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• Military Leader: Thai Coup Was Necessary

  Tue Sep 19, 2006
  • good to see that there's at least a promise to return power to a democratic government. seems like it was pretty peaceful too.

• Bush Failed: What's Really Propping Up The Economy

  Mon Sep 18, 2006
  • But both sides can agree that more spending on information technology could reduce the need for so many health-care workers

• British Court Denies Cancer Drug Plea

  Thu Feb 16, 2006
  • although it seems morally wrong to deny treatments based on cost, i'd suggest that the courts are generally quite reluctant to make decisions that could severely affect the financial situation of the NHS. it's a publicly funded body and as such trade offs have to be made.

• Iraq al-Qaida Says Pope, West Are Doomed

  Mon Sep 18, 2006
  • Ordinarily I'd have dismissed this as overblown, but after seeing the reaction to the Danish cartoons only recently I'm not so sure. I do think that the outraged reaction from the "Muslim community" is counter productive and shows the "community" in a bad light.

• British Police Thwart Aircraft Bomb Plot

  Thu Aug 10, 2006
  • Some of the restrictions verge on silly. I recently flew via LAX, and had a small pair of nail clippers in my hand luggage (I'd forgotten that they were in the bag with my toiletries) confiscated.

• Indian State Bans Coke, Pepsi Products

  Wed Aug 9, 2006
  • Not necessarily, those factories probably provide(d) 100s if not 1000s of jobs for locals. Not to mention the knock on effect, e.g. other businesses supplying goods/services to the factories and their employees.

• Indian State Bans Coke, Pepsi Products

  Wed Aug 9, 2006
  • "cocktail of three to five different pesticides," all apparently present in groundwater used to make the drinks

• British Muslims flock to see 'miracle' fish

  Thu Mar 30, 2006
  • these religous simulacra are nothing new. people have claimed to see images of Jesus in things like potato chips [Ananova] (crisps here in the UK) or even burnt toast [Ebay].