This is the 100th day that Alan Johnston has been held in captivity. I support all the efforts to get Alan Johnston released and deplore the fact of his kidnapping and imprisonment in Gaza. The events of the past days in Gaza are of great concern. However, I want to compare and contrast his imprisonment by terrorists in Gaza with the US/UK government sponsored and run imprisonment, torture interrogation, medical experimentation and lethal use the surveillance technology for R&D purposes. I do not believe that there is any difference except that I have been subjected to torture 24/7 since August 1998 by a large group of local vigilante criminals and imprisoned indefinitely since February 2001 by surveillance technology from which there is no escape. This constitutes almost nine years of 24/7 abuse by these governments, but no one does or says anything about it. Instead, I am abused in the extreme for accurately reporting what is happening by all those involved who want to deny their and other's extensive criminal behaviour including the media who commit the crime of silence. Which is the worst: to be tortured to death by the US/UK governments or held captive in Gaza?

• School for cat burglars aka Trace, Traceurs. Given what takes place in this environment Trace appears to me to be institutionalised antisocial behaviour including a serious security threat as well as a safety problem for those involved.

• An example of the high crime in the Lancaster West Estate area.

• An example of antisocial behaviour on the Lancaster West Estate from a bicycle chained to a stair railing. Signs prohibiting antisocial behaviour are studiously ignored.

• Rushdie diplomatic row escalates. Iran joined in with Pakistan in summoning the UK envoy. Home Secretary John Reid defends Salman Rushdie's right to expression from New York today while carrying out US/UK policy to crush my human rights including my activity and life with surveillance technology in London.

1. School for cat burglars aka Trace, Traceurs. Given what takes place in this environment Trace appears to me to be institutionalised antisocial behaviour including a serious security threat as well as a safety problem for those involved. The Lancaster West Estate is a high crime area. One of the problems is climbing up and into windows which is a security problem everywhere. Balcony access for burglary by scaling up or dropping down is a security risk. This is also a risk inside the Walkways. I was quite stunned to see this proposal for the Lancaster West Estate on Sunday evening next. This activity will provide an excellent opportunity for cat burglars to "case the joint."

First, they get the numbers wrong. The Lancaster West Estate consists of 900 residential units (some 9% of the Council's social housing) with thousands of people residing in these residential units. This is a very large and widespread Estate. It does not need a conducted tour with instruction and demonstrations in how to scale its walls. "Guided by reach and escape" sounds like the language of a burglar. This sentence goes on to say "traceurs defy the ways in which society seeks to direct our movements by overcoming obstacles in the built environment in the fastest, most fluid and creative manner possible."

This sounds like a statement for learning to escape from pursuing police. Alli, a local traceur, is quoted as saying "Where most people see a wall, I see an opportunity." Is that an opportunity to scale a wall up to someone's open window? I strongly object to this being carried out in a high crime environment with continuous antisocial behaviour. What insurance company is going to provide insurance for this Estate when such projects are allowed to occur threatening security and the safety of those involved?

I'm all for "running, climbing an vaulting" which combines athletic prowess, but these should be held in areas where this can be monitored with the proper safety precautions taken. Go climb walls by all means, but do so in climbing areas or out in the country where nature's obstacles provide challenges. This should not be done in buildings where people live when security is of great concern, and the safety of those involved cannot be assured. What happens when the little kids and older children see this kind of activity demonstrated in their own home area? Will they then start doing this on their own and experimenting with climbing everywhere?

I do not know what persons and organisations are responsible for allowing this to happen at the Lancaster West Estate, but I suggest they cancel this immediately. Otherwise, they will be legally liable for the fallout which is certain to occur from this activity and its impact which will derive from carrying out this activity in a high crime and antisocial environment. This is an environment where even the basics of proper multidwelling unit management cannot be carried out. Who are the people who would let such activity occur that will make the already existing serious problems worse?

Who's going to assume the liability for one of these jumps if the person is injured or worse? The following is the flip side of the card image produced above.

2. An example of the high crime in the Lancaster West Estate area. I just photographed the witness appeal sign below this morning. First, if anyone has any information about this most serious incident, I urge them to contact the police. Second, this is indicative of the crime problem in this area. There was a police officer stabbed nearby in October 2005. Third, this sign was placed at the entrance to the Latimer Road Tube Station which is next to this rather large building. It appears as if there might be some attention directed to cleaning this area which looks terrible around the sign and entrance to the Underground.

Lt Harry Bird says that I have a history. That's right. I have a history of reporting crime and problems. If I witness something, I report it. When I lived in South Kensington, I witnessed a half dozen automobile accidents. I always phoned the police and requested an ambulance if necessary which occurred once. I then always supplied my details to those involved in the accident as a witness so that an objective observation can be made to insurance companies. It is most important to do so.

