing for these folk?
Compared to Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey – precisely nothing and this
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campaign for Britain
to leave the EU is growing a-pace and this movement is enthusiastically
supported by this column. Ironically, the migrant question is unwittingly
fanning the fire favourably towards the NO-Vote and despite what those clever
pollsters may like to think, it is highly likely that those of us who are
patriots and who despise our country being governed by an unelected foreign
entity – the EU – will win the day in 2017. We will NOT, despite the Europhiles
protestations otherwise, lose any trade or business opportunities at all but on
the contrary, as we will have chosen the Open Seas (as endorsed by Winston
Churchill) we will secure even more non-EU, international trade. “Trade at all
Costs, but not at any price” has long been a mantra of this column and so it
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1968, a speech was made by a certain politician in Birmingham. It was to pass into the annals of
history more for its press-induced infamy than the prophetic statement that it
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">In the heady period since
the Conservative party pulled off their unexpected but much-needed victory in
the British General Election on May 9<sup>th</sup> 2015, the political scene
has undergone significant changes at the cost of one or two key scalps; in
other words certain well-known MP’s lost their seats perhaps never to be seen
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The natural party of fiscal competence and managerial ability, now
unencumbered by their former coalition partners the weak, left-leaning Lib
Dems, are now able to govern the country without the handbrake being randomly
yanked upwards by way of intervention. More crucially, we can now progress
towards that which has been denied the British Electorate by successive
governments, a referendum on continued membership of the accursed European
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leader (for want of a more accurate expression) Ed Milliband is now dining
alone on his favoured bacon sandwiches, whilst the party machine busies itself
in the task of finding a replacement. Veteran hard-Left Wing Jeremy Corbyn has
thrown his red hat into the ring at the 11<sup>th</sup> hour just to add a
further entertainment factor into this circus, for not one of the candidates are
even remotely statesman-like nor competent. This is good news for the Tories
who, if they perform well over the next five years, will renew the tenancy and
retain the leys to Number 10 Downing Street for the foreseeable future. </span></span></div>
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Liberal Democrats however are now extinct, something that this column predicted
would be the case many times during the past year or so. UKIP despite having
polled millions of votes were victims of our electoral system but hey ho, we
needed a Tory government and thankfully we got one. We now need to further
stabilise the economy and also to hopefully prepare for life unfettered from
governance by an unelected foreign entity, the EU.</span></span></div>
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Dover beyond Calais, which itself is clogged by the worlds unwashed and
unwanted -the economic migrants who view Great Britain as the land flowing with
milk and honey and who will do anything to set foot here- the EU hierarchy are
reeling at the prospect of the inevitable debt default that will be perpetrated
by Greece. The EU, in particular France and Germany who were key at ushering
Greece into the EEC in 1981, only have themselves to blame.</span></span></div>
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government in Athens had cooked what passes for their books to enter the EU,
but the aforementioned nations were keen to supply military hardware to Greece
who at that time and probably still now, harbour thoughts of competing militarily
with Turkey. Witness that in 1974, Greek and Greek Cypriot Coalition militia were virtually
destroyed by the Turkish Intervention forces in respect of Cyprus, the defeated Greeks were still
smarting in the early ‘80’s. Similar perfidy applied when Greece entered the Euro Zone and they
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in particular does not want to lose the UK as EU members nor the net contribution
that we make. If cards are played cannily, treaty change is a strong
possibility. That said, Prime Minister Cameron is intuitively pro-EU and his EU
counter-parts know this very well. This reality could be our ‘Achilles heel’ to
make use deliberately, of a Greek analogy. </span></span></div>
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guaranteed fixed term of government, the ruling party has much to do. They do
not enjoy that much of a majority and the SNP hooligans who have invaded former
Labour benches are more than just an invasion of rabble-rousing; they will use
their 50+ votes cannily, of that there should be no doubt. Nevertheless, the
Tories have already suggested ways to strengthen their position by preventing
the Unions from financing the Labour Party. This column would go far further by
way of a windfall tax on all union assets to the tune of say 40%, the proceeds
of which once collected could be transferred to the NHS. </span></span></div>
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could hardly object given that they are constantly bleating on that the NHS is
