Month: September 2011

BP Blair Delighted to Meet The Leader in 2008

. Documents Reveal: Tony Blair and Col Gaddafi’s secret meetings (Sunday Telegraph) – The letter, written on June 2, 2008, was sent to Omar Jelban, Libya’s ambassador to Britain. It was written by Gavin Mackay,...

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Death in High Places

This is a crime fiction by Jo Bannister. In her photo, she looks like a sweet grade school teacher. Her writing removes that idea from your head in a hurry. It is not a long book, but so very well done. There is a character who...

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A new Treaty for the Eurozone?

Angela Merkel has several times remarked that a new Treaty is required to prevent a recurrence of financial crises like the current one. Many economic commentators point to Eurobonds as an essential part of any solution. The...

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Sharing a Brain

I have a friend in from out of town and it’s my birthday, so I can’t really write what I would ordinarily write tonight. But, that’s okay. Apparently, Steve Benen and I are sharing a brain, and he has a lot...

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