Category Archives: COUNTRIES/INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

UK seeks torture “assurances” from Jordan

Posted on March 5, 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.   5 March 2012 PONTIUS PILATE It’s that man again, Abu Qatada. He just won’t go away. … Continue reading →

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Qualunquismo

Posted on March 3, 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.    3 March 2012 SO WHAT? “The times are out of joint, but we were not … Continue reading →

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God and Mammon

Posted on March 2, 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.   2 March 2012 GOD AND MAMMON COLLUDE TO STAMP OUT PROTEST Bailiffs protected by police evicted … Continue reading →

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Voltaire vindicated

Posted on March 1, 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.   1 March 2010 FRENCH GENOCIDE LAW OUTLAWED The French Constitutional Council has thrown out a law … Continue reading →

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Not in our backyard

Posted on February 29, 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.   29 February 2012 RIOTS IN CHINA, EGYPT AND BRITAIN: SPOT THE DIFFERENCE There have been protests … Continue reading →

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Voting till they get it right

Posted on February 28, 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.    28 February 2012 Ireland to hold referendum on European fiscal pact The news broke this … Continue reading →

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Graffiti

Posted on February 25, 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.    25 February 2012 The water can come back to a dried-up river, But what about … Continue reading →

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Fahrenheit 451

Posted on February 24, 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.    24 February 2012 NOT SO FRIENDLY FIRE IN AFGHANISTAN A soldier from the Afghan army, … Continue reading →

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Eurozone desperate to avoid plebiscite

Posted on February 23, 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.  23 February 2012   EUROZONE DESPERATE TO AVOID REFERENDUM IN IRELAND The following text includes extracts, … Continue reading →

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Ἂριστον μὲν ὕδωρ³

Posted on February 22, 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.    22 February 2012 WATER IS BEST Quid lapide durius, quid aqua mollius? Verumtamen gutta cavat … Continue reading →

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