Peacemonger & Other Satires

Paperback. Satirical verses. Double standards? Why bomb tyranny in Iraq & support it in Saudi? They’d all read Brzezinski’s Grand Chessboard 1984 & the 1992 PNAC: they knew it was about oil. Shock & Awe? "The world’s a safer place tonight?" Gen Franks: “this war’s been planned for years!” Democracy in Palestine - the elephant in the room? Remember Twin Towers - & forget Panama? Failed pop-star Blair turns Catholic? His First Confession: “I stole sweets Father.” “Yes my child.” “I was disobeejent.” “Yes my child.” “I told lies.” “Now now, my child, these are just peccadilloes the nuns suggest to little boys so they’ll have something to confess.” “But in my case it’s true!” And other targets. Composed 1970-2005. Also to be found in Collected Writings 2