under threat under a Tory government, whilst conveniently forgetting the
enthusiastic manner that PFI was introduced to run our hospitals under the
Bliar/Brown era under Nu-Labour. In the perhaps unlikely event that these
initiatives were to be introduced, both the unions and Labour would have their
functionality nullified. Furthermore, if Mr Corbyn prevails in the Labour
leadership campaign, we can expect a Tory government to remain in power for two
or three terms, perhaps more.</span></span></div>
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seen, the pollsters got it badly wrong in respect of predicting the outcome of
the recent General Election. They are currently suggesting the OUT campaign
will not poll well in the referendum. Well, we shall see, will we not! The
signing of the Treaty of Lisbon and ceding the governance of our nation to an
unelected foreign entity without a mandate was an act of High Treason. It is
therefore our patriotic duty to vote OUT in 2017; to do otherwise is also
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recently, walking into the vestry of my local church, St Luke’s, Headless Cross
(Redditch) in Worcestershire, a close friend and fellow member of our choir
invited the writer to view that which she had published in our monthly
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become a close friend during the past 4 years or so, within the context of our
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military hospital. After some initial training my boss decided to take
me on his ward rounds to train me further in my chosen career. I shall
never forget entering a ward of badly wounded service men who had been in tanks
blown up by enemy fire. It was a very hot August that year and flies were
crawling over their wired faces, as many had suffered fractured jaws and they
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>Their arms were encased in bags of saline because
of the burns caused by the blazing tanks. The smell of burnt flesh is also
something that I shall never forget. In other wards there were wounded men
so covered in bandages it was a problem to find some where to get a blood
sample. Some wards men were there with horrific injuries and in other wards
there were paralysed men with no hope of getting mobility back.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b> Nevertheless
their only thought was to get healed and return to the front and re-join their
comrades. Many would laugh and joke with you. War is not glorious, which I fear
is a mistaken impression some people feel when watching the parades. I view
November Remembrance Sunday with mixed feelings and when we are asked to
'Remember them'- I do. Peace and love, Dot.</b> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Reading and re-reading
these anecdotes of events so long ago, but nevertheless seared into Dot’s
lovely heart, one could be moved to tears. Apparently some people have been so
moved and understandably so. Mrs Marriott (Dot) is surrounded by a close-knit
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">For obvious reasons, one cannot publish a lady’s age, but she is a week or two
older than this columnist! She works indefatigably in all she does in a myriad
of activities that she pursues, not least singing Soprano in our Church choir.
(Yours truly at 57 is the youngest of all of the regular members!... So
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is not shared: Dot has shared, in the most succinct and concise sense, strong
emotions that mean a lot to her. Deeply moving emotions that must at times
trouble her mind: Suffering and strife are not mutually exclusive to World War
II of course, nor to earlier conflicts. For example, the only year in the 20<sup>th</sup>
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to be hugely extended militarily now, thanks to arguably the paucity of
political leadership that prevails, ad nausea. Our troops simply do not have
the budget commitments that even the appeasement government of 1938 allowed the
MOD. Scandalous!</span></span></div>
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professional source close to this columnist, who is based variously between
Turkish Cyprus and Iran,
recently encountered an official of the Office of the Minister coordinating
Investments and Energy Affairs, in the Iranian Embassy in South
Cyprus. He, the Greek Cypriot official, was queuing for a visa
prequel – apparently - to flying to Tehran
for a meeting with his Iranian counter-parts in the related industry field.
Quite what was going on exactly is not yet available to be published, but the
question perhaps is, are the GCs considering buying in Oil and Gas from Iran,
or are they seeking investments in the Iranian Oilfields? Either way it could be
seen as more than just a tacit admission that the great Cypriot Oil and Gas
bonanza was just a pipe dream. Contacts in Iran will perhaps know of whatever
bi-lateral initiatives might be underway and this will likely leak into this
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analogous articles in this column of late, it would be a <span>truly justice-laden irony if in fact it was a joint
Turkish/Turkish Cypriot initiative that was to discover the sub-marine liquid
gold, rather than GC/France/Israel for as we know, Total are not continuing
with their exploratory activities at the moment although this may have as much
to do with the collapse of the international price of oil as anything else.
