Tag Archives: Arab spring

The fog of war

Posted on Saturday 16 June 2012 by Rob Godfrey

Last Tuesday the UN issued a report stating that children in Syria were being tortured in detention and slaughtered in massacres, and this was being done almost entirely by members of the Syrian army (you can find the report here … Continue reading →

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Mubarak and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee

Posted on Sunday 3 June 2012 by Rob Godfrey

It was interesting to see Hosni Mubarak being given a life sentence yesterday (see here). Last year I made a lot of posts about the uprisings in North Africa and the Middle East. This year I haven’t made many posts … Continue reading →

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I’m mortified: Reem Haddad has been sacked!

Posted on Thursday 23 June 2011 by Rob Godfrey

Syria sacks international spokesman for the Assad regime For my previous posts about Reem Haddad, which all include news video of her defending the Syrian regime, see here. The Arab Spring is just not going to be the same without … Continue reading →

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The stupid bastards never learn

Posted on Wednesday 2 March 2011 by Rob Godfrey

Over the last few days there’s been much talk in the West of intervening in Libya. The very fact that American warships are now heading for Libyan shores will not only give credence to Gaddafi’s claims that the West is … Continue reading →

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Islamophobia

Posted on Sunday 20 February 2011 by Rob Godfrey

I was at a dinner party last night and the subject of the North Africa and Middle East uprisings came up. Just about everyone sitting around that table thought that the uprisings would lead to Islamic extremists seizing power. Iran … Continue reading →

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The insane old gits who run ‘Totalitarian-land’

Posted on Saturday 19 February 2011 by Rob Godfrey

As the Tunisian and Egyptian revolutions spill over into the rest of the region, and it gets widely reported via new digital media, many folks in the west will be getting their first taste of Totalitarian-land: the photos and videos … Continue reading →

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