RSS- The battle for Ocheretyne
- Supreme Court oral arguments to be heard on April 25 about presidential immunity for official acts
- Nasa’s Voyager-1 sends usable data from deep space
- The Wondrous Oak
- Three Seas Summit: Vilnius 2024
- Tit for tat until it all goes boom
- Deadly H5N1 avian influenza strain detected on mainland Antarctica
- “BYD is launching its next-gen Blade EV battery soon with more range and even lower cost”
- Iran launches air attacks on Israel
- ISW on the developing Ukrainian defense industrial base and Russias strikes on the Ukrainian energy infrastructure
Monthly Archives: January 2006
“Brokeback Mountain” a Review
"what inspired Annie maybe since this is after all a woman’s vision not a man’s" Farrell "the scary menace of the guy culture" Farrell I haven’t seen this movie yet, but now I am sure I will make the effort. … Continue reading
Posted in Farrell, Film, Movie Reviews
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A Truce? – Unlikely
""As for similar operations taking place in America, it’s only a matter of time. They are in the planning stages and you will see them in the heart of your land as soon as the planning is complete." But it … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs
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Iran’s Countermove
In my previous post "and the Winner is – Saudi Arabia" I argued that Saudi Arabia has recently made a successful effort to "acquire" Syria as a state operating within the sphere of influence of "the Kingdom." Syria has been … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs
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Iranian Conference on the Holocaust
"Last month, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in a speech, "They have invented a myth that Jews were massacred, and place this above God, religions and the prophets." He added, "The West has given more significance to the myth of … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
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Cinema (Ptui!) by AF
Ten Memorable Moments from the Movies 10. Grace Kelly, décolletée down to here and recumbent on a sofa the size of your porch, invites Cary Grant in the dim light of that Monte Carlo penthouse, to “look at these.” “Did … Continue reading
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Favorite Flics
I have been thinking of mentioning some of my favorite movies. Here are a few in no particular order: "The Third Man" "The Searchers" "The Blues Brothers" "Chinatown" "The Ninth Gate" "Farewell to the King" "The Duelists" "Full Metal Jacket" … Continue reading
Posted in Film
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On A Nuclear Iran
""We won’t be intimidated … You don’t even want us to do some research," said Ahmadinejad. "That’s not fair. Even if you bring in the international community, we’re still not going to listen to you the way you want. You … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs
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“An Incendiary Threat in Iraq”
January 12, 2006 Editorial "Iraq’s most powerful Shiite politician has just dealt a huge blow to American-backed efforts to avoid civil war through the creation of a new, nationally inclusive constitutional order. That leader, Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, leader of the … Continue reading
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“Shi’ite challenge to US policy”
By Gareth Porter in "Asia Times" WASHINGTON – In escalating their conflict with the United States over its efforts to weaken the Iraqi insurgency by co-opting Sunni political figures, Shi’ite party leaders may have delivered a fatal blow to the … Continue reading
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