There could of course be far more here than meets the eye, for in as much as
Greek Cyprus may be courting Iranian investment so too might the South Cyprus regime be seeking to import Iranian
products, oil gas or otherwise. Quite what Washington will make of this is another
thing of course given that the sanction-drivers have been primarily Republican
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either of physical products or financial investments, would be devilish indeed.
Sanctions mean that a highly convoluted method would have to be employed in bringing
oil/gas to Cyprus unless Turkey is
involved. The same could apply in respect of financial transfers either by way
of gold or other minerals as currency transfers could not, in theory take place
and it is pretty unlikely that Turkey is at all likely to ‘play ball’ unless
there is something in it for them such as a settlement on Cyprus, for example.
The latter is virtually unthinkable in the current climate and in any event,
the South Cyprus regime is rightly not recognised by Ankara. The raising of anti-Iranian sanctions
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article which was entitled </span><i>Greek Cyprus – the ‘Prostitute’ of the Eastern
Mediterranean, </i>the ‘irritation’ to
the south of the Green Line appear now to be ‘street walking’ in Tehran, so
desperate are they to shore up what passes for an economy in their province.
The EU has stumped up piles of cash, but they do want it back at some stage and
Nicosia, like their elder siblings in Athens do not like having
to actually adhere to the terms of the deal. Moscow
too has waded in but also with terms that could see neo-Soviet vessels and
aircraft in South Cyprus, something that can
only add to the instability of the region. If Greek Cyprus really is courting Tehran, this is seriously going to irritate Tel Aviv and
the Israeli’s are fairly active in Cyprus too. The issues of gas are
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matter of common-sense and could promote the re-stabilisation of the region is
a given to those of us who understand why. Ham-fisted and one-sided attempts by
Greek Cyprus to engage with those who are still somewhat ‘outside the temple’
could damage the work that is being done in this respect. Desperate people are
apt to opt for taking desperate measures. Queuing up for a visa for what is
hardly going to be for touristy reasons seems to indicate quite how desperate
the government of the state of South Cyprus
has become. A deal on Cyprus
could and should materially improve the lot of both sides of the Cyprus
Diaspora. There is simply none as blind as those who absolutely refuse to see!</span></span></div>
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the country is ready to host Russia
at its aviation and naval bases, marking a split with its fellow EU members,
whom are in a deep conflict with Moscow over the
Russian military activities in Ukraine,
which has led to a violent insurgency within the country. Nato member France,
and Israel in particular,
both demand access to the airbase in question which is known as Andreas
Papandreou Airbase, which was constructed by the southern Cypriot government
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Needless to say, this has drawn marked disquiet from Britain and other EU members but
for differing reasons. That Greek Cyprus (and Greece)
is aligning themselves ever more closely with Moscow has to be a cause of major concern.
Their separate and conjoint <em><span style="font-style: normal;">raison d'être</span></em> of course is
Russian money; in effect, they are once again selling themselves to Russia.</span></span></div>
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importance and since time immemorial the island has been fought over,
conquered, lost, traded and ultimately divided for that reason. Turkey’s
continued military presence is not just to provide security to Turkish
Cypriots, while Britain’s presence since 1878 is not wholly in fulfilling her
role as a Guarantor Power of the arguably defunct Republic of Cyprus either. It
is for strategic purposes primarily and this is also the reason that Russia and Israel want to gain a military foothold
there. South Cyprus will let them too – in
return for cash, of course. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">As yet, we have not heard a reaction from Ankara as to Turkey’s position on a Russian
military presence so close to her coastline. Syria is only 100 miles away too
and whilst Russia already have a deep-water port there, airbases on Cyprus will
further aid Moscow’s regional ambitions which are a part of Putin’s
expansionist policies.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Putting Britain’s case,
top British envoy, the British High Commissioner to Cyprus, Damian Roberick
Todd who has already had spats with south Nicosia over the gas exploration
‘crisis’ in the region, has highlighted the position of the EU in relation to
Russia and the actions of south Cyprus are out of line with voted EU decisions.
