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
Comments Off on Ukraine crisis continued – one week on
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
by Nosemonkey
Comments Off on Ukraine crisis continued – room for hope
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
by Nosemonkey
Comments Off on Ukraine crisis continued – detente?
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
by Nosemonkey
Comments Off on Ukraine crisis continued – any solution?
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
by Nosemonkey
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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
by Nosemonkey
Comments Off on Ukraine crisis continued – Revolution or Invasion?
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
by Nosemonkey
Comments Off on Where next for democracy?
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
Comments Off on US elections – EU implications
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