Category Archives: UN

Only in Ireland…….! Part 3: The Economy

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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US calls China’s bluff

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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US troops pissed off in Afghanistan

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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Obama shoots from the hip: no more wars

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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Quills and cutlasses

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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Plea to Israel not to over-react to credit card hacking incident

Posted on January 8, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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Friendly fire: nuclear allies at loggerheads

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Antigone1984.com

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Cannon fodder and military ethics

Posted on December 4, 2011 by Antigone1984.com

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Reader alert: Big Brother

Posted on December 4, 2011 by Antigone1984.com

Reader alert: Antigone1984.com has reason to believe that its output is being monitored on behalf of a foreign power. 

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Redistribute the world’s resources to achieve a just society

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Antigone1984.com

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