Posts Tagged ‘ Iraq ’

Morning Briefing, 11th January

January 11, 2007
By Stephen

Cisco Systems are sueing apple over the use of the word iPhone which Cisco claim they have trademeakeed it. (BBC) Debris has been found belonging to the missing Indonesian airlibne, which has been missing since January 1st (BBC) The Oil crisis between Belarus and Russia has been sorted! phew! (BBC) Cocaine has been found on 100% of Irish banknotes! wooo! we’re all drugusers!!!! (BBC) Vietnam has become the 150th member of the World Trade Organisation, showing its commitment to...

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Saddam RIP – Reaction

December 30, 2006
By Stephen

Sam over at Pull Out The Pin believes that the execution of Saddam was the right thing to do. Me I don’t think so. I blogged before on Capital Punishment and im still opposed to it. CNN reported that Saddam faced the execution with fear in his face, what is the point in that? Seriously like? Nothing gives us the right to end someone elses life so why does a fledgling ‘democratic’ state have that right. To me the...

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1st of January what a busy day!

December 30, 2006
By Stephen

I recently posted about what will happen to Slovenia, Bulgaria and Romania on the 1st of January 2007, but that’s not all that will happen. The EU institutions will be able to work in Irish from now on, that includes Irish MEP’s addressing the EU Parliament as Gaeilge and the EU publishing more documents in Irish. Also on the 1st of January ASBO’s will be introduced in Ireland, these arent been welcomed by all though. Youth groups are opposed...

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Morning Briefing, December 28th

December 28, 2006
By Stephen

Dia Duit! Conas atá sibh? An nuacht ar an maidin seo! (Thats the end of the Gaeilge!) Breakingnews.ie reports on the IDA and ESB warnings on power cuts. There is also a good post over on Irish Election on this It also reports that the Vatican is against giving Saddam the death penalty CNN reports on a ‘significant’ earthquake in Scotland! CNN also is running a report on predictions for future Tsunami’s in Asia France 24 reports on the...

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Predictions for 2007

December 19, 2006
By Stephen

Well Sam over at Pull out the Pin as asked me to make some predictions for 2007. So here it goes. 1) The Irish General Election will be longest in history 2) It will result in a hung Dáil 3) The situation in Iraq will deteriorate, increasing the support for the Democrats in the US 4) In the UK, Tony Blair will finally resign and Gordon Brown will take over 5) Talks will be fully suspended in Turkeys negotiations...

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Cost of the War in Iraq

November 2, 2006
By Stephen

The War in Iraq Costs- click hereThis is only the economical cost, the humanitarian cost and suffering cannot be quantified

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