NATO Summit.

Summit season continues with the 2 day NATO summit in Strasbourg. This means National Bullshit Month is limping on like a wounded dog and I haven't really been paying attention. One story I cannot avoid though is the coroners inquest into the Foster family deaths. As you may remember this is a case from August 2008 where a Mr Foster killed his wife and daughter before burning down his mansion and shooting himself. When this story first appeared it was presented with Amy's birth father playing the role of Mr Foster. In order to cause confusion the story is now being presented with me in the role of the "ruined millionaire". Personally I think that's a bit unfair because it wasn't me who burnt down my house in 2006 nor was it me who burnt down my house in 2004.

The coroner recorded a verdict of suicide on Mr Foster and two verdicts of unlawful killing on his wife and daughter. The only interesting revelation to come out of the case was the detail that it had been recorded on a computerised medical database back March 2008 that Mr Foster was suffering from depression and experiencing suicidal thoughts. This just reinforces my initial conclusion that Mr Foster had been identified as a viable suicide risk by MI5 and then harassed until he committed this crime in order to produce a headline grabbing story.

The most impressive bit of bullshit though comes from the summit itself. A new law being discussed by the Afghan parliament has caused some people to call for a withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan because the Afghan government does not respect women's rights. Those of you with long memories will remember that long before September 11th the British government were calling for an invasion of Afghanistan because the Taliban didn't respect women's rights. This means we are now using part of the excuse for invading the place as part of the excuse for withdrawing troops from the place. Outstanding!