D-Day Gratitude

Lovely snippet from Quentin’s diary for June 6 anniversary:

“D-Day Yesterday, my father (in England) called my father-in-law (in the US) to thank him for his part in freeing Britain 60 years ago. I’m ashamed that it never occurred to me to do the same.

May those of us who are so ready to criticise what America has done since Vietnam never forget what it did beforehand.”

Amen. That’s one of the reasons I feel so infuriated about the damage Bush Jr is doing to his country.

Ten years on

It’s ten years since the OJ Simpson trial. Professor Alan Dershowitz was on Radio 4 talking about the extraordinary interest the trial generated. He recalled being in Jerusalem for a meeting with leading politicians when the Prime Minister (Benjamin Netanyahu) asked him to step into his office for a “confidential conversation”. After closing the door, Netanyahu said, “Tell me, Professor, did OJ do it?” Dershowitz replied: “Prime Minister, does Israel have nuclear weapons?” Nice riposte, eh? And a good story. Wonder if it’s true.