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Review: Captain Phillips

Spoilers Trailer I’m a Tom Hanks fan. He’s one of those actors whose ratio of good movies to bad is ridiculously weighted in favour of good, and even his bad movies, like Joe Vs The Volcano, have their redeeming elements. … Continue reading

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Intervention In Libya: An Awful Idea

This is a very bad, very stupid, very emotionally driven idea. The problems are obvious and should be to anyone with the slightest hint of intelligence. -Western air power will kill innocent civilians. -It will cost an extreme amount of … Continue reading

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Changing NATO

NATO is changing and its coming 20 years after it should have happened. Since the fall of communism, NATO has found itself increasingly irrelevant, its role as a self-defence pact seen more as a disadvantage then an advantage. The problems: … Continue reading

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The Failed States Index: When Being Low Is The Goal

According to the annual tabulating of FPs Failed State Index, Ireland has risen three full places to 176. Oh no! In better news, that still leaves us 8th last (Being low in the table is a good thing, if that wasn’t clear). … Continue reading

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