Known as one of the shortest speeches in the world (my view), these words were uttered by boxer Mohammad Ali. It was reported as one of his opening lines at a speech he gave at Harvard University. If youre interested… Read More ›
Month: August 2005
Are you from Arabia?
It was in the hotel lobby that someone asked me this question. On our Spanish discovery coach tour the majority of fellow tourists were American. They were a great mix and they had travelled from all over the US to… Read More ›
My summer holidays of discovery
Over the last week Ive spent time in Spain on what was described in the holiday brochure as Discover Spain and it certainly has been an eye-opener to realise and gain an insight into the history of Spain: Around 1100… Read More ›
Hiroshima Remembered
On Saturday morning (6th August 2005) it will be 60 years since Nuclear Bombs were dropped on Japan. It is estimated that approximately 140,000 people are believed to have died when the B-29 bomber named Enola Gay dropped its deadly… Read More ›
An Innocent Man
The recent shooting of an innocent man at Stockwell tube station by Police marksmen raises a number of issues in terms of how suspects are viewed and assessed. Although currently we await the findings of both the Public and Police… Read More ›
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