Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Salih Brandt & Roisin Duffy
Salih Brandt, a former European spokesman for the Chechen government, made some curious remarks on This Week today. Roisin Duffy was even a little shocked. You can listen to him being interviewed here. But I have gone to the trouble of transcribing the most curious bit: Salih Brandt: In the background of this you have…
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High death toll in Russia siege
I have been following events in North Ossetia, as my readers know, I follow events in this region with a keen interest. South Ossetia was recently the scene of some skirmishes with Georgian troops, a situation that is likely to flare up again in the near future. It now seems that these Chechens in North…
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Old Chimney
Old Chimney:
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Ladder in tree
Ladder and rope in back garden
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Cobh Cathedral
The famous steeple:
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White flower
A test close up shot:
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New Camera
My new Nikon 4300 arrived today, and I have been testing it out. I am really very happy with it, simple to use and good quality pictures. I will post some pics I took.
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French hostages plead for lives
Two French journalists held hostage in Iraq have urged their government to lift a ban on Muslim headscarves in schools to save their lives. In a new video shown on Arabic TV station al-Jazeera, the men also called on French people to protest against the law, due to come into force this week. If this…
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Danny Lewin
Another curious Sep 11 story, I do not either fully believe or fully disbelieve these stories, but I find them interesting nonetheless. An FAA memo written on the evening of 9/11 suggests a man on Flight 11 was shot and killed by a gun before the plane crashed into the WTC. [See the leaked FAA…
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China's growth as a regional power
Dan Drezner links to an informative article in the New York Times. Drezner sings her praises, perhaps correctly, she notes: American military supremacy remains unquestioned, regional officials say. But the United States appears to be on the losing side of trade patterns. China is now South Korea’s biggest trade partner, and two years ago Japan’s…
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