Monthly Archives: October 2010

Politesse des Grandes beaufs

Posted on October 27, 2010 by hnbjr

For all their carping on about the lofty ideals of 18th-century Americans, the Tea Partiers — at least Rand Paul’s — sure don’t abide by one: chivalry.  Really, now, stomping on a female’s upper body and then having the gall to … Continue reading →

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Old Gold

Posted on October 27, 2010 by hnbjr

Doing some research on Milosevic cheerleaders and Srebrenica deniers Living Marxism, I happened upon this debate in the 8 July 1993 issue of the London Review of Books. If you’ve been following the discussion on my post on Mladic you might’ve … Continue reading →

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A picture of future as imagined by Rand Paul

Posted on October 26, 2010 by hnbjr

“Always there will be the intoxication of power, constantly increasing and constantly growing subtler. Always, at every moment, there will be the thrill of victory, the sensation of trampling on an enemy who is helpless. If you want a picture … Continue reading →

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Superheroes

Posted on October 26, 2010 by hnbjr

To conclude all this southeastern Europe-focused posting on a positive note, I strongly urge all fans of energetic guitar-based music to check out Belgrade’s excellent Stuttgart Online and to buy their infectious album Radost Svakom Domaćinstvu. They definitely capture the … Continue reading →

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Serbia, the EU and Muslims in the Balkans

Posted on October 25, 2010 by hnbjr

The Dutch held out but Europe, as usual, wants to have its way so after a threat to ram Serbia’s EU ‘assessment’ through by majority vote, the Dutch folded.  However, there is a provision that every step of Serbia’s accession … Continue reading →

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More on Bosnia

Posted on October 24, 2010 by hnbjr

It’s turning out to be a Bosnia-focused weekend here. Marko Hoare has an excellent and sober assessment of Angelina Jolie’s Bosnia “imbroglio” up here. For those who don’t know, the British left often has an odd — to say the … Continue reading →

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Soft on Mladic?

Posted on October 23, 2010 by hnbjr

Thursday I was excited to see the photo of none other than Ratko Mladic on the cover of the IHT at the newsstand; “he’s been caught,” I thought, “just like Karadzic a few years ago.”  Of course, he hasn’t, and the … Continue reading →

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If it had been in Italy…

Posted on October 21, 2010 by hnbjr

A student passed me this joke on the Chilean mine disaster, which also plays on a lot of other recent Italian news (Sarah Scazzi, Giancarlo Tulliani‘s house, the Naples trash crisis, the electoral crisis).  Mainly it’s funny, if you get … Continue reading →

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Rand Paul in the Corriere

Posted on October 21, 2010 by hnbjr

This time I’m not writing to encourage you to vote for an artist. This is for real.  Or as real as it gets with opposing the Civil Rights–rejecting, Amero-believing regressive lunacy that will become our state’s cross to bear.  Yes.  A … Continue reading →

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Quick Roundup

Posted on October 19, 2010 by hnbjr

ENEL is getting pretty interesting.  Check out their Green Power.  Back when in 2008 I was impressed by their solar generation, tracked by the minute, at their headquarters near Largo Cairoli in Milan. As was predicted in the Italian press … Continue reading →

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