SPEAKING OF 'BIG MUTHAS'

The USS Kittyhawk is in town; presently she's berthed at Garden island in Australia's Sydney harbour. And a truly amazing monster she is - all 40,000 tonnes of her.

But she brings with her a price for the residents of the city around her for a radius of a kilometre. Every vehicle in the vicinity has been lifted and unceremoniously 'dumped where we can find a space' according to one of the tow truck operators tasked with removal of the 'risks'.

Just like that! As a practice run for the APEC conference in...soon, don't know - don't really give a toss. The point is - I've spoken of it before, I think Nazi-like was mentioned, brownshirts maybe...?

To protect our glorious leaders from any threat from an irate terrorist, they are prepared to enforce their precautions with vigour at the sacrifice of more rights. A clearer example of us and them is not oft seen.



However, a sight to behold it is, this gargantuan in gun metal grey, fair bristling with armaments. Sitting on her decks, man's birds of war, benign in their stillness, yet carrying death and destruction.

(Note to Mavis: hey man, y'sure you can afford to have this away from the Gulf. Mavis is an associate of mine whose ultimate security lies in his beloved 'carrier group', which he claims should be sent in to blow the shit out of the towelheads. Mavis is a RAVING patriot).