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Reply 60

Aj12

Original post by adam_zed

by my standards, 17 is safe ground!

Oh yeah but if your 74......

Reply 61

Aj12

Original post by Stalin

"Meet the new boss, same as the old boss."

He's promised that there'll be a re-election in six months time? And you trust him? People have died fighting Ben Ali's mob in order to free the country and this is what they've been given? A pinky promise?

I sincerely hope they don't accept this utter nonsense of an offer and continue to stage their protests. The country is theirs for the taking and it would be a great shame if they stopped so close to the goal line.

Trying to work out if the army supports the people or not.

Reply 62

Aj12

Shots fired between the army and the presidents guard in Tunisia. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12202283

Reply 63

Lord Hysteria

An interesting article in the NYT ~ Hussein Wanted Soviets to Head Off U.S. in 1991

The ending made me gulp ...

Reply 64

Aj12

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12247254

More talks on Iran's nuclear program

Reply 65

adam_zed

Anyone following the unrest in Albania?

Reply 66

User414413

Pope Benedict XVI has said public officials must offer a strong moral example, his first apparent comment on the sex scandal engulfing Italy's PM.

The irony!

Reply 67

Lord Hysteria

Original post by Annoying-Mouse

The irony!

My thoughts exactly.

Incidentally, isn't the Vatican getting very vocal thesedays. I heard them grace us with their views on a different thing recently ...

Reply 68

User414413

Original post by Lord Hysteria

My thoughts exactly.

Incidentally, isn't the Vatican getting very vocal thesedays. I heard them grace us with their views on a different thing recently ...

I guess they have no choice seeing as they've been getting a lot of bad press, as soon as everything dies out, I doubt we will hear much of them.

Reply 69

Folderol

This was a really cool article in the FP from a couple of days a go: http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/01/18/voice_of_terror

Reply 70

User414413

What do you guys think of this? Bejings 'elite' students discussing democracy.

Reply 71

CombineHarvester

Is Tunisia and Egypt a sign of the beginning of something massive? http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2011/01/americas-arab-puppet-regimes-are.html

Reply 72

Lord Hysteria

Original post by CombineHarvester

Is Tunisia and Egypt a sign of the beginning of something massive? http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2011/01/americas-arab-puppet-regimes-are.html

This made me lol:

"Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif was quoted as saying the government was committed to "freedom of expression by legitimate means""

Reply 73

CombineHarvester

Original post by Lord Hysteria

This made me lol:

"Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif was quoted as saying the government was committed to "freedom of expression by legitimate means""

I think he means please don't smash the place up :tongue:

Reply 74

jakemittle

Original post by Annoying-Mouse

The irony!

hehe

Original post by Lord Hysteria

My thoughts exactly.

Incidentally, isn't the Vatican getting very vocal thesedays. I heard them grace us with their views on a different thing recently ...

I think they have always said something along these lines, but it never had the coverage it does now simply because Berlu didnt have the coverage he does now

Reply 75

Aj12

Haha China fakes missile with footage from a film. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12321492

Reply 76

jakemittle

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12336960 Jordan is looking increasingly likely..

Reply 77

Aj12

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12442833 The women are after the Italian PM

Reply 78

jakemittle

Original post by Aj12

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12442833 The women are after the Italian PM

pfff, if he came onto them and offered them 10,000 euros they would put out so dam fast..
but im sure I agree with their premise...assuming they were of age and it was consensual sex, how does that degrade women?