Some people have accused me of being socially irresponsible because at times I prefer not to watch the news on TV or catch it on the radio.

I’m not big on watching the news on TV. At times I steer clear of news websites. And I don’t get a newspaper, not even the one where some random wannabe sex symbol bares her breasts for all to see on page three.

In short, there are simply times where I try to avoid knowing what’s going on in the world. It’s not that I don’t want to know what’s happening, it’s just that the more I know, the less I want to know.

Right now if I turn on the TV and the news is dominated by talk of war. Thousands of United States and British troupes are already in strategic positions around the Gulf ready, or so it would seem, to simply sweep into action against Saddam Hussein.

It looks like everyone is getting ready for ‘Desert Storm II’ sequel to the popular TV show that was war with the nasty bits taken out so as not to offend TV viewers and upset advertisers.

Over the weekend one and a half million people poured onto the street on London to tell our government here in the UK that they didn’t want to go to war with Iraq. A whole host of celebrities, sport stars and even some world leaders share that sentiment too, but so far none of this has altered the seemingly unstoppable course of affairs… [Click here to continue reading this article at ‘Meanwhile’]