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    Gitmo is going, going, almost gone - by frog



    It was with great pleasure this morning that I awoke to the news that President Obama has formally ordered the closing of the Guantanamo Bay prison within a year. Within hours of his swearing in, his chief of staff had executed his order suspending all military trials at Gitmo for 120 days while he worked [...] read more
    January 23, 2009 9:34 am - 48 Comments
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    A farewell salute from Tom Tomorrow - by frog



    I could not resist this cartoon over at Salon.com …   read more
    January 22, 2009 3:34 pm - 19 Comments
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    President Obama - by frog



    At last the transition is complete. It was with more relief than pleasure that I watched Bush´s helicopter leave Washington with the Obama and Biden families waving him goodbye. I couldn´t help waving goodbye myself. I think this quote from Obama´s inaugural speech summarises my distaste for the Bush presidency: Our Founding Fathers, faced with [...] read more
    January 21, 2009 7:54 am - 39 Comments
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    Peak Oil Quotes of the Week - by frog



    I am a regular reader of ASPO USA’s (Association for the Study of Peak Oil) weekly Peak Oil Review. Part of it is a list of relevant quotes from the week past. Here are this week’s quotables: “Oil is no longer cheap; indeed, it has never been more expensive. Moreover, there is growing concern that [...] read more
    June 24, 2008 10:05 am - 6 Comments
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    Would John Key send troops to Iran? - by frog



    President Bush is at it again, beating the war drums. This time the boogey-man is Iran, and in his speech today he said Iran threatened the security of all nations and should be confronted “before it’s too late”. It’s an interesting dilemma. First, no-one would like to see more countries get a hold of nuclear weapons. [...] read more
    January 14, 2008 5:10 pm - 62 Comments