As ever, south Cyprus
‘olive-pick’ the pieces of the EU that suit it and ignore those that it does
not such as austerity measures that are in place because of the fiscal
incompetence of the Greek Cypriots. The latter is reflected in Athens
too where the newly elected government are not only tearing up the wholly vital
austerity regime there, but also aligning closely with Moscow. There is surely a case for suspending
the EU membership of both Greece
and their cultural siblings, Greek-Cyprus. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">South-Cyprus have flirted
with Russia in search of soft loans in recent times, although in 2013 when
Greek Cypriot Finance Minister Michael Sarris visited Moscow to sell his and
his state’s soul to the Russians, when air bases were then on offer, the
Russians did not fall for his dubious charms. His dance did not entice nor lure
the Muscovite lucre; what was on offer was not juicy enough. Now the
south-Nicosia ‘pole-dancers’ are weaving their sordid art once again with
similar financial ambitions. This time the Russians are ‘crawling along the
Greek-Cypriot kerbs’ because circumstances are now much changed.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">By way of its proxy on Cyprus, the socialist Akel Party, Russians have
always been active in Cyprus
diplomacy and local politics. There are some who will claim that the July 15
Greek induced ‘Colonels Coup’ against Archbishop Makarios, as well as the July
20, 1974 Turkish intervention that the coup triggered, were both a part of a
concerted effort to prevent the island from drifting towards the Soviet camp. Furthermore,
a Russian military presence in terms of aircraft will inevitably bring both
supply and naval vessels too. There is also a Greek-Cyprus/Israeli defence
agreement in place since 2010 so how will that be affected? </span></span></div>
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south-Cyprus ‘street-walking’, the one certain thing is that Turkish Cypriot
isolation will be no closer to ending for Moscow has traditionally backed the
Greek-Cypriot cause. Cyprus
is rammed with Russians now in both the north and the south of the island and
no doubt influence much in commercial terms at least in general. One can only
imagine that Turkey may
bolster her forces in Northern Cyprus to
enhance her own security. Dangerous times indeed on the ‘island of tears’.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">In the article entitled "The Pen is Mightier than the Sword" published via this site on January 9th this year, I likened the reaction of the world's satrical cartoonists to the events of Paris 7/1 as </span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">'pens raining like arrows from an English Longbow pierce the shields of
the enemy and their guns are dashed from their grip and smashed into a
state whereby conversion to plough shears might be the only option'. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The artistic response showed that attacks on our hard-won freedoms would be repulsed and as we know, those who committed the atrocities paid the ultimate price and rightly so. In the ensuing weeks though, images have been crafted and published that were said to depict the Prophet Mohammed (Peace and Blessings be upon His Holy Name). This, in my opinion is an 'Arnham' moment; a Bridge too Far.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Since my first ever deployment to the Middle East in 1986, which has subsequently led to exposure elsewhere in the UAE, Syria and Turkey to name but some, I have amassed vast numbers of contacts who are of the Islamic Faith. I have visited Holy Shrines where most Westerners could not readily have access to. It will perhaps come as no surprise that I hereby rule out ever uploading any text or image that would offend the sensibilities of my many friends and colleagues, not that I have considered doing so anyway. Freedom of Expression is one thing and very precious it is too: Freedom to Offend is not a 'right', it is a serious 'wrong' and a dangerous one too as we are continuing to observe.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Events in both Belgium and Germany serve to remind us that there is an organised network of radicalised individuals who will stop at nothing in the prosecution of their own brand of evil and one which is entirely unrepresentative of that Faith that they profess to serve. Within the past week in Niger, some 42 churches were torched in coordinated attacks by radicals in that country as a reaction to the publication of images that have given offence. That these various attacks are so clearly planned and organised give lie to the suggestion that these events are spontaneous; so clearly a command structure is in place!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It is a certainty that events such as Paris 7/1 are not likely to be unique one-off's. European governments have had to suddenly divert a lot of costly resources to bolster their internal defences and to improve their Intelligence Services. Here in Great Britain, we have perhaps far more experience in these matters and as such, our Intel structure is more advanced. One can only speculate as to how 'full' the accommodation areas beneath Paddington Green police station might be in recent weeks and months and as we move forward through 2015 too.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">That we will ultimately come under sustained attack (s) here in the UK is a certainty; it is not a question of 'if', but one of 'when' and our internal defences must be strengthened to enable our resistance to be resolute and ideally pre-emptive. This takes a lot of resources and it will fall to whoever is in power in Westminster after the General Election in 2015 to ensure such resources are funded. If we get a 'Leftie' outfit in Number 10, we can forget such ideas, but if we manage to secure a Tory majority, the party of natural governance, then we may stand a chance.