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Lynx By Ten To The Power Of One Hundred And Thirty Four

Ten links to a diverse range of opinion that might be of interest to TPQ readers. They are selected not to invite agreement but curiosity. Readers can submit links to pieces they find thought provoking.Before We Conform, Let Us At Least Be CuriousIs Omicron the beginning of the end of the panic?Mary Lou McDonald congratulates Queen Elizabeth II on 'a lifetime of service'British Soldier F accused

US ✑ A Serial Aggressor

Mick Hall ☭ Albert Einstein once said the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.After the disastrous 2003 Iraq war and occupation which eventually had British troops scurrying out the back door in Basra in the middle of the night. The recent chaotic scenes when the British military retreated from Afghanistan leaving much of the country

Some Thoughts On The Ombudsman’s Report

Brandon Sullivan ✒ When the Icelandic volcano went off in 2010 and flights out of Belfast were cancelled, I was put up for a few days in a hotel in Antrim town, until I could get a ferry back to Scotland. The ferry was understandably very busy, and I was lucky to get a seat at a table, sitting beside two women, I’d guess in their late 60s or early 70s. One of them was a widow, and described how

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No More Dick

Anthony McIntyre ✒ Perhaps best not to make a quip about circumcision, and allow the focus to be blurred by those waxing offended about mockery of their religious privilege to mutilate. Nevertheless the Dick heading up the London Metropolitan Police, Dame Cressida, was forced to undergo the snip after the Mayor of London and erstwhile human rights lawyer, Sadiq Khan, announced a loss of

This Week In Terrorism History ✑ Nov. 21-27

Pete Trumbore ✒ Violent ethnonational liberation and separatist movements are common across the terrorism landscape and have been for decades.22-November-2021The examples are well known, from the FLN in Algeria to the Provisional IRA and its successors in Northern Ireland, ETA in the Basque regions of Spain, to the Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka.The Grito de Lares flag, flown during an unsuccessful

Ten Pints of Blood

Christopher Owens 🔖 Paignton.I’m certain that 90% of readers will have never heard of this small seaside town in Devon whose biggest claim to fame is presenter Sue Barker. But I think we all know about the overpowering sadness that can engulf the local population of coastal towns. According to the Guardian: A patch of the Devon coastline on England’s south-coast that includes the towns of

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Bloody Sunday ✑ 50 Years Since The Massacre In Derry

Matt Treacy ✒ This Sunday sees the 50th anniversary of the murders of 14 innocent civilians who were shot dead by soldiers of the British Parachute regiment during a civil rights march in Derry on January 30, 1972. Thirteen died that day, with one man, John Johnston dying later from injuries.29-January-2022The killings sparked a wave of outrage across the world and undoubtedly contributed to the