Hello, and welcome to the Retrospective. And the big news?
Starting in Israel today, it has been confirmed that Sgt Gilad Shalit of the Israeli Defence Forces, held captive since 2006 somewhere in Gaza, will be released, in exchange for over 1000 Palestinians. Caroline Glick has a few points on this, but my major one is - why do Muslims say one Jew is worth a thousand Muslims?
In Germany, left-wing groups have been implicated in the placement of bombs, raising fears of a possible return to the terrorism perpetrated by the Red Army Faction from the 1970s. Now, if that's the case, why then are the internal security services planning on looking at more conservative blogs that don't engage in terrorism? Non sequitur, ladies and gentlemen.
Moving over to the Netherlands, a Dutch Socialist MP has written that mass immigration is a right-wing policy. This is an Obi-Wan Truth - big business loves immigrants, but cultural conservationists (i.e. conservatives) do not. And since big business is often confused for conservatives, then it's no surprise where he's coming from. So, yeah-but-no.
Coming down to France, it appears French history books wish to spend more time on one obscure African kingdom as opposed to the historically important French Revolution. Whatever one thinks of the Revolution, to simply ignore it is to permit its repetition, and I for one have no desire to be shaved by Madame la Guillotine.
In Egypt, the Copts have been suffering for attempting to use the revolution to actually usher in an era of peace and justice that has not truly existed for over 1300 years. I would await with baited breath the condemnation of the country's military junta (a spade's a spade) by the West were I not so convinced of our permissive complicity in this affair (which has been termed a pogrom by some).
At home in Australia, a Melbourne council thinks traffic complaints and failure to find a parking spot might lead people to terrorism. I'd say that paranoia and political correctness have led Darrebin Council to stupidity.
Additionally, the Federal Parliament has passed legislation for a Carbon Tax, to segue into a cap and trade scheme some time over the next few years. They also failed to pass a bill permitting them to overturn the High Court's decision on the Malaysia refugee deal. And Kevin Ruydd is back at the dispatch box. I believe that Madame la Gillardine may need to be sharpened again.
On matters of cultural and fabrical importance, the Harris Tweed fabric is making a comeback. I don't have an actual tweed jacket (though I do have a very similar one), but it is good to see the traditional industry is enduring in this modern age of sweatshops and cost-cutting.
In science news, a fossil has been discovered in Germany that could be perhaps the best-preserved fossil in the entire world. In space news, it has been found that Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is far more Earth-like than we had previously thought. Additionally, proposals have been made to send a probe to Uranus. Let the alien abduction jokes now commence.
And that is the end of the News.
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