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Am I the only one who really couldn't give a flying ferret about Harry Potter?

*crickets chirping*

I read the first book, it was good, but not good enough to make me want to read more anytime soon (even though I think I own the first five). Only seen the first 3 movies (though I have the 4th here on dvd). Fell asleep during the 3rd (though I do have this tendency to fall asleep watching tv).

I've never particularly liked fantasy, so maybe that's the problem.

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Work was blah. I arrived at the end of my tether yesterday, so today was really pushing it. Spent the whole shift nearly calling dad to come get me and not crying. And the email inbox of doom mocks me and I'm never going to get less than two weeks behind.

(no subject)

Am I the only one who really couldn't give a flying ferret about Harry Potter?

*crickets chirping*

I read the first book, it was good, but not good enough to make me want to read more anytime soon (even though I think I own the first five). Only seen the first 3 movies (though I have the 4th here on dvd). Fell asleep during the 3rd (though I do have this tendency to fall asleep watching tv).

I've never particularly liked fantasy, so maybe that's the problem.

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Work was blah. I arrived at the end of my tether yesterday, so today was really pushing it. Spent the whole shift nearly calling dad to come get me and not crying. And the email inbox of doom mocks me and I'm never going to get less than two weeks behind.

Total cock up

From SMH:

THE crucial piece of evidence against the terrorism suspect Mohamed Haneef - that his mobile phone SIM card was found at the scene of a British car bombing - is wrong, the Australian Federal Police have admitted.

The revelation has cast a fresh cloud over police handling of the Haneef case, with scathing criticism coming from Peter Faris, a QC who has been an ardent supporter of anti-terrorism laws, and the Queensland Premier, Peter Beattie, expressing concern.

Federal police sources said yesterday it had been confirmed the SIM card was not found at the scene of the Glasgow Airport attack, as prosecutors had alleged during Haneef's bail hearing last weekend.

It was found in the possession of one of Haneef's cousins, Sabeel Ahmed, hundreds of kilometres away in Liverpool. The sources said they had been aware of the error for some time, but no attempt was made to correct the public record.

In Britain, a source close to the investigation confirmed the SIM card was found in Liverpool, and said the Australian police were considered a laughing stock by Britain's Metropolitan Police for allowing "such a major cock-up" to happen. "Australian police have got their wires crossed. This is very embarrassing for them. The police here are laughing at the Australian police, saying, 'What on earth have they done?' [Haneef] is clearly more of a political case than a police case."

Good rundown of the whole saga here.

And as pointed out on channel 10 news the other night, how could he be charged when the men he was supposedly aiding haven't been charged in the UK yet?

Yet bloody Andrews is still saying that this doesn't affect the cancelling of his visa in any way, because he has secret evidence. Even if Haneef's totally cleared of everything, he's still going to be deported. Because the rule of law means nothing and the government can't admit that they might be wrong.

Total cock up

From SMH:

THE crucial piece of evidence against the terrorism suspect Mohamed Haneef - that his mobile phone SIM card was found at the scene of a British car bombing - is wrong, the Australian Federal Police have admitted.

The revelation has cast a fresh cloud over police handling of the Haneef case, with scathing criticism coming from Peter Faris, a QC who has been an ardent supporter of anti-terrorism laws, and the Queensland Premier, Peter Beattie, expressing concern.

Federal police sources said yesterday it had been confirmed the SIM card was not found at the scene of the Glasgow Airport attack, as prosecutors had alleged during Haneef's bail hearing last weekend.

It was found in the possession of one of Haneef's cousins, Sabeel Ahmed, hundreds of kilometres away in Liverpool. The sources said they had been aware of the error for some time, but no attempt was made to correct the public record.

In Britain, a source close to the investigation confirmed the SIM card was found in Liverpool, and said the Australian police were considered a laughing stock by Britain's Metropolitan Police for allowing "such a major cock-up" to happen. "Australian police have got their wires crossed. This is very embarrassing for them. The police here are laughing at the Australian police, saying, 'What on earth have they done?' [Haneef] is clearly more of a political case than a police case."

Good rundown of the whole saga here.

And as pointed out on channel 10 news the other night, how could he be charged when the men he was supposedly aiding haven't been charged in the UK yet?

Yet bloody Andrews is still saying that this doesn't affect the cancelling of his visa in any way, because he has secret evidence. Even if Haneef's totally cleared of everything, he's still going to be deported. Because the rule of law means nothing and the government can't admit that they might be wrong.