30 July 2015 Week in Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS EGYPT: Nineteen people were drowned when a cargo boat collided with a Nile river boat. A second Suez canal, 72km (45 miles) long, has been built in twelve months. The depth of the original canal has been increased to 20m (66ft) to allow bigger ships. With two canals,… Continue reading Issue 13: 2015 07 30 International News
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Issue 13: 2015 07 30 This Could Never Happen
30 July 2015 This could never happen by Neil Tidmarsh Imagine a powerful armed force has invaded Ireland (let’s call them ICIC – a European movement akin to the KKK). They’ve swept Eire’s military aside and are heading north, towards the UK. All that’s holding them back are irregular bands of a hastily re-formed IRA,… Continue reading Issue 13: 2015 07 30 This Could Never Happen
Issue 6:2015 06 11:Turkey’s Election – no thank you, Mr President.
11 June 2015 Turkey’s Election – no thank you, Mr President. by Neil Tidmarsh Last Sunday, Turkey – ever at the world’s geographical and cultural crossroads – found itself at a political crossroad. Faced with a choice between the parliamentary route and the presidential route, it chose to continue on the former – possibly… Continue reading Issue 6:2015 06 11:Turkey’s Election – no thank you, Mr President.
