Don't mention the BOOK!

The Book!

I think I mentioned it once but I got away with it. Oh yes, the book  - it will be out in the world for all to see imminently. This thought scares me to be honest. I sometimes can't actually believe I have written it. All I can say is, "He started it... he wanted me to get it down on paper." 

In retrospect the writing was the easy part. Getting it ready for publication has been fraught with decisions like... How to get it published? Who to publish with? ... there have been times I have felt dizzy with all the bits I have had to make decisions on. I am pleased with the book cover - almost proud of it. On release, there will be a website specially for the book promotion and a movie trailer about the book. All this is coming very shortly. This is another scary thought. I anticipated a simple book launch where my friends came and raised a glass to its success and possibly following this with a bit of an after party -  and with reference to a previous blog, I promise not to dance on the table if we do have a shindig.

Thanks to current world affairs in the Middle East, the book is timely. At the time of writing, Israel is blaming Iran for bombing a hospital and have declared it a war crime. This begs the question, why is the bombing of Palestinian hospitals NOT a war crime? No one on the radio commented on this  - probably because the backlash would be an outcry about supporting a terrorist organisation. We are far too woke. 

Again, as in any conflict it is ordinary people who suffer for the hubris of leaders who are self-serving and not there to give their citizens a better life. This is as true of Iran as it is for Israel - two fine examples where the population of the country suffer from poor leadership. There have been recent PMs in the UK for have also shown their sociopathic core in their poor decision making so I am not singling out the Middle East in this respect. We are lucky here that we have checks and balances to keep a fairly even keel. 

I am currently reading a book about the history of Syria. Obviously it deals with previous conflicts in the region. All I can say is that we don't learn from our mistakes. Ever since Israel was instated it has fomented strife for its neighbours. It is now twice the size of what it was when it was first drawn in 1948. This is not a neighbourly way to behave. Why are they still getting away with it? However, I suppose I have Israel to thank for keeping the Middle East in the headlines.