Article: 'War is, after all, the universal perversion' ; THOUGHT OF THE DAY

Dictionary definition: Rae, John
The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Quotations;      288 words ...Rae, John 1931– English writer 1. War is, after all, the universal perversion. We are all tainted: if we cannot experience our perversion at first hand we spend our time reading war stories, the pornography ...

Article: Abdullah a beacon in a divided world
New Straits Times;  February 11, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... in history has been the beating of the battle drums. Wars - one lasted 100 years, another 30 years - are the universal perversion. One couldn't help also noting the irony in a contemporary statement by Israel: "Our hope is for peace ...

Article: Arts: The TV guide to freeing Europe Band of Brothers hits our ...
The Independent - London;  October 5, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... The Custard Boys, is "the universal perversion", and war stories are therefore ... dropped in Normandy on D-Day, to the final raid on Berchtesgaden ... apprehensively, on the eve of D-Day, and then flashes back to ... minute depiction of the D-Day landings, in th

Article: Feuding family from hell caged for 41 YEARS after doting dad's ...
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  November 13, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... embedded in his skull. His uncleMichael Gorman, 44, wielded a knife to stop anyone coming to the aid of the dying man. Just days earlier,Mr Hagen, 45, known as Benny, had spoken of his joy at discovering he was soon to become a grandad. The evil thugs ...

Article: Lotto's a mug's game, but we'll keep playing.(Features)
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  November 13, 2009 ;     686 words ... ... But I live in hope which is what keeps me and the rest of the mugs bunging down the money week after week - and in these dreary days who doesn't need a little hope? Of course I could climb up on my high pony and lecture you all on the many evils of the Lottery ...

Article: X Factor given Sting in the tail; Your view.(Letters)
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  November 13, 2009 ;     439 words ... ... use it as a vehicle to promote themselves and who in the process crucify some amazingly under-talented wannabees. Maybe one day TV bosses will wake upto the fact that, on Saturday nights, there are some viewers who want to see some entertaining programmes ...

Article: Feuding family from hell caged for 41 years after doting dad's ...
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  November 13, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... embedded in his skull. His uncle Michael Gorman, 44, wielded a knife to stop anyone coming to the aid of the dying man. Just days earlier, Mr Hagen, 45,known as Benny, had spoken of his joy at discovering he was soon to become a grandad. The evil thugs ...