Monthly Archives: July 2012
Dispatch from Damascus – guest article by Manuel Ochsenreiter
Dispatch from Damascus Guest article by MANUEL OCHSENREITER According to the mainstream Western media, a ‘civil war’ is raging in Syria. Campaigning groups like the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (1) make extravagant claims about huge numbers of casualties … Continue reading
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Tagged al-Jazeera, al-Midan, Damascus, Free Syrian Army, Maalula, Manuel Ochsenreiter, Syria, Zuerst
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Sea Changes
Sea Changes I am very pleased to announce that my immigration novel Sea Changes is now available as a paperback and e-book. A hardback edition will ensue. See http://www.amazon.com/Sea-Changes-Derek-Turner/dp/1593680023/ref=sr_1_35?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1343341874&sr=1-35&keywords=sea+changes Reviews to follow (gulp!). Derek Turner, 26th July 2012
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Tagged alienation, Derek Turner, identity, immigration, Sea Changes
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Euro 2012 – the BBC scores an own goal
Euro 2012 – the BBC scores an own goal Guest article by GREGORY SLYSZ The Euro football championships held in Ukraine and Poland ended with a most fitting finale, as Spain, the existing champions, as well as world champions, successfully … Continue reading