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The Square Isn’t There

Posted on February 18, 2021 by odeboyz
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The Gaza Strip and Israel, 2014

Posted on February 18, 2021 by odeboyz

UK Prime Minister David Cameron has condemned the blockade of the Gaza Strip, describing the territory as a “prison camp”.1 Israel controls Gaza’s territorial waters and maintains exclusive control in the air space…[It] controls the entire ….border including the Erez … Continue reading →

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Stadium Religion: USA

Posted on February 15, 2021 by odeboyz
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Book Review: E F Benson ~ Make Way For Lucia (including Queen Lucia (1920) and Miss Mapp (1922))

Posted on February 15, 2021 by odeboyz

Amazon are wonderful at making money and keeping everybody happy. Publishing out-of-copyright 1920s novels and selling them for £0.49 is quintessential ‘pile it high, sell it cheap’.1 Kindle accessibility, ultra-cheap prices, no storage – swoon! But what of the product? … Continue reading →

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How a Jewish mother takes a compliment

Posted on February 11, 2021 by odeboyz

Mother: “Irving, tell me how is the chopped liver?” Son: “Mmmmm! It’s delicious.” Mother: “I don’t know. First the chicken livers the butcher gave me were dry. Then the timer on the oven didn’t work. Then at the last minute … Continue reading →

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Israel’s Disastrous ‘Six Day War’ 1967

Posted on February 11, 2021 by odeboyz

Background Pre-1948 Jewish immigration into Palestine provoked inter-communal violence. Britain, the colonial power, resisted calls for mass immigration. They ignored the Holocaust. Britain was focused entirely on maintaining peace in the territory. Jewish terrorists created an impossible situation and Britain … Continue reading →

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A Canadian Winter Barbecue

Posted on February 8, 2021 by odeboyz

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Book Review: Graham Greene ~ The Quiet American (1955)

Posted on February 8, 2021 by odeboyz

Famously this novel was about the death throes of France in Vietnam. It predicted the US incursion and their policy mistakes, which underpinned their grotesque escalation implied by fighting an unwinnable war. The French were defeated by asymmetric warfare and … Continue reading →

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President Sarkozy gets an emergency call

Posted on February 4, 2021 by odeboyz

” President Sarkozy this is Paddy from Ireland. I’m ringing to inform you that we’re declaring war on France.” “Well, Paddy, this is important. How big is your army?” “Right now, there’s meself, me cousin Sean, me next door neighbour … Continue reading →

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The Desecration of Oliver Cromwell’s Corpse, 1661

Posted on February 4, 2021 by odeboyz

This day (Oh, the stupendous and inscrutable judgments of God!) were the carcasses of those arch-rebels, Cromwell, Bradshawe (the judge who condemned his Majesty), and Ireton (son-in-law to the Usurper), dragged out of their superb tombs in Westminster among the … Continue reading →

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