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Big Daddy Baghdadi

Posted on June 29, 2014 by twitmericks

The fellow they call El-Baghdadi/ A top fundamentalist baddy/ Said “I am the Caliph/ And you’re not my pal if/ You won’t come and be a Jihadi”./// The fellow they call El-BaghdadiA top fundamentalist baddySaid "I am the CaliphAnd you're … Continue reading →

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Blair on Air

Posted on June 15, 2014 by twitmericks

The former PM Tony Blair/ Appeared on TV to declare/ Despite Iraq’s plight/ Invading was right/ (But this time let’s bomb from the air). ///http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/jun/15/tony-blair-west-intervene-iraq-isis-military-options https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/478125189533007874

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Isis Crisis

Posted on June 14, 2014 by twitmericks

An Islamist group known as ISIS/ Has plunged Iraq into a crisis/ Sectarian tension/ May spark intervention/ Depending on how high the price is./// http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/kerry-says-us-will-act-soon-on-iraq-but-at-request-of-baghdad-government/2014/06/13/53ddc5f0-f2f9-11e3-9ebc-2ee6f81ed217_story.html https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/477844568402956289  

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Iraq and Ruin

Posted on June 13, 2014 by twitmericks

The State of Iraq and El-Sham/ Along with some pals of Saddam/ Took various places/ Including some bases/ That recently housed Uncle Sam. ///http://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/news/video-1099395/Amateur-video-Iraqi-soldiers-abandon-base-north-Tikrit.html The State of Iraq and El-Sham Along with some pals of SaddamTook various placesIncluding some basesThat … Continue reading →

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Gist to the Mill

Posted on May 30, 2014 by twitmericks

Lord Chilcot will give us the gist/ Of Dubya & Blair’s little tryst:/ They walked in the park/ They talked of Iraq -/ Poor Tony just couldn’t resist. ///http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/10863405/Full-account-of-Tony-Blairs-exchanges-with-George-Bush-on-Iraq-war-to-be-kept-secret.html (OK, so Chilcot’s talking about written conversations, I’ve just made it … Continue reading →

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There was an armed faction named ISIS/ Which had an identity crisis/ Disowned by the leader/ Of old Al Qaeda*/ It’s left now to its own devices. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-26016318 There was an armed faction named ISISWhich had an identity crisisDisowned by … Continue reading →

Posted on February 3, 2014 by twitmericks | Leave a comment

Tutu Targets Tony

Posted on September 2, 2012 by twitmericks

There was an old man from Cape Town/ A bishop of Nobel renown/ Who said, to be fair/ Mr Bush & pal Blair/ Should be tried in the Hague & sent down. ///http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/sep/02/tony-blair-iraq-war-desmond-tutu

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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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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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