November 2007


The worse refugee camps that aid workers have ever seen

The Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh, temporary home to some 36,000 Muslims who have fled human-rights abuses and religious persecution in Burma. (via normblog)


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The Committee for the Idea that Terror May Be Unhelpful

The war on terror is over. Norm has a leaked ‘Spooks’ exclusive on the very latest from MI5.


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Well, we’re talking aren’t we?

I blog, therefore I am

When Jack, my eldest boy, was 5 years old he watched “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone”. A few days later he asked me “What’s a philosopher?” I said that philosophers were people who thought about the important questions in life and, not being able immediately to think of a better example, added that for instance they considered questions like ‘do we really exist?’

“Do we exist?” I asked him.

“Well, we’re talking aren’t we?” he replied.


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Waiting for our ‘Special One’

Having parted company with manager Steve Cotterill, Burnley Football Club and supporters are Still Searching for our Special One.

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A Syrian journal

Dave (davem) writes a series of posts at Harry’s Place about his life in Syria from July 2006 to August 2007.

These pieces provide some stunning insights into the politics and mindsets of that country and are well worth reading.


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Make yours bigger

If you’ve ever been spammed…


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