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Some more ways to turn your words into daggers :evil: Journal of Diplomatic Language

Here's an interesting multimedia slideshow about the Solidarity strikes which led to establishment of independant trade unions in Poland etc.

The Ig Nobel Prize for odd and humorous science.

An interesting special re. Iraq, WMD, CIA, DIO, censorship etc.

In light of the rising importance and salience of non-governmental organisations (NGO's) in the decision making processes around the world and their cleaning up of the questionable 'democracies' that abound, what is the real value given these days to individual rights? One view of human rights...

I read this interesting article about travelling to North Korea. I'd never thought of it as a tourist destination but I dare say it could be quite exciting...:danger: Has anyone been there? Looking at the photos of Pyongyang it looks like something out of 1960's sci-fi film :-) Here's some...

I've been wondering how the western world should react to Islamic Fundamentalism, in light of the idea that if you are not part of the solution then you are part of the problem. In recent years there has been an increase in the number of "madrasah" opening up in muslim countries. These are...

Read this and weep: A MAN who confessed to killing two women walked free from court yesterday when a judge ruled the evidence too damning. Father-of-two Lyle Simpson admitted being a killer, DNA evidence proved he was at the scene of one murder and he tried to commit suicide a day later. Yet...

Years ago I remember having a lecture at universty about Chomsky's linguistic ideas, but for the life of me I can't remember what was said. In light of contemporary and current ideas, where does Chomsky stand and how important are his ideas?

When I first got to Japan I couldn't speak or read any Japanese, and despite the difficulties I had in communicating and getting information as result of this, I found myself in a world where I was stunned by the beauty of silence-gone was the constant bombardment by advertisers trying to sell...