The ghost of Victoria's secret topmodel Karen Mulder

The beautiful Karen who was dubbed 'The Blonde with Class' by Vogue Magazine is now coming back to haunt Paris like a freaky nightmare from the dark by world of the over extravagant batman years of the 1990's. Poor France having to sweep up the model mess left after all those years of ruling the fashion world. The beautiful models entering its airports and train stations to march on towards the fashionable 8th arrondissmeent. Thin faces and little necks straining and aching to look at the stern and steely faces of the privileged pack of Gods beauties stride down the catwalks.
The fun begins to dwindle as the hangover seeps in after all those years of forgotten personal insecurity, hazy drug dependence and unloved relations. As age creeps in and people forget your name the old dumped fears come crashing back. Depression worsens, exaggeration has no boundaries and hurt is an everyday word.
The obsession of beauty and control of it, constantly play with the emotions and natural insecurities of woman. Like a disregarded bowler hat thrown aside models reach maturity and can face the most oddest of consequences. In Miss Mulder's case - anorexia,drug abuse, rape and assault allegations, a psychiatric hospital, plastic surgery, suicide attempts and prison. Pretty distressing and a sad reflection of a woman who's face has graced hundreds of magazine covers and whom women all over the world idolise.
Offstage she was made up and pampered, On stage she walked with a power into the camera flash, to be gazed and adorned and consumed upon by a hungry public. Like the haze of cigarette smoke as it disappears quickly and to her final breaths and gasps, she clings to the fame she once knew amid her many claims of dislike. Viva la altered beauté -blemishes brought on by age and the art of plastic surgery and it's reversals.

Michael Dwyer

I'm trying to figure out how Michael Dwyer got involved in an alleged plot to assassinate the Bolivian President Evo Morales? I doubt his family will ever find out the truth.Was he set up or was he an aware and willing participant? It would send shivers down my spine if I was approached to participate in a killing of a president.It would just seem impossible to get away with. I'm not scared of guns or of death but of getting caught. With today's technology and intelligence systems someone somewhere will know something.
I wonder how Michael met Eduardo Rozsa Flores? On a train, in a nightclub or through work?
What motivation would Michael have to be so closely connected with Flores?
Michael's photos show that he did immerse himself into the Bolivian way of life and love and Flores clear desire was to defend the land of his birth. But how does this equal to a proposed plan and acceptance towards assassination? Did Flores an established correspondent use his words to inspire Michael towards recognising the insecurity of a people under threat from a socialist government?
If you were presented with the opportunity to be involved in something direct, immediate and to help humanity even at the cost of your own life how many people out there would take the risk?
Waiting in Cairo International airport in 2002 on my way back from Israel I met a young man called Ken O' Keefe who was organising a Human Shield Action to Iraq.
At the time I was Michael's age, 24 and living in London. It was from here in two weeks time that three buses were leaving to travel across Europe to pick up close to 500 volunteers to help protect the Iraqi people against attack from the Americans. I found Ken interesting, passionate and focused towards his dream of saving humanity.I agreed with his theories, felt compassion for his cause and understood the need to help others less fortunate than ourselves. I felt a mixture of adventure, danger and importance. I had travelled throughout the Middle East and am fascinated with its history, culture and music.
I kept the card and over the next few weeks thought about it. But never did anything. I was selfish and felt that I wanted to look after myself before others, but i was intrigued by the project as it would have been a unique experience, but maybe just a little too out there even for someone like me. I also thought would these people really want me getting involved in their lives?
Michael did get involved. I don't think to achieve a personal goal or be part of something big.I'm guessing he was too young to understand the seriousness of the situation. He wanted to help a cause because he was selfless and believed in helping others and admired Flores dedication and stories. How he ended up in his bad company is baffling but all it takes is just one conversation.

Good Friday, should it be a day of the past?

