by nabidana | Apr 23, 2011 | gadgets, Libya, mediawatch, military
Whilst all media try to portray themselves as neutral, dispassionate and disinterested observers in news stories, sometimes the language they use shows up laziness or bias in reporting. One story catching my eye this afternoon is the wonderful propaganda piece in the...
by nabidana | Jun 18, 2010 | Northern Ireland
For decent, humanitarian, human-rights aware British people, this week has been both extremely affirming and incredibly painful. The affirmation is hard to express adequately, but it comes from the transcendent sense that we did the right thing this week. The...
by nabidana | Apr 12, 2010 | Uncategorized
The organisation styling itself the Real IRA has claimed responsibility for a car bomb attack on Palace Barracks, an army base on the outskirts of East Belfast. In its statement, provided to nabidana.com, the organisation says: The Real IRA, Óglaigh na hÉireann, has...
by nabidana | Apr 12, 2010 | Hoons, Northern Ireland
This posting is liable to be updated as more information comes in. 01.27am. Information is beginning to stream in of a car bomb attack on Palace Barracks, one of the largest British Army bases in Northern Ireland, and the NI headquarters of MI5. Update: Confirmed by...
by nabidana | Jan 11, 2009 | Uncategorized
I’ve been thinking about the comments HRH Prince Henry of Wales reportedly made three years ago whilst an officer cadet. Whilst it is not true that this issue is unimportant, as the anti-PC crowd suggests, the importance of the comments in the context of their...
