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misscamRather gloom and doom Easter, though. It's raining and raining some more, which is always lovely. I'm housesitting and spending my time kicking ass at Age of Mythology and watching Discovery and the 'Easter crime' (in Norway, Easter is high season for crime shows and crime books). Meanwhile, a cop has been killed on duty here in Norway, which is only like the 6th or 7th time it has happened since WW2.
Of course, our troubles seem minor compared to what's happening in Iraq right now. The Shi'ite are starting to get pissed - doesn't particulary help when the US does thing like bombing a *mosque*. Yeah, that'll go down real well with the Iraqis. Right now it's only this one radical Shi'ite cleric calling for attacks, but what worries me is that the leading cleric in Iraq is getting more and more critical of the US occupation. If he calls for armed revolt... *sigh* These are dangerous times for Iraq and the US occupying forces, and the more Iraqi civilian casulties you will see, the angrier Iraqis will get.
Norway will pull out our engineering and mine-clearing troops in June, according to our foreign minister. If the situation down there doesn't calm very quickly, I shall be very glad to see Norway out of it. (We're apparently sending troops to Sudan instead, where we've been involved in the peace process.) If civil war comes to Iraq, it will be an ugly thing indeed...
I'm also quite worried about all the recent arrests of terror-suspects here in Europe. They've found cells in Spain, U.K, Denmark... This tells me al-Quida has indeed come to Europe in force and sooner or later we will get another attack. Bad omens for our future.
Good thing there's Easter marzipan for comfort-eating in such times.
Of course, our troubles seem minor compared to what's happening in Iraq right now. The Shi'ite are starting to get pissed - doesn't particulary help when the US does thing like bombing a *mosque*. Yeah, that'll go down real well with the Iraqis. Right now it's only this one radical Shi'ite cleric calling for attacks, but what worries me is that the leading cleric in Iraq is getting more and more critical of the US occupation. If he calls for armed revolt... *sigh* These are dangerous times for Iraq and the US occupying forces, and the more Iraqi civilian casulties you will see, the angrier Iraqis will get.
Norway will pull out our engineering and mine-clearing troops in June, according to our foreign minister. If the situation down there doesn't calm very quickly, I shall be very glad to see Norway out of it. (We're apparently sending troops to Sudan instead, where we've been involved in the peace process.) If civil war comes to Iraq, it will be an ugly thing indeed...
I'm also quite worried about all the recent arrests of terror-suspects here in Europe. They've found cells in Spain, U.K, Denmark... This tells me al-Quida has indeed come to Europe in force and sooner or later we will get another attack. Bad omens for our future.
Good thing there's Easter marzipan for comfort-eating in such times.
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Date: 2004-04-10 04:21 am (UTC)I think, that great blow for US wasn't just the destruction of WTC, but the way it affected their lives. The restriction of certain freedoms and the fear it brought.