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The Chagos fiasco
The Chagos Islands were first discovered by the Portuguese hence the names of the various islands. The first people to make use of the islands were the French when they created coconut oil plantations in [more…]
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The Shame of Our Cities, Part Two
Looting, pillage, theft, billions in disbursements, all on the honour system We are all Somalis now In Minnesota, the bear hug of American liberal virtue, with its self-congratulatory sense of generosity and its lack of [more…]
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The Shame of Our Cities, Part One
Looting, pillage, theft, billions in disbursements, all on the honour system We are all Somalis now In the autumn glare reflecting off the harsh glass façade of the Minneapolis public library, temporary fencing encloses a [more…]
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Greenland – other theories
After a balanced and well written piece by AWS about the septics getting their hands on Greenland it is time to trawl the internet for more outlandish, if not downright crazy, theories about why. You [more…]
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Land Grab or Business as Usual?
A early as 2019, President Donald Trump made headlines by suggesting that the United States should consider buying Greenland from Denmark, a proposal that immediately sparked debate and international attention. While the idea seemed unusual [more…]
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Washington Greed & EU Russophobia
What a combination! Washington has pursued a rather peculiar policy on post war Europe, paternalism at first devious opportunism post Soviet collapse. The recent Trump mantra that Europe has to pay its way militarily is [more…]
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Ray Sizzum
Many of us will have realised that racism in the United States is much worse than it is here, not that idiots like Femi and the Tottenham Turnip would accept that. Much has been written [more…]
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Keith’s negotiating prowess
Keith’s expertise is certainly not in negotiating and especially not with the Donald. Despite shouting from the rooftops how wonderful our new trade deal with the US is (remember only possible because of Brexit) the [more…]
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