Good Friday needs to be reviewed under today's circumstances.
We are in a midst of a recession. The government are actively trying to encourage everyone to spend money.
So, can we give Good Friday a break?,even for a few years until we can get ourselves sorted financially.
Even for the sake of religion, can we change it to a Good Monday?
Having a Friday when every bar and niteclub in the land is closed is annoying.
Everyone looks forward to a Friday night out, it's the end of the week, you just want to let your hair down and party.
Potentially we could of spent hundreds of euros tonight
but sadly not, we drove around the city looking for some sign of life
along with numerous other taxi drivers driving aimlessly like butterflies towards the city lights.
We all headed home.
A Good Monday instead would make a lot of sense. Mondays are days of rest after the weekend,you have time to think and ponder about life and religion.
It's a good evening to spend time with your family.
A Good Monday after an Easter Sunday makes you even feel good,
like a new week to look forward too.
Work on Tuesday would record no sick days
and summer feels positively closer.
It would be a step in the right direction.

Former First Family find fun ways to finance their future

Dubya moves to Dallas
and begins his new career as a celebrity speaker.
The ex-President with the worse approval ratings on record
is only charging $150,000 per speech which is great value for a night of comedy.
It's a lot less than Tony Blair's £240,000 which wouldn't be half as fun.
Bill Clinton made over £11 million from 91 speaking events, eat your heart out Bertie!
Sadly for Dubya there are no publishers banging his door down yet for a glimpse of his memoirs.To help fill the family coffers, Laura Bush has stepped in to secure a multi-million dollar book deal to write about being a mother . This is guaranteed to be a hit as mother/daughter books are always best sellers.

Weekend drugs struggle to remain high

The cocaine trade is seriously showing downcast results.
Prices are plummeting as dealers outside
The White horse stare in dismay.
A line of coke is cheaper than a pint of beer
yet takers are low on the ground
as the weekend becomes one night.
The Katie French affair dampened coke sales too,
with purity levels continuously declining.
The heroin market is still afloat
and guaranteed to be pretty stable
due to it's high addiction rates.
Alcohol is cheaper to buy up north,
and cigarettes are too damn expensive to contemplate.

2004 Carole Coleman and George Bush Interview for RTE

Carole Coleman's probing TV interview of President Bush led to complaints by Bush and his press officers for the disrespectful manner of Coleman who interrupted the President several times. Even though the questions were approved by The Whitehouse press office beforehand, The Whitehouse made a complaint to the Irish Embassy.RTE stood by the conduct of the interview and Carole's journalism.
Carole's account of the interview is documented in her book America Alleluia. In it, she explains how the press office corps informed her that "The President leads the interview". She replied "I don't agree, it's the journalists job to lead the interview".It was also suggested that perhaps Carole could edit the tapes to take out the interruptions-but she made it clear that this would not be possible.Further co-operation with The Whitehouse proved difficult, with a promised Laura Bush interview being suspended.
Carole's questions were honest, well thought out and simple, what the ordinary Irish people wanted answered. I admire her tenacity to pursue with the questions and search for answers to the dismay and fustration of Bush, while maintaining control.
This interview was never aired in the US.

Jeremy Paxman Fan #1

As a teenager I remember watching Jeremy Paxman on Newsnight.I liked his voice.He has a great presence on camera.He makes me laugh.How he challenges his interviewees and never backs down, just like my brothers, drives you around the bend.He turns political interviews into a spectator sport.His facial expressions convey such incredulity and contempt at every turn. Fine displays of mischievous- and he gets away with it.I miss him. Some of his best interviews include:
George Galloway with whom he asks "Mr Galloway,are you proud of having got rid of one of the very few black women in Parliament?
Former Home Secretary Michael Howard was asked 12 times "Did you threaten to overrule him?"
Condolezza Rice was asked "Does Donald Rumsfeld make you cry?"
and Former Leader of the Liberal Democrats Charles Kennedy was asked about his drink problem." Do you drink privately, by yourself a bottle of whiskey late at night?. This line of questioning was condemned at the time but proved prescient when Mr. Kennedy subsequently resigned over the issue.
Pure Paxman