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The Perfidy of Western “Intelligence” Agencies: The A.Q. Khan Case

24th April 2018 Katabasis 3065 Comments

Preface This article was first published in print nearly ten years ago now, (and under a different name) towards the end of 2008. At the time, Iraq and Afghanistan had clearly become quagmires and there [more…]

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This Septic Eye, Ch 7

24th April 2018 Viciousbutfair 1553 Comments

I love to eavesdrop, I’ve mentioned this in previous posts and it’s not a creepy thing, it’s just that when people are ‘off duty’, when they are talking to friends without the filter of society’s [more…]

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Shunting into colour

23rd April 2018 Sweaty Dave 3177 Comments

A shorter update this time, primarily due to other activites taking precedence – not weather related over the past weeks, but the Easter holidays threw routines out of the window. The eldest came home and [more…]

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Postcard From Penarth to Sully

23rd April 2018 Jonathon Davies 1820 Comments

Penarth is literally just around the corner from Cardiff. Home to a famous pier and much else besides. The town itself has a pleasant promenade to walk along, and numerous eateries along the sea front. [more…]

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Tilda and the Witches 3.2

22nd April 2018 Tachybaptus 1041 Comments

ACT 3 SCENE 2 A wooded Hill above Tritium, overlooking the Valley of the River Drongo.   Enter TILDA, VULPECULA and JESSICA.  

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The Unseen Path – Part Thirty Four

21st April 2018 1642again 1641 Comments

She picks up straightaway; she guesses who it is, although it’s very rare for him to call her at work.  Thanks for calling back; he was going to call her anyway. How is she, has [more…]

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The Unseen Path – Part Thirty Three

18th April 2018 1642again 2220 Comments

Ten o’clock, now we’re getting somewhere.  Names at first, some numbers to match, some names obviously noms-de-guerre, whatever those classifications meant if anything, allusions to imports, depots, a few account details.  Hazard an educated guess: [more…]

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This Septic Eye, Ch 6

17th April 2018 Viciousbutfair 2605 Comments

With sincere apologies, I don’t feel very flippant this week, the continuation of carnage in our capital city, combined with the narcissism of the spiritless, spineless, succubus that claims to serve us has cast a [more…]

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Tilda and the Witches 3.1

15th April 2018 Tachybaptus 1431 Comments

ACT 3 SCENE 1 The Town of Tritium, in the North of Uraemia, on Market Day.   TRADERS are at their Stalls.  

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