I saw a guy run down on a motorbike by an auto that ran a Give Way sign. The driver of the auto jumped out and immediately began blaming the guy who was under the front of his car. It's nice to have been able to see exactly what had happened and make certain that the truth gets on the record. There were other serious accidents with people running red lights on at least two other occasions. If I cannot render assistance, I avoid the area completely so as to not cause any further congestion. No one needs the gawking public around when there is a serious accident, and the emergency services are trying to do their job.

I used to deal with a police officer in South Kensington who helped out with a minor matter where I lived. On occasion I would run into him on the street. On one such occasion it was near one of these witness appeal signs. He said that no one responds. That's a great tragedy. People should speak up in order to help the police end violence and problems. It is very important to get an accuate witness statement about what happens to keep those who are out-of-the-gate first with a fabricated statement honest.

Lt Harry Bird is right. I have a history. One that involves telling it like it is and making certain that someone speaks up about crimes and problems whenever that can be done. He hates this. He wants to crush those who speak the truth, complain and make witness statements. He's crushed himself, and he wants everyone else to be like him. Reporting the truth keeps him and BS from carrying out their extensive criminal and antisocial activity.

One of the way's he attacks me is to falsely claim that I have a history by making up one which suits his purposes for destruction. He just doesn't realise that I have a history all right, but it involves reporting problems, violence, antisocial and criminal incidents. I have the records for doing so. He'd like to destroy those records. He and BS have dug themselves into such a deep hole over these nine years that they are desperately hysterical in seeking others to carry out their demands against me. They are terrified of being found out for what they really are.

It's not just a case of people not reporting what is happening in this environment. There is extensive intimidation being carried out by those using the surveillance technology by various means to frighten people into silence while trying to destroy people like me who report the truth about what is actually happening. Whatever happens the most important thing is to report serious incidents to the police. You might save yourself from becoming a criminal's victim some day, and in this environment that is a highly likely occurrence. The way to stop crime here is to report it.

Lt Harry Bird and BS ride the top of the dogpile of crime with the use of surveillance technology. They think this protects them and others join in with them. The problem is that someone will come along with surveillance technology to use against them, and it will all be over. They've got to stop this from happening if they can which leads to their frantic efforts and hysterical behaviour along with extreme demands on others.

As a result of my reporting these problems, I also have a history of dealing with people like Lt Harry Bird, BS and others of their ilk. There is a complete record of that history too. This is a history that Lt Harry Bird, BS and others try to rewrite for their own corrupt self interest through the abuse of surveillance technology.

Lt Harry Bird and BS are still here. They operate 24/7 continuously with nonstop abuse using the surveilance technology as a weapon. They are engaged in a massive cover up of their criminal activity, and no one stops them in any way whatsoever. The make simplistic instructions that are never carried out. These two go right back and do the worst they can. This is the source of crime in the environment. It is well known, and it is not stopped. Doesn't say very much for society or its government does it?

3. An example of antisocial behaviour on the Lancaster West Estate.

	This bicycle chained to the stair railing has its handle bar extending onto the stair itself. This obstacle could cause an accident.
	These signs are posted throughout the Walkway prohibiting ball playing, skating and playing of any kind. They are ignored. This one is located directly behind the bicycle above chained to the stair railing. What is going to happen in this environment where these signs are ignored if tenant management allows the tracing activity as described above to take place? This will just make the existing problems all the worse and send out contradictory messages.
	These are the signs prohibiting hazardous and antisocial behaviour from ball playing, skating, etc which are outside my front door. All kinds of playing goes on by the children in the presence of adults continuously. There are extensive black marks on the Walkway from scooter and bicycle usage.

Here's an example of recent antisocial behaviour in this environment which shows that there is a serious problem here that is not being properly addressed. This was published on Sunday, 3rd June 2007, showing the problem of inline skate jumping onto and sliding along the fence at the narrow entrance to the Lancaster West Estate at Whitchurch Road which occurred on Friday evening, 25th May 2007.

There are many spots of blood on the ground amid a lot of small rocks kicked up which are never there like this. It looked like there was a fight and someone was hurt perhaps stabbed. Given the witness appeal sign above for a stabbing incident next to Robinson House down Bramley Road near Cambridge Gardens on the night of 2nd June 2007 this is important because it reflects both antisocial behaviour and violence at the Lancaster West Estate.

Although these incidents are most likely not directly connected, they reveal the essence of the problems of antisocial behaviour and violence right here. In this case the police are walking by evidently not doing anything about the antisocial behaviour which went on for a considerable length of time after they passed as described in the photograph comments at the link supplied in the next paragraph. In this context it is incredible that the activity proposed for Sunday evening next is being allowed to occur.

