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Afghanistan - Kabul Bank is the topic of the moment in Afghanistan.

Last week, several American media outlets broke the story that the bank was in trouble and its top two executives - the chairman and the CEO - had been fired. The bank had apparently over-loaned to its own shareholders, who in turn, invested millions of dollars in property in Dubai.

It took a while for the news to spread around the country, but when it did, it sent

William Hague and Chris Myers

UK - There is another non story doing the rounds at the moment, about the conservative Foreign secretary William Hague. It is alleged that he is Gay, after sharing a hotel room with a male assistant, Chris Myers.

Mr Myers quit his £30,000-a-year Foreign Office post last week after it became clear that he and Mr Hague, 49, had shared twin hotel rooms.

You do have to ask what idiot has been advising William Hague about what to say to

A decade of Big Brother is almost over

There’s yet to come a champion of champions edition of Big Brother but last night was the final of the final proper series of Big Brother; as ever I did not watch because I’d

Throwing a cat in the trash is wots important to the media

Stormfront the neo-nazi fuckwits have been making a fuss about Wendy Lewis the woman who urinated on Blackpool’s war memorial because she’s

Raoul Moat was a killer no folk hero

I’ve heard reports today saying that that visitors have flocked to Raoul Moat's last stand.

It appears that that the site of Raoul Moat's final stand with police at Rothbury,

Abdel Baset al Megrahi is Innocent: Get used to It!

UK - One continuing non story that has really gotten on my tits is the way that a couple of US senators have been stirring the pot about the release

Pakistan Floods and the Lack of Charity in Response

Earlier this week the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg had remarked that the international response devastating floods in Pakistan has been "absolutely pitiful"

Commenting Upon The Prudishness Towards Craigslist and Job Centre Sex Ads

The Online marketplace Craigslist has come under pressure over the "adult services" section of its site. Over the years critics

A user injects himself with heroin. Is prohibition the best way of reducing harm for him and others? Pic: REUTERS

Another top doctor has backed a rethink of drug policy. Maybe it's time to listen

UK - Professor Sir Ian Gilmore, the outgoing president of the Royal College of Physicians, has become

Nicholas Green QC, the chairman of the Bar Council for England and Wales, said it was

Senior doctor: decriminalise drug use

UK - The use of drugs should be decriminalised, one of Britain’s most senior doctors has said.

Professor Sir Ian Gilmore said that removing the legal ban on drugs

U.S. Is Bankrupt and We Don't Even Know It:

USA - Let’s get real. The U.S. is bankrupt. Neither spending more nor taxing less will help the country pay its bills.

What it can and must do is radically

Afghanistan: A Dead End

The United States is repeating the mistakes of the Soviet Union.

In recent times we have become accustomed to seeing news media coverage of world politics focused on Turkey and Israel. The

Last week a federal judge overturned California’s ban on same sex marriages on the grounds that the ban was unconstitutional & who said in their ruling

The only opposition to gay marriage is bigotry

On Wednesday a federal judge declared California’s ban on gay marriage as unconstitutional, the judge stated that no legitimate state interest justified treating

What Do the Documents Say?

The recent leak of thousands of secret documents from US intelligence in Afghanistan has aroused intense interest throughout world, both in the fact of the leak itself and in the content of the

UK - The case of Stephanie and Samantha Wolf is genuinely tragic.

Stephanie Wolf was a 66 year old fulltime carer for her 29 year old daughter who was paralysed

Cloning and the food chain

UK - Unlike the USA where biotechnology companies are free to experiment on the population at large. The United Kingdom is rather more circumspect about such matters.

For years the USA,

Cameron criticises al-Megrahi release

UK - David Cameron has attacked the release of the only man convicted of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 AKA the Lockerbie bombing, ahead of his first official visit

UK - I think it was Benjamin Franklin who once said that all democracy happened to be was

3 more Murders! When will sex workers' safety be prioritised?

UK - The discovery of a woman’s body, now confirmed to be that of Suzanne Blamires, has focussed press attention on the disappearances

Constructive deal

China - Iran's nuclear fuel swap deal with Brazil and Turkey could be a positive step forward in resolving the international impasse over its nuclear program.

