The year has, without a doubt, flown by but it's not done so quietly. Just over a year ago a street vendor in Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia set himself alight in protest at the confiscation of his wares. He was trying to provide for his family and the authorities were making it impossible. He died a short…
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The Arab Spring: A year of change and more to come
Posted December 29, 2011
Gaddafi is dead but Libya is very much alive
Posted October 20, 2011
When I first heard the news earlier today that Gaddafi had been captured in Sirte I read it and took it with a slight pinch of salt. I decided to let the story develop before getting too excited about it. It was only a few short weeks ago that the NTC told us they'd captured Moussa Ibrahim and he …
You can't be a dictator if you don't have a comical sidekick - apparently
Posted September 29, 2011
I was struck last week by the absurdity of Gaddafi and his henchmen sending out recorded messages saying that they were still in charge of Libya - while the real people in charge were sitting in the United Nations building in New York.
The Gaddafi's and others like Moussa Ibrahim are living in a see…
Historically September 1st is famous for...
Posted September 4, 2010
September the 1st is probably most well know for being the date in 1939 when the Nazi's invaded Poland, bombed Westerplatte and kicked off events that would begin World War II.
However, depending on which period in history you prefer it might also be noted that several other things happened in histo…
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