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Taxers Attacked

Posted on December 20, 2011 by twitmericks

Inspectors at HMRC/Have been bollocked for leniency/They let Goldman Sachs/Avoid millions in tax/Now why won’t they do that for me? http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/dec/20/inland-revenue-sweetheart-tax-deals

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Much Missiled

Posted on December 19, 2011 by twitmericks

There was an old man from Pyongyang/Who wanted to go with a bang/So when he expired/A missile was fired/(So long Kim, from all of the gang). http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iVzI_HH7dQpBwYmyMi4TkFX0tnSg?docId=CNG.951e1b71082f403024107896ebb19032.371

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Korea Opportunities

Posted on December 19, 2011 by twitmericks

There was a Korean named Kim/Whose rule was decidedly grim/But now Dear Successor/Can be the oppressor/The Kim’s dead, so long live the Kim. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/dec/19/kim-jong-il-north-korea?newsfeed=true

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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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