Trials and flights

After 5 years of trying to ignore the case & passing the buck back to the American government David Hicks is tantalizingly close to having a trial date set. There's a sense that after 5 years the only really positive outcome would have been to bring him back home but nevertheless, a trial is a huge step in the right direction.

Alexander Downer seems to have changed his tune on the urgency of the trials too:

"All right, the Supreme Court made its decision earlier this year, but we do want the charges to be brought forward as quickly as possible and we do not want any more unnecessary delay in relation to this case."

Note the word "unnecessary"..

It appears that he has just admitted that the US and Australia have been faffing around and allowing the unlawful combatants in Guantanamo to be deprived of their right to a speedy trial for NO GOOD REASON. Surely not.

Cultural Insensitivity

I can't believe that everyone forgot Sinterklaas and there were no sweeties in my shoes this morning. I even left out my nicest stilettos....

Bond Girls

The latest Bond movie has been lauded for it's uncharacteristically masculine and real lead but it's other charms are of course the real draw card. The knee-quakingly stunning Caterina Murino and the strikingly chameleonic Eva Green are a wonderful demonstration of the allure of the brunette. We dark haired lasses seem to be slowly claiming ground on the everpresent blondes in Bond movies, the rest of the world will surely be a walk in the park.

And on that note, i think it's time to go a couple of shades darker.

Temptation

The Dendrobium Margaret Thatcher:





Must really add Singapore to that new itinerary..