Bolted

The EU has decided that no more 500 euro notes can be issued.

Apparently they are the terrorists currency of choice. A million euros worth can be slipped into a briefcase.

But they will NOT be withdrawn from circulation any time soon.

How many of these 'useful' notes have been issued to date.

The answer is 500,000,000.

Five hundred million in plain English.

With a value of €250,000,000,000.

Two hundred and fifty thousand million euros.

That's a lot.

Think what you could buy with it.

Weapons.

Drugs.

All sorts of bad things.

The words 'horse' and 'stable door' should cross your mind.

Can you believe the EU could be so naiive?

Neither can I.

I suspect they knew exactly what they were doing all along.

Maybe you do too?

My haiku published today at haiku universe

he takes a long pull

on a cigarette

beside the church door



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I think the haiku which follows it by R Soos is better.

Easter Saturday Newspaper

The Austrian paper Kronen Zeitung devotes pages 4 and 5 to last nights troubles in Derry/Londonderry.

The First Consequence of Brexit is that a new IRA will hinder the return of a north-south border the report says.

Yesterday, Good Friday, more than 50 firebombs were thrown at police in Derry/Londonderry according to reports. A photo shows something ablaze in the middle of a road in the vicinity of three military looking police vehicles. It appears to be in a residential area judging by the road signs.

Northern Ireland voted to remain in the EU.

The blinded political class in the House of Commons don't recognize the danger says the commentary.

Every country has the right to damage itself is the final analysis.

A female journalist was 'accidentally' shot during last night's unrest. The report carries no details.

And so I've just looked for more information on my BBC News App.

Not a word.

More important at the BBC is the news that the bees of Notre Dame are safe!

Did I expect Jimmy Saville's favourite news outlet to report otherwise?

Not really.

Update:

Finally at just before 10:00 am a report appears in the 'Headlines' column on the app. It's marked as 12 minutes old.

It appears that the journalist was killed by gunshots aimed at police. Two arrests have been made.

Naturally many people outraged.

US President Bill Clinton was credited with pushing  the Peace Process. It is now falling apart due to political self interest and incompetence.