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Exigent circumstances require equally exigent responses. It is my fervently held belief that we should declare an immediate moritorium on ALL foreign aid payments whilst reserving a position for treating individual cases on merit, but on a 'point of need' relief basis only. The resultant savings, which would amount to billions of pounds, must then be diverted to our Defence budget. For years, our over-stretched Armed Services have been paired back and are now woefully under-strength. We must re-build our Armed resources and at the same time, continue to bolster our Intel Services too. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Furthermore, withdrawing from EU membership would also free up several billions and these funds can at least in part, be diverted to the cause of self-defence. I acknowledge that lefties and weak liberals reading these paragraphs will be horrified at these suggestions and that I might be simply making tongue in cheek remarks simply to be inflammatory, and I will concede that I often resort to such tactics especially after an ale or two, but in this I am deadly serious and mean every word of it.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">In many ways, we are paying an enormous price for the Blair-era where not only did his foreign policies of waging war where none needed to be waged, serve to radicalise enemies, many of whom were raised within these shores, his policies of open-door immigration has in many ways, swelled the ranks of forces alien to our way of life. 'Blairs Wars' and other aspects of his 'reign' cost a great deal at the time and will continue to do so for some years hence. He should hang his head - ideally over an executioners block - but still he jets across the globe in 'Blair-Force One' without a care in the world. History will judge, inexorably.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">In conclusion, I repeat the final paragraph of my original article on this topic for it remains to be relevent:</span></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We
mere mortals can do very little but to remain as alert as we can
especially at transport node points, places of worship especially
perhaps, synagogue's amongst other such places. Even sporting arena's
may not be immune to attack. This is not to appear scare-mongering; it
is merely an expression of common-sense. As citizens of the world,
irrespective of creed, colour or calling, we have a collective duty to
look out for each other, to love our neighbours and to strive to do
towards others as we ourselves would desire to be treated. If we do so,
we adhere to the Prime Commandment not only of Christianity, but Islam
too and as such, there can be no simpler and bloodless way to defeat the
common enemy.</span></span></i><br />
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Yukawa, which was announced in a video generally agreed to be credible, and
appeared to mark a grave turn of events in a crisis that has gripped
Japan for nearly a week. </b></span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>This 'death-cult' cannot be allowed to continue to function and coalition forces must combine all necessary resources to locate, identify and neutralise them without mercy. </b> </span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Clearly what I mean to portray here is that far from being deterred from expressing world events and components of wider society, artists skilled with brushes and pens relative to the calling of the individual, have filled both newspaper and virtual media with breath-taking images of defiance, yet not a drop of blood has been split in consequence to the collective onslaught of simply devasting skill and quality. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> The origins of course, of this artistic fusillade stem from the moment that</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> gunmen shot dead 12
people at the Paris office of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in
an apparent militant Islamist attack. Four of the magazine's well-known cartoonists, including its editor, were among those killed, as well as two police officers. It is believed to be the deadliest attack in France since 1961, when
right-wingers who wanted to keep Algeria French bombed a train, killing
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office and exchanged shots with police in the street outside before
escaping by car. They later abandoned the car in Rue de Meaux, northern
Paris, where they hijacked a second car.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">At the time of penning this article, in which I deliberately upload as many images as I can simply in respectful tribute not only to the artists concerned, but most definitely those who were murdered, French Police and Specialist Forces have cornered the two remaining fugatives </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">in a small printing business in Dammartin-en-Goele, 35km (22 miles) from
Paris; the gunmen reportedly said they were prepared to die: It is to be hoped that they are not denied their ambition!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In unfolding news, </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">a shooting has been reported at a kosher business in the east of Paris.</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> A gunman, believed to be the killer of a policewoman in Paris on Thursday, has taken 5 hostages at the store!</span></span> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Earlier, a police source linked the killing of the policewoman to the Charlie Hebdo attack. There can and is no doubt, that there was a great deal of planning and training involved here and it is reasonable to suggest, that these event have been planned for sometime, with some experts speculating that Yemen was the training ground and perhaps the base for a command structure.