Monthly Archives: November 2012

Genuflection

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.  Paris, 30 November 2012 Plaque spotted today on a wall next to the rue Mouffetard in … Continue reading

Posted in France, Literature, Politics | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Dulce domum

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.  29 November 2012 NO CURVES, THANK YOU, WE’RE BRITISH! Lots of people throughout the world are … Continue reading

Posted in Architecture, UK | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Perfidious Albion

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.  28 November 2012 PALESTINE, THE UNITED NATIONS AND THE BALFOUR DECLARATION  Tomorrow Thursday 29 November 2012 … Continue reading

Posted in Israel, Palestine, UK, UN, USA | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Not a human jungle

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.  27 November 2012 The city is not a human jungle, it is a human zoo. Desmond … Continue reading

Posted in UK | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Gamble that misfired

  Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.  26 November 2012 The results of the elections to the Regional Parliament of Catalonia (Spain) … Continue reading

Posted in Spain | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Catalonia at the crossroads

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.  25 November 2012 The result of today’s election of members of the Parliament of the Spanish … Continue reading

Posted in Spain | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Means and ends

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.  24 November 2012 Last night’s post (“Mohamed Morsi and Mao Zedong”), which gave qualified approval to … Continue reading

Posted in Egypt, Philosophy, USA | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Mohamed Morsi and Mao Zedong

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.  23 November 2012 Mohamed Morsi, the Islamist President of Eypt, yesterday assumed absolute power. For the … Continue reading

Posted in Egypt, Revolution | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The clock on the wall

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.  22 November 2012   THE CLOCK ON THE WALL My city collapsed The clock was still … Continue reading

Posted in Israel, Literature, Palestine | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Like lambs to the slaughter

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.    21 November 2012   SLAIN AS THEY SLEPT   Mohammed al-Khoudry was staring at the … Continue reading

Posted in Israel, Military, Palestine | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment