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Iraq

This war is heading for a bloody ending. Coalition troops mass outside Baghdad and the Iraqi Republican Guard brace for the opening shots. The governments of both sides have been busy preparing. Iraq says US or UK missiles exploded in a market place, UK and US suggest it was an Iraqi car bomb set off in the Shia area of Baghdad - designed not just to kill and injure, but to turn Saddam's known opponents against the alien invaders.

US troops rescued a PoW. 2 more US soldiers were found inside the same building but the troops aren't sure if they were already dead or killed during the ambush.

Blair warns us that Saddam will use dirty tactics to turn public opinion against the coalition. The destruction of important religious sites is imminent.

I gave up on the press a while ago. I read everything with a pinch of salt no matter the source, be it Western, Arab or Russian. That's not to say I don't believe everything and I do appreciate a good article, like this this account of UK marines inspecting a police station.

Bike

I'm off on Friday. Taking the bike in for a quick fix (front forks and an engine bolt to care for) then I'm going to go for a nice long rode to blow away the cobwebs. The Sportsbiker crowd (link to the left, cheers Joe!) are meeting up in Stow this Sunday. I can't believe it was a year ago when we all met up for some pub grub and a drink and when we met Ket on his new CBR600. He'd not had it long and we left him behind. I had to stop and wait for him! Think it'll be the other way round this year!

I won't get to use the bike much this year and I certainly won't be doing many track days. Shame. There seems to be one organised almost every week. I'll have to hang out with a cruiser crowd next year I'll be so slow!

Baby

The nursery is almost done, just a colourful border and a dimmer switch to put up. Jenny the Giraffe has moved in and looks at home in the cot. Less than 4 weeks to D-Day. Have to make sure Jr doesn't arrive on or near a home game ;-)
posted by kwacky at 1:47 pm