Thursday, September 07, 2006

NATO forces in Afghanistan

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NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said today that the British forces are being asked to do too much in what is a NATO operation i...
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Odd Finnish thingies: soldiers fundraising

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Can any Finnish readers tell me why presumably conscripts, in their uniforms, are sent out on to the streets to collect money for the vetera...
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Wednesday, September 06, 2006

Three minutes of your life that you won't get back

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I saw this quiz on the Yorkshire Ranter and couldn't resist trying. You scored as Finland . Your army is the army of Finland. You pre...
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Tuesday, September 05, 2006

Good people

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The world can be a really depressing place if you listen to/read/watch too much news like I have a habit of doing, so its always nice to hea...
Thursday, August 31, 2006

No one is all bad...

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I'm no fan of Hugo Chavez . He tried in 1992 to stage a coup before getting elected President in 1998. That doesn't really establi...
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Monday, August 28, 2006

Birmingham - European cultural hub

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The Complaints Choir of Birmingham For those who haven't seen it, you must watch the brilliant " Complaints Choir of Birmingham ...
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Weekend Pics

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An Adder ( Vipera berus ) seen at Haukkakallio cliffs near Ruotsinphytää in SE Finland. I was quite excited about this; when one of my fri...
Saturday, August 26, 2006

Beirut dispatch

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Marion sent me the following report at the beginning of this week. I apologise to Marion and to any interested readers for taking this long ...
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