Black Hawk Down 2004 : also known as No True Glory: The Battle for Fallujah, which is apparently a non-fiction work.

My definition of non-fiction involves things which aren't made up. Harrison Ford should be ashamed. I thought he was better. Still, what the hell was Ewan McGregor doing in "Black Hawk Down" anyway? I somehow doubt someone in Iraq would see the film the same way that someone in Oklahoma would. You'd both see Savages and Heroes, but which one is which would be rather subjective : would it be the Iraqi's who kill the Soldiers who crashland with helicopters and napalm, or is it the Soldiers who bring forth napalm and helicopters to kill the barbaric Iraqis?.

I tell you one thing : if some foreigners landed in my high street with Helicopters and napalm, I'd tear the little fuckers to shreds myself. Call me a barbarian too, but if they turned up at Major Dad's I'm sure he too would rip them to shreds : after all, freedom is an opinion after all. I don't like the thought of people who live in completely different cultures telling Me what is Best For Me. What's Best For Them, that's what they'll tell me.

It's all opinion. I might very well get on my soapbox about The States. Where were America in 1939, and 1940? Selling stuff to Us and The Germans at the same time. After all, History is always written by the Victors. If America hadn't come and saved our useless Limey Asses in 1941 (two years late, better late than never), we'd all be speaking German and watching "God's Will : How The Glorious Patriotic Nazi's Rid The World Of Kike Yid Vermin".

No matter that Hitler decided not to invade in 1940. No matter that in 1941 his biggest tactical error was to invade Russia and the Egypt at the same time whilst simultaneously trying to keep France, Poland, Belgium, et.al., invaded. No matter that Hitler had given up invading the UK Mainland years ago.

That's damn right, we'd all be talking German if it weren't for America's altruistic war policy in 1941. No matter that they didn't begin helping other nations until say, 7 December 1941 when someone bombed Pearl Harbour in an act of militarily shrewd, but hardly-unexpected*, devastingly effective but utterly vile attack.

* some would say that Pearl Harbour was by no means a surprise, utterly avertable, and yet the military top brass chose to turn a blind eye to justify entering a way.

Anyway, probably the best way of working out how some of America feels is to compare Band Aid vs USA For Africa singles. We asked , "do they know it's christmas?" they said "we are the world".

At least Band Aid showed some intelligence when it came to naming the 'group'. USA For Africa is so.. prosiac.

Now, which lyric shows more concern?



- posted by Mark @ 6:28 pm