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It seems likely that if not today (9/1) but over the weekend, the fugatives will be either captured or neutralised. France is already plunged into mourning and it is right and proper that hands are extended towards them all collectively, not only across the English Channel, itself awash with a history of past conflicts, but from the wider world in general. In the meantime and behind the scenes, our respective security and intelligence services will undoubtedly be ramping up and honing their operations and it is to be hoped that pre-emptive strikes may well be initiated sooner rather than later against the world's collective enemy.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We mere mortals can do very little but to remain as alert as we can especially at transport node points, places of worship especially perhaps, synagogue's amongst other such places. Even sporting arena's may not be immune to attack. This is not to appear scare-mongering; it is merely an expression of common-sense. As citizens of the world, irrespective of creed, colour or calling, we have a collective duty to look out for each other, to love our neighbours and to strive to do towards others as we ourselves would desire to be treated. If we do so, we adhere to the Prime Commandment not only of Christianity, but Islam too and as such, there can be no simpler and bloodless way to defeat the common enemy.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;">A quietly issued ruling by The
European Court means that Britain
could face having to pay benefits to Turkish migrants and their families. Britain sought to exercise an opt-out from the
EU-Turkey agreement and took the case the European Court where <span style="color: black;">the UK Government had argued it should be allowed to opt
out of an agreement giving workers from Turkey the same benefit rights as
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"><span style="color: black;">Ministers feared the Brussels
‘power grab’ would make Britain
an even more attractive destination for immigrants and would lead to higher
spending on welfare payments and pensions. This ruling means</span></span><span lang="EN" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: black;"> </span><span lang="EN" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: black;">any Turks who are allowed to
come to Britain
to work will be able to claim benefits for themselves and their families as
well as building up pensions, which they could then transfer back to their home
countries if they retire there. Of course, they still have to obtain a visa and
right to work which is anything but easy here these days, unless you are
Somalian, Nigerian or such-like!</span><span lang="EN" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: black;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: black;">Whether or not in reality,
Britain does end up shelling out a pile of cash in this direction is far from
certain, for whilst there are a great many Turkish people already living in the
UK, indeed many are friends and near-neighbours of this columnist, 100% of
these are working, some running their own businesses and very much ‘in the
system’ so to speak, in so far as they fully account for their taxes and
so forth. So is this a Mail on Sunday/UKIP scare-mongering story? Some might
argue this to be the case, but perhaps we should look deeper, for the UK does seem to
be on the losing end of most analogous cases where the European Court gets involved. Ironically,
this simply adds fuel to the Out of Europe campaign, one which is fervently
supported by the writer.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: black;">Britain is in many ways a
unique member-state of the European Union in as much as it is not only one of
the largest net contributors to the entire cabal, it is the only nation that
failed to allow its electorate a vote on whether we joined or not. The
referendum in 1973 was for the Common Market, the EU followed the EEC which is
something else we didn’t get a vote on either. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: black;">It is here argued that the
primary reason why successive governments have not allowed a vote on further
and deeper European integration is because each has known intuitively, that the
outcome of the vote would be resoundingly negative AND in the event that we do
get an in-out vote in 2017, it is likely that more than two-thirds of the
electorate will vote in favour of leaving and this writer will cast his vote in
a like-manner too. Of course, this materially depends on our having a Tory
government next May and as things stand, this is far from a certainty although
at least the weak, pro-Federal EU Lib Dems are likely to cease to exist
post-May 2015 and this has to be a good thing.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: black;">The main thrust of the argument
being made within this article has nothing to do with the limited possibility
that we might have to make payouts to Turkish migrants. It is more that the UK has slowly
but surely lost its ability to govern its own affairs. More and more
legislative powers are being ceded via the Channel Tunnel to what is effectively
a foreign entity and a non-democratic one at that. Britain
more than just contributed to winning two World Wars yet Germany has in
effect, gained far more pan-European dominance in peace time than could ever
have been so achieved in war! Some politicians actually want a Federal EU and
these are not limited to the Lib-Dem benches either as there are both Tory and
Labour MP’s who share this ambition. Indeed the Prime Minister himself is
intuitively pro-EU although not, thankfully a Federalist. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: black;">To quote Winston
Churchill in respect of Europe, consider these words:</span><b><span lang="EN" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: black;"> <i>"We are with Europe, not of it. We are linked but not compromised. We
are interested and associated, but not absorbed."</i></span></b></span></span></div>
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