Author: BooMan

Bordeaux in 1914

This is another dispatch from the book I am reading: Antwerp to Gallipoli – A Year of the War on Many Fronts–and Behind Them, by Arthur Ruhl. I think this guy was a blogger before his time.   Bordeaux, Monday....

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Blair Hit By New Leak

Below I have posted the super top secret leaked memo that is referenced in Londonbear’s excellent diary: The top secret minutes of a July 2002 meeting have been leaked and published by the Sunday Times. Present were Blair,...

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Terrorism in the Grip of Justice

Reporter, Peter Maass, has a very interesting article in today’s New York Times Magazine: In a country of tough guys, Adnan Thabit may be the toughest of all. He was both a general and a death-row prisoner under Saddam...

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Open Thread

Hi folks. I’ve been out and about this morning. It is a really beautiful day here in Philadelphia. Now, I have to read all my email and see what happened on the Sunday Morning Pantomime Shows. Did Andy Card’s head...

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Cheech and Chong Meet Kafka

Tommy Chong is in a tight spot, man. To hear him discuss it, you’d almost think he’s describing the plot of one of the skits he used to do with his partner, Cheech Marin. But for a comedian who manages to find humor even in the...

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