"This is a fight between good and evil," says British Prime Minister Tony Blair. Rather disingenuously, I thought. Well, Tony, I guess good and evil is a subjective observation depending on which particular non-combatant is standing at the wrong end of a gun barrel or a bomb. You conveniently forget there are plenty of Serbs who have never raised a hand against any ethnic minority who are now mourning their friends and relatives - when they can spare the time out of the bomb shelters.

But then, as you say, the Serbs have and support a ruthless dictator as a leader. So obviously it is their fault. And anyway, as we all know, Western governments don't trade, talk or support in any way, those said dictators. If they don't do as they are told, we bomb them!

Yeah, right.

Hey Tony, did Margaret Thatcher phone you last week with advice on how to deal with Milosevic after she had 'tea' with Augusto Pinochet. Just a thought.

If you care to investigate, Tony; over the past 12-months alone there are several recorded and reported incidents where rural Kosovar Serbs have died (unpleasantly) at the hands of Kosovar Albanian terrorists. And now, NATO bombs.

Good vs. Evil? Tony, this has been going on for longer than your political party has been in existence - don't presume to make such a sweeping statement. Under slightly different circumstances you would be accused (rightly) of incitement to racial hatred.

Let's face it, Tony. When it comes to international affairs, you bask in the alleged glory of others. The moment of supreme success you enjoyed in being a 'joint broker' of the Northern Ireland 'Good Friday' peace treaty last year (y'now, the one that is now falling apart) was mostly the result of work done by the previous administration of John Major (.....and Senator Mitchell). If you can't bring divergent groups of British citizens together, what makes you think you are such an expert on deciding what is best for the Balkans?

Because Milosevic won't sign an agreement any leader with an ounce of self-respect wouldn't sign - you bomb him. Okay, for the sake of argument, I can live with that. The para-military groups in Northern Ireland won't hand in their weapons and are still killing people. So do you send in the troops supported by Harriers with smart-bombs? No, no, no. You release their convicted killers from prison and tell their political leaders to come back in a couple of weeks for talks. Enjoy your Easter!

Moving on. The now familiar figure of the RAF's Air Commodore Sir David Wilby says: "When you are trying to save mankind, there have to be sacrifices." Yes, as long as the ones making the sacrifice are as far away from you as possible, eh, Dave? Save mankind? C'mon Dave, that's a stretch. I can live with: "You don't make an omelette without breaking eggs," but saving mankind?

Tonight, I am watching Dave show a series of aerial photos of Serb forces moving in on a Kosovo Albanian village. And the terrible results. The question begs, if NATO can take pictures, why can't they bomb?

Penultimately, in whatever endeavour mankind has ever embarked upon the conventional wisdom dictates: Plan for the worst, and hope for the best. It seems Nato hoped for the best, and planned for the best. Hundreds of thousands of civilians are now paying for Nato's lack of planning. Some would say pig-headed stupidity. But, hey, who could have guessed that NATO (the good) were up against the epitome of evil? What a surprise. Who knew? Who could've? Milosevic doesn't have a record of 'serial ethnic cleansing' after all. Just ask British Defense Secretary George Robertson, he's an expert on Milosevic.

But if sacrifices have to be made, I just hope NATO doesn't end up killing as many children in their effort to rid the World of Milosevic as the United Nations has in putting Saddam Hussein 'into a box'. But I ain't over confident.

And finally. Over the past week I have seen commentators and refugees alike make comparisons to scenes from 'Schindler's List'. As I write I am watching BBC World with the volume turned down and listening to the 'Schindler's List' soundtrack. And, I admit freely, I am feeling rather emotional. I feel such sympathy for the hundreds of thousands of people now suffering the indescribable torment of fear, hunger and hopelessness in the cold and mud of Kosovo's border areas.

And in equal measure, I feel such contempt for those who are responsible for it.

And the area of responsibility is very, very wide.