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Monthly Archives: January 2011
I’m living the life of Luxor
more… published on 21st January 2011 The Corkman, Irish press
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WikiLeaks and Tunisia
Tunisians already knew about their corrupt repressive country, brave bloggers had also written extensively about it. The Tunisian WikiLeaks cables were reporting on the existing situation and personalities. It’s true that they did contribute an ‘atmospheric role’, in Issandr El … Continue reading
Wikileaks – Don’t shoot the messenger
The US ambassador to Libya should not be personally affected for doing his job. Libya is not demanding the recall of the US Ambassador. America is making the recall on its own initiative. Perhaps they are right. In which case … Continue reading
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Does Egypt have the most dangerous roads in the world?
Egypt’s road accident rate is undeniably awful. Its dismal statistics since last October has included a Boxing day coach crash on the Abu Simbel road into a parked truck carrying sand killed and injured American tourists. On 20th November, eight … Continue reading
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