Even as the United States is stepping

Russia - In recent days the Russian leadership discussed the Iranian nuclear program and the Middle East settlement with the leadership of Turkey,

Good bye and Good Riddance

UK - So 'Wanker' Brown has finally gone from Number 10 and the country has sighed a collective sigh of relief. None so great as in the Labour party, who are glad to be rid of such an electoral

Support Clair Finch - Support Sex Workers´ Right to Safety.

Ms Claire Finch is facing brothel keeping charges and a prison sentence because she prioritised safety by working with friends at her home.

She

Wanker Brown robs the Disabled

UK - At this point, with a general election in progress, you would have though that Wanker Brown's government would have avoided shooting its self in the foot again.

You could

Primak, the Sun and the Paedo Bikini

UK - Today we were treated to tabloid outrage about a padded bikini for 7 year old girls. The headline screamed Paedo Bikini. Are the clothing manufacturers sexualising

The lie of Welfare Reform

UK - If you were a middle class reader of the Daily Mail or the Daily Express you could possibly be forgiven for thinking that the unemployed are a feckless lazy bunch of

You would have more influence on the Government if you had shares in Sainsbury’s	12/04/2010 00:27
Globalisation is Bad for the UK - Libertarians just don't get it	09/04/2010 01:52
How Supermarkets help make the UK a police state	07/04/2010 02:39
The West has got Gaddafi Wrong!	29/03/2010 19:47
If the Conservatives really want to win the next election...	29/03/2010 11:13
Latch Key Kids Strike Back!	27/03/2010 23:50
Mephedrone: What is all the fuss about?	24/03/2010 18:36
Laws Must apply to Everyone or No One!	23/03/2010 20:15
Denise Fergus is the Very Last Person who should be consulted about the Justice system and Children	14/03/2010 15:32
A Genuine Third Party - The Liberal Democrats still do not get it	14/03/2010 09:12

Whinging Bastards

Vedi, Veni, Reni, Recti, Peni, Penetrati-Rectum.

I ze Pope Ben-e-dick-i-rectum, RECTUMFUHRER of ze Holyiest Catholic church hereby issuze zis papal bull(shit).

Vi have consulted vit mein RECTUMFUHRER, Ze Cardinalz Himmler och Bormann at ze Reichstag here in Uber Berlin, now known as Rome.

Vi hav dezided thatz zome grupps are not under ze control of de Reich.

Az of today, zis will be law for alt in

Registration Problem

Debt

Cross Dressers

Successive Governments have strangled Small Business's

Does Anyone take responsibility down there?

Opinionated Bastards

Bahrain activists fear wider unrest

Several families in Bahrain have erected banners condemning the rioters and praising the government [Reuters]

Critics of recent terrorism arrests accuse government of trying to silence opposition ahead of October elections.

Human rights groups and activists in Bahrain say the government's recent crackdown on opposition leaders is motivated by a desire to reassert itself ahead of parliamentary elections next month.

Bahrain's public

Afghans shocked by Kabul Bank troubles

Who cares if William Hague is Gay or Not?

Abdel Baset al Megrahi is Innocent: Get used to It!

Another top doctor has backed a rethink of drug policy. Maybe it's time to listen

Senior doctor: decriminalise drug use

Bastard Life

A decade of Big Brother is almost over

There’s yet to come a champion of champions edition of Big Brother but last night was the final of the final proper series of Big Brother; as ever I did not watch because I’d prefer to watch paint dry, actually tell a lie I’d prefer to drink paint then watch Big Brother.

So it’s almost over, a decade of talentless

Throwing a cat in the trash is wots important to the media

Raoul Moat was a killer no folk hero

Pakistan Floods and the Lack of Charity in Response

Commenting Upon The Prudishness Towards Craigslist and Job Centre Sex Ads

Rabid Anti Gay's Attack Judge Over Marriage For All!

Bastards of the Week

Virgin Media puts disabled epileptic's life in danger

UK - Every so often we at The Bastard award the Bastard of the Week to someone who secially deserves it. This week we present Richard Branson and his Virgin Media empire.

Yesterday The Bastard became aware that our chief hack Ziggy Encaoua has been offline due to a severed cable.

Instead Of Killing In The Name, How About Just Killing Simon Cowell!!!

The Unapologetic Terrorist Hunter

Chris Matthews Acts As The Mouthpiece Of Authoritarianism…Again!

Callous Nottingham Pigs Leave Two Dogs to Die in Police Car

Baby Peter's Killer Found Guilty of Raping a 2 year old!

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