The First Minister of Scotland, Alex Salmond announced 18th September 2014 as the date for the Scottish referendum.
Gilded plates of the date were welded to entrench the mindset of revolution on Scottish voters.
What campaigns Salmond has in mind will unravel soon no doubt.
Benedict Fraser
Bitesize International Affairs
Thursday 21 March 2013
How Dangerous is North Korea?
North Korea has frequently employed bellicose rhetoric towards its perceived enemies.
The 1994 threat by a North Korean negotiator to turn Seoul into "a sea of fire" prompted South Koreans, in panic, to stock up on essentials.
Furthermore, there is a pattern of escalating threats whenever South Korea gets a new leader.
Read more from the BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21710644
Iraq:10 Years On
On a day of multiple bombings in Iraq's capital, Baghdad, Tony Blaire recently said, in a feature interview with the BBC, that he does not regard entering a Iraq a mistake.
Regardless of the ambiguity of why the war began, Blaire maintained that at the time it was correct for Britain to declare war on the country, saying Al- Assad in Syria is "a twentieth as bad."
Friday 8 March 2013
Please No Nuclear Weapons
China has appealed for calm on the Korean peninsula, hours after North Korea said it had scrapped all peace pacts with the South and threatened pre-emptive nuclear strikes.
China, the North's only major ally, said all sides should continue to talk and avoid "further escalation".
Pyongyang has reacted angrily to another round of sanctions imposed by the UN over its recent nuclear test.
The sanctions restrict luxury goods imports and banking activities.
Beijing provides fuel, food and diplomatic cover to Pyongyang.
It has repeatedly voted in favour of UN sanctions imposed over the nuclear programme, but enforcement of the measures in China is patchy.
Hua Chunying of China's foreign ministry told a news conference on Friday: "China and North Korea have normal country relations. At the same time, we also oppose North Korea's conducting of nuclear tests.
Chavez's Reigime was a prime example of an authoritarian Republic
Tuesday 26 February 2013
Iraq Situation "Is Not Nearly What It Should Be"
Former
UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has told BBC Newsnight daily life in Iraq today is
not what he hoped it would be when he opted to invade 10 years ago.
He said there had been
"significant improvements" but that "it is not nearly what it
should be," pointing in particular to on-going terror attacks.
However, he insisted that the
situation under Saddam Hussein was far worse.
And he said although the world
was not safer than 10 years ago, it was safer than it would be if he had
remained.
Be sure to watch Newsnight
tonight at 10 30 on BBC 1; Iraq 10 Years On
The Italian Fiasco
Beppo Grillo, Campaigning on the final day of elections |
Centre-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani says Italy is in a "dramatic
situation" after election results that leave the country in political
stalemate.
But Mr Bersani, whose coalition won most seats in parliament, did not
identify a preferred partner in government.
He said all political parties should take responsibility for the country.
Centre-right leader Silvio Berlusconi said earlier fresh elections
should be avoided, and called for a period of reflection, which correspondents
suggest could mean he is considering a very awkward alliance with his opponents
on the centre-left.
Another option could be a coalition with italian comedian Beppo Grillo,
advocate for leaving the Euro, gaining 25 per cent of the vote would surely not
be appropriate in government?
What is certain that his successful election campaign proves that there
is no confidence in Italian politics.
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