Airstrip One

Dying for Tony

Talking of the Sunday papers, Blair's been told to expect 20 Marines to be killed from this latest, unnecesary, mission in Afghanistan - although Blair will get to strut the world stage. Now our First Ego demands human sacrifices.

Of course, if "only" fifteen die it will be judged a victory by the laptop bombadiers of blogdom, but they will still die for a cause which has nothing to do with the British national interest.