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bm173 Turkey Talk in Lisbon
En route from Amsterdam to Lisbon via Porto, I had ample time to read through the French, British, and Portuguese papers. I ran into many articles on Turkey and the decision by the EU to slow down or what many call “freeze” the process of expansion to include them. While it is... »
Haloween and Habeas Corpus
Im sure you heard about the recent death of Habeas Corpus.. which began with the Magna Carta back in 1215 and was destroyed by the Bush administration and the US congress in 2006. In honor of that occasion, and since last night was haloween here in Amsterdam amongst the crazy Dutch, the expats,... »
Flew Past The Big Apple
I’m just in off the KLM flight from Amsterdam. Badly in need of sleep, and what better place to sleep then the bed which I basically grew up sleeping on, not including the new-er mattress. Before I head off to jet-lag-sleep-land, I wanted to mention something I noticed as the tanks rolled... »
Nicest Populations Get Murdered
Sitting in the heart of the Jordaan this evening, as boats sailed by, bikes rattled past, and drunken teenagers hobbled from bar to bar, I spent some quality time with a very special girl. She graduated, as did I, from the U of Amsterdam, and during her studies went off to Darfur to... »
bm138 CocaCola and Human Rights Violations Worldwide
To call it a soda company would be an understatement. There is no corner of the world where the name isn’t known, and in the last decade, communities in places like Kerela, India, have shed new light on the business practices of the cocacola company. They site cases of human rights violations... »