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The knives are out for Mark Littlewood

Posted by Alex Singleton on 15/11/2009

The backbiting has already started. When Mark Littlewood was named as the new boss of the Institute of Economic Affairs, I was among those who sighed with relief. The IEA had totally lost direction and politicians had stopped listening to it. As a fan of the organisation, I was relieved that such a ...

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Georgia: Reaction to lack of media attention on Azerbaijan bloggers' trial

Posted by Dodka on 15/11/2009

Following last week's sentence on two video bloggers in Azerbaijan, some blogs in neighboring Georgia have posted critical entries condemning the arrest, trial and imprisonment of Adnan Hajizade and Emin Milli. This also extends to the lack of coverage in the local media.

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Egyptians! Algerians! Wake UP!

Posted by Marwa Rakha on 14/11/2009

From ferocious marketing campaigns to Facebook wars, hacking, and owl burning, the November 14th match between Egypt and Algeria has turned into an ugly war. Marwa Rakha reports from the battlefront.

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Egypt: Nidal Hassan - Psychiatrist or Psychotic?

Posted by Marwa Rakha on 14/11/2009

Major Nidal Hassan is a US military psychiatrist of Arab origins who went on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood in Texas, killing 13 soldiers. He is now facing the charges of premeditated murder. "Psychiatrist or Psychotic?" ask Egyptian bloggers.

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Japan: Hitler's “Mein Kampf”, the manga version

Posted by Scilla Alecci on 13/11/2009

After more than 80 years since its first publication, Hitler's Mein Kampf has become a Manga comic.The 190 page volume, which sold some 45,000 copies in the first printing, tells in a very simple way the story of Adolf Hitler, from his childhood to his rise as the leader of the National Sociali ...

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