Posts by giovanni tiso
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Hard News: We are all twatcocks now…, in reply to Juha Saarinen,
Shouldn't that be "vuvuzuela" up there?
No, although about half the English speaking population in the world somehow felt that it needed to rhyme with Venezuela on account of their complete inability to comprehend that foreign languages are not all alike in their non-Englishness. I've found that a lot more irritating than the sound of the damn thing.
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I think the point is rather that it was never announced. And it ought to have been, given that sovereignty rests with the citizens.
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Hard News: Wikileaks: The Cable Guys, in reply to Neil Morrison,
I think the US is engaged in trying to deal with hugely complex issues mostly in a constructive way that advances human rights and democracy.
References?
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Hard News: Wikileaks: The Cable Guys, in reply to Tim Hannah,
but not sure if Giovanni is coming back to this discussion and felt slightly odd about linking to him
For the record I'm always grateful for mentions, links, recommendations, references in haiku or riddle form, song dedications and/or spontaneous offers of cheese.
Also: thank you.
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Toy Story 3, hands down.
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Hard News: Wikileaks: The Cable Guys, in reply to Russell Brown,
do me a really big favour and just write something interesting about the content of the cables?
I tried about five times, and I wasn't the only one, but yeah, whatever. It's not as if PAS is the last remaining website in the world.
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Indeed.
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And one should never mix flaming and straw men. It's basic safety, people.
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If I may briefly interject in the Socratic discussion, couple more choice quotes (with links for further reading) on the issue of secrecy in diplomacy from my, well, er, usual source.
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Hard News: Wikileaks: The Cable Guys, in reply to Che Tibby,
weirdly, after i typed that, someone called and asked if i enjoyed gardening...
Like that's classified information.