edafe.org » uk http://edafe.org edafe.org is the personal site of Edafe Knabe. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:24:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Fireworks in Washington, despair around the World http://edafe.org/2005/08/fireworks-in-washington-despair-around-the-world/ http://edafe.org/2005/08/fireworks-in-washington-despair-around-the-world/#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2005 11:04:08 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=569 Continue reading →]]> “The president and his speechwriters have yet to confront the tension between their rhetoric about freedom, which is universally popular, and their practice of projecting US firepower, which is resented in equal measure.” Former Foreign Secretary Robin Cook on the day George Bush began his second term in office.
www.guardian.co.uk

Robin Cook is Dead

Robin Cook, one of few political figures to command my lasting respect, has suddenly died on August 6, 2005. If you are only ever going to read one political statement made to the House of Commons, read Robin Cooks’s resignation speech from 18 March, 2003.

]]> http://edafe.org/2005/08/fireworks-in-washington-despair-around-the-world/feed/ 0 My personal VE Day http://edafe.org/2005/05/my-personal-ve-day/ http://edafe.org/2005/05/my-personal-ve-day/#comments Fri, 20 May 2005 20:56:00 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=572 “Every German schoolchild knows the tales of German atrocities. But in England, Prince Harry parties with a swastika arm band.” Matthias Matussek wonders whether the time has finally come for the British to re-evaluate their stance.
www.opendemocracy.org

]]> http://edafe.org/2005/05/my-personal-ve-day/feed/ 0 Stick or twist http://edafe.org/2005/02/stick-or-twist/ http://edafe.org/2005/02/stick-or-twist/#comments Mon, 21 Feb 2005 12:08:42 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=865 “It’s hard to justify the expense of £90 to £150 per computer a year to run software that’s definitely no better than the free alternative.” Chris Johnston reports on why OpenOffice.org could loosen Microsoft’s grip on UK schools.
education.guardian.co.uk

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