Category Archives: COUNTRIES/INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

De amicitia

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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.  16 November 2012 TWO FRIENDS “Quand je connus Mme de Montmorency, elle aima à me dire … Continue reading →

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Coining it

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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.  15 November 2012 There’s a bit of a stink in Britain at the moment over giant … Continue reading →

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Travelling Toms

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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.  14 November 2012 This is the time of year, in the west at least, when the … Continue reading →

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UK repudiates Magna Carta

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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.  13 November 2012 Britain’s most high-profile political prisoner, Muslim cleric Abu Qatada, has been released on … Continue reading →

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Kiboshed for the wrong reason

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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, 12 November 2012 BYE, BYE, MISS AMERICAN PIE US Central Intelligence Agency director David Petraeus … Continue reading →

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The Glorious Dead

Posted on November 11, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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.  11 November 2012 LEST WE FORGET Traditional annual memorial services attended by the British royal family … Continue reading →

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That hopey, changey thing

Posted on November 10, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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.  10 November 2012 OBAMA HAS THE LAST LAUGH We cannot resist re-circulating a smart-ass remark by … Continue reading →

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Clouds over Obama

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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.  9 November 2012 As what we imagine will be our last piece on the US election … Continue reading →

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East is East and West is West

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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.  8 November 2012 Il y a aujourd’hui sur la terre deux grands peoples qui, partis de … Continue reading →

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“The greatest nation on earth”

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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.  7 November 2012 THE AUDACITY OF HYPE Here is our choice of extracts from the  victory … Continue reading →

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