by Heather Hastie | Nov 15, 2015 | Auē a Tau Kē, Democracy, Great Britain & Europe, Religion, Terrorism
What else? France has experienced their 9/11. The Friday 13th myth originated in France, and DAESH has made it a reality. I was happily supermarket shopping on a beautiful sunny morning when the first of seven suicide bombers detonated his vest yesterday morning New...
by Heather Hastie | Sep 6, 2015 | Great Britain & Europe, New Zealand, Science & Nature, Winners and Worries
This wasn’t my original choice for Sinner of the Week, but when I saw this particular item on One News last night, I couldn’t help laughing. The TV screen showed fifteen ambulances and a helicopter lined up outside a conference, preparing to take the...
by Heather Hastie | Aug 23, 2015 | Great Britain & Europe, Religion, Science & Nature, Winners and Worries
It’s a short one this week as I’ve actually managed to post a few articles. The Brickbat and Bouquet are both to entities of English origin. SINNER OF THE WEEK Dr Who I love Dr Who. I’ve grown up with Dr Who. It was first broadcast in the year of my...
by Heather Hastie | Aug 15, 2015 | Great Britain & Europe, Our Planet Series
If you’ve never been to Switzerland, the typical images that come to mind are a chalets nestled in beautiful mountain passes, green meadows with Julie Andrews doing her thing, ski fields, and beautiful lakes. Whatever the image, the sky is invariably blue and...
by Heather Hastie | Jul 6, 2015 | Great Britain & Europe, History, Religion
The Crusades carried out by Western Christendom in the Middle East (there were also Christian crusades within Europe) during the Middle Ages continue to cast a blight over the relationship between the West and the Muslim world to this day. Armies from the West...
by Heather Hastie | Feb 23, 2015 | Great Britain & Europe, International Politics, Russia
The conflict between Russia and the Ukraine has the potential to be a much bigger problem for world peace than even the horrific behaviour of Islamist terrorists in the Middle East and northern Nigeria. The terrorists actions aren’t sustainable long-term, not...
