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... other administrations, at least in emphasis. ' (p . 172 emphasis added.) Of this I was not persuaded. On the detailed evidence presented by Molloy in the examples of Nicaragua and the Phillipines, it is clear that while there were some private and civilian activities round the fringes, and yes, there were some 'hearts and minds' programmes aimed at the Nicaraguan and Phillipino citizens, the most significant aspects of both campaigns were traditional: constant interference in the domestic politics of both countries and death squads - comply or die, the old equation. In the case of Nicaragua, there was also a whole raft of measures by the US administration ranging from economic blockade ...
Terms matched: 1 - Score: 13 - 01 Dec 2001 - URL: http://www.lobster-magazine.co.uk/online/issue42/lob42-34b.htm
... complete baloney, an endlessly recycled and embroidered handful of 'factoids none of which withstands the slightest scrutiny. From here on any writing about the subject which does not incorporate McClure s essay will be inadequate. Fortean Studies Volume 7 also includes in its 267 pages essays on asymmetric sociology and UFOs, 'large acquatic cryptids , parapsychology and the philosophy of mind, Jack the Ripper, hypno-regression, the origins of British neo-paganism, historical accounts of 'Nessie , flea circuses and 'abducting entities in Malaysia . Last | Contents | Next ...
Terms matched: 1 - Score: 13 - 01 Jun 2002 - URL: http://www.lobster-magazine.co.uk/online/issue43/lob43-17.htm
... . We had figured, for reasons that I cannot now recall, that the Solidarity group had something to do with it and Nicholas Walter, whom I had known through the Committee of 100 for a couple of years, was a prominent figure in the group. Nick, who died a few years ago, was one of the sharpest minds I'd ever met and we duly reported our discoveries to him; though I always felt that he was a dozen steps ahead of us on every front and there was nothing we told him that he didn't already know and in great detail. The Spies for Peace never repeated their scoop and it was left to others to continue the ferreting ...
Terms matched: 1 - Score: 13 - 01 Jun 2002 - URL: http://www.lobster-magazine.co.uk/online/issue43/lob43-39.htm
... green parties that are now a fixture in most European polities, exemplified by the alternative the Scots already have in the form of the Scottish Socialist Party. ' These alternatives are presumably all institutionally incorruptible, although I wonder if that dream would stand up to close examination. (3 ) 'New' Labour is as yet only a state of mind the Labour Party remains the Labour Party, warts and all. It is right that these warts be exposed, for the slow pace of reform may eventually cauterise them. It is demonstrably the case that this is already happening, since an unintended consequence of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 has been to bring about a ...
Terms matched: 1 - Score: 13 - 01 Dec 2002 - URL: http://www.lobster-magazine.co.uk/online/issue44/lob44-34.htm
335. Feedback [Lobster #44 (Winter 2002)]
... tell you, very few of them are simply lying through their teeth and nobody's telling you the whole truth - arguably nobody can. For a consistent sceptic, erroneous accounts may indicate that someone's lying, or they may simply have been produced by fallible human beings. You start out by doubting the official story, but you keep an open mind and apply the same sceptical standards to all the alternative versions. Debunking an error is an endless process, even if you believe you've seen a white crow - or a flock of them. As evidence comes in you shift towards one version or another, but no one version is ever wholly endorsed - or wholly dismissed. Outright lies ...
Terms matched: 1 - Score: 13 - 01 Dec 2002 - URL: http://www.lobster-magazine.co.uk/online/issue44/lob44-42.htm
... of the UDA Brigade in Derry turned out to be a Military Intelligence officers, supplying information on local Republicans and feeding a hit-list'. (3 ) The politicians may not have been told officially of the assassination policy(4 ) but this was no 'rogue element'. John Ware was probably one of those in Fred Holroyd's mind when he wrote in his letter of:'[a ] number of "respectable" journalists [who] consistently "rubbished" Colin Wallace and myself. It is interesting to see their involvement in the release of current stories....... ' With David McKittrick, who is currently writing about Stevens for The ...
Terms matched: 1 - Score: 13 - 01 Jun 2003 - URL: http://www.lobster-magazine.co.uk/online/issue45/lob45-12.htm
... , Glubb became anti-Israeli and finally, in later life anti-Jewish. That much is intelligible to this general reader. The rest is footnotes to the major story about which Morris has written elsewhere, and which will only be of use to historians of the period. (3 ) Notes 3 Since then Morris has changed his mind somewhat and has since become anti-Palestinian; or, at any rate, anti-Yassir Arafat. This political shift does not seem to have yet intruded in his research if this book is anything to go by. An exchange on recent Arab-Israeli politics between Morris and Avi Shlaim, a professor of international relations at the ...
Terms matched: 1 - Score: 13 - 01 Jun 2003 - URL: http://www.lobster-magazine.co.uk/online/issue45/lob45-40.htm
... administration's view of the Soviet Union as 'the evil empire'. They thus became useful, minor foreign policy propaganda assets for the Reagan administration. Supporting any movement which was perceived as anti-socialist/communist, the FCS became cheerleaders for whichever bunch of murderous thugs happened to be getting support from Washington: Renamo and the Contras come to mind. About Mozambique or Nicaragua, they knew the best part of fuck-all; but they didn't need to: if X was fighting a socialist government, X deserved their support. The author tells us the FCS libertarians had wide overseas contacts but does not spell out the details beyond the much publicised jolly to hang-out with ...
Terms matched: 1 - Score: 13 - 01 Jun 2003 - URL: http://www.lobster-magazine.co.uk/online/issue45/lob45-40b.htm
... Irish state tried make Kelly the sacrificial lamb. He resisted and triumphed in court. This is a detailed account of those events, as far as I can see differing from its predecessor only in the presence of some bits and pieces of official documentation not available before. As a case study in the essential duplicity and cowardice of career-minded politicians sheltering behind 'the interests of the state', this would be hard to better. Pity it didn't get a more thorough proof-reading. Little errors like 'M5 and M6' for MI5 and MI6 shouldn't devalue the rest of the content but they do. Last | Contents | Next ...
Terms matched: 1 - Score: 13 - 01 Jun 2003 - URL: http://www.lobster-magazine.co.uk/online/issue45/lob45-44a.htm
... which decided to identify Dr Kelly to the media. This statement told Hutton that Blair had lied; for on 22 July, on a plane between Shanghai and Hong Kong, Blair told reporters: 'I did not authorise the leaking of the name of Dr Kelly. ' However Blair did not tell Hutton this and his Lordship may find himself minded to pretend he didn't know. There may be even be some lawyer's wriggle room in the use of 'authorise'; but an opposition party even half awake should be able to do some serious damage with this. Glenmore Trenear-Harvey, who commented regularly on Hutton on television, sent out an e-mail in September, pointing ...
Terms matched: 1 - Score: 13 - 01 Dec 2003 - URL: http://www.lobster-magazine.co.uk/online/issue46/lob46-14.htm
