The Death of Lawrence of Arabia. Suspicious???

 Recently I visited Clouds Hill, near Wareham, in Dorset. I managed to book a tour of the cottage and grounds, which once belonged to T.E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia). It is now owned by the National Trust, and I'm an old life member.

I enjoyed the tour immensely. The guides were friendly, helpful and well informed. Most were charming. They were patient and answered my many questions.

At the beginning and at the end of my time at Clouds Hill, I discussed the possibility and the probability of the assassination of Lawrence by Government agents.  He died, in my opinion, under very suspicious circumstances.

This opinion or view is definitely not shared by some NT guides. 

What intrigues me is the manner and circumstances of LoA's death. On that day there was rain so Lawrence would have taken precautions when riding his motorbike. He died right by his cottage, and two boys were there by the road. LoA was an excellent rider and knew every bit of the road. As he was just outside his place he would not have been travelling at a great speed. Taking all the factors into account he would have been going slowly and carefully.

So how did an expert motorcyclist, who owned a specially modified bike and other bikes, come to drive it so badly to his death? Did he really swerve and sustain fatal injuries at a slow speed?

My late uncle, who was in the Palestine police and beforehand an army officer, believed that he was assassinated.  He was certain of it!

Why? Who would benefit? 

I believe that there were political and moral reasons for wanting Lawrence eliminated with extreme prejudice. 

Today many find it hard to understand the antipathy and hatred of homosexuality that existed in British society.  There was a much stronger belief in Judeo-Christian sexual ethics. Homosexuality was considered to be a perversion, a sign of serious spiritual declension and decadence. It is now common knowledge that Lawrence and some of his close friends were practising homosexuals, at the time when it was against the law. The police and prison authorities treated them with contempt, hostility and brutality, as filthy perverts who even deserved hell and the wrath of God. There is plenty of evidence to support this attitude and these actions.  Homosexuals were not only subject to physical and verbal abuse, but they were blackmailed, and forced to be "closeted" and discrete in their relationships.

While homosexuality was known in British Public Schools and in university halls of residence, there were men who had had bad experiences, with feelings of remorse and guilt, who became vehemently against any homosexual practices.  There are many examples in history of homosexuals being attacked and murdered on account of their sexual proclivities.  Was Lawrence one of them?

Does Roger Waters immature with age?

Roger Waters has defended the Russian invasion and war crimes in Ukraine. He has ignored the evil activities of Russian troops and has called Joe Biden a war criminal. Roger Waters has courted controversy on tour in the past. At Portland, and I was there, he floated a giant balloon pig which, during the performance, had Trump's name on it. (This floating pig has appeared before on Pink Floyd music covers and at events.) The Trump Pig was not unwelcome in the predominantly Democrat state of Oregon. But elsewhere? Was that wise? RW was exercising his right to free speech, in a country that likes to exercise the constitutional right to bear arms. We know what the consequences can be.

 One wonders what US fans will make of his latest statements in favour of the Russian invaders? It should go down like a lead balloon in many states, Republican and Democrat.

 Do these waters seem murky and polluted? Is he a waterless cloud? Does Jude 12,16-19 apply ?

 Millions died under the disastrous dictatorship of Mao. The Chinese Communist Party has created a prison state in areas of China. Free speech and the open society do not exist there. RW needs to study and read with intellectual rigour. He thinks he is some sort of expert on politics. An unknown quantity and a high powered drip? A pseudo intellectual ? Put him against Jordan Peterson and we shall see!

Love those Lionesses, pride of England and powerful in victory

They did it. They beat the Germans in extra time, like the heros of 1966. They avoided the dreaded penalties and the hardship of defeat. They won in style. They won deservedly. They were the best side in the UEFA tournament. They look good in going forward into the FIFA World Cup. They have done so much for women's football. They have achieved stardom, fame and future fortunes. Well done Lionesses.

