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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 –…
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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.
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‘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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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…
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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.