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  • Groundhog Day in Lebanon

    So after I got through the morning mess of kids, lunches, summer camp and the ‘net not working properly, I finally got to look at the news and see that Israel is invading southern Lebanon, again. WTF??? I have a whole folder of research notes on Israel invading Lebanon, twice, and I’m a historian –…

  • Sugar for my honey?

    The media today is full of moaning about a story that is a testament to stupidity – the division of compensation for the closure of the Irish sugar industry. There should be no compensation, because there should be no closure.

  • ‘Sorry seems to be the hardest word..’

    It is amazing how politicans find it impossible to simply admit they made a mistake, dump the evoting machines they wasted 50 million on, and buy a decent system with open source software and a full paper trail

  • No World Cup in Somalia

    I hate to say I told you so, but I told you so — the Islamic Courts faction in Somalia have ‘banned’ watching the World Cup

  • Doing some (dis)service to the State

    I am not sure it was entirely appropiate for Bertie Ahern to give the graveside oration the the funeral of C. J. Haughey. While CJ was most certainly entitled to a State Funeral as a former Taoiseach, it might have been better to allow a former colleague to give the oration.

  • US Lose Mogadishu – Again

    Somali Warlords supported by the US have lost control of Mogadishu to the Islamic Courts Faction, and it is only a matter of time I think before we see a theocracy established in Somalia

  • Lordi Lordi Lordi!

    A Finnish heavy metal band won the Eurovision, and I can hear the doomsayers  sharpening their quills even before the voting is over

  • EU gets serious about Peacekeeping

    The EU appears to be taking Peacekeeping in the Congo very seriously, if the commanders for the EUFOR RD Congo are an indication.

  • It Came from Wikipedia…

    It is the week before dissertation submissions, and all through the house not a sound is heard save the frantic scurrying of students trying to finish their 10 credit major papers. I have had some draft papers that are painstakingly footnoted to perfection, and others, well, they are a bit footnote-lite because they were hoping…

  • PD Tax Cuts

    The 1% tax promised by the Progressive Democrats this weekend is based on unrealistic assumptions about economic growth. I don’t think many voters will actually be wooed by it.

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