Will we have yet another Oxford educated Prime Minister?

Well we have had Blair, Cameron, May and Johnson and now some political pundits are expecting Truss and Sunak to go for the Prime Minister's job. Both Truss and Sunak are Oxford alumni. It seems to help, doesn't it? The Oxford link is clear in many political careers. Public school helps too. The old boy network is part of the Tory Party. Boris and Dave were Eton chums. Rishi Sunak was head boy at Winchester.

Boris Begone

 Last night's by-election results  at Bradford, West Yorkshire, and in Tiverton and Honiton, Devon, clearly spoke loudly against this Conservative Government led by Boris Johnson. The Devon seat was one of safest in the country having had a majority of over 24,000. The loss was the largest swing (29.9%) in any UK election, and never before was this seat out of Conservative control. It is therefore a devastating defeat. Many see it as a powerful protest vote against Boris Johnson's poor leadership and lack of integrity.  

There seems to a be clear message in these by-elections that it is time for Boris to go and that he is no longer an asset but a liability. He is a Prime Minister in terminal decline, surviving and clinging on, never willing to step aside. The resignation of Oliver Dowden, the Conservative party chairman, is a significant nail in the coffin. Boris seems fatally wounded but manages to hang on in the face of so much opposition and national unpopularity. He has been been weighed in the balances and found wanting by public opinion, and the writing is on the wall.  Boris must go is being said loud and clear. Boris begone!

Marina Ovsyannikova, heroic and valiant opponent of Putin's War

 Support, tributes, praise and prayers are being widely broadcast for the brave journalist Marina Ovsyannikova, who protested by showing a placard against the war in Ukraine during a television broadcast in Russia. This act of courage in the face of fake news and suppression of the truth in the Russian media is laudable. It is hoped it will inspire others make a stand against the Putin's war and lies. Many like Marina wish to "stop all this madness", to end the war which is denied. The Russian media still refers to the invasion and the war as a "special military operation".

Marina has been fined 30,000 roubles and interrogated for 14 hours. There are concerns for her safety.

Since the war in Ukraine, journalists have resigned from Russian TV channels. Independent channels have been forced to close down.

One day Putin's lies and evil deeds in Ukraine will be revealed to the Russian people

Through censorship, lies, propaganda, manipulation and intimidation, the Russian people are not being told  the truth about the war in Ukraine. The loss of life, especially among the civilian population, is not being accurately reported. The sanctions against Russia, the serious consequences of Putin's invasion, the economic disasters, the isolation of Russia and the global opposition to the Ukrainian war will not be explained by the main stream media in Russia. The people are being deceived by the official state narrative.

According to the official Russian line, Putin never lies but tells ultra super truth.  There is no war in Ukraine; it is merely a military operation to help the Ukrainian people who are being harmed by "drug addicts and Nazis", fascists, terrorists and Western subversives. Putin wishes to liberate Ukraine and make Mother Russia great again. He considers it his "holy duty to unite the people of Russia, to collect its people around clear aims and tasks, and remember each day and every minute, that we have one Motherland, one people, and that together we have one common future."  This is reminiscent of Adolf Hitler's "Ein Reich, Ein Volk, Ein Fuhrer" vision for Nazi Germany.

But the truth will come out. In this age of the internet and world wide web, the facts of this Ukrainian war will come to light. Putin's folly will be revealed and the war, special military operation, crimes that he is responsible for. One day history will show how much damage he has done, the suffering he has caused and how mistaken his Ukrainian war turned out to be.

Putin has strengthened NATO, the EU and world democracies against him. His people will suffer much hardship as a result of his brutal regime. The worldwide condemnation is firm and resolute. The anti-war message is proclaimed throughout the world, at the UN, at football matches, outside Russian embassies, at city squares, at schools, colleges, campuses, churches and cathedrals, at parliaments and on the streets of many cities. Russia has lost the moral argument. Under Putin very dark days are ahead.

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