Liquid explosives? Are you shitting me? Is this Die Hard 3 all over again?

As Kriss said, it's about as likely that they've banned liquids from UK flights because somebody had a Grow Your Own Terrorist Kit - like these, but with an added unshakeable faith that the Western security services are even more inept than previously thought.

Of course, when I say terrorist, I really should say "Islamic Fascist". Because, well, that's so much more accurate and less likely to cause offence to millions of muslims around the world...

For my part, I'm trawling through the online editions of the papers trying to figure out if there's a story that would normally have made a splash being pushed backwards.

I'm thinking, mainly, that this helps Bush most of all at a time when more people than ever think he's a bit crap at his job than ever. Aside from that, though, it helps the British government in a couple of ways: First, the "remarkably critical report" on UK troops in Iraq. And second, a rather embarrasing leak at a nuclear plant that kind of knocks Tony's idea of nuclear power being a safe and clean way of beating global warming. After all, if we can't look after the ones we've had for the last 30 odd years, is it really such a good idea building more?

Aww hell, I know I'm a cynical bastard and I really don't want to be but, after all the patently ludicrous plots that have resolutely failed to materialise despite any numbers of

Critical! Red! Be Scared! WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE!!!

alerts, I'm getting a little tired of working up enough energy to care, frankly.

Dave xx

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