Author Archives: Tim Ireland
About Tim Ireland
Tim is the sole author of Bloggerheads.Keep the faith
Charlie Whitaker – I try but I fail Something’s coming… hang in there, folks.
Elena Urlaeva
Meet Elena Urlaeva. She is a vocal critic of Islam Karimov (president of Uzbekistan and long-time ally in the global ‘war’ on terror): Human Rights First – What’s At Stake?: Elena Urlaeva is a human rights activist and member of … Continue reading
Torture? No-one mentioned torture! (note: this trick also works with napalm)
Chicken Yoghurt – The euphemistic road to freedom: Manningham-Buller says she doesn’t think the Algerian government would tell her how they get people to tell them things. There’s a way of getting people to tell you things when they don’t … Continue reading
Roll up, sign up
“I will pledge 10 pounds to a fund to buy a peerage from Tony Blair but only if 50,000 other people will too.”: Upon reaching the magic figure of 500,000 pounds, a lottery will be held of the names of … Continue reading
Rove & Campbell = Cockroaches
Observer – Geek gets it: Like FDR, Rove and Bush have sought to fundamentally change the way Americans think about the role of government. They have brought religion into political life like never before. They have merged the interests of … Continue reading
Matthew Parris shows his ignorance
Last night on Question Time (click video link and go to 33:30), Matthew Parris (opinion writer for the Times) pondered on the funny nature of predicted disasters and how they never seemed to happen. He spoke of the millennium bug … Continue reading
Tom DeLay’s mugshot
My, my… don’t we look chipper?
Fun to watch
A great post ‘live’ from the 2nd Tory leadership vote. More will be posted here if you’re quick (or *was* posted there, if you’re not).
Taliban Lady Boys
God told them to do it. (Link via Toby.)
Well, there’s a shock
FT – Cheney ‘cabal’ hijacked US foreign policy: Vice-President Dick Cheney and a handful of others had hijacked the government’s foreign policy apparatus, deciding in secret to carry out policies that had left the US weaker and more isolated in … Continue reading