• Walk-on-by police ignore inline skate jumping at narrow Estate entrance. First, it was the drive-by police.

4. Iran has summoned the UK ambassador joining with Pakistan in an extreme protest against the UK granting Salman Rushdie a knighthood. There was a broadcast report on BBC News24 that a member of the Egyptian parliament has weighed in with criticism today also. This exposes the extreme Muslim fundamentalists than enables the rest of the world to get an accurate assessment of those who are ignorant and intolerant bigots when it comes to the freedom of thought and expression.

These people exist throughout the world and area part of all segments of societies and all governments of the world. Free debate permits people to be identified and assessed for what they are. However, in this case these people who condemn Salman Rushdie and the UK government for graning a knighthood are the ones who want to kill to eliminate human rights just like Lt Harry Bird, BS and others do in this environment. People must be assessed as individuals in all cases.

Home Secretary John Reid speaking from New York today defends Salman Rushdie's right to express himself citing other works which have offended Jewsh and Christian religious fundamentalists such as Mel Gibson's film about the life of Jesus Christ and Monty Python's satirical film about the quest for the holy grail. He omitted one of the most controversial: Martin Scorcese's film The Last Temptation of Christ adapted from Nikos Katzanzakis' book The Last Temptation. There were extensive demonstrations and continuous protests against the Scorcese film from its opening day forward which was called blasphemous because Christ had a fantasy of marrying Mary Magdelene while on the cross during his transformation process. No one in the Christian world issued an execution order against either Scorcese or Katzanzakis.

I applaud John Reid's defense of Salman Rushdie's right to express himself and the award of a knighthood for his overall contribution to literature. However, I deplore the fact that the Home Secretary of the UK knowingly allows the attempt to completely suppress my right to express myself by allowing agents of the US and UK governments to carry out extensive suppressive efforts against me with surveillance technology for many years including continuous attempted murder. There certainly has been an intolerance of my right to express my opinions and most especially to complain about serious problems. This is a complete contradiction about what he says with regard to Salman Rushdie as noted below.

He has been aware of this while he was Health Secretary because I have sent communication to him in that position. He either knew or should have known. While I did not notify him while he was Secretary of Defense, he most certainly was aware should have been aware of this activity being carried out against me because both the US Department of Defense and the UK Ministry of Defense are involved.

Further, I have sent him communication about the fact of this activity continuing while he has been Home Secretary. That correspondence was answered in a most suppressive manner by Simon Watkin on his behalf which has been published with comments in this web journal.

It does strike me as quite interesting that John Reid should be chosen to speak on behalf of the government from New York of all places in a matter that involves the foreign relations of the UK. The Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett has made similar comments which have been broadcast on BBC News24, but John Reid's comments are more extensive and also published on the BBC News web site as follows:

BBC News Tuesday, 19 June 2007, 22:03 GMT 23:03 UK

Rushdie diplomatic row escalates

Sir Salman has said he is thrilled by the honour

Iran has stepped up its protest over the knighthood awarded by Britain to Salman Rushdie, whose 1988 novel The Satanic Verses outraged many Muslims.

Iran's foreign ministry summoned the UK ambassador in Tehran and said the knighthood was a "provocative act".

Pakistan voiced similar protests, telling the UK envoy in Islamabad the honour showed the British government's "utter lack of sensitivity".

Britain denied that the award was intended to insult Islam.

Rushdie diplomatic row escalates

BBC News Wednesday, 20 June 2007, 18:23 GMT 19:23 UK

Reid defends Rushdie knighthood

Sir Salman has been accused of insulting Islam

Britain stands by its decision to honour author Salman Rushdie, despite protests by Pakistan and Iran, Home Secretary John Reid has said.

While agreeing it was "sensitive", the right to express opinions was "of over-riding value" to society, he said.

Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said the knighthood was "untimely" but a matter for the British government.

Mr Rushdie went into hiding after an Iranian fatwa ordered his execution, over his 1988 book The Satanic Verses.

Mr Reid told an audience in New York that many Christians had been offended by Monty Python's Life of Brian, while some Jewish people were offended by Mel Gibson's film The Passion of the Christ.

We have a right to express opinions and a tolerance of other people's point of view, and we don't apologise for that John Reid Home secretary

"We have to be sensitive, but I think that we take the approach that in the long-run the protection of the right to express opinions in literature, argument and politics is of over-riding value to our society," he said.

"We have very strong laws about promoting racial intolerance. It isn't a free-for-all. We've thought very carefully about it.

"But we have a right to express opinions and a tolerance of other people's point of view, and we don't apologise for that."