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Argentina’s Bondage

Argentina’s Bondage

It isn’t that often that you see a country defending itself in a US court. But in the last week of March Argentinian representatives were..

May 4, 2013 with 0 Comments
Russia’s Green Light?

Russia’s Green Light?

In light of the revelation that the two Boston Marathon bombing terrorists were of Chechen ancestry, does this give President Putin a..

May 4, 2013 with 0 Comments
North Korea: What If We Had It Wrong The Whole Time?

North Korea: What If We Had It Wrong The Whole Time?

Give the bellicose rhetoric coming out of North Korea you would think they have a hidden super weapon and Kim Jong Un was doing his best..

April 9, 2013 with 1 Comment
Power Of The Pope

Power Of The Pope

Following the election of Cardinal Bergoglio to the papacy as Pope Francis the First it had me wondering, what sort of power for change..

March 14, 2013 with 0 Comments
Britain’s Defence Industry: Decisive Dealers in Death

Britain’s Defence Industry: Decisive Dealers in Death

As Osborne plans to impose £11 billion of welfare cuts or tax rises, the arms industry in Britain in contrast is an ever increasing chief..

February 25, 2013 with 7 Comments
CTX 2013

CTX 2013

Counter-terrorism it has become big business. In recent times the growth of an entire terrorism-industrial complex has developed around the..

February 14, 2013 with 0 Comments
Legacy of Lines on a Map

Legacy of Lines on a Map

In Robert Kaplan’s recent book Revenge of Geography,  Kaplan argues that geography, particularly land masses and oceans, have played a..

February 13, 2013 with 0 Comments
I’m Eating A F*cking Salad!

I’m Eating A F*cking Salad!

Healthy food is too expensive. And unless you’re clearly overweight, it’s almost frowned upon and sometimes a little embarrassing. The..

February 4, 2013 with 2 Comments
Europe Needs Modern Journeymen

Europe Needs Modern Journeymen

Recently Berlin was celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Elysee treaty of friendship between Germany and France. The celebration gave..

February 2, 2013 with 0 Comments
Towards A Bomb-Proof Underground?

Towards A Bomb-Proof Underground?

The Madrid bombings of 2004 and the 7/7 London Underground attacks of 2005 killed 191 and 52 civilians respectively. The horrific scenes of..

January 24, 2013 with 0 Comments
Bye Bye Merkel?

Bye Bye Merkel?

It is an election year in Germany and its Chancellor Angela Merkel just turned into a “lame duck”. Her governing coalition has lost the..

January 22, 2013 with 0 Comments
Games with Guns

Games with Guns

Written in direct response to Jamiesha Majevadia’s blog “POW! Act Tough On Play Fighting And Vaccinate Against Mass..

January 22, 2013 with 0 Comments
Bad Food is BAD

Bad Food is BAD

“DID YOU KNOW BAD FOOD IS RELATED TO LOTS AND LOTS OF BAD HEALTH ISSUES?” It seems as though BBC News has adopted the Daily..

January 18, 2013 with 9 Comments
The Boko Haram Bandwagon

The Boko Haram Bandwagon

Founded in 2001 by flat-worlder Mohammad Yusuf, the Salafist group Boko Haram (“Western education is sinful”) morphed into a..

January 18, 2013 with 0 Comments
Germany Won’t Fight

Germany Won’t Fight

France has intervened in Mali to stop an assault of rebel forces from the north of the country. While Britain has supplied two transport..

January 16, 2013 with 0 Comments
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