Now there's a strange way with words!
Israel has admitted – after mounting pressure – that its troops may have used white phosphorus shells in contravention of international law, during its three-week… Læs mere »Now there's a strange way with words!
Israel has admitted – after mounting pressure – that its troops may have used white phosphorus shells in contravention of international law, during its three-week… Læs mere »Now there's a strange way with words!
so I’ve surfed around for some less serious titbits to add colour to this day of promise. If you haven’t read any comments, I suggest… Læs mere »All is said
Andrew Sullivan does some deliberation and a bit of wishful thinking in The Sunday Times. It hasn’t been published online, but probably will be tomorrow… Læs mere »What will Obama do? (and something about parenting)
(…) the only way to get banks lending again is to nationalize them. Otherwise, they’ll simply hoard liquidity in a desperate attempt to avoid being… Læs mere »Economic Catch 22
I’m trying my hand with some new podcasts now that I’m exercising three times a week. You can hear a lot of podcasts in 4-5… Læs mere »Tools for a better understanding of conflicts
There might be more than good cause for hand-wringing, exaggerations and “loud” statements over the state of things in Palestine. But I believe that the… Læs mere »Voices of reason
My Dad has lost a good deal of his eye-sight and can now only read books with large print (Magna Print) and only under a… Læs mere »Books
The very serious and high-brow American magazine Foreign Policy has a middle-east blog. I didn’t know that, but now I do and I’ll keep an… Læs mere »No exit strategy (why does that sound so familiar?)
The Gaza conflict makes me even more angry than so many other international conflicts. I think what makes me fume is that America supports Saudi… Læs mere »Double standards
Found this on Jens Unmack’s blog (in Danish). Thought it worth reproducing. Why is it that the politicians who are always going on about helping… Læs mere »Hope
Former secretary of state Colin Powell in a five-minute interview with CNN: colin.powell.reaction.cnn (Don’t know why this one wouldn’t let me embed it, but do… Læs mere »Another cry-baby
It’s now past 4 am and Obama just passed the magical 270 electoral votes. So I go to bed now. Horrible headache, happy headache :-)
I’ve settled down now in my sofa with everything within reach and BBC News on the telly. My computer is at hand and so is… Læs mere »Waiting in trepidation
In the latest issue of The New Yorker, Pullitzer-prize winner Steve Coll has an extremely insightful article about what defines a great president. Particularly after… Læs mere »A president's legacy
This really speaks for itself. I found it on Ezra Klein’s blog.
Christopher Hitchens with whom I agree on very little, but who’s intelligence I most certainly admire, has this column on Slate. The below quote is… Læs mere »Here's another couple of reasons why you should vote for Mr. Obama if you're an American
What do they have in common? On the surface of it, nothing. But I see two things. One – they’re both sign o’ the times.… Læs mere »Copyright and airport security
Before I start my round I want to complain! About you! I can see from my statistics that I have a steadily (okay, ever so… Læs mere »Blog rounds