As a devoted news junkie there’s something I like about waking up and watching BBCnews and CNN before getting out of bed, probably a variation on the joke about the man who said he read the obits before beginning a day. If his name wasn’t there he went ahead with his day.
If the world hasn’t ended I can start my day.
This morning I noticed something I have heard on French news from the BBC. When reporting on US, the statistics are preceded with the phrase “If the numbers are to be believed.”
Meanwhile there is a sense of ridiculousness about the news. Drug people from Columbia are being indited. We have to catch them first. In the whole drug war, it is all on catching on people and nothing about treatment. The drug trade always seemed to be the use of free market and globalization at its purest.
Then BBC discussed the bugging of Greek officials’ phones to the lead up of the Olympics that lead to the suicide of a man. They had an unnamed diplomat at the American embassy saying it was the US because the US wasn’t confident in the Greek’s ability to provide security.
And of course Bush was still in fantasy land talking about Iraq. Once again a man stood up and said how glad he was that Bush was Commander in Chief.
A bit of talking back to the television then I can do my morning routine of exercise, breakfast and start to write.
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