December 21, 2004
by Nosemonkey
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Everyone I’ve spoken to recently has been doing the same old “if you’ve done nothing wrong…” arguments, usually followed by the “so what’s the big deal?” line. Normally, after a five minute rant, I manage to convince them that this … Continue reading
December 17, 2004
by Nosemonkey
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Hey, it was predictable, right? The Lords is only the highest court in the land – why the hell should the government listen to them when they vote 8 to 1 that the detention without charge of terror suspects is … Continue reading
November 28, 2004
by Nosemonkey
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For a chronology of events and a by-the-minute look at the boom in global coverage over the last week: one, two, three , four, five, some analysis, and six – between them these provide a chronology of events and coverage … Continue reading
November 25, 2004
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For a chronology of events and a by-the-minute look at the boom in global coverage over the last week: one, two, three , four, five, and some analysis – between them these provide a chronology of events and coverage from … Continue reading
November 25, 2004
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For a chronology of events and a by-the-minute look at the boom in global coverage over the last week: one, two, three , four, five – between them these provide a chronology of events and coverage from 7pm on Monday … Continue reading
November 24, 2004
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This follows on from this, this, this and this, which between them provide a chronology of events and coverage from 7pm on Monday 22nd November until 11pm on Wednesday 24th (London time). I’ll continue to keep a close eye on … Continue reading
November 24, 2004
by Nosemonkey
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After the events of the last 48 hours covered here, here and here, time to step back and think a bit. 8:30pm: An anonymous comment to this blog provides a summarised translation of an article in Russian which gives a … Continue reading
November 24, 2004
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Following this and this… 3pm: Ukranian special police will defend the people if Russian troops attack, while Russia refuses to confirm or deny its troops’ presence. 3:20pm: Another new site in support of Ukranian democracy (sorry – link corrected – … Continue reading
November 24, 2004
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This follows on from this post, which I have been updating for the last two days, and has a rough chronology of the crisis, plus lots of links. Blogger is still playing up, but I will try and continue to … Continue reading
November 22, 2004
by Nosemonkey
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Tuesday note – I’ll try and keep this post updated throughout the day Note 2: It has been brought to my attention by Europhobia’s Matt that “the use of the definitive article is wrong and quite insulting in Ukraine. ‘The’ … Continue reading
November 22, 2004
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The New Republic analyses potential Democrat candidates for the 2008 elections (registration required, or try BugMeNot). Dismissing the ones who’ve had a lot of speculation already � the likes of John Edwards, Howard Dean, Hilary Clinton and Barack Obama � … Continue reading
November 19, 2004
by Nosemonkey
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Well, yep. That sounds fair enough… Thanks to Alun (a lovely chappie like wot gave me an email heads-up on this one) for pointing out BBC Radio 4′s Analysis: Eyes Wide Shut, which was broadcast last night. (I think you … Continue reading
November 13, 2004
by Nosemonkey
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The initial estimated bill for Greece to host the Olympics was 4.2 billion euros (�3.2 billion; $6 billion). It turns out that the final tally is nearer 9 billion (�6.3 billion; $11.6 billion) – and that doesn’t even include the … Continue reading
November 1, 2004
by Nosemonkey
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No matter which way you look at it, the result of tomorrow’s election will have knock-on effects around the world. It’s easy to paint Bush as a wannabe unilateralist, avoiding the traditional channels of the UN, NATO etc. in his … Continue reading