afghanistan, iraq. lebanon. iran, north korea....israel, US, Londonistan...the foreign policy that alienates. We're all sitting on a huge A-bomb waiting to happen...the third world war when it does announce itself officially at the door, won't surprise anyone. i would think from my lil layman's corner that the world finds itself in the most hostile environment ever...hotspots everywhere...just needs one mad man, one slur and kaboom! terrifying thought but pretty realistic. megalomaniacs return through the ages.

the brits are rethinking their immigration policies...about time too...in the last few years, they have had as many as 500,000 ppl from east european countries coming in!....with bulgaria and romania joining EU soon they will be making their way to the Ben too...open-door policy? they've trampled the door down, hinges and all...! its a regular stew here alright....but the immigrants dont seem to be that integrated into the mainstream as it might be in the US...

and how expensive is this place!! and obviously i'm not the only visitor who thinks thusly. healthy discussion on the same, there...okay, so those guys go down to the lil details of how much a bottle of Pantene costs somewhere but on the whole it is pretty steep....where's all that money going to....america's much more developed on the face of it, and cost of living there is pretty decent....transport, eating out, entertainment etc...