OK - I wuz wrong!!!

So this is democracy in action! Tony's government beaten because 49 of his Labour MPs voted against the 90-day detention clause. They seem to have substituted an arbitrary 28-day rule (which may or may not be enough). I just wonder if the 28-day rule has been properly thought through by all - or do I seem to be changing sides? No - I just don't know what is best. Best of all would be if all people could sit down and talk instead of bombings and shootings (whether it be by "terrorists" or "legitimate" invasions).
Sobering news is that of the killing of a 12-year-old Palestinian boy. Israeli soldiers mistook his toy gun and thought he was going to fire on them. The boy was shot and fatally injured. When they discovered the mistake the boy was taken to a top Israeli hospital but they failed to save him. His father decided that his organs could be taken for transplant and the organs have gone to both Jewish and Arab recipients. The boy may not have died in vain - and the painful decision his father made should be looked on as a shining light by all involved in conflict anywhere in the world. I hope it lessens his grief to know that millions across the world will look up to him in thankfulness and hope for the future of mankind.
A short afterthought - I heard on BBC Radio Four today that the European Common Agricultural Policy means that every cow in Europe earns more in subsidy than most workers do in developing Third World countries. Perhaps there is less hope for mankind than I thought.