No one is forced to read it here, Comet. I suggest you stop this drinking Belgian beer for a while cause it affects your brain apparently.

I didn’t know Simpson was in the convoy attacked yesterday. I feel bad for those soldiers and Kurdish freedom fighters-slash-terrorists (oops, sorry, shouldn’t have said that) who were killed. I just thought they arrested him and kept him for a while in prison, like they did with the other non-embedded journalists.

Comet, did you know in Belgium they even mix Beer and coke, they call it “mazout” (means diesel). Well it sure tastes the same. It’s a waste of both the beer and coke.

I’m also addicted to Cherry-beer, or I was. But once I’ve found out the amount of calories is about the same as Guiness, I stopped drinking it.

Actually I do know that Coke is American. As I said, I’m not one of those anti-war leftists who won’t drink coke because of the war. Most people think I’m selfish anyway 😀 And no diet-coke. Too European 😀

I don’t look to the US as the big Satan. Hell, I’m wearing Levi’s jeans :cool:.

But, and here is the difference, I also enjoy drinking a glass of Chateau Gonzila (spelling) or Chateau Neuf du pape. Nothing beats French wine (ever tried German or Belgian stuff? yuck).

There’s only one thing that really disgusts me : Brussels sprouts.

Yvan, I’ve seen the documentary when he reached Kabul. It was like HE in person liberated Kabul. And he was well protected, unlike the journalists from smaller TV-stations who have limited budgets.

Apart from that, I’ve also seen him interviewing the legendary Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn. His remarks were rude and not at all worthy of a journalist. Arthur, have you seen this?

Anyway, I’m not here to offend journalism in general. In fact, I would like to become one. But the way some journalists, mainly from huge press agencies and TV-stations behave is shamefull.

BTW, I’ll pay you by sending a beer or a bottle of (cheap :D) wine, depending wheter you are Dutch or French 😀

he’s not dead, just slighthly injured.

hahahaha wonderful news

Sorry, I shouldn’t have said that. I just hate those John Simpson war journalists (BBC) who stay in a fancy hotel and when the danger is cleared, they are the ones who march into the cities together with the soldiers. Journalists from small TV-stations or freelance have to risk their but to bring us the news.