November 28, 2004

The Observer reports on the gathering threat of another Rwandan intervention in the DRC. Back in June, I reported that just as fighting broke out anew in eastern Congo, one of Viktor Bout’s aircraft had shown up in Kigali. (Linky) It’s no surprise to notice this key paragraph, then: “n the towns of Walikale and…

Tomorrow, the ID Cards bill gets its first reading in the Commons. We are holding a public meeting on Tuesday, 30/11/04, at 1900 in the location following: Tuesday 30 November 2004, The Brix, St Matthews Church, Brixton, London SW2 1JF If you go to that – even if you don’t – you might also want…

Excellent blog here, reporting in detail on just how the elections went on in the officially pro-Yanukovich regions of the Ukraine. It’s too long to quote, but well worth reading. Analysis moment: if you were going to be paranoid about it, Russia might have a lot to gain in the event of a secession by…

Cocaine now cheaper than a glass of wine. Regular Ranters will no doubt remember that I’ve long thought that Tony Blair’s success in getting drug prices down should form part of Labour’s election campaign. Time was that hard drugs cost the earth and polluting petrol was cheap. Now, petrol is like rocking-horse shit and you…

The Sindy reports on our old friend, Jonathan/Kenneth/Jack Idema, the man who was arrested in Afghanistan for running his own jail. Idema, as previously blogged, claims to have been working for the US government. When apprehended, apart from the two men hanging by their ankles from the roof, he was surrounded by a weird entourage…