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Wednesday’s Hero

While having no connection to Stoke Newington I am aware of, I nevertheless am moved to give major props to Mohammad Sohail of Long Island, New York.

And what has Mohammad done to warrant a mention in Dispatches on this side of the pond?

In an amazing act of compassion and forgiveness, bodega owner Mohammad “Mo” Sohail first disarmed a would-be assailant who came into his Shirley shop — and then gave him $40 and a loaf of bread.

Peace through strength. Way to go, Mo.

Anjem and Me

London’s favourite islamist, Anjem Choudary, was hanging down at Dalston’s [in]famous Kingsland Shopping Centre today.

While I didn’t get a pic of the man himself, I did get some snaps of his death cult followers and have posted them on TwitPic for your information.

Most notable was the ocassional frission between the black Christians and the islamists. This encounter was fairly tame; although I did see it kick off a bit between the sides, I didn’t think it prudent to be taking obvious pics of the handbags.

Quote of the Day: “Jesus was a muslim“.

What Better Protects the Right to Life?

Our learned friends at the Foreign Office have told the Royal Navy not to return Somali pirates to Somalia as said pirates may face sharia law justice and punishments.

Why oh why is the torture, possible or real, of a foreign criminal in his home country MY problem? I can understand this country’s European obligations but why is the FBI preparing a case against the world’s luckiest pirate, possibly to be heard in the USA?

Perhaps it’s time to have a shift from the post WWII “rights based” paradigm.  I really don’t fancy a compo payout to yet another islamist jackass because “his Article 3 & 6 rights” may be violated, particularly when said jackass seeks to import his terror from a foreign country.

I prefer a “liberty” based paradigm, where we send foreign criminals to their homes; and a recognition that the only thing standing between me and the terrorists, protecting my liberty, my right to life, are the SAS/US Navy SEALS – not the lawyers and certainly not the Human Rights Act.

Sum, Sum, Summer, Summer Murder

PC Bitseach and I were passing the Auld Shillelagh the other day when she noted that the the murderer of the kid who died there just got 26 years.

I told her, no, that was another kid who also got murdered in a drive-by, but up the road.

This video of Paper Planes pisses me off. M.I.A. should stop bullshitting that this song is about the heartache of making sandwiches for a living. It’s about children aspiring to be Scarface.

I would therefore urge my gentle readers to just listen rather than watch. It’s a disturbing yet compelling explanation of the “senseless” murder of young people, by young people, in Stoke Newington.

Stoke Newington Snow

Despite warnings to avoid non-essential travel, I made my way into work today. With no buses, most people stayed home. I don’t mind the snow, but as you will see from the snap on the left, the idea of salting, gritting or clearing the snow off the sidewalks/pavement is a bit of a novelty for Hackney Council. So while the snow itself may not be that bad, it was like walking on an ice-rink.

This Stoke Newington skier in Clissold Park this morning may just be on to something.

Ever Wonder What Cats Get Up To When You’re Not Around?

This isn’t my cat.

We’ve seen him hanging around lately, but I don’t know his name. We call him Tabby Tabster.

Confident, yet easy going, Tabs comes through the flap, plays with my cats’ toys, eats their food and watches TV. He hasn’t pooped in their tray (yet) but it’s only a matter of time before he opens the fridge and helps himself to a beer.

Do you know this boy?

If he’s yours, maybe we could trade stories and you can tell me what my cats get up to when I’m not around.

NB. Maybe this boy is chipped?

Christmas 2008

This snap was taken on the walk home from midnight mass at St Mary’s (the “new” church) on Stoke Newington Church Street.

It’s nights like this where one really appreciates Stoke Newington’s village-ness. All the people in the photo are walking home from the church service. There will be more later, breathing community life into the street, from the Rose & Crown Christmas Eve lock in.

Later this morning, Clissold Park will be busy with kids riding their new bikes and later today, the Rose & Crown will be packed with friends having a pre-Christmas lunch drink.

I’ll be missing out a bit on my usual Stoke Newington Christmas as I am meeting friends at the Victory. Maybe we should do a fly-by of the Punchbowl too.

UPDATE

LOL. You’ll never guess who I saw at the Victory, yes – The Victory, for lunch today. Too bad I wasn’t sat at his table. I might of asked him about his latest suspension / compo claim over a chipolata.

All I want to know is which member of the Armed Forces invited that asshat.

Speaking of delusional whack-jobs with a persecution complex, wot in the world is Channel 4 thinking of by inviting Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to give it’s “alternative Christmas speech“. I suppose if it were WWII, these idiots would be giving equal time to Lord Haw Haw.

The Queen’s Christmas Message here.

I Don’t Know Who These Loomis Guys Are But The Sentiment’s The Same

Merry Christmas!

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