Monthly Archives: December 2011

Czech Mate’s Endgame

Posted on December 18, 2011 by twitmericks

So farewell then Vaclav Havel/Who helped the Cold War to unravel/A playwright & dissident/Then later president/Not a bad distance to travel. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16237209

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Weapons of Mass Deception

Posted on December 18, 2011 by twitmericks

There once was a war in Iraq/Upon which Bush chose to embark/To oust S Hussein/But it soon became plain/The world had been kept in the dark. http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/18/us-iraq-withdrawal-idUSTRE7BH03320111218

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Bradly Done By?

Posted on December 17, 2011 by twitmericks

A young whistleblower named Bradley/Embarrassed the Pentagon badly/The US was piqued/By the secrets he leaked/& prison looks probable, sadly. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/dec/17/bradley-manning-charges-laid-out?newsfeed=true

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Entente Pas Cordiale

Posted on December 16, 2011 by twitmericks

There is an old country named France/Whose minister i/c finance/Is loudly berating/The Brits’ credit rating/Because his economy’s pants. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b783c646-27cb-11e1-9433-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1ghuisGZH

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Hitch Rides off

Posted on December 16, 2011 by twitmericks

So long Mr Christopher Hitchens/A writer of fervent convictions/He drank & he smoked/As he argued & joked/Verbal combat among his addictions. http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/dec/16/christopher-hitchens-dies-aged-62

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All Right Jacques

Posted on December 15, 2011 by twitmericks

A President, Monsieur Chirac/Known also as “I’m alright” Jac/As Parisian mayor/Paid for staff who weren’t there/& shoulda been given le sac.

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Time’s A-Changin’

Posted on December 15, 2011 by twitmericks

#Time Magazine honours this year/The protester, who transcended fear/To take on regimes/To realise dreams/And embody the soul of Tahrir. http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2011/12/20111214193834928638.html

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Barracks Obama

Posted on December 14, 2011 by twitmericks

The President went to Fort Bragg/To wrap himself up in the flag/Rejoice, said Barack/Now we’re out of Iraq/And Afghanistan too’s in the bag. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/dec/14/barack-obama-iraq-war-successBara

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Murdoch Mail Fail

Posted on December 14, 2011 by twitmericks

James Murdoch now says that the trail/Behind the For Neville email/Was not one to follow/It sounds a bit hollow/In fact, #EpicEvidenceFail. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/aa9da71a-2651-11e1-9ed3-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1gY4hoBgd  

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Oh My God Particle

Posted on December 13, 2011 by twitmericks

There is a collider in Cern/With protons that endlessly turn/Has it found the Higgs Boson?/If not, it’s a close ‘un/Providing a lot we can learn. http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/dec/13/higgs-boson-glimpsed-cern-scientists

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