Category Archives: COUNTRIES/INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Homage to Catalonia

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.  20 November 2012 ODA A LA PÀTRIA Adéu-siau turons, adéu-siau per sempre, Oh serres desiguals, que … Continue reading

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Pointless protest

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.  19 November 2012 Last Wednesday 14 November 2012, in protest at the deepening recession being imposed … Continue reading

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Salaam = Shalom

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.  18 November 2012  DAVID AND GOLIATH Below we publish the text of a letter sent to … Continue reading

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De senectute

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.  17 November 2012 THE OLD WOMAN As a white candle In a holy place, So